STUDY CARDS: TOPIC 7, Part 1, Early Cold War

How did consumption increase in U.S. after WWII?

Soviet ships aiming missiles at the U.S.; almost began a nuclear war.

Competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States and Soviet Union.

Popular music of the late 1940s and 1950s.

People born in the period 1946-65. Almost 74,000,000 babies.

Programs to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. Includes Medicaid and Medicare.

Released in 1997, it showed there were Soviet spies in US during WWII.

American couple charged with selling national secrets to the Soviet Union.

Plan to overthrow Castro by secretly training a group of Cubans to invade Cuba. U.S defeated.

Organization created after WWII to keep peace and solve and international problems.

Cut-off Eastern (communist) Europe from Western (non-communist) Europe.

Created to hold hearings on Fascist, Nazi, Communist; most active during the Cold War.

1961, the construction to cut off access to the West for East Berliners.

Truman's belief that if one country were to fall to Communism then others would also fall.

Alliance by ten Western European nations, U.S. and Canada to stop soviet expansion in Europe.

On July 20, 1968, the U.S. won this competition by landing on the moon.

Lasting from 1950 to 1956, fears of communism in the U.S.

This country fell to communism in 1949 by Mao Zedong with the help of the Soviets.

Senator from Arizona; revived conservatism; tough stance in dealing with the Soviet Union.

1947, U.S. program for the reconstruction of post-World War II Europe, to help with money.

First satellite to orbit the earth by the Soviets; began the space race and NASA.

Construction of 41,000 miles of the Road System · Done in case of an atomic attack.

Stop Communism from growing.

On July 26, 1948, Truman signed this executive order which ended segregation in the military.

Involved with Bay of Pigs invasion, Cuban Missile Crisis, initiated military in Vietnam War.

Soviet Union blocked East Germany, western allies dropped materials to the people.

Law that provided benefits for returning World War II veterans.

45 year-long competition for world leadership between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after 1945.

Began the early 1950’s anti-Communist movement.

1950-1953, communist north fought non-communist south; division at 38th parallel.

1947, US commitment to help democratic governments facing an attack by communist forces.