Cold War

Containment

U.S. policy during the Cold War, prevented the spread of communism throughout Europe and other Asian countries

Truman Doctrine

commitment to preventing the spread of communism, especially to Greece and Turkey; help free people from being subjugated

Marshall Plan

To prevent the spread of communism to our allies; an aid program that helped European economies

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

(NATO)- a military alliance that formed between the U.S., Canada and Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism

Warsaw Pact

A military alliance formed to counter NATO; Albania, Bulgaria, Czechslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the U.S.S.R. were included.

Fair Deal

Domestic policy proposed by Truman, promoted civili rights, health care and education reform

House Un-American Activities Committee

(HUAAC)- a committee that investigated Americans who were potentially disloyal to the governemnt or were associated with communists/radicals

Domino Theory

Eisenhower’s belief that as one country fell to communism in Asia, communism would spread rapidly throughout

Eisenhower Doctrine

Doctrine that decleraded U.S. involvement in the Middle East

Bay of Pigs

A failed U.S. invasion into Cuba; attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro

Cuban Missile Crisis

the nuclear standoff, in 1962, between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. when the Soviets attempted to deploy nuclear missles in Cuba

Peace Corps

Intitated by Kennedy, young American volunteers aided in education, health, other projects in developing countries worldwide

Joe McCarthy

Senator of Wisconsin, based his political career on the Red Scare and fear of ccommunism leading to its spread

Fidel Castro

a revolutionary who overthrew the previous dictaroship in Cuba and replaced it with his own; partly responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis

Nikita Khruschev

The succecer to Stalin, renounced Stalin, called hom out for his crimes, and called for a peaceful coexistence with the U.S.