Post WWII
The "Big Three" at the Yalta Conference.
US, UK, and Soviet Union
Joseph McCarthy
North and South Korea are divided at this parallel
the 38th parallel
What was the name of the first launched satellite?
Sputnik
The purpose of the Bay of Pigs was to...
overthrow Fidel Castro's communist government in Cuba
The United Nations was formed to...
What is McCarthyism?
The making of false accusations that people are communist without evidence
How did the US public respond to the Vietnam War?
They were against it and protested it (counterculture movement)
What is the main goal of "massive retaliation"?
If a communist country/Soviet Union launches an attack on the US or one of its allies, the US will launch a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union
This was the official finding of the Warren Commission
That Oswald acted alone and there was no larger conspiracy
The Soviet Union violated this agreement made at the Yalta Conference.
What impact did McCarthyism have on people's lives?
Possible answers: Promoted fear, forced people to blame others, and led to people being blacklisted
Both of these wars were fought under the foreign policy of....
Containment
This is the prioritization and investment in airpower and nuclear weapons because it was cheaper to do so
New Look Policy
The Soviet Union positioned itself for a nuclear attack on the US in this major event.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The political and military barrier between Western Europe and the Soviet Union/Eastern Europe
The "iron curtain"
What led to the downfall of Joseph McCarthy?
The televised hearings of McCarthy's accusations of communist spies within the US Army
US General Douglas MacArthur and President Truman disagreed over this action in the Korean war.
Launching an attack/invading China
The main goal of the "New Look Policy" was...
to maintain peace with the threat of nuclear war
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis resolved?
Soviet Union: removed missiles from Cuba
US: pledged to never invade Cuba and secretly agreed to remove missiles from Turkey and Ital
What does the term "Cold War" mean?
A time period between the end of WWII and the collapse of the Soviet Union defined by tension between communist and democratic nations
What purpose did propaganda serve during this time period?
Cause people to feel a certain way (i.e. prideful or fearful or angry) about a country or ideology
Which event most directly contributed to the outbreak of the Vietnam War?
France withdrawing from its colonies in Indochina
How did advancements in space technology increase fears of nuclear weapons?
These advancements meant there was potential to launch these weapons across the globe
How did JFK's response to the Cuban Missile Crisis compare to the goals of Eisenhower's New Look Policy?
It showed he was willing to take the US to the brink of nuclear war to protect the US (similar to massive retaliation)