Presidents
What president enacted the Marshall Plan?
President Truman
What was the containment policy?
The US policy that followed the goal to keep communism contained within its existing borders
What was the detente?
A period of improved relations and reduced tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union
What was Glasnost?
Increased openness and transparency within the Soviet Union
What was brinkmanship?
The theory that getting to the brink of war will actually prevent the war from happening. Threat of massive retaliation from both sides of provoked created a fear in both so they did not act.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The US established that they would provide military and economic aid to democratic nations under the threat of communism.
What are two examples of the US acting on the containment policy?
Korean War
Vietnam War
Why did the detente end?
The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan
Who was the leader of North Vietnam during the Korean War?
Ho Chi Minh
What was significant about the Bay of Pigs invasion?
It was unsuccessful and reflected poorly on the United States
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
Under this initiative, Middle Eastern countries could receive economic assistance or aid from US military forces if they were threatened by an authoritarian state.
What was the Tet Offensive?
North Vietnamese forces launched a major surprise attack on South Vietnam.
What decade did the detente occur in?
1970s
What was the Domino Theory?
15. The idea that if one country falls to communism then the countries neighboring that country are now at risk of falling to communism
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
US blockade of Cuba due to the discovery a Soviet missile buildup
As president, what are policies and beliefs that Kennedy stood for/advocated for?
Commitment to landing a man on the moon
Civil Rights
Flexible Response
What was vietnamization?
The process of withdrawing US troops from Vietnam and replacing them with South Vietnamese soldiers.
What leaders from each country were leading this cooling off period?
Nixon and Brezhnev
What did the Paris Peace Accords due?
A series of agreements that officially ended US involvement in the Vietnam War.
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
The use of nuclear weapons by one side would result in complete annihilation of both sides.
As president, what are policies and beliefs that Reagan stood for/advocated for?
Increased military spending
Tax cuts
Transfer of more responsabilities to state governments
What was this act called: Authorized President Johnson to take "all necessary measures" to combat communist aggression in Southeast Asia.
How did many Americans feel about this and the Vietnam War in general? How did they show this?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Many did not support it and were upset
Those upset protested and resisted the draft
What treaties were discussed during this time period (full name)? What were the purpose of these?
SALT Treaties - Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
To decrease and limit armaments between both countries
What was McCarthyism and what widespread fear did it contribute to in the United States?
The philosophy that used fear of communism to promote one's own agenda.
Red Scare
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
Soviet Union agreed to remove their missiles in Cuba and the United States agreed to stand down and remove their missiles from Turkey
Washington-Moscow hotline was created