Dual Ideologies
The rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union shortly after WWII
The Cold War
The mass hysteria and paranoia about the presence of Communist spies in the United States
The Red Scare
The competition between Soviets and Americans over space technology
Star Wars
Domino Theory
President who oversaw the Cuban missile Crisis, supported the Civil Rights Movement, and was later assassinated
John F. Kennedy
An economic system that relied on having shared public resources, practiced in the East
Communism
The American policy of the containment of Communism in other countries
The Truman Doctrine
Soviet satellite that led to the Space Race
Sputnik
Communist and totalitarian state under the leadership of Mao Zedong
People's Republic of China
The unsuccessful invasion of Cuba meant to stop Fidel Castro's rise to power
An economic system that emphasized free markets, practiced in the West
Capitalism
Militarized border between the East and the West in Europe
The Iron Curtain
A formal general who expanded the US military in order to prevent communism from spreading
Eisenhower
Cuba received nuclear weapons from the USSR, causing high alarm in the USA
Cuban Missile Crisis
Detente Period
The Alliance of Western democratic capitalist countries
NATO
Cuban Communist leader who could not be contained on the court
Fidel Castro
American highways developed to handle the transport of military resources across the country easily
The Interstate System
The unsuccessful and violent American intervention to prevent Communism in a foreign country
The Vietnam War
Established the Great Society Program and oversaw the Vietnam War
Lyndon B Johnson
This was an Alliance of Eastern Communist countries
Warsaw Pact
The American government investigated any citizens suspected of Communism under this practice
McCarthyism
The USA and USSR attempted to influence conflicts in 3rd party countries instead of fighting one another directly
Proxy Wars
A proxy war resulting in a split between the Communist North and Democratically influenced South
Korean War
Series of domestic programs initiated by Lyndon B Johnson that increased spending on social welfare, education, and healthcare.
The Great Society