Truman
Established by the Truman administration in 1947 to prevent Soviet influence and its expansion
Containment Policy
The idea that if a nation falls under communist control, nearby nations will also fall under communist control
Domino Theory
Kennedy's Domestic Policy, The campaign program advocated by JFK in the 1960 election. He promised to revitalize the stagnant economy and enact reform legislation in education, health care, and civil rights.
New Frontier
What was the 1968 event, in which American troops had brutally massacred innocent women and children leading to mass opposition to the war.
My Lai Massacre
Two factors that led to the Baby Boom
- Husbands returning from WWII
- Confidence in the Economy
- Desire for large families
- advancements in medicine
Berlin, Korea, Vietnam, Cuba are all examples of what?
Major Cold War Conflicts
1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to Greece and Turkey along with any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
Truman Doctrine
Korean War Outcome
Stalemate
Foreign Policy known for preparing to fight both a convention wars and encouraged mutual deterrence
Flexible Response
A bombing campaign from 1965 - 1968 authorized by President Johnson. It ultimately failed due to NVA's "hugging" tactic and United States inability to locate the Ho Chi Minh Trails
Operation Rolling Thunder
Leader of the Chinese Communist Revolution
Mao Zedong
The National Interstate and Defense Highway act was signed into place by which Cold War President?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
A United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
Marshall Plan
Define it: Eisenhower Doctrine
Policy of the US that it would defend the Middle East against attack by any Communist country
What was the event during Kennedy Administration between the United States, Cuba, and the Soviet Union. Arguably the closest the world has come to nuclear warfare.
Cuban Missile Crisis
United States last ditch effort to rescue 1000s of South Vietnamese citizens and US troops in 1975
Fall of Saigon
26th Amendment
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations
GI Bill
US, Great Britain, and France solution to the the USSR's Berlin Blockade in East Germany. Also known as the first conflict of the Cold War
Berlin Airlift
Eisenhower "New Look" to fighting communism
Massive Retaliation
CIA/Cover Operations
Failed attempt to overthrow Cuban dictator Castro. "Blew up in Kennedy's face"
Bay of Pigs Invasion against Castro in Cuba
Leaked report by the Dep of Defense that summarized how the US gov lied to the American people about events during the Vietnam War
Pentagon Papers
Images like the one above in media, magazines, TV, and movies, encouraged what for women in the 1950s?
A Return to Traditional Gender Roles
House Committee and Senate Counterpart that heightened the fear of communism in the 1950s.
HUAC and Joseph McCarthy
Term coined by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill to describe the political division of Europe between free (W. Europe) and repressed (Eastern Europe) during the cold war
Iron Curtain
During the Korean War, President Truman removed General Douglas MacArthur from command because MacArthur
might escalate the war against Truman’s limited war strategy
List 3 Conspiracy Theories Behind JFK Assassination
Up to Mr. Gavit
Factors that influenced public opinion of the war in Vietnam.
A combination of the following
- TV / News coverage of the War
- Protest led by students, youth, veterans, and many Americans
- Pentagon Papers
The Mission and ALL THREE astronauts that achieved one of the greatest milestones for the space race, America, and all of human kind by reaching the moon.
Apollo 11
- Neil Armstrong
- Buzz Aldrin
- Michael Collins
Based off the evidence provided, what was Nixon's specific involvement in the Watergate Scandal?
Paying off the burglars