American Homefront
Arms Race
Korean War
Vietnam War
The 50's and 60's
100

Established a nationally standardized minimum age of 18 for participation in state and local elections

26th Amendment

100

This blockade was created to stop trade between Western Europe and Eastern Europe during the occupation of Germany

Iron Curtain 

100

This is the capital that was taken over in a matter of days in what is known as South Korea

Souel

100

This was a quick action of recruitment to fight in the Vietnam War

The Draft

100

This is the beginning of a new generation after soldiers finally returned home from WW2

Baby Boom

200

This couple was accused of spying for the Soviet Union in the U.S.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

200

Both the U.S. & the U.S.S.R competed to make the most of these specialized weapons of mass destruction

I.C.B.M (Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles or Nuclear Bombs)

200

This imaginary line divides, both the Northern and Southern portions of Korea

38th Parallel

200

The withdrawing of U.S. troops and transferring the responsibility to the government of South Vietnam.

Vietnamization

200

In the 1950's, parents thought this music was dangerous.

Rock and Roll

300

This witchhunt freighted many American people, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy.

McCarthyism

300

This organization involves The United States and a coalition of European countries that agreed to the Warsaw Pact with the Soviet Union

N.A.T.O

300

The introduction of this theory was used in the fear of spreading Communism 

Domino Theory 

300

This was a coordinated attack by North Vietnamese and Communist Viet Cong forces

Tet Offensive

300

The term stands for General Infantry, which is the country's term for a regular soldier. These men had given up four years of their lives and risked death to serve their country.

G.I.

400

After the war, American soldiers were bashed for their actions in Vietnam 

Baby Killers

400

This is the first object/satellite sent into space

Sputnik 

400

This General is known for leading the Pacific Front in WW2 and now the Korean War.

Douglas MacArthur

400

The Media started to identify lies from the personnel of the U.S. Government and called this deception...

Credibility Gap

400

Creator of the first vaccine for Polio

Jonas Salk

500

A social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict.

Anti-War Movement

500

This is the first country to fall into Communism

China

500

This specific phrase is used to combat the spread of communism 

Containment

500

This document was basically a blank check to fight in the Vietnam War

The Tolkien Resolution 

500
After WWII this item became more prominent in the American household

Television

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