Cold War Policies
This policy tried to prevent communism from spreading by keeping it where it already existed
Containment
A 1943 law that allowed returning veterans to go to college and obtain mortgages affordably
The GI Bill
The border between North and South Korea
the 38th Parallel
The capital of Georgia
Atlanta
The first country to land a man on the moon
USA, baby!
The "easing of tensions" under Nixon after decades of conflict
Detente
True or False: In the 1950s, middle-class women were expected to contribute to family income by getting a job and working.
FALSE
Name of Chemical sprayed on jungle to kill plants & trees that the Viet Cong used to hide
Agent Orange
The Capital of Florida
Tallahassee
The first country to send a man to space
Brinkmanship
The Red Scare
Name of law passed by congress that authorizes the President to use force to "defend American interests" abroad
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The capital of Delaware
Dover
The name of the first woman in space
Sally Ride
Glasnost
The cultural emphasis on purchasing and acquiring more goods
Consumerism
Event that caused public opinion to turn against the Vietnam war in 1968
The Tet Offensive
Capital of West Virginia
Charleston
Identify two different reasons for the competition of the Space Race
National Pride, race to build rockets that could send nukes across the globe, proving the superiority of democracy/communism, etc
The idea that, if nuclear war were to occur, BOTH sides would be completely obliterated
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
A word that means the spread of culture and ideas across the country though means such as the television and music
Mass/Pop Culture
The idea that if ONE country falls to Communism, then all the others around it will eventually fall as well
The Domino Theory
The Capital of Vermont
Montpelier
The name of the first satellite launched into space
Sputnik