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