Events/People/Policies Concepts and Things Places Events/Concepts
100
What isA conflict of ideas that does not include actual military combat such as the conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union over the spread of communism.Cold War
Cold War
100
A government ruled by the people, the United States is a democracy.
Democracy
100
A town immediately outside of a city.
Suburb
100
US placed missiles in Turkey aimed at the Soviet Union so the Soviet Union responded by placing nuclear missiles on the island of Cuba with the capability of reaching Florida.
Cuban Missile Crisis
200
Conference where the Allied Powers of World War II decided to divide Germany after the war ended.
Potsdam Conference
200
A political and economic system where all decisions are made by the government, the Soviet Union is a communist government.
Communism
200
The communist nation involved in the Cold War with the US.
Soviet Union
200
The US Congress passed this resolution to authorize the President to "take all necessary steps including armed conflict," in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
300
A period of time when the US and its allies dropped supplies for 327 days into Berlin because the Soviet Union closed off all roads to West Berlin.
Berlin Airlift
300
The consumption or purchasing of new goods by individuals because an economy offers numerous new inventions and products.
Consumerism
300
The capital of Germany that was divided by the Berlin Wall; the eastern part of Berlin was communist while the western part of Berlin was democratic.
Berlin
300
Surprise attacks with a quick retreat; used by the US in Vietnam.
Guerilla Warfare
400
US President that developed the Truman Doctrine in hopes of keeping Greece and Turkey from becoming a communist nation.
Harry Truman
400
A phrase used to describe the division between democratic Western Europe and Communist Eastern Europe.
Iron Curtain
400
A Democratic President of the United States that defeated Richard Nixon due to his ability to impress the American population on television.
John F. Kennedy
400
Chemical based gasoline that stuck and burned; used by the US troops in Vietnam
Napalm
500
A doctrine developed by President Harry Truman to give money to Greece in order to prevent the country from becoming a communist nation
Truman Doctrine
500
Serviceman Readjustment Act that that gave American servicemen and women money for homes, college, and vocational training.
GI Bill
500
Communist leader of Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
500
Chemical pesticide used to burn the leaves off trees; used by US troops in Vietnam.
Agent Orange






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