The method to deal with the spread of Communism to other countries
containment
First country to launch a satellite into orbit
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
Event when a U.S. spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union
U-2 Incident
First man to walk on the moon
Neil Armstrong
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
First American man to orbit the earth
John Glenn
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
Leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin died
Nikita Khrushchev
Exact date that Sputnik was launched
October 4, 1957