Wars
The U.S fought a war from 1950 to 1953 to stop the spread of communism in which Asian country?
What is Korea?
What U.S. foreign policy aimed to stop the spread of communism after WWII?
What is containment?
What kind of school drills were practiced to prepare for a nuclear attack?
What are duck-and-cover drills?
Which president launched the Great Society programs to reduce poverty and promote civil rights?
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
What Cold War competition led to the U.S. landing a man on the moon in 1969?
What is the Space Race?
A theory which suggests that if one country fell to communism, others nearby would follow.
What is Domino Theory?
What 1961 failed invasion tried to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba?
What is the Bay of Pigs?
Who led a series of anti-communist hearings in the U.S. Senate during the 1950s?
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy?
What was President Reagan’s plan to reduce federal government power and give it back to the states called?
What is New Federalism?
What style of music, popularized by Elvis Presley, was part of youth rebellion in the 1950s?
What is rock 'n' roll?
What kind of warfare was used by Viet Cong soldiers which made it difficult for U.S soldiers?
What is Guerrilla warfare?
Which Cold War event in 1962 nearly led to nuclear war between the U.S. and the USSR?
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
What 1950s term described the fear and suspicion of communists in American society?
What is the Red Scare?
What 1970s political scandal involved a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters?
What is Watergate?
What was a major reason for the growth of suburbs in the post-WWII era?
What is the G.I. Bill or highway construction?
What are the differences between the outcomes of the Korean and Vietnam Wars?
What is, Korea remained divided, while Vietnam was unified under communism?
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
What is to provide aid to countries resisting communism?
What Cold War-era symbol of fear appeared in homes, especially during nuclear tension?
What are bomb shelters?
Which program provided health insurance to the elderly as part of the Great Society?
What is Medicare?
How did American support for Israel affect its relationships in the Middle East?
What is it created tensions with many Arab nations?
What military strategy focused on body count and search-and-destroy missions in Vietnam?
What is attrition warfare?
What secret U.S. operation armed anti-communist fighters in Afghanistan during the 1980s?
What is Operation Cyclone?
How did television influence American attitudes during the Vietnam War?
What is it showed graphic war footage, leading to public opposition?
What was Reagan’s economic policy that relied on tax cuts to spur investment and growth?
What is supply-side economics (or Reaganomics)?
What communication technology, developed for defense, became a daily tool by the 1990s?
What is the internet?