Cold War Conflicts
This war began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
the Korean War
U.S. policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism.
containment
The Red Scare was fear of this political ideology
communism
Rights that guarantee equal treatment under the law
civil rights
The first artificial satellite launched by the USSR
Sputnik 1
This line divided North and South Korea during the war.
the 38th parallel
The program that provided economic aid to rebuild Europe
the Marshall Plan
This man led investigations into suspected communists in the 1950s
Joseph McCarthy
The Supreme Court case that ended school segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
The first man to walk on the Moon
Neil Armstrong
This country entered the Korean War to support North Korea
China
The U.S. president who introduced the Truman Doctrine
Harry S. Truman
Government raids targeting suspected radicals after WWI
Palmer Raids
The Chief Justice during the Warren Court era
Who is Earl Warren
The U.S. organization created for space exploration in 1958
What is NASA
This event involved the U.S. flying supplies into Berlin after a Soviet blockade.
is the Berlin Airlift
This Cold War event involved supplying West Berlin during a blockade
the Berlin Airlift
This list banned suspected communists from working in entertainment
Hollywood Blacklist
This case established the “right to remain silent
Miranda v. Arizona
This event symbolized the end of communist control in Eastern Europe
the fall of the Berlin Wall
The main goal of U.S. involvement in both Korea and Vietnam
stopping/containing communism
Countries controlled by a more powerful nation like the USSR
satellite state
One major effect of the Red Scare on Americans’ rights
limiting/restricting civil liberties
The first African American Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall
The year the Cold War officially ended
1991