Key Events
This event in July 1969 was the winning moment for the US in the Space Race
The Moon Landing
This is the President who created NASA in 1958
Dwight Eisenhower
This idea means to limit communism to areas already under Soviet control
Containment
This alliance was created to defend Western Europe and against a military invasion by the Soviet Union
NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization
This barrier between West Berlin and the rest of East Germany was constructed in 1961
The Berlin Wall
1963, Dallas, TX, in a parade
The Assassination of JFK
This person was the 1st US person to orbit Earth
John Glenn
Congress cracked down on trying to find communists in their midst by creating this committee
HUAC - House Un-American Activities Committee
This Alliance was created in 1954 to help defend Asia against Communism and prevent its spread
SEATO - South East Asia Treaty Organization
This communist revolutionary led an overthrow of the Cuban government and came to power in 1959
Fidel Castro
The US and the Soviet Union were on the verge of all out war in 1962. However President Kennedy, using this strategy, was able to convince Kruschev to remove the missiles and other weaponry from Cuba
Brinkmanship
This President created a policy of Vietnamization, which is the gradual reduction of US troops in Vietnam paired with the gradual increase of South Vietnam's responsibility to fight the war
Richard Nixon
Kennedy's plan which included increased spending in defense, and space exploration; as well as increasing the minimum wage and prioritized researching developmental disabilities.
The New Frontier
This conference between the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union decided how post World War II Europe would be split
The Potsdam Conference
The Soviet Union prevented supplies from being sent to West Berlin. The US responded by getting the supplies there another way. What is the name of this event?
The Berlin Airlift
This is the name of the time period where many Americans were afraid that Communists were trying to take over the world as the Soviet Union grew in size and strength
The Second Red Scare
This is the leader of the Communist North Vietnam before his death in 1969
Ho Chi Minh
To strengthen democratic governments, the US provided this massive aid package to funnel food and economic assistance to Europe?
The Marshall Plan
This Act made it illegal to establish a totalitarian government in the United States and required all communist organizations to publish records and register with the Attorney General
McCarran Act (Internal Security Act)
This is the CIA attempted invasion of the Cuban government where Cuban exiles were trained in an attempt to retake Cuba from the Communists
The Bay of Pigs
These men were assassinated in 1969, roughly one month apart from one another
Martin Luther King Jr, and Robert Kennedy
The president who began the containment policy toward the Soviet Union
Harry Truman
This policy guided the United States for many years. It made the US intentions about the Soviet Union clear that they would attempt to contain Communism
The Truman Doctrine
This Economic System was established to keep currency values and trading stable. This system also established the US Dollar as the World's reserve currency
The Bretton Woods System
This event takes place in October of 1962 when the US blockades the Island of Cuba because the US has reason to believe the Cubans have Soviet Missiles and potentially Nuclear Weapons as well.
The Cuban Missile Crisis