The Cold War (Ch. 19 & 20)

Which of the following countries did not control a zone of Germany after WWII?

The Vietnam War was the main issue during this President's term in 1963-69.

Returning WWII veterans had an easy time transitioning back to American life thanks to the...

This "attack" caused President Johnson to send more troops into the war in Vietnam

President described the Bay of Pigs failure: "Victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan."

This president desegregated the military...

The USSR attempted to keep American influence out of East Germany in 1961 by building the...

President responsible for the Federal Highway Act of 1956, which built roadways through the US

Placed in charge of the investigation of JFK's death...

During the 1950s, thanks to a healthy economy, Americans moved out of the cities and into...

President responsible for the dream of the Great Society...

The policy of the US to keep communism where it already exists and to keep it from spreading.

President behind the increase in troops deployed into Vietnam...

President that made the decision to drop the A-Bomb in Japan...

The Marshall Plan was designed to...

In 1945 Roosevelt met with Churchill & Stalin to discuss the division of Germany after WWII in

The years between 1947-'60 are marked by a witch hunt against communists in the US is called...

The Cold War was mainly focused on the U.S. and their fight against...

The purchasing of material goods in the 1950s...

President Truman continued FDR's policies when he took over the presidency with...

Which of these countries did not receive aid as a part of the Marshall Plan?

The United States experienced a huge increase in population after WWII called the...

President John F. Kennedy was in office when the US was closest to nuclear attack in 1962 in...

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill nicknamed the divide between East and West Germany as

The Truman Doctrine specifically supported which two countries?

CIA Pilot ____________ is known for being shot down over Russia in the U2 spy plane in 1960.

President Eisenhower helped sign an armistice in this war on communism lasting from 1950-1954.

JFK attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1962 at the...

The means of communication through news technologies (radio, TV, etc.) to large audiences...

The Space Race began in 1957 when the USSR launched___________, the first man made satellite.