U.S. History Unit 6: The Cold War

In the Long Telegram, George Keenan expressed his opinion that the USSR had major problems and proposed a policy of

American officials did not think France should control Vietnam, but they did not want Vietnam to be

The purpose of the Marshall Plan was to

To prevent Communist revolutions in other countries, President Eisenhower decided to use covert operations conducted by

Presence of the Soviets in E. Europe at the end of WWII ensured that ___ would be established in Poland & Romania

During the Space Race, Kennedy's goal for America was to be the first to

What impact did the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings have on Hollywood?

As fighting began between the Vietcong and South Vietnamese army, President Eisenhower tried to help South Vietnam by

President Truman fired General Douglas MacArthur in 1951 when MacArthur

What important change did the space race bring about?

What public perception resulted in a lack of recognition of Vietnam veterans at the end of the war?

The crisis in Iran that undermined Jimmy Carter's presidency began in November 1979, when the Shah

In 1946, what did Winston Churchill describe as an "iron curtain" falling across Eastern Europe?

What event happened at My Lai that profoundly shocked Americans?

Among the major causes for the Cold War were arguments between the USA and the Soviet Union over war reparations and

Senator Joseph McCarthy created the media frenzy and anti-communist witch hunt known as the Second Red Scare by

In __________, China brutally suppressed pro-democracy demonstrations.

Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin agreed to divide Germany into four zones controlled by the USA, Great Britain, USSR and

With the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Congress

Detente began when President Nixon

After World War II, the GI Bill made it possible for many returning soldiers to

This leader created the Vietminh to resist colonial rule. Later founded Vietcong & became communist leader of N. Vietnam

The collapse of the Soviet Union's economy that began in the late 1980s was caused by

On April 17. 1961, armed Cuban exiles landed on the south coast of Cuba at

The Vietcong primarily used _________ warfare tactics such as ambushes and booby traps.