Presidents
This president was credited for successfully avoiding nuclear Armageddon during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is John F. Kennedy?
This was the coalition of countries created after WWII with the intent of prevent future wars
what is the United Nations?
this was the massive increase in births in the decades after WWII
what is the Baby Boom?
What is the Berlin Airlift?
this is the primary economic philosophy of the United States of America
What is capitalism?
This president resigned in disgrace for attempting to spy on political opponents despite successes in easing cold war tensions.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This was the United States policy of preventing communism from spreading any further than it currently has.
what is Containment?
this new way of living kept families close to the city while still giving them plenty of space to live comfortably
what is suburban housing?
this was one of the most unpopular wars in American History and lasted for just under 20 years
what is the Vietnam war?
This structure symbolically and physically separated the capital city of Germany during the cold War
What is the Berlin Wall
This president followed a policy of "peace through strength" where he expanded the military budget by a massive amount but still tried to negotiate with the USSR
Who is Ronald Reagan?
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
this was the term used to describe the intense fear Americans felt towards Communists infiltrating the US
What is the Red Scare?
this war in 1950 was the first armed conflict to occur during the cold war
what is the Korean War?
This man is considered to be the Founder of Communism, he criticized the capitalist system in his book The Communist Manifesto
who is Karl Marx?
This President had a doctrine named after him which defined American foreign policy for the duration of the cold war.
Who is Harry Truman?
This concern popularized by Dwight D. Eisenhower states that if one country were to fall to communism then the surrounding countries were also likely to fall to communism one after the other
What is Domino Theory?
What is The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act/GI Bill of Rights?
this term was used to describe the techological competition between the USA and USSR to reach the moon first
What is the Space Race?
Who is Gerald Ford?
This president made the controversial decision to double down in the Vietnam war by sending in American soldiers to fight in the conflict directly
Lyndon B Johnson
this diplomatic discussion between the USA and USSR limited the number of nuclear missiles each country could have
what is the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)?
This term was named after the Senator who falsely claimed that soviet spies had infiltrated the state department
what is McCarthyism?
what is the U-2 Incident