The Cold War Era

Origins of the Cold War

100

This ideological conflict between capitalism and communism started the cold war.

Clash of Ideology

200

This economic system used by the U.S, is based on private ownership and profit.

Capitalism

300

This system, associated with the Soviet Union, promotes shared ownership and limited personal freedom.

Communism

400

This term described the dividing line between communist in Eastern Europe and democratic Western Europe.

The Iron Curtain

500

This Soviet leader broke agreements and refused free elections in Eastern Europe after WWII

Joseph Stalin

Fear in America

100

What major fear lead to the "duck and cover" drills

Nuclear War 

200

What parts of the country were citizens afraid Communist took over. 

The U.S Government - US State Department

300

This senator became famous for accusing people of being communists without strong evidence.

Joseph McCarthy

400

This effect caused Americans to act, think, and live the same during the Cold War

Conformity

500

This amendment protected free speech, even for unpopular ideas like communism.

The First Amendment

Truman & Containment

100

This policy aimed to stop communism from spreading

Containment

200

Thia program gave billions of dollars to rebuild Europe. 

The Marshall Plan

300

This policy stated that the U.S would promise to support counties threatened b communism.

Truman Doctrine

400

THis city was supplied by air after the Soviets blocked accessed

Berlin

500

These two countries received U.S aid to prevent them from falling to communism

Greece and Turkye

Ike & Rising Tension

100

This powerful weapon replaced the atomic bomb and increased fear. 

H-Bomb

200

This strategy involved going to the edge of war to scare the enemy.

Brinkmanship

300

This alliance of communist countries formed in response to NATO

The Warsaw Pact

400

This satellite launch shocked Americans and started the Space Race.

Sputnik

500

This incident involved a U.S Spy plane being shot down over the Soviet Union

U-2 Incident 

Kennedy & Crisis

100

This wall was built to stop people from leaving East Berlin

The Berlin Wall

200

This Cold War conflict brought the U.S and USSR closest to nuclear war.

The Cuban Missile Crisis

300

This Cuban leader allied with the Soviet Union.

Fidel Castro

400

This strategy replaced brinkmanship by allowing multiple responses to threats.

Flexible Response

500

This phrase spoken by Kennedy in Berlin Symbolized U.S support for those living under communism

Ich bin ein Berliner