The Early Cold War Era

US plan to rebuild war-torn regions, remove trade barriers, and prevent Communism in Europe.

President Truman articulated this foreign policy plan when requesting aid for Greece and Turkey

29 North American and European countries united against the spread of communism with this.

The U.S.'s reversal of isolationism policies, and its roll in the Cold War resulted in this.

Sputnik is famous for this

This senator was a key part of the red scare after WWII, destroying careers to further his own.

The U.S. reversed it's isolation policies and poured aid into Europe to do this.

This US group saw significant growth thanks in no small part to the strong economy after WWII.

This occurred directly after World War II with the false perception that communists were infiltrating the U.S.

Eisenhower invested heavily in this after seeing Nazi Germany's Bundesautobahn.

Rivalry between the US and USSR for dominance in space that had its origins in the arms race

Fulgencio Batista's American backed government in Cuba was overthrown in a revolt led by him

The U.S.'s Tranquility Base was located here

This is the name given to the generation (and population explosion) born in the post WWII era

Starting with President Truman, this was the geopolitical foreign policy pursued by the US against the USSR

Fearing that Greece and Turkey could fall to communism, the US under Truman sent them aid, is an example of this policy

The Berlin Airlift succeed in doing this between June 1948 and May 1949

This war started when the communist North crossed the 38th parallel and attacked the South

This couple caught spying for the Russians were the only ones ever executed in peace time for espionage.

President Truman relieved (fired) General MacArthur of command in the Korean War because of this.

Winston Churchill used this phrase to warn the world of Communism's spread through Europe

The most basic cause of the cold war was this.

The red phone was installed in the White House as a result of this

This CIA/Eisenhower plan to overthrow the Cuban government was an embarrassing defeat for JFK.

Investment in automotive infrastructure along with a good economy and the baby boom caused this

This standoff between the U.S. and Russia brought the world very close to nuclear war

This policy in which use of nuclear weapons by two sides would cause the annihilation of both.