history

Kennedy

Highly enthusiastic, young American leader who made Americans feel steady again.

Space Race

Competition between the US and the Soviet Union for space exploration dominance.

Yuri Gagarin

First person to go into space, a Russian/Soviet.

Bay of Pigs

CIA's failed scheme to land Cuban exiles in Cuba.

Nuclear fear

Concern leading families to build bomb shelters and conduct atomic attack drills.

Berlin Wall

Symbol of Cold War reality, dividing East and West Berlin.

Peace Corps

An organization made up of everyday people who volunteer to help countries.

Green Berets

Highly trained special forces in the U.S. Army deployed to Vietnam.

Nuremberg Trials

Trials that determined the fate of many Nazi officials lasting four years.

Manhattan Project

Secret US project to develop the nuclear bomb before Nazi Germany.

Operation Paperclip

American plan to recruit scientists from Germany after World War II.

Potsdam Conference

Meeting where Truman hinted at possessing atomic weapons to negotiate with allies.

Truman Doctrine

Policy to provide aid to free peoples resisting subjugation.

Berlin Airlift

Operation to supply Berlin’s residents with necessities after Soviet blockade.

Korean War

Conflict to drive communists out of Korea, resulting in many casualties.

Brinkmanship

Policy of pushing dangerous events to the brink of active conflict.

Beat Movement

Cultural movement centered around modern poetry and lifestyle.

Robert Frank

Photographer known for depicting segregation in America, particularly in his photo 'Trolley'.

Superman

Artwork by Roman Cieslewicz, symbolizing destructive masculinity in U.S. and Soviet relations.