Cold War

Presidents

100

First Cold War President who replaced FDR and used the atomic bomb in order to show the Soviets the power of the U.S.

Harry Truman

200

Cold War President who promised that the U.S. would defend the Middle East against communist attack

Dwight Eisenhower

300

President who replaced JFK, Tried to contain communism in Vietnam

Lyndon B. Johnson

400

President who is most known for interactions with Khrushchev. First President to have a nationally televised debate

John F. Kennedy

500

Cold War President who visits China and the Soviet Union and starts to ease tension between democracy and communism

Richard Nixon

War Terms

100

A defensive military alliance including 10 Western European Nations, Canada, and the United States. An attack on one is an attack on all

NATO

200

Resulted in the Creation of the 38th Parallel. Split the North and the South

Korean War

300

Political Tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union

Cold War

400

Communist Opposition group in the South that attempted to assassinate top Southern Vietnamese Officials 

Vietcong

500

Helped WWII veterans begin families and provided opportunities in education, low mortgage payments, tuition assistance 

GI Bill of Rights

Key Terms

100

Belief that if one country falls to communism, they all fall

Domino Theory

200

A nation that appears to be sovereign but is controlled by another 

Satellite nations

300

A policy attempted by the U.S. to control communism

Containment

400

Had a goal of preventing acts of espionage and suspected communist activity. Created during the Cold War

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

500

Failed military operation that was blamed on JFK for not sending in air support to help the CIA and Cuban Operatives overthrow Castro

Bay of Pigs

Key Terms

100

Post WWII veterans return home to their wives, results in creation of suburbs and population spike

Baby Boom

200

LBJ's plan to eliminate poverty and racial injustice

Great Society

300

Investigated the JFK assassination. Concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone 

Warren Commission

400

Plan by Truman that included 21 points with a focus on economic development and social welfare

Fair Deal

500

Attempt by the U.S. and Soviet Union to build the greatest arsenal weapons the world had ever seen

Arms Race

Key Terms

100

Provided European countries with aid to rebuild postwar 

Marshall Plan

200

Created fear that communists were working in the state department. No proof was ever given on the accusations

McCarthyism

300

Created to investigate communist influence within the U.S. government 

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)

400

Francis Gary Powers crashed over Soviet Airspace

U-2 Incident

500

An approach used to push war to the limits to persuade the other side back down or engage

Brinkmanship