Start of Cold War
These two superpowers had tensions that emerged post WWII leading the Cold War
What are the US and USSR?
The United States fought against the Viet Kong led communist regime in this war
What is the Vietnam War
The fear of communism spreading in the US is known as this
What is the Red Scare?
He was the first man on the moon
Who is Neil Armstrong?
To stop the spread of communism the US created several policies and provided support in hopes to do this
What is contain Communism (Containment)
Proxy wars were fought in order to do this
What is stop/contain the spread of Communism?
This event was a failed attempt by the US to help overthrow the communist government in Cuba
What is the Bay of Pigs?
This organization was created to help the US improve its chances of being the first country to send a man to the moon
What is NASA ( National Aeronautics and Space Administration)?
This describes a Cold War
What is two nations feuding without ever directly fighting against each other
This war is known as the Forgotten War
What is the Korean War?
This event was one of the biggest threats of nuclear war between the US and USSR
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
He was the president during both the height of the Civil Rights Movement and the Space Race
Who is John F. Kennedy
The Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine did this to try and stop the spread of Communism
What is providing money and military support
The point of US involvement in these proxy wars dealt with the Domino Theory which involves this idea
If one country falls to Communism then so too will others
This committee was designed to investigate the suspected communist activity and disloyalty in the US
What is the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee?
The Space Race ultimately came to a close do to this
What is the US and USSR working together on space projects?
People often use the term Iron Curtain to describe this
What is the divide between the Eastern Soviet led Communist style of government and the Western led democratic side of Europe
This was the outcome for the United States in the Vietnam War
What is a strategic defeat as they were not able to stop the spread of communism to South Vietnam?
McCarthyism can be described as this
What is making accusations of disloyalty by targeting government officials, hollywood, and educators; often times without proper evidence?
This event led the United States into investing into space programs
What is the launch of the Sputnik for the USSR?