Origins of the Cold War
This ideological conflict between capitalism and communism started the cold war.
Clash of Ideology
What major fear lead to the "duck and cover" drills
Nuclear War
This policy aimed to stop communism from spreading
Containment
This powerful weapon replaced the atomic bomb and increased fear.
H-Bomb
This wall was built to stop people from leaving East Berlin
The Berlin Wall
This economic system used by the U.S, is based on private ownership and profit.
Capitalism
What parts of the country were citizens afraid Communist took over.
The U.S Government - US State Department
Thia program gave billions of dollars to rebuild Europe.
The Marshall Plan
This strategy involved going to the edge of war to scare the enemy.
Brinkmanship
This Cold War conflict brought the U.S and USSR closest to nuclear war.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
This system, associated with the Soviet Union, promotes shared ownership and limited personal freedom.
Communism
This senator became famous for accusing people of being communists without strong evidence.
Joseph McCarthy
This policy stated that the U.S would promise to support counties threatened b communism.
Truman Doctrine
The Warsaw Pact
This Cuban leader allied with the Soviet Union.
Fidel Castro
This term described the dividing line between communist in Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe.
The Iron Curtain
This effect caused Americans to act, think, and live the same during the Cold War
Conformity
THis city was supplied by air after the Soviets blocked accessed
Berlin
This satellite launch shocked Americans and started the Space Race.
Sputnik
This strategy replaced brinkmanship by allowing multiple responses to threats.
Flexible Response
This Soviet leader broke agreements and refused free elections in Eastern Europe after WWII
Joseph Stalin
This amendment protected free speech, even for unpopular ideas like communism.
The First Amendment
These two countries received U.S aid to prevent them from falling to communism
Greece and Turkye
This incident involved a U.S Spy plane being shot down over the Soviet Union
This phrase spoken by Kennedy in Berlin Symbolized U.S support for those living under communism
Ich bin ein Berliner