Containment
This theory believed that if a nation fell to communism, its neighbors would likly fall to communism as well.
Domino Theory
The _____________ Incident, leading to congress authorizing the ___________ Resolution, gave President Lyndon B. Johnson war powers.
Gulf of Tonkin
What year did the Korean War begin
1950
First artifical satallite launched into orbit
Sputnik (USSR)
This senator led anti-communist hearings and helped create the red scare
Joseph McCarthy
This US Cold War policy pleged aid to Turkey and Greece to stop the spread of communism after World War II
The Truman Doctrine (1947)
Name of the North Vietnamese Army
Viet Cong
The United States entered the War without a formal declaration. With what organization did they join the war through?
United Nations
U.S. Space agency created in 1958
NASA
This 1950s term referred to making accusations of being a communist, usually with little to no evidence
McCarthyism
This plan offered economic help to rebuild Western Europe after World War II
The Marshall Plan
Papers leaked showing U.S. government dishonesty in 1971.
The Pentagon Papers
United States General removed from power by President Harry S. Truman.
Douglas MacArthur
The Arms race was a competition to see which nation could have more of what?
Nuclear/Atomic weapons
This term described being denied work due to suspected communism.
Blacklisting
This military alliance was created by the United States and Western European nations to contain communism
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
1973 peace agreement, ending United States involvement in the war.
Paris Peace Accords
North and South Korea were divided at this parallel after World War II
38th Parallel
The idea that nuclear war would end in world destruction.
Mutually assured destruction (MAD)
McCarthy claimed he had names of 205 communists that have infiltrated this department.
State Department
This U.S. president created the doctrine of containment.
Harry S. Truman
Protests at this university saw 4 students killed by the National Guard.
Kent State
This term refers to today’s Korea border area.
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
Passed in 1958, this act boosted science, math, and engineering education.
National Defense Education Act
(NDEA)
What State was Joseph McCarthy a senator from?
Wisconsin