Cold War
The US policy regarding communism following WWII that was created by George F. Keenan
What is containment?
The US and UN aided this country in its quest to not fall to communism under Kim Il Sung.
What is Korea?
This was the term used to describe the fear around communism spreading in America.
What is the Red Scare?
This person made the decision to drop the atomic bomb.
Who is Harry Truman?
Senator know for accusing people of being communists.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This was a plan to help rebuild Europe by providing $$$
What is the Marshall Plan?
This country tried to nationalize its oil fields so the US helped to create a revolution to take out their democratically elected leader.
What is Iran?
A group of poets and writers who represented counter culture in the 50s.
Who are the Beatniks?
This man ended the Korean War and was a famous military general during WWII.
Who is Dwight D Eisenhower?
This was a bill that was created to support veterans to get housing and an education.
What is the GI Bill?
The term used to reflect the divide between Soviet-dominated satellite states and Western Europe
What is the Iron Curtain?
This country became communist under Mao Zedong
What is China?
The first suburb built in Long Island was called this.
What is Levittown?
This man was very anti-communist, saved his career with the Checker's Speech, and was Ike's VP.
Who is Richard Nixon?
These were a group of Hollywood actors, writers, and producers who were accused of being communists.
What are the Hollywood 10?
This country fell to communism which sparked fear that several other countries would also become communist. We ignored this country after it became communist.
What is China?
This country tried to take banana farms and return them to peasants and so the US overthrew their leader.
What is Guatemala?
The term used to describe the many children born post WWII.
What are the Baby Boomers?
He was president before Truman and led America through most of the WWII effort... was elected president 4 times!!!
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
Crucial evidence used to prosecute Alger Hiss.
What are the pumpkin papers?
This was when the Soviets blockaded a city in East Germany that required Western forces to drop supplies into the city.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This country tried to nationalize its canal from the British and so the Brits, French, and Israel invaded... which irked the US.
What is Egypt?
The name of the Southern Dems political party who were opposed to Civil Rights.
What are the Dixiecrats?
This man did not become president but THOUGHT he was for sure going to be president when he ran against Truman.
Who is Thomas Dewey?
Truman's catch phrase for how he dealt with issues.
What is "The Buck Stops Here!"