7. Cold War Flashcards

1
Q

The policy that the U.S. should prevent Communism from spreading to other nations

A

Containment

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The belief is that if a nearby nation became communist, then surrounding nations would do the same.

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Domino Theory

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U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.

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Turman Doctrine

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4
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Plan that helped European countries rebuild after WWII. The U.S. offered economic aid to the war-torn countries.

A

Marshall Plan

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5
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A military alliance was formed between the U.S., Canada, and ten Western European countries.

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

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6
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A mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe in existence during the Cold War. It was a response to NATO.

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Warsaw Pact

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7
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French and North Vietnamese agreed to split the country along the 17th parallel

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Geneva Accords

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8
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Gave the president power to fight a war without getting a formal declaration from Congress

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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9
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Congress wanted to limit the power of the president’s power (Revamps the Golf of Tonkin)

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War Powers Resolution(Act)

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10
Q

Era of political and military tension between powers in the West (Democracies/NATO) and powers in the East, dominated by the Soviet Union along with the Warsaw Pact.

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Cold War

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US & USSSR (Soviet Union) built up nuclear weapons to have more weapons then other country.

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Nuclear Arms Race

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12
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The Soviet Union was secretly building nuclear weapons in Cuba. 13 days of intense negotiations

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Cuban Missle Crisis

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13
Q

Russia was the first to put a satellite into Space (Name it)

A

Sputnik 1 (1957)

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14
Q

US increased spending on ______ & ______ programs to compete with the USSR

A

Science & technology

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15
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First man in space (Russian)

A

Yuri Gargarin

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16
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First American in Space

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John Glenn

17
Q

Who landed on the moon in 1969?

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US-We win the Space Race

18
Q

Russia put a military blockade around Berlin, to keep allied supply trucks from entering West Berlin

A

Berlin Blockade

19
Q

Allies dropped supplies in West Berlin every 3 minutes to break the Soviet Blockade

A

Berlin Airlift

20
Q

US Senator who famously carried a paper around stating he had a list of 250 people who were confirmed Communist

A

Joseph McCarthy

21
Q

“Red Scare” - fear of communism in the 1950s

A

McCarthyism

22
Q

Created to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.

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House of Un-American Committee