Organizations
This country was the direct opponent of the US during the Cold War.
What is the USSR/Soviet Union?
This economic and political system is where the government controls the economy and businesses.
What is Communism?
This foreign policy was adopted by the United States, stating that it would prevent the spread of communism throughout the world.
What is Containment?
This resulted in massively increased birthrates in the US following World War II.
What is the Baby Boom?
These two alliances led by the US and USSR were intended to defend each other, where one was to contain communism and the other was to strengthen control, respectively.
What is NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
This idea stated that if one country fell to communism, then the countries nearby would also fall to communism.
What is the Domino Theory?
This policy was adopted by the United States during the Vietnam War where they would replace US soldiers with South Vietnamese soldiers.
What is Vietnamization?
This was the first neighborhood that spurred the rise of suburbanization, named after the person that led the construction.
What is Levittown?
This was the side that the United States supported during the Korean War.
This strategy for warfare was used by smaller forces and employed hit and run tactics and sabotage.
What is guerilla warfare?
This policy was adopted by the United States to provide financial aid to Europe following WWII, in order to prevent the spread of communism
What is the Marshall Plan?
This person was a US senator that led the anticommunist movement of the 50s.
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
This was era that saw increased independence and identity for American youth.
What is the rise of the teenager?
These two military organizations were a part of North Vietnam, where one was more conventional and the other used guerilla warfare.
What are the NVA and the Viet Cong?
This idea stated that if two opposing countries would escalate conflicts to the limit until one side stepped down first.
What is Brinkmanship?
This was a political movement during the 1950s that sought to root out suspected communists in American society.
What is McCarthyism or the Red Scare?
This term was coined by Winston Churchill to describe the increasing control the USSR had over Eastern Europe following WWII.
What is the Iron Curtain?
This was a network of roads used to resupply forces during the Vietnam war.
What is the Ho Chi Minh trail?
This organization attempts to maintain world peace by encouraging peaceful negotiations between countries.
What is the United Nations?
The rapid buildup of nuclear weapons between the United States and the Soviet Union, in the hopes of having a numerical advantage.
What is the Arms Race?
This US policy was provided to US veterans after their service that helped them pay for homes and college educations.
What is the GI bill?
This event is what spurred the United States to enter the Vietnam War.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
This was a system built in the US improve transportation for citizens and the military.
What is the Interstate Highway System?