Containment/Marshall Plan
Describe the foreign policy of "containment"
America will try to prevent communism from spreading into new countries
Who was America's President during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)... when the Soviet Union installed missiles in Communist Cuba led by Fidel Castro
John F Kennedy
Why did America get involved in the Vietnam War?
To prevent communist North Vietnam from taking over democratic South Vietnam (containment)
Which two countries competed in the "Space Race" to develop satellites/rockets
America and Soviet Union
What was the purpose of the "Marshall Plan"?
For America to provide financial aid to help rebuild Western Europe so those countries don't fall to communism
What was John F Kennedy's initial response to the Soviet Union's instillation of missiles in Cuba
he ordered a naval blockade of Cuba (blocking the Soviets)
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution led to...
President Lyndon B Johnson receiving a "blank check" to send many US troops into Vietnam
Describe "McCarthyism."
An aggressive hunt for communists in American politics/society during the Second Red Scare, led by Senator Joseph McCarthy
Describe the "Truman Doctrine"
America will provide economic/military aid to democratic countries resisting communism
Describe John F Kennedy's unsuccessful Bay of Pigs invasion.
America's CIA will train Cuban exiles to overthrow Communist leader Fidel Castro
Identify 2 specific events that increased American public opposition to the Vietnam War
Tet Offensive... My Lai Massacre... bombing of Cambodia... media coverage (one of the first wars shown through video/photos)
How did the "domino theory" relate to the Korean War
America feared that if one country fell to communism (like Korea), it would create a domino effect and more countries would fall to communism
What was the name of the US diplomat who devised the containment policy
Who was the Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)... when the Soviet Union installed missiles in Communist Cuba led by Fidel Castro
Nikita Kruschev
Describe Richard Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization."
America will slowly withdraw troops and let South Vietnam take over the fight against North Vietnam
What was the purpose of the "Berlin Airlift?"
To provide supplies to Berlin (Eastern Germany) while it is controlled and blockaded by the Soviet Union
What were the first two countries America helped fight communism in under the containment policy?
Turkey & Greece
How did the Cold War end AND what was one lasting effect it had on the Cold War
Soviet Union withdrew missiles from Cuba and America withdrew missiles from Turkey. 1) Hotline installed between DC and Moscow 2) Detente- relaxing of tensions
In which college were 4 students fatally shot during a Vietnam protest?
Kent State
What was the name of the Soviet-US treaty(s) that agreed to limit the production of nuclear weapons
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks