Wars/Conflicts
This was a competition on which country (US or USSR) could have better technology and get into outer space faster.
What is the Space Race?
This President is known for his efforts during the Space Race, as well as his actions during the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is John F. Kennedy?
U.S. policy of stopping the spread of Communism
What is Containment?
This time period was a time of great fear and paranoia of Communism due to McCarthyism and the threat of nuclear war
What is the 2nd Red Scare?
This is the main goal of the USSR.
This war was started due to the Truman Doctrine and ended in a ceasefire; the war never technically ended.
What is the Korean War?
This gave the President more power to command the military without Congress' approval
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
This was a policy that stated the U.S. would provide military aid to any Western European country under direct threat of communism
What is the Truman Doctrine?
This is the name of the U.S. government agency created to help the U.S. explore space and win the Space Race.
What is NASA?
This was the name of the Russian satellite that was the first successful man-made satellite to enter our atmosphere - kicking off the Space Race
What is Sputnik?
This war was started due to the Truman Doctrine and was a major loss for the USA due to the Tet Offensive; Americans protested our involvement.
What is the Vietnam War?
This law restricted the President's power to authorize war without Congress' approval
What is the War Powers Act (1973)
This was a policy that stated the U.S. would provide economic aid to Western European countries to prevent communism and help rebuild
What is the Marshall Plan?
This was a protest that turned deadly after the National Guard opened fire on anti-Vietnam protesters, killing 4 and wounding 9.
What is the Kent State Massacre?
This is the name of the Communist country that the USSR wanted to use as a launch base for nuclear missiles against the U.S.
What is Cuba?
This was a 13 day waiting game - the closest the US had ever come to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This President is known for the Watergate Scandal, as well as his policy of Detente
Who is Richard Nixon?
This is a theory that explains if one country falls to Communism, then more and more countries will fall to Communism
What is the Domino Theory?
This is the term used to describe the 'cooling down' of tensions from the Cold War.
What is Detente?
This is the name of the barrier that the USSR created between West and East Berlin that divided communities, workers, and families from 1961-1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
This crisis began when Iranian militants captured a group of Americans from the U.S. Embassy and held them for over a year.
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis?
This President was reluctant to leave Vietnam, causing Richard Nixon to win the 1968 election.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
This group was created as an alliance of democratic countries aiming to have collective security against the Soviet Union
What is NATO?
This is the name of the group who is in charge of holding the impeachment trial and voting to remove the President from office.
Who is the Senate?
The Soviet Union experiencing economic hardship in the late 1980's caused this.
What is the fall of the USSR / End of Cold War?