Commies and Capitalists
What is HUUAC?
Also accepted: House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Reservoir that resulted in 1st Marine Division being surrounded by Chinese troops.
What is the Chosin Reservoir?
_______ Race meant to increase youth interest in this exploration.
What is Space?
Resulted in the complete takeover of Vietnam.
What is the Fall of Saigon?
Plan to give other countries money to incentivize them to not become communist.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
Thing that Soviet Union did to prevent the US and its allies from re-supplying West Berlin.
What is the Berlin Blockade?
Type of "Ceasefire" where shooting has ceased.
What is an Armistice?
Thing meant to separate "godless communists" from "Christian Capitalists". Also recited in school
What is the Pledge of Allegiance?
Push by North Vietnam and Vietcong to get push Americans out of Vietnam.
What is the Tet Offensive?
Idea that if one country fell to communism, others would fall too.
What is the Domino Effect?
General McCarthy accused this organization of being communist that eventually led to his downfall.
What is the U.S. Army?
Border between North and South Korea
What is Demilitarized Zone?
Also Accepted: 38th parallel or DMZ
Type of economy where people must compete for customers to use their products.
What is a Consumer Economy?
Massacre of South Vietnamese civilians.
What is My Lai?
U.S. President who greatly escalated the Vietnam war.
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
Also Accepted: President Johnson or Johnson
Cold War program aimed at having a satellite to shoot down missiles. Developed by Ronald Reagan and had a cool nickname.
What is Star Wars?
Perimeter formed around this city.
What is Pusan Perimeter?
What is the Nuclear Family?
What is South Vietnam?
Policy to give money to Europe to rebuild.
What is the Marshall Plan?
Couple that leaked nuclear info to Soviets.
Who are the Rosenburgs?
Nations that are affiliated with being communist but are not part of the Soviet Union.
What are Satellite nations?
Drills meant to keep people safe in a nuclear blast.
What are Duck and Cover Drills?
Shooting that resulted in the deaths of 4 college students.
What is the Kent State Massacre?
Crisis that freaked out America cause this country was given nukes.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?