Intervention
The method to deal with the spread of Communism to other countries
containment
Who "won" the space race
Soviet Union
Length of the Cold War
45 years
President during the Cuban Missile Crisis
JFK
Senator from Wisconsin who accused members of the government of being Communist
Joseph McCarthy
Plan that gave $15 billion in aid to governments in Europe
Marshall Plan
Name of the first satellite launched into space
Sputnik
This was the first proxy war/conflict of the Cold War that pitted a country "against itself"
Korean War
President during the beginning of the Cold War
Harry Truman
This bomb was more powerful than the atomic bomb and led to an arms race during the Cold War
H-Bomb
Which two countries first needed protection from Communism under the Truman Doctrine
Greece & Turkey
People accused of communism in the Hollywood would end up on a ___________, which prevented them from getting another job
Blacklist
This was one of the most controversial wars in American history, which led to widespread protests across the U.S.
Vietnam War
Leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died
Nikita Khrushchev
Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
This alliance was formed by the U.S. and other Western European countries in order to unify and strengthen against the Soviet Union and its allies
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This organization searched for communists inside and outside the U.S. government (especially in the film industry)
HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee
This 13 day period was the closest the U.S. came to having the Cold War heat up
Cuban Missile Crisis
Became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985 and began to relax policies, was the last leader of the Soviet Leader
Mikhail Gorbachev
Alliance group formed by the Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
Describe what a proxy war is and give an example of one
a war instigated by two major powers which do not become involved directly with each other
Vietnam War
Korean War
Describe the Red Scare
hysteria in the U.S. over the perceived threat posed by the Communists during the Cold War.
People accused of being Communist, Witch hunt
Describe the causes of the Cold War, those who were involved, and their beliefs.
U.S & Soviet Union
45 year conflict never heated up
Arms race, communism vs. democracy, space race
Explain why the Soviet Union ended under Gorbachev
Glasnost & Perestroika