Chapter 12: The Postwar Period and Cold War (1945–1980)

Kennedy

__ imposed naval quarantine on Cuba to prevent further weapons shipments and demanded Soviet withdrawal.

Diem

__ was vicious leader, imprisoning political enemies, closing newspapers, and attracting Vietcong.

Brinkmanship policy

__ resulted in peaceful resolution of the crisis.

CIA

__ helped overthrow anti- American governments in Iran and Guatemala and tried (unsuccessfully) to assassinate Fidel Castro in Cuba.

Democratic Society

The Students for a(n) __ (SDS) was formed in 1962 with leftist political agenda.

Daniel Ellsberg

__: Government official who turned the Pentagon Papers over to the press.

Eisenhower

__ took office with intentions of imposing conservative values on the expanding federal government.

Nixon Doctrine

__: United States would withdraw from overseas commitments, rely on local government alliances to check communism.

Berlin Wall

__ symbolized the repressive nature of communism and divide between democratic West and communist East.

National Organization

__ for Women (NOW) was formed in 1966 to fight for legislative changes, including the Equal Rights Amendment.

Great Society

__- sweeping change to U.S. government since the New Deal.

Cuban missile crisis

__ in 1962 brought US and Soviet Union closest to military confrontation.

Gerald Ford

__: Vice President and later President who granted Nixon a presidential pardon.

Marshall Plan

__- sent $ 12 billion to Europe to help rebuild its economy and promote economic growth.

Tet Offensive

__ was a major turning point in the war, North Vietnamese and Vietcong nearly captured American embassy in Saigon.

Carl Bernstein

Bob Woodward and __: Investigative journalists for The Washington Post.

Korean War

The __ began in June of 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea.

Richard Nixon

__ elected president.

Free Speech movement

The __ was formed at the University of California, Berkeley in 1964.

Harry Truman

Fair Deal: __ extended New Deal vision and provided provisions for WWII veteran reintegration into society (e.g.

Vietnam

__ was French colony until World War II.

Square Deal

__: Theodore Roosevelt promised to regulate business and restore competition.

Lai Massacre

The My __ occurred in 1968, US soldiers abused, tortured, and murdered innocent civilians.

Peace Talks

_: _ began soon after, but the war dragged on for two more years.

Kennedy

__ represented hope for many Americans as an advocate for the poor and critic of Vietnam War.

Vietnam

__ fought war for independence against French (1946- 1954)

Marshall Plan

sent $12 billion to Europe to help rebuild its economy and promote economic growth

Soviet response

imposed a blockade on Berlin

Square Deal

Theodore Roosevelt promised to regulate business and restore competition

First New Deal

Franklin Roosevelt focused on immediate public relief and recovery of banks

Second New Deal

Franklin Roosevelt addressed shortcomings of the First New Deal and responded to changing political climate

Fair Deal

Harry Truman extended New Deal vision and provided provisions for WWII veteran reintegration into society (e.g

Truman's Early Decisions

Truman decided to attempt a reunification of Korea after early military successes

Peace Talks

Peace talks began soon after, but the war dragged on for two more years

1952 Presidential Election

The Republicans chose Dwight D. Eisenhower, a war hero, in the 1952 presidential election

Eisenhower's Victory

Eisenhower easily beat Democratic challenger Adlai Stevenson

Two major events heightened American-Soviet tensions

Cuba and Berlin Wall

Nixon Doctrine

United States would withdraw from overseas commitments, rely on local government alliances to check communism

Henry Kissinger

Secretary of State under Nixon

Daniel Ellsberg

Government official who turned the Pentagon Papers over to the press

Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein

Investigative journalists for The Washington Post

Gerald Ford

Vice President and later President who granted Nixon a presidential pa