Truman Presidency
An ideological battle between communist and capitalist/democratic world forces following World War Two which was led by the two superpowers.
What is the Cold War?
President Eisenhower's military policy was focused on stockpiling these instead of conventional weapons and soldiers.
What are nuclear weapons?
This situation is widely considered the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
In 1949 this country falling to communists convinced many Americans that communism was spreading quickly and successfully.
What is China?
This alliance, which still exists today, united many western European and North American countries in a defensive pact against the forces of the Soviet Union.
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
These two countries emerged from World War Two as the global superpowers.
What are the United States and the Soviet Union?
The launch of this satellite frightened many Americans, creating a fear that the Soviets were passing us technologically.
What is Sputnik?
This failed 1961 invasion attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba.
What is the Bay of Pigs invasion?
In 1949 the Soviet Union successfully tested this weapon, raising fears of communists leaking information from the US to the Soviets.
What is the Atomic Bomb?
The western parts of this city were blockaded by the Soviets and supplied by the western allies, hosting one of the first confrontations between the two sides of the Cold War.
What is Berlin?
This U.S. program gave billions of dollars in economic aid to rebuild Western Europe and reduce support for communism after World War Two.
What is the Marshal Plan?
This change in US foreign policy is characterized by responding to a Soviet first strike with so much force that they cannot effectively respond.
What is the "New Look"?
This organization recruited idealistic young people to undertake humanitarian projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, improving public relations with third world countries.
What is the Peace Corps?
This Wisconsin senator claimed in 1950 that the U.S. State Department was filled with Communists.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
Continuing policies of Eisenhower, President Kennedy sent US money and military advisors to this country to fight communist insurgents and rebels.
What is South Vietnam?
These two countries were the first places where the Truman Doctrine, a policy of economic and military support to countries fighting communist rebels, was tested.
What are Greece and Turkey?
In his farewell speech, Eisenhower warned Americans about the growth of this informal, powerful alliance between a nation's military, its defense industry, and political actors.
What is the Military Industrial Complex?
Kennedy promoted this foreign policy approach that avoided relying only on nuclear weapons.
What is Flexible Response?
This congressional committee investigated suspected Communists in business, education, and Hollywood, leading to blacklists and job loss.
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
This general led UN forces for most of the Korean war, and advocated using atomic bombs against North Korea.
Who was General Douglas MacArthur?
This 1946 message from George Kennan argued that the United States should limit Soviet expansion rather than try to destroy communism.
What is the Long Telegram?
This pamphlet was published and distributed by the US government to prepare citizens in the event of a nuclear war.
What is “A Guide for Surviving Nuclear War”?
This man was the first American to travel into outer space in 1961.
Who is Alan Shepard?
This 1947 executive order expanded FBI investigations of federal employees to identify potential Communist sympathizers.
What is Executive Order 9835, or the Federal Employee Loyalty Program?
This is the city where the UN encircling action that finally drove the North Koreans back towards the 38th Parallel was launched.
What is Inchon?