Truman
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
To provide military and economic aid to countries resisting communism
NDEA.
National Defense Education Act
The first proxy war of the Cold War.
Korean War
Who was Joseph McCarthy
A U.S. Senator from Wisconsin known for spearheading a massive, aggressive campaign against alleged communist subversion in the U.S. government.
Families often moved to homes outside the city to this area
Suburbs
What was Trumans containment policy?
Working to contain communism to where it already was.
As a result of of Sputnik the United States created these two organizations
NDEA and NASA
This country aided North Korea and pushed the US back into South Korea.
China
This congressional Committee investigated suspected communists in the US.
The House of Un-American Activities Committee.
Many women were expected to stay home and take care of the children and house. What were these women called.
What is a housewife
How did Truman respond The Soviet Union blocking goods coming into West Berlin.
The Berlin Airlift.
U.S. assisted with regime change using the CIA in this country after they nationalized oil.
What is Iran
Dividing line between North and South Korea
The 38th parallel
Term for making accusations without evidence.
McCarthyism.
This term describes a family with a husband, wife, and children.
Nuclear Family
What did the Marshall plan do?
It helped rebuild European economies to prevent the spread of communism
Largest infrastructure development project in US history.
Interstate Highway Act
First supreme leader of North Korea.
Kim Il Sung
This practice kept the Hollywood Ten from working in the film industry.
Blacklisting
Movement of African Americans from the South to North.
What is the Great Migration.
Truman fired this general for wanting to nuke China.
Douglas MacArthur
Strategy for preventing war with the Soviet Union
Nuclear deterrence or massive retaliation
First supreme leader of Communist China
Mao
This American couple was executed during the Cold War for passing Atomic Secrets to the Soviets.
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
This Development became a symbol of suburban life for middle class families.
What is Levittown