Vocabulary
When the government controls all aspects of the economy and there is only one political party
Communism
What conflict was the Bay of Pigs a major cause of?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What is the term for when there is no clear winner in a war.
stalemate
This President was the last of the Cold War era. He signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). A commitment for each country to reduce nuclear arms by 1/3
George H.W. Bush
What is the DMZ and where is it located?
The Demilitarized zone in Korea. It is along the 38th parallel dividing North and South Korea.
Define containment
Containing or stopping the spread of Communism
The moon landing was a major win for the U.S. during this international challenge between the soviets and Americans.
The space race
The U.S. intervened in this war when a country was split along the 38th parallel and the Soviet Union supported the communist North.
Korean War
This President got us through the Cuban Missile crisis and made big gains in civil rights.
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower is known for starting which major US government agency for space exploration??
NASA
Pushing a situation to the point of disaster without totally going over the edge.
What crisis involved the Soviet Union responding to the U.S. placing missiles in Turkey and Italy, by placing them on an island off the coast of Florida?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Korean War lasted from ______ to ______
1950-1953
This president sent troops into Vietnam and decided not to run for reelection so he could focus his full efforts onto the war.
Lyndon B. Johnson
These two treaties limited the amount of nuclear weaponry the Soviets and Americans could have to minimize the threat of nuclear war
Salt I and II
If one country falls to communism, others will follow.
Domino Theory
The Gulf of Tonkin resolution pushed the U.S. into which war?
The Vietnam War
During the Vietnam war, there was a group of communist supporting southern Vietnamese who were fighting against the U.S. What were they called?
The Viet Cong
This President travelled to China and the Soviet Union to end the 2 decades of silence between the nations. Also signed to first peace treaties of the Cold War in an attempt to limit nuclear weapons.
Richard Nixon
These two reforms were made in the Soviet Union to try and improve the economy and the rights of citizens. One created a hybrid communist-capitalist economy. The other created more free speech and political openness.
Glasnost and Perestroika
a way to handle dealings with a potentially unfriendly nation to keep peace and protect our essential interests
Detente
This tragic event highlighted the unrest and anger amongst Americans during the Vietnam War.
The Kent State Shooting
This policy called for the U.S. to remove its troops from Vietnam and slowly transfer leadership over the the South Vietnamese.
This President demanded the Berlin Wall be taken down beginning the official end to the Cold War
Ronald Reagan
The scandal humiliated Nixon and forced him to resign as President because he was caught lying about a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters
Watergate