The Red Scare and Truman
What was the name of the committee that investigated suspected communists during the McCarthyism era?
The HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
What was the name of the mission that put the first man on the moon?
Apollo 11
How did LBJ become president?
Assassination of JFK
Who were the communists in Vietnam who used guerilla warfare tactics?
The Vietcong
The Taft-Hartley Act
Give at least 3 groups that were targeted during McCarthyism for being suspected communists?
Anyone left of center, LGBTQ+, Hollywood celebrities, activists, labor unions
What did Eisenhower create in order to allow for mass evacuations and to transport military supplies in case of a nuclear emergency?
The Interstate
This agreement with the Soviet Union limited the production of future nuclear weapons.
SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty)
What was a US war invention that mixed gasoline with gel to ensure it stuck while burning?
Napalm
What is the name of pre-made housing developments that were appealing to the typical middle-class, white family?
Suburbs
What is the military alliance that gave protection to several Western allied nations collective protection from the Soviet Union?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What was the named of the failed CIA mission to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba?
Bay of Pigs
Detente
What was the theory that if one country falls to communism then others would fall too?
The Domino Theory
Which bill gave benefits to veterans following WW2 but excluded many Black veterans from receiving those benefits?
The GI Bill
Which document stated that the US would provide aid to countries fighting against communism and started the movement of "containment"?
The Truman Doctrine
Which country was a victim of a CIA organized coup that allowed for banana companies to thrive and control most of the land after the government was overthrown?
Guatemala
The Watergate Scandal
The Tet Offensive
What is the idea that anyone, regardless of class or background, can achieve their own idea of success in a society in which upward mobility is possible?
The American Dream
What effect did the Red Scare/McCarthyism have on our political scale?
Became more conservative/drifted far right
What is the name of the event in which Cuba, the Soviet Union, and the US were involved in a tense nuclear debate regarding missiles that ended in a successful, diplomatic agreement?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Which country was overthrown by the CIA and put under a brutal military dictatorship during Nixon's presidency?
Chile
What was the event that showed US soldiers murdering an entire village full of civilians?
The My Lai Massacre
What is the name of the business plan for products that are designed to wear down faster over time?
Planned obsolescence