Section One and Two
This term describes the tense rivalry between the U.S. and USSR without direct fighting.
Cold War
The imaginary line dividing North and South Korea.
38th parallel
What was the red scare and its significance?
Period of fear and paranoia over communism in the U.S.
Definition of Arms Race
Competition between nations to build more powerful weapons.
Détente definition
Nixon policy aimed at easing Cold War tensions through negotiation.
Policy created to stop the spread of communism worldwide.
Containment
Communist leader of North Korea during the war.
Kim IL Sung
Explain who was McCarthy and what was McCarthyism
High ranking official who pushed for the unfair tactic of accusing people of communism without evidence.
Policy that said nuclear war would destroy BOTH sides, preventing attacks.
MAD
Soviet leader who introduced glasnost and perestroika reforms.
Mikhail Gorbachev
Winston Churchill’s phrase describing the division between communist East and democratic West.
Iron Curtain
Regarding your timeline, what event started the Korean War?
North Korea invades South Korea, 1950
What does HUAC stand for and what did they do?
House of UnAmerican Activities and they investigated alleged disloyalty in America.
What was the significance of the U-2 incident?
Russians found out the US was spying on them
Defense program nicknamed “Star Wars.”
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
U.S. program that gave $13 billion in aid to rebuild Europe after WWII.
The Marshall Plan
What was the Armistice agreement
The Armistice agreement stopped the fighting but did NOT reunify Korea
One year in prison, 1,000 dollar fine, and blacklisting
The US thought cubans would rise up and revolt, they did not.
What was the SALT I Treaty? What did it do
First major nuclear arms agreement between U.S. and USSR. It capped the number of ballistic missile launchers.
The allied response to Stalin trying to force the West out of Berlin in 1948.
The Berlin Airlift
Why was MacArthur removed from command by Truman?
MacArthur wanted to invade and take control of communist China (aggressive), but Truman disagreed (containment policy)
What was the name of the man who was accused of being a spy within the US government?
Alger Hiss
What was Eisenhower's response to the U2 incident?
Denied and lied, then never apologized - ruined neutrality
Order of presidents from the unit
Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Carter, Reagan.