Cold War Foundations
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
Containment
This war began when North Korea invaded South Korea.
Korean War
This policy promised U.S. support to countries resisting communism
Truman Doctrine
These term was for individuals opposed the Vietnam War.
Doves
This event showed how fear could ruin reputations without evidence.
McCarthyism
This theory suggested if one country fell to communism, others would follow.
Domino Theory
This event involved Soviet missiles placed just 90 miles from the U.S.
Cuban Missile Crisis
This program rebuilt Europe economically to prevent communism.
Marshall Plan
These term was for individuals supported continuing the Vietnam War.
Hawks
This race demonstrated technological and military superiority.
Space Race
This alliance united Western democratic nations against communism.
NATO
This failed U.S.-backed invasion attempted to overthrow Castro.
Bay of Pigs
This strategy pushed situations to the edge of war.
Brinkmanship
This resolution gave the president power to expand the Vietnam War.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The name of the Soviet satellite that showed missile capability over the U.S.
Sputnik
This concept argued that both sides having nuclear weapons prevented war.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
This war used guerrilla tactics and became a major U.S. Cold War conflict.
Vietnam War
This policy reduced Cold War tensions between the U.S. and USSR.
Détente
This event showed the horrors of war and fueled anti-war sentiment.
My Lai Massacre
This phrase describes the moral contradiction of harming civilians to protect them., specifically during the My Lai Massacre
Destroying the town to save it.
In its simplest form, the Cold War was a struggle between these two government systems.
Capitalism/democracy and communism
This event is considered a turning point in the Vietnam War because it showed the enemy was not weak.
Tet Offensive
This agreement limited nuclear weapons between the U.S. and Soviet Union.
SALT Talks
This system during the Vietnam War created major controversy because college deferments meant poorer Americans were more likely to be sent into combat.
Vietnam Draft
Write a ONE-WORD conclusion that explains the Vietnam War’s outcome for U.S. policy.
Failure.