Early Cold War
The T in the Acronym M.A.T.H stands for?
Two Ideologies. Communism vs. Capitalism/Democracy
Who was supporting the Northern Half of the Korean Peninsula?
The Chinese and Soviets. (China and USSR)
What is Containment?
The policy or process of preventing the expansion of a hostile power ideologies
When all of the soldiers came back from WW2 they created a new generation of Americans, What was this generation called?
What was the reason the United States joined the fight in Vietnam?
To contain the spread of communism!
Post-War Europe was divided into two different sides. Which side was the USA apart of?
NATO: North Atlantic Treaty Organization
How did the Korean War begin?
When the North launched a surprise invasion of South Korea!
Which vocab word describes a competition between nations for superiority in the development and accumulation of weapons, especially between the US and the former Soviet Union during the Cold War.
Arms Race
Both Joesph McCarthy and JFK used this to spread their message and reach audiences all across the United States.
Television!
"Peace with Honor!"
What US economic plan helped rebuild most of Western Europe?
Marshall Plan!
Why was American General MacArthur fired for his proposed plan to end the Korean War?
He wanted to attack China and possibly start World War 3. President Truman had to step in and negotiate an armistice.
What is HUAC and what did they do?
House Un-American Activities Committee, They investigated radical groups in the United States, but became focused on Communist activity in the USA.
The G.I. Bill gave soldiers the opportunity to.....
buy cheaper loans buy homes and go to college!
When North Vietnam invaded the south and unified the country under a communistic rule, it was known as....
The Fall of Saigon!
Post-War Europe was divided into two different sides. Which side was the USSR apart of?
Warsaw Pact
Why did the US support South Korea in the Korean War?
They were not communist and were pushing for a democratic country.
Political and Economic tension between the USA and USSR is called....
The Cold War!!
These types neighborhoods were created as an escape for the over crowded cities. All of the homes looked the same and was more quantity over quality.
The Suburbs.
How did the credibility gap weaken President LBJ's political influence?
He and the government were saying things about American advancement in Vietnam that were untrue. "We've never lost a battle in Vietnam"
This event brought mass hysteria to the United States and was later proven to be much smaller in scale than this U.S. senator would care to admit.
Red Scare, Senator Joesph McCarthy
Where was Korea divided at after the Korean Civil War? What is this place called?
38th Parallel and the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
This theory stated that if one country in Asia fell to communism, the rest would fall like "dominoes."
Domino Theory
The American dream was born in this decade, where the husband was the breadwinner and the wife stayed home to raise the children and take care of the family.
The 1950s!
Explain the idea of "Vietnamization"
US Military training South Vietnamese soldiers to fight in the Civil War. Instead of Americans fighting to protect South Vietnam, it is up to the locals to fight for their freedom.