APUSH unit 8

These flashcards cover key terms from the Cold War era and the American Civil Rights Movement.

Containment

The US foreign policy aimed at preventing the expansion of communism outside the USSR.

Truman Doctrine

The policy asserting it was America's responsibility to protect the world from communism.

Marshall Plan

A massive financial assistance program to reconstruct post-war Europe.

NSC-68

A 1950 policy document that advocated for a significant increase in military spending against the USSR.

Domino Theory

The theory that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would fall as well.

Cuban Missile Crisis

A 1962 confrontation between the US and USSR regarding Soviet missiles in Cuba.

Peace Corps

A US government program that sends volunteers abroad to work on development projects.

Civil Rights Movement

A social movement aimed at ending racial discrimination and gaining equal rights for African Americans.

Brown v. Board of Education

The 1954 Supreme Court case that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in voting.

Red Scare

Period of intense fear of communism and its influence on American society.

SEATO

South-East Asia Treaty Organization, aimed at preventing the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.