The belief that if one country fell to communism, the surrounding countries would fall to communism next.
What was the domino theory?
This was the Committee in the House of Representatives that was organized to question suspected communists in order to obtain names of those who may commit subversion against the US.
What was HUAC?
President Eisenhower's policy for stopping another country with this threat to use nuclear force.
What was massive retaliation?
Also accept brinkmanship.
Senator became infamous because of his unsubstantiated but politically popular charges that the government was infiltrated with communist agents; his name become synonymous with character assassination and guilt by association for political gain
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
In July 1947, George F. Kennan defined this goal of U.S. foreign policy during the cold war in a long telegram: stop the spread of communism
What was containment?
This was a covert operation organized by the CIA as part of Kennedy's flexible response to the new communist government in Cuba. It was an utter disaster.
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
The presidential belief that America should extend military intervention and financial aid in the Middle East to contain communism.
What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
The nickname for Hollywood writers who refused to testify in front of the government about their communist connections.
Who were the Hollywood Ten?
This border between North and South Korea in 1953 was established near the original 38th parallel.
What is the DMZ?
This president's belief that a flexible response could be used instead of brinkmanship. This belief system also believed that communist influenced in Latin America could be blocked by sending financial aid to help build non-communist country's economies.
What was the Kennedy Doctrine?
What is nuclear proliferation?
What were the "Pumpkin Papers"?