USHC 7.5-7.6 Terms (All)

communist leader of Cuba

NATO, SEATO, OAS all have this in common

Associated with paranoia, fear of communism, accusations w/ little to no evidence backing it up

After WWII- US became more prosperous, larger middle class due to more attendance at colleges

Expected occupation of women in the 1950s

war fought between communist and noncommunist forces after the North invaded the South

Leaders of USA and USSR during the U2 Incident of 1960

15 month period where US/British planes provided supplies to their western sections of Berlin

Alliance between the USSR and the communist countries of eastern Europe

American spy planes - shot down over the Soviet Union during Eisenhower years

doctrine that offered military aid to nations in the Middle East fighting communist subversion

Marshall Plan was also known as the...

American president that dealt with the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Berlin Wall

Eastern Europe= controlled by USSR so USA needs to stop the spread of communism around world

this nation was liberated from Japan after WWII & divided at the 38th parallel

US policy to help nations in Europe that are fighting communist takeovers (ex: Greece & Turkey)

Govt. Committee responsible for rooting out communists in American Government and Society

Fear of communist revolution in the US- constant threat during Cold War

Alliance formed by the US & other nations to prevent the spread of communism in South East Asia

Tensions between the US and the Soviets after WWII

Provided veterans with job priority, money for education, and loans for homes and property

military hero of WWII, leader of D-Day, extends Truman Doctrine to the Middle East

US financial plan to rebuild Europe after WWII - offer nations financial aide

Which side did the USA support in the Korean War?

Serviceman’s Readjustment Act was also known as...

this was a standoff between the Soviet Union and the US over putting nuclear missiles in Cuba

Link between the military, congress and the civilian industry that produces military goods

new nation created in the Middle East in 1948 as a result of the Holocaust

National Highway Act of 1956 created this. Improved mobility of civilians and military

The rapid growth of the areas outside the cities where new houses were built after WW II

What dates are associated with the Korean War?

international peace keeping organization created at the San Francisco Conference after WWII

People moved to western areas and African-Americans moved from rural south to urban north/west

Which country/countries helped to assist North Korea in the Korean War?

Starting in 1950s...this allowed people to view events & shows in their homes.

Senator convinced that communists had infiltrated high levels of the US government and military

new leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death - during Cuban Missile Crisis & Berlin Wall

US became this type of country where people spend more of what they earn rather than save money

List of writers, actors, directors that were refused work due to suspected ties to communism

a wall constructed by the Soviets in Germany's capital to stop Germans fleeing communism

Alliance formed to encourage cooperation and prevent communism from spreading in Latin America

Who became POTUS after JFK was assassinated?

this nation fell to communism in 1949 under the leadership of Mao Tse Tung

Churchill's term describing the division in Europe between non- communist and communist nations

High birthrate in the USA following WWII

The segment of the population that boomed after WWII and became more educated and prosperous

Marshall Plan helped to rebuild war-torn Europe through $$ aid...but this was also a major goal

Alliance between the US & W. European nations to provide security from the spread of communism

Truman's response to Stalin's Berlin Blockade

Leaders of USA and USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962