Early Cold War
What weapon did the United States use that caused distrust and suspicion?
What law helped returning soldiers find jobs, go back to school, or open businesses?
The GI Bill
Who was the communist leader of Cuba?
Fidel Castro
Who is president for the majority of the 1980s?
Ronald Reagan
Leader of the Soviet Union during World War II
Stalin
What type of government/economic system did the Soviet Union have?
Communist
What caused the growth of the suburbs in the 1950s? There are 3!
the Baby boom, increased prosperity, increased demand for housing
What was the name of the conflict between the US and Soviet Unions over nuclear missiles in Cuba?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What was Reagan's policy towards defeating communism?
Outspend the Soviet Union, build up the military, Peace Through Strength
President of the United States at the end of World War II and through the end of the 1940s. Made the decision to drop the atomic bomb
Harry Truman
Why did the United States try to help rebuild Western Europe after World War 1?
So those countries would not fall to communism while they were weak (The Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine)
What event marks the beginning of the Space Race?
Launching of Sputnik in 1957
This event in 1964 forced Lyndon B Johnson to escalate the war in Vietnam and begin the draft
Gulf of Tonkin Event
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!"--What is Ronald Reagan referring to in this quote?
The Berlin Wall separating East and West Berlin
President who initiated the draft in the Vietnam War
Lyndon B Johnson (LBJ)
What happened to Berlin after World War II and how did the United States respond?
The Soviet Union set up a blockade to cut off supplies. The United States used airplanes to drop supplies into the city (Berlin Airlift)
What was the result of the Red Scare and McCarthyism?
Anti-communist hysteria and the arrest of accused communists without proof.
What contributed to the anti-Vietnam war movement? There are 3!
Role of the media, the draft, credibility gap
Why did the Reagan administration secretly send money to the Contras cartel in Nicaragua?
They were attempting to overthrow a communist dictator
President who was involved in the Bay of Pigs Invasion & Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy (JFK)
What were the two alliance systems formed after World War II?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
Warsaw Pact (Soviet Union & Satellite States)
Why does the United States get involved in the Korean War?
contain the spread of communism
What constitutional amendment was passed as a result of the Vietnam War?
26th Amendment-- lowered voting age to 18 years old
Glasnost and perestroika were two Soviet policies that....
Led to a more free open press and society
President who proposed the policy of vietnamization during the Vietnam War
Richard Nixon