In the beginning...
US foreign policy after World War II that had the goal of stopping the spread of communism.
What is Containment?
The President of the US who believed in "Flexible Response" and was in power during the Bay of Pigs invasion and Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
The first country in Latin America that turned communist and became a major threat to the US.
What is Cuba?
This term describes the US and USSR's competition over technology and milestones in space.
What is the "space race"?
Leader of the USSR during World War II and the early years of the Cold War.
Who is Joseph Stalin?
This is the economic system where citizens are free to buy, sell and open businesses as they please with very little interference from the government
What is capitalism?
The President of the US who started a period of Detente in the Cold War by peacefully meeting with both the Soviet Union and China.
Who is Richard Nixon?
US Senator who made numerous accusations about members of the US government being secret Communists.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This physical symbol of the Cold War divided the capital city of Germany.
What is the Berlin Wall?
Leader of the Bolshevik Revolution, leading to the start of the USSR.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
The idea that if communism took over in one country, it would spread to its neighbors and take over entire continents.
What is the "domino effect"?
The President of the US who believed in the use of Massive Retaliation to any Soviet threat during the Cold War.
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
The failed attempt by the US to remove Fidel Castro and communism from Cuba
What is the Bay of Pigs invasion?
The first major war of the Cold War - ended in a stalemate and a half communist/half democratic country.
What is the Korean War?
Leader of the USSR during brinkmanship; oversaw the de-Stalinization of the USSR
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
Names of both major alliances during the Cold War
What are NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
The president who famously demanded Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
An example of brinkmanship where the world was on the edge of a nuclear war for 13 days.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Soviet invasion of this country in 1979 prompted the end of détente.
What is Afghanistan?
Leader of the USSR in the 1960s who participated in détente, increased funding of the Soviet military, and increased repression of Soviet people.
Who is Leonid Brezhnev?
An example of Containment where the US gave money to countries to help their economy recover after World War II.
What is the Marshall Plan?
Nixon's Vice President.. Took over after Watergate Scandal and Nixon's resignation. Lost 1976 election to Jimmy Carter
Who is Gerald Ford?
Term that describes the general fear and workplace discrimination of LGBT+ people during the Cold War.
What is the "Lavender Scare"?
This term describes the series of uprisings taking place in the Soviet Union during glasnost.
What are the "Revolutions of 1989"?
Leader of the USSR beginning in 1985 who implemented the glasnost and perestroika reforms.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?