Superpowers
This country promoted a multiparty system and led the “First World.”
What is the United States?
This barrier divided a major German city during the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
Policy of stopping the spread of communism.
What is containment?
Crisis involving missiles placed in Cuba.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
erm meaning easing of tensions.
What is détente?
This country restricted speech and controlled its economy centrally.
What is the Soviet Union?
This event increased tensions when the U.S. was caught spying.
What is the U-2 Incident?
This plan gave money to rebuild Europe after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
Theory that led the U.S. into Vietnam.
What is the Domino Theory?
Idea that nuclear war is prevented by fear of total destruction.
What is mutually assured destruction?
This side experienced rapid GDP growth after WWII.
What is the United States?
This fear-driven period targeted suspected communists in the U.S.
What is the Second Red Scare?
This doctrine promised aid to countries fighting communism.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Cause of the Suez Crisis
What Nasser seized control of the canal after the US and Britain backed out of helping to pay for a dam?
Kennedy pushed this major space goal in 1962.
What is going to the moon?
This system gives most economic power to the national government.
What is a command economy?
This committee investigated suspected communists.
What is HUAC?
Agreement limiting nuclear weapons between U.S. and USSR.
What is SALT I?
Line dividing North and South Korea.
What is the 38th parallel?
Effect of the Pentagon Papers.
What is loss of public trust in government?
he political system supported by the U.S. during the Cold War.
What is democracy?
The event where the USSR blocked West Berlin but later lifted it.
What is the Berlin Blockade/Airlift?
Economic policy under Reagan involving tax cuts and deregulation.
What is Reaganomics?
Outcome of the Cuban Missile Crisis (one part).
What is the USSR removed missiles from Cuba?
Agreement limiting nuclear weapons testing or stockpiles.
What is SALT I?