Cold War Foundations
This term describes extreme tension between nations without direct fighting.
Cold War
This group investigated suspected communists in Hollywood.
HUAC (House Un-American Activity Committee )
This plan helped rebuild European economies after World War II.
Marshall Plan
This line divided Korea after World War II.
38th Parallel
The Soviet satellite launched in 1957 that shocked Americans.
Sputnik
The U.S. economic system based on private ownership and competition.
Capitalism
A group of filmmakers blacklisted for refusing to testify before Congress.
Hollywood 10
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
To provide aid and support to countries threatened by communist aggression. (Turkey and Greece)
The first war in which the United Nations (UN) used military force.
Korean War
This government drill prepared students for a nuclear attack.
"Duck and Cover"
The U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism.
Containment
This period was marked by accusations, blacklists, and fear of communist influence in the United States.
Red Scare
This military alliance was formed to protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union.
NATO
A proxy war is a conflict fought by one or more major powers that do not themselves become directly involved.
Korea
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Why would American military spending go down after 1991?
The Soviet Union collapsed and the Cold War ended.
The belief that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will follow.
Domino Theory
This movement promoted fear of communists inside the United States without strong evidence. Kind of like a "witch hunt."
McCarthyism
Why did the U.S. intervene in Korea and Vietnam?
To prevent the spread of Communism
This American defeat reinforced the Domino Theory in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam
How did the Soviet Union respond to the United States’ use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
By developing and testing their own nuclear weapons through research and espionage
What event in the Cold War brought us closest to Nuclear War with the Soviet Union?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
How did HUAC hearings affect American society during the Cold War?
They increased fear and hostility toward communism in the U.S.
Why did Eastern European countries NOT receive Marshall Plan aid?
They were in the Soviet sphere of influence and blocked by the USSR.
Why was UN involvement in Korea historically important?
It marked the first UN military response to aggression
What was Eisenhower's role in WWII?
What was his role after WWII?
WWII: General (Top Dawg)
After WWII: President