Cold War Origins
These main ideological differences between the United States and the Soviet Union contributed to the start of the Cold War
What is capitalism in the United States and communism in the Soviet Union?
This "hot" event was triggered by the North invasion of the South, with the United States supporting the South and China supporting the North of this Nation.
What is Korea?
This Senator during the Cold War furthered the red scare in his unscrupulous pursuit of communists. As a result of his efforts, many people would be ostracized for alleged disloyalty.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
North Vietnam was ______________________
South Vietnam was ______________________
What is North Vietnam was Communist and South Vietnam was Capitalist?
This is the idea that if one country falls to communism, other neighboring countries are also vulnerable to embracing the economic system.
What is Domino theory?
This is the foreign policy of trying to limit to spread of communism.
What is Containment?
This major problem occurred when the U.S. discovered Soviet missiles in Cuba, leading to a tense standoff that was resolved through negotiation and the disarming or weapons.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This doctrine or fear stated any nuclear attack would result in the total annihilation of both the attacker and defender
What is Mutually assured destruction (MAD)?
This word meaning "Restructuring" refers to the changes the soviet union went through leading to the breaking off of countries such as Estonia.
What is Perestroika?
This was a period of reduced tensions during the 1970s, marked by arms control agreements and improved U.S.-Soviet relations.
What is DeĢtente?
This is a figurative barrier between communist and non-communist countries
What is the Iron Curtain?
This War with a foreign country was made difficult for the U.S. as they struggled against Geurilla Warfare tactics in the woods.
What is the Vietnam War?
During the Red Scare, some people would be prevented from getting work in their fields for fear of them being a communist. This practice was called...
What is Blacklist?
This border is still one of the most dangerous in the world representing the split between North and South Korea
What is 38th Parallel?
This type of warfare using the environment and unsophisticated methods proved to be effective for the Vietcong against Americans
What is Guerilla Warfare?
These 2 policies were major efforts in Containment
The Truman Doctrine aimed to contain the spread of communism, and the Marshall Plan provided economic aid to help rebuild war-torn European nations
This structure was erected to prevent East Germans from fleeing to the West and fell in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War
What is the Berlin Wall?
This incident was the catalyst getting America into the Vietnam War
What is the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
This word meaning "openess" represented the change in policies as the Soviet Union would allow more free speech and less of a dictatorship structure.
What is Glasnost?
Why is this war referred to as cold?
The two major powers in the war did not fight directly. This was more of an ideological war.
This event was seen as a debacle as the U.S. failed to overthrow the Cuban dictator Fidel Castro
What is the Bay of Pigs?
Struggle against Vietcong methods would lead Americans to resort to this to avoid fighting in the jungle.
What is Chemical Warfare?
(Agent orange or napalm)
In response to the Red Scare and nuclear arms race, these structures were built in many buildings throughout the country. There's actually one in your school right now.
What is a Bomb Shelter?