Cold War (1945-1960)

Communist leader who took control of China and renamed it the "People's Republic of China".

Alliance formed between the Soviet Union and their satellite states.

Name of the border that splits North Korea from South Korea.

Committee created to investigate anti-American activities, very prevalent during Red Scare

Nationalist leader in China who tried to keep communism from taking over.

Comes into power after Stalin dies in 1953.

Truman sought a Congressional declaration of war to intervene in Korea.

Roaring 20s:Jazz::1950s/60s:__________

Fear that communists were working to destroy American life

The Soviet Union installed a communist gov't in S. Korea while N. Korea remained noncommunist.

Doctrine that promised to help nations struggling against communist movements.

Program that screened federal employees for signs of political disloyalty.

Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between communism and Western Europe.

Published a parents guide for how to raise children that changed the way children were raised.

Term used to describe the mutual military assistance of alliances such as NATO.

North Korea invaded South Korea to start the Korean War.

Name of Soviet satellite that resulted in the US creating NASA to compete in the space race.

The Korean conflict resulted in a...

Term used to describe the policy of keeping communism within its existing borders.

What two superpowers emerged after WWII?

Policy that hoped to deter nuclear war by stockpiling enough weapons to destroy one another

Family unit based on having a mother, father and children.

Foreign policy that offered economic aid to Western European countries after World War II.

Term given to describe the wild accusations and ruining of reputations during the Red Scare

US policy to respond to communist threats to its allies by threatening to use excessive force

Program in which US and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade.

Stated that the US would use force to help any Middle Eastern nation threatened by communism

Alliance formed by Western European and North American countries to combat communism.

Doctor responsible for discovering the polio vaccine.

A contest in which nations compete to build the most powerful nuclear weapons.