Foreign Policy
Vietnam/Korea
Gallery Walk
Post WWII
Misc
100
What was the foreign policy that helped countries who didn't want communism?
The Truman Doctrine
100
Korea was divided at this imaginary line.
38th parallel
100
What was the legislation that helped WWII veterans buy homes, go to college, and cover medical expenses?
The G.I. Bill
100
Germany was divided into four zones after WWII. Who controlled these zones?
United States, Great Britain/England, France, and Soviet Union/Russia
100
What is this character's name?
Bert the Turtle
200
What was the policy that gave economic aid to countries that asked for it in the hope of lessening the appeal of communism?
The Marshall Plan
200
What was the idea of brinkmanship during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The use of fear and intimidation to get the other side to back down and not launch attacks toward one another
200
What was Sputnik?
Russian satellite that sent radio signals
200
The Yalta Conference led to what resolution?
Poland was controlled by the Soviets but allowed free elections and pre-war officials in government.
200
What superhero character was born (or rather bit) from the Cold War era?
Spiderman
300
What was the long-term policy that kept a vigilant eye on communism to prevent it from spreading to other countries?
Containment policy
300
What made the Vietnam War so unlikeable back home in the US?
College-aged (mainly working class and minorities) men being drafted, mistrust in the government and their intentions with the war, and a view that the war was unwinnable
300
What was McCarthyism and the Red Scare?
The paranoia of spies infiltrating society led to widespread accusations that ruined people's lives
300
What were the countries that were under the control of the Soviet Union called?
Satellite States/Nations
300
What was the idea of having a husband or wife, two kids, a dog, and a house with a white picket fence called?
The American Dream
400
What event happened to bring supplies to West Berlin after the Soviets restricted access to their area of Germany?
The Berlin Airlift
400
What made the Vietnam War a "non-conventional" war for the United States
The enemy, The Vietcong, used unconventional guerilla warfare like ambushes and booby traps to fight against the United States
400
What is the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)?
The idea that the use of nuclear weapons will result in total annihilation.
400
What was the imaginary border that separated Western Europe from Eastern Europe?
The Iron Curtain
400
Who was the leader of the North Vietnamese government?
Ho Chi Minh
500
What organization was formed to form alliances to help when a member nation needs it?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
500
What is the legacy of the Vietnam War and what made it different than other wars the US was involved in?
Veterans returned home to little to no celebration, a stark difference from veterans who returned from WWII.
Some families never learned about the fate of their loved ones. Those who didn't return, dead or alive, were labeled as POWs and/or MIAs
Congress passed the Powers Act, which restricted the powers the president had on troop movement and war plans. Required approval from Congress before making these decisions
Vietnam led to an increased amount of mistrust in the US government. A vastly difference reality compared to after WWI and WWII
500
How did the Cold War era been pushed into consumerism and pop culture?
Consumerism and pop culture began to push ideals that fell on the line of conformity in society.
500
What issues arose from the Potsdam Conference?
Russia felt America wanted them to be weak and resisted most negotiations. This led to early tensions between the two sides.
500
What video game series is inspired by the idea of Mutually Assured Destruction?
The Fallout Series