Key People
The Soviet leader who reneged on promises about the freedom of Eastern European nations at the Potsdam Conference
Joseph Stalin
When the Soviets successfully launched this satellite, they gained an early lead over the Americans in the space race
Sputnik
This is the nickname for the soaring birthrate from 1946-1964
Baby Boom
This policy of the Truman Doctrine called for preventing communism from spreading
Containment
The president after Truman, he issued a doctrine that the United States would protect the Middle East from communism
Dwight D. Eisenhower
He led the Chinese communists and became their Chairman following the civil war
Mao Zedong
Francis Gary Powers was shot down during a spy mission over Russia in this aircraft, which later gave its name to the incident.
U-2 bomber
This bill provided (among other things) scholarship money for returning soldiers after World War II
GI Bill
Churchill said this fell across Europe, cutting off the Soviet satellite countries in Eastern Europe from the rest of the world.
"Iron Curtain"
He was a Senator from Wisconsin known for increasing the Second Red Scare to new heights with claims that he had a list of 205 communists who worked in the State Department
Joseph McCarthy
The Egyptian leader who nationalized the Suez Canal and constructed the Aswan Dam
Gamal Abdel-Nasser
Afraid of escalating tensions and causing a war, Americans did nothing to support a revolution in this Eastern European nation in 1956 beyond opening its borders to refugees
Hungary
This law authorized the greatest public spending project in American history and began the construction of over 40,000 miles worth of roads, cementing the United States as a "car country" forever
Interstate Highway Act
This foreign policy endorsed by John Foster Dulles encouraged Americans to go to the verge of war in order to intimidate their enemies
Brinkmanship
He was the general of United Nations troops in Korea, but he lost his job when he wanted to drop a nuclear weapon on China
Douglas MacArthur
He was the first president of South Korea
In the Berlin Airlift, Americans flew planes to deliver supplies to which blockaded section of Berlin?
West Berlin
This is a "colorful" term referring to the move of many Americans from cities to the suburbs during the 1950s
White Flight
This is the refusal to work with/hire people associated with communism, especially popular in Hollywood after the HUAC hearings
Blacklisting
He was Eisenhower's Secretary of State, known for introducing terms like "brinkmanship" and "massive retaliation."
John Foster Dulles
Iranian Prime Minister who nationalized the oil industry before being overthrown in Operation Ajax
Mohammed Mossadegh
The CIA overthrew the government in this country after it nationalized arable land that had been farmed mostly by American fruit companies
Guatemala
This Congressional group held hearings of suspected communists, most notably in Hollywood (need the full name)
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
In the arms race, people came to the conclusion that if one nation used nuclear weapons, their enemies would retaliate, and everyone would end up losing. This is called...
Mutually Assured Destruction
Alger Hiss