Intro to Cold War
What is the state of geopolitical tension and military competition between the United States and the Soviet Union after the end of World War II?
The Cold War
What 1950s film starring Bert the turtle depicted safety techniques in preparation of the dangers from Soviet nuclear attacks?
Duck and Cover
The 1950s is often viewed as a period of ________, when both men and women observed strict gender roles and complied with society's expectations.
Conformity
The Korean War is oftentimes referred to as what?
"The forgotten war"
What line split North Vietnam from South Vietnam?
17th parallel
Who were the two superpowers during this time period?
United States v. Soviet Union
What describes a period of intense anti-Communist suspicion in the United States which began during the start of the Cold War?
McCarthyism
What is the discriminatory practice that consists of the systematic denial of services such as mortgages, insurance loans, and other financial services to residents of certain areas, based on their race or ethnicity?
Redlining
The theory of _________ attempted to prevent the spread of communism to any country
Containment
Who was the leader of the Vietnamese nationalist movement?
Ho Chi Minh
What term indicates the imaginary boundary and ideological barrier that separated Western Europe from the Soviet Union?
Iron Curtain
What was the 20th century Cold War competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to develop aerospace capabilities?
Space Race
What is the idea that women's main role is in the home, while men work to provide for the family in order to keep a stable home environment and uphold "good American values”?
Domestic Containment
What theory speculated that if one state in a region became communist, then other surrounding countries would also become communist?
Domino theory
What country supported South Vietnam?
United States
What foreign policy stated that the US would provide economic and military support to any country threatened by the USSR?
The Truman Doctrine
What congressional Committee investigated un-American propaganda and communist influence inside and outside the US government
HUAC
List 2 gender roles of women during the 1950s
- work in the home
- raise the children
- look like women in ads
U.S. forces entered South Korea under the direction General __________
MacArthur
What shootings was the May 4 massacre in 1970 of college students by the Ohio National Guard?
(this event triggered a nationwide student strike)
Kent State Shooting
What law enacted major restructuring of the US government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II?
(created the CIA & National Security Council)
National Security Act of 1947
The fortified and guarded barrier between East and West Berlin was constructed on the orders from which nation?
Soviet Union
What generation was the result of a strong postwar economy where many Americans were eager to have children?
Baby boomers
Which U.S. president ended the Korean War?
Eisenhower
What military operation weakened U.S. public support for the war in Vietnam?
Tet Offensive