Unit 8 Significant Slideshow Flashcards
Which Wisconsin senator is responsible for the second red scare?
Joseph McCarthy
What communist alliance did USSR lead against NATO?
Warsaw Pact
What is NATO?
North Atlantic treaty organization; defended democratic Western Europe
What is the CIA?
Central Intelligence Agency; responsible for spying on other countries (espionage)
What was the Crucible inspired by?
Salem witch trials
Korean War
Communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea
38th parallel
Border between north and South Korea
Eisenhower doctrine
Stopped communism from spreading into the Middle East
National highway act
Construction of interstate system
U2 incident
Spy plane caught and shot over Soviet Union
Domino theory
If one country falls, more will follow
Who was John Foster Dulles?
Secretary of State who made up brinkmanship
What was the UN subcommittee who was responsible for maintaining world peace?
Security council
Who came up with “containment”
George Kennan
Marshall plan
Provided economic aid that helped rebuild postwar Europe
Most famous suburbia
Levittown