Communist Influence At Home
Members of the American Communist Party were known as
Reds
taking measures to prevent any extension of Communist rule to other countries. The policy began under Truman
Containment
Who was the two major countries involved within the Cold War
The United States and the USSR
The leader of the USSR at the beginning of the Cold War
The project that researched and developed the first nuclear weapons during WWII
The Manhattan Project
These are the reason why the U.S. finally learned about the espionage in the Manhattan Project
Venona Intercepts
The United States gave 13 billion dollars in aid due to this foreign policy plan.
Marshall Plan
This Crisis dealt with the building of a huge dam on the Nile River
The Suez Crisis
The United States had to settle for this to end the Korean War
Stalemate
The name of the line that separates North Korea and South Korea
38th Parallel
The purpose of the program was to investigate federal employees and dismiss those found to be disloyal to the U.S.
Federal Employee Loyalty Program/ Loyalty Review Board
Nukes
Imre Nagy helped lead this revolt in hopes for a Democratic Government
This is often referred to as the forgotten war
The Korean War
This is the name for the first artificial satellite in space
Sputnik
Prominent Screenwriters and directors who were jailed and banned for working for major Hollywood studios
Hollywood 10
Eisenhower's policy of massive offensive force at a time and place of our choosing.
Massive retaliation
An alliance containing countries such as the USSR, Poland, Hungary, and East Germany
Warsaw Pact
This is when the United States and Britain flew supplies to West Berlin
Berlin Airlift
The agency used to gather information abroad. This agency also began to carry out covert operations
CIA
This United States senator is known for being the most famous anti-communist activist.
Joseph McCarthy
The willingness to go to the edge of an all our war was known as
Brinkmanship
This incident involves a United States recon play being shot down while over the USSR
U-2 Incident
NATO
These were built by the United States to see the effects of a nuclear blast on communities
Doomsday Towns