This was when the Soviets cut off the roads into West Berlin in 1948.
Berlin Blockade
100
This act introduced fiscal planning and created a Council of Economic Advisors.
Employment Act of 1946
100
Truman regarded this as his toughest decision.
The Korean War
100
This was created in 1958 so that we could build our own space program.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
100
John F. Kennedy's domestic policy was known as:
New Frontier
200
This was the economic recovery plan to rebuild Europe after World War II.
Marshall Plan
200
This 1947 act undoes the Wagner Act and allows for an open shop.
Taft-Hartley Act
200
After World War II, the U.S. and the Soviet Union divide Korea here.
38th parallel
200
This set aside funds for an interstate network of roads that would facilitate the evacuation of cities in the event of a nuclear attack, or to speed the movement of troops in an emergency.
Federal Highway Act of 1956
200
This was Kennedy's program which coupled nuclear buildup with elite forces, all in an effort to stop communism.
Flexible Response
300
This was the rival alliance to NATO established by the Soviet Union and 7 other nations in 1955.
Warsaw Pact
300
This was a plan to contain the spread of communism and included three parts: the Truman Doctrine, the Marshall Plan, and European Collective Security.
Containment Policy
300
This was the general during the Korean War who eventually was removed by Truman.
Douglas MacArthur
300
This was created in reaction to the launch of the Soviet satellite in 1957. Eisenhower wanted to support science and technology education in order to keep pace with the Soviets.
National Defense Education Act
300
In 1961, in an effort to oust Fidel Castro, the CIA began to covertly train Cuban exiles for a planned assault on Cuba. Castro was ready, the exiles were badly defeated, and the U.S. was rightfully blamed. This was the:
Bay of Pigs Invasion
400
A part of the Containment Policy, this was designed to assist free peoples who are resisting being overtaken by armed minorities or outside pressures.
Truman Doctrine
400
This was Truman's 1948 train campaign where he spoke out against the "80th Do-Nothing Congress".
Whistlestop Campaign
400
This was where the successful plan to cut the North Korean supply lines in half was launched.
Inchon
400
This 1954 program made federal money available to clean out blighted areas and rebuild cities. Unfortunately, it was also used to justify the removal of minorities from certain areas.
Urban Renewal Program
400
After U.S. spy planes photograph Soviet-built bases on Cuba, JFK imposes a quarantine around Cuba to prevent nukes from getting in. The Soviets finally turn around and go home. This was the closest the U.S. came to a war with the Soviet Union. This was known as:
Cuban Missile Crisis
500
This was the senator from Wisconsin who had a committee dedicated to investigating and exposing those he believed to be communists.
Joseph McCarthy
500
This was the name of Truman's Domestic Policy.
Fair Deal
500
Made up of 5 permanent members, this part of the United Nations makes the decision to commit troops and has veto power.
U.N. Security Council
500
This was the name of the Soviet satellite that was launched in 1957.
Sputnik
500
In order to secure Southern democratic votes during his presidential campaign, JFK chose this man as his vice president.