Origins & Ideologies
The United States followed this economic system, characterized by individual rights and free markets
Democratic Capitalism
This military strategy, known by its acronym MAD, prevented direct war by ensuring both sides would be destroyed in a nuclear conflict
Mutually Assured Destruction
This Senator claimed to have a list of 205 communists in the State Department, leading to widespread paranoia
Joseph McCarthy
This theory suggested that if one nation fell to communism, its neighbors would inevitably follow
Domino Theory
This term refers to the "cooling off" period of the 1970s where tensions were reduced through treaties like SALT
Détente
This was the term used by Winston Churchill to describe the division between democratic Western Europe and communist Eastern Europe
Iron Curtain
In 1957, the USSR launched this, the first-ever man-made satellite, causing fear of a "science gap" in the U.S
Sputnik
This is the practice of making bold, unsupported accusations of treason or subversion
McCarthyism
This was the name given to the 1949 alliance of Western nations pledged to mutual defense against Soviet aggression
NATO
Mikhail Gorbachev's policy of Glasnost was intended to bring more of these three freedoms to the Soviet Union
speech, press, and religion?
This 1947 policy pledged U.S. support for any nation resisting "armed minorities or outside pressures," beginning with Greece and Turkey
Truman Doctrine
The U.S. demonstrated technical superiority in 1969 by winning the "Moon Race" with this mission
Apollo 11
This government committee was responsible for investigating alleged communist subversion within the United States
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
The Korean War ended in a stalemate, with the peninsula remaining divided at this specific location
the 38th Parallel
This 1979 event effectively ended the period of Détente and led to a U.S. return to a more competitive policy
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
These two post-WWII conferences revealed growing distrust between the U.S. and USSR over the future of Eastern Europe
Yalta and Potsdam
This 1949 event ended the U.S. monopoly on atomic weapons
USSR developed its own atomic bomb
These two individuals were executed for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
the Rosenbergs
This 1964 resolution gave President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers to expand U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
In 1987, President Reagan gave a famous speech at this location, challenging Gorbachev to "tear down this wall"
Brandenburg Gate
To prevent the spread of communism, the U.S. provided $13 billion in economic aid to rebuild Western Europe under this plan
Marshall Plan
To counter the Soviet space threat, the U.S. government invested heavily in these three educational areas
math, science, and space technology
During the Red Scare, many actors and writers were banned from working due to suspected communist ties, a practice known as this
The Blacklist
To bypass Congress during the Korean War, President Truman officially referred to the military action as this
UN "Police Action"
Upon its dissolution in 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed into this many independent republics
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