Staar US History Cold War

A prolonged war (1954-1975) between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States.

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Bay of Pigs Invasion

Period in the United States where the fear of communism led to widespread accusations with no evidence

• Baby Boom

• McCarthyism

• Space Race

• Arms Race

Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons

• Baby Boom

• McCarthyism

• Space Race

• Arms Race

Competition between the Soviet Union and the United States, to achieve firsts in spaceflight capability. Began with the Soviet launch of Sputnik

• Baby Boom

• McCarthyism

• Space Race

• Arms Race

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• Congressional committee questioned actors, directors, writers about Commy sympathies

• Iron Curtain

• Led a communist revolution in China in 1949

• HUAC

• imaginary wall separating Soviet satellite countries from the west

• Mao Zedong

• Based on the concept of collective security which each member pledged to defund

• Marshall Plan

• Massive aid program for war torn European countries

• NATO

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• US President offered military aid to Greece and Turkey when communist rebels threatened

• Containment Policy

• US would not attempt to overturn communism where it already existed but would not let it spread

• Warsaw Pact

• Designed to limit retaliation from an enemy for fear of nuclear attack

• Deterrent

• Soviet Union reacted to creation of Western European alliances by unifying Eastern European sats

• Truman Doctrine

• Congressmen created fears of a communist conspiracy to overthrow the US government

• McCarthyism

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• Continuing the policy of containment he agreed to send aid to any Middle Eastern country

• Alger Wars

• A confrontation between the free nations of the world (US) and the communists of the world (Soviets)

• Jonas Salk

• Discovered Polio Vaccine

• Cold War

• Couple charged with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union

• Eisenhower Doctrine

• state department official accused of spying found guilty of perjury by HUAC

• Rosenburgs

What was the primary goal of the United States' policy of containment during the Cold War?

• To prevent the spread of communism

• To promote democracy worldwide

• To expand U.S. territories

• To establish trade relations with the Soviet Union

Which event marked the closest point to nuclear war between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

• Berlin Airlift

• Cuban Missile Crisis

• Korean War

• Vietnam War

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan implemented by the United States after World War II?

• To rebuild European economies

• To establish military bases in Europe

• To promote communism in Eastern Europe

• To create the United Nations