Something Cold War
A form of government in which the government controls all materials and they are shared equally
Communism
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed in 1949 to do what
To provide mutual defense of the member nations
What was the policy of the United States towards communism
containment
collective security
The two superpowers at war with each other during the Cold War were
The USA and Soviet Union
The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall Plan represented attempts by the United States to deal with what
the spread of communism
Why was the Cold War called a "cold war"
Because the US and Soviet Union never actually fought each other directly. They were involved in proxy wars/conflicts with other nations
What amendment was created to change the voting age from 21 to 18 after the Vietnam war
26th Amendment
The 1957 launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union embarrassed the United States because it did what
It appeared that the United States had fallen behind the Soviet’s scientific achievements
the policy between the US and the Soviet Union which allowed for an easing of tensions
détente
What event under JFK almost caused a nuclear war
Cuban Missile Crisis
These headlines best illustrate the United States’ commitment to which of the following policies
“Greece Receives US Aid to Fight Communists”
“US Military Airlifts Supplies to Berlin”
“US Troops Sent to Defend South Vietnam”
Containment
How did TV change American perception during the Vietnam War
Media was allowed to report
from the battlefields and broadcast battlefield
footage to the public. Graphic footage of
casualties helped change the American
perception of war in general. Showed war was not glorious as previously thought. Varying casualty counts
The belief that if one country falls to Communism, neighboring countries will too.
Domino theory
During the Cold War Era (1945-1990), the United States and the Soviet Union were reluctant to become involved in direct military conflict mainly because why
The potential for global nuclear destruction due to nuclear weapons
Lack of a formal declaration of war by Congress
why did President JFK support the Bay of Pigs invasion
to remove a communist dictator from power in Cuba
Both the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 and the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT) of 1972 were attempts to do what
Reduce the amount of nuclear weapons each country could have and the testing of nuclear weapons to reduce tensions
What is the similarity between the Red Scare of the 1920’s and McCarthyism in the 1950’s
Americans had their civil liberties protected by the US Constitution
In the post–World War II era, Senator Joseph McCarthy and the House Un-American Activities Committee attempted to do what
Identify communists in the government and elsewhere in American society
What did Russia do in the 1950s that caused many Americans to questions the country's scientific ability
The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite into space
What are 3 influences that led to support for the Anti-Vietnam War Movement and explain them and their effect
Student activism, draft resistance, tv broadcasts, My Lai Massacre, Tet Offensive, and Costs of the War
The primary purpose of the War Powers Act (1973) was to do what
limit the presidential power to send troops without consent of congress
What issues began to arise in the Soviet Union that contributed to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1992
The Defeat of the Soviet Union in Afghanistan; Failure of communism in Eastern Europe; Weakened Soviet Economy; Perestroika and Glasnost; Running out of funds to support the arms race
What major developments in the Cold War led to John F. Kennedy’s election
Soviet Union launches Sputnik; U2 Spy Incident (US spy plane is shot down by Soviet Union which is an embarrassment for the US)