Cold War Ideologies
A economic policy focused on private ownership of business
Capitalism
The era of spreading fear by making false accusations without evidence of communists in the US government was (hint: McCarthy)
McCarthyism
1st major war of the Cold War in which the US attempted to stop the spread of communism on the Korean Peninsula
The Korean War
Napalm
Competition between the US and USSR to be the first into space
The Space Race
An economic policy that focuses on government control of businesses
Communism
Closest we have come to nuclear war when the US placed weapons in Turkey and the USSR placed weapons in Cuba
Cuban Missile Crisis
What is the name of the US government agency that created several coup’s against democratically elected governments between 1950 and 1990
Form of warfare used by the Vietcong that used surprise attacks, camouflage, and hiding in the jungle
Guerrilla Warfare
The United States alliance system that was put into place to stop the USSR
NATO
The US policy that sought to contain the spread of communism
containment
Cold War idea that if one country launched a nuclear weapon, all other countries would launch theirs is called
The US attempt to stop the blockade of West Berlin by using airplanes to bring supplies to the area
The Berlin Airlift
Roosevelt
The US plan to provide BOTH military and economic aid to countries under threat of communism
The Truman Doctrine
The US policy created by Eisenhower in which he believed that if one country fell to communism, all surrounding countries would as well
Domino Theory
Mass firing of LGBTQ+ community members within the government over fears that they were communists
Lavender Scare
US designed coup to overthrow the leader of this country due to his attempts to nationalize the oil industry
Iran
Event in which US soldiers massacred an estimated 500 unarmed villagers including women and children that was covered up by the US government
My Lai Massacre
One of the Russian programs that eventually led to its downfall
Glasnost or Perestroika
The US economic plan to help rebuild Europe following WWII by giving economic aid to countries in need
Marshall Plan
The husband/wife that was charged with being USSR spies and executed by the US government
The Rosenbergs
The US participated in a coup of this country due to the nationalization of the banana industry.
Guatemala
The leader of the North Vietnamese during the war
Ho Chi Minh
The man who assassinated President Kennedy on November 23, 1963
Lee Harvey Oswald