events
top two proxy wars of the cold war
vietnam and korean war
United States provides political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces.
truman doct.
33rd presidnet
harry s truman
first country to land on the moon
the u.s.
____ Korea invaded ____ Korea starting the Korean war
north, south
Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles leading to fears of a nuclear war
cuban miscle crisis
belief that if one country fell to communism they would all end up falling
domino theory
claimed to have the names of 205 communists that ahd entered the state dept
Jim mccarthy
wanted to make the world a united democratic union
U.S.
about governments controlling everything—like businesses and farms—and making sure everyone got what they needed, often led to powerful leaders controlling the country and limiting people's freedom.
communism
nation wide fear of communism (greatly impacted by mccarthy)
RED scare
outlawed discrimination based on race
civil rights movement
Hồ Chí Minh
leader of communist vietnam
what countries started the cold war
u.s. and ussr
first person to land on the moon
neil armstrong
various social and cultural trends, beliefs, and behaviors that emerge among young people
youth culture movement
United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of labor unions.
taft hartly act
joseph stalin
leader of the Soviet union
here was a wall put up to separate europe
BERLIN
was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union.
NATO
what year was the first moon landing
1969
changed the voting age to 18
26th ammendment
35th president who was assasinated
raegan
what countries backed the communist Vietnam in the Vietnam war
china and Soviet union
he idea that the U.S. should try to prevent the spread of Communism to new countries, but should otherwise leave Communist countries alone.
Containment