2nd Red Scare
The accusations of citizens having Communist ties with little to no evidence
What is McCarthyism?
The U.S and Soviets wanted the most powerful stockpile of nuclear weapons
What is Arms Race?
Created in response to concerns about the Soviet Union and communism for mutual defense
What is NATO?
President Nixon was caught being involved with former CIA agents stealing documents from the Democratic Party Headquarters.
What is the Watergate Scandal?
A movement that pushed back against conformity and materialism
What is Beat Generation?
The group that monitored the communist party as well as the loyalty of Americans
What is HUAC?
The U.S and Soviets wanted to be the first to make it to the moon
What is Space Race?
Winston Churchill's name for the division line between communism and democracy
What is Iron Curtain?
This president wanted to set a moral example for other nations by "promoting justice". He helped make a peace agreement with Egypt and Israel in the Camp David Accords.
What is Jimmy Carter?
The rapid increase in birth rate when Americans married and had children at a younger age
What is Baby Boom?
The U.S motto that replaced "E Pluribus Unum"
What is "In God We Trust"?
The organization created in response to the Soviet's first successful satellite
What is NASA?
Allowed countries to get money and help to recover from the destruction of World War ll
What is Marshall Plan?
This president established the first Earth Day, as well as other acts with the purpose of protecting the environment
What is Richard Nixon?
Allowed for people to easily move from the suburb to the city and allow for more recreational travel
What is Interstate Highways?
Drills for potential nuclear threats
What is Duck and Cover?
The first satellite to be successfully launched into space
What is Sputnik?
The Soviet Union's response to the Democratic defense
What is Warsaw Pact?
This President pledged that his administration would lower taxes, reduce government spending on welfare, build up the U.S armed forces, and create a more conservative federal court
What is Ronald Reagan?
Provided servicemen the funds to return back into civilian life
What is GI Bill?
The place Communist investigators worried that Communism had infiltrated the main industry
What is Hollywood?
President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade to avoid the close placements of Soviet nuclear weapons
What is Cuban Missile Crisis?
The barrier that blocked East Germans from escaping the Communist rule
What is Berlin Wall?
The first president during the Cold war; he provided military aid to any communist-threatened country, and economic aid to Greece and Turkey
What is Harry Truman?
Nicknamed "the king", the leading talent in rock-n-roll when it was still new
What is Elvis Presley?