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Pd 4 Cold War 25-26
Period 4's Cold War Project Flashcardd 2025-2026
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| President Kennedy | President during the Space Race who initiated the Apollo 11 program |
| Space race | Race between USSR and US during the cold war to show superior technological intellect by being the first country to send a man to space |
| Cold war | 1947-1991, war between United States and USSr to fight for global supremacy, using espionage, propaganda and proxy wars rather than normal fighting due to fear of mutual destruction |
| Apollo 11 Rocket | Rocket used by Nasa in 1969 during “the space race” which was used for getting US astronauts on the moon |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, government agency used for space exploration |
| Vietnam war | A war between the Communist backed northern Vietnam, and the USA backed Southern vietnam, starting in Nov 1st, 1955, and ending in April 30th, 1975 |
| Lyndon B | Johnson |
| Communism | The belief that public facilities are owned and managed by the government, including public transportation, food distribution facilities, and public safety |
| Foreign Policy | Policies relating to other countries and nations, as well as territories and new civilizations |
| Domino Theory | The belief held by the US during the cold war, that if one country turned communist, that the surrounding countries would as well, like dominos |
| Hollywood Blacklist | A ban spanning in the mid 1900s, in which they banned actors, screenwriters, directors, and musicians from working in the United States entertainment industry because of suspected communist ties |
| Red Scare | Two distinct periods (hysteria & paranoia) of intense anti-communists in fear of the thought that communism would overthrow the U |
| Hollywood Ten | Ten Hollywood screenwriters and directors who were blacklisted and refused to testify against the HUAC |
| Blacklisted | Being restricted or denied privileges/employment(getting banned from something) |
| Where did the Hollywood Blacklist occur | Los Angeles, USA |
| When did the Hollywood Blacklist occur | November 1947- 1960 |
| Fidel Castro 's Regime | A communist government |
| Who was involved in the invasion | The CIA and a trained group of Cuban refugees |
| Why did it happen | The US was attempting to overthrow the communist government of Fidel Castro |
| Where and when did the invasion occur | The Bay of Pigs on the southern coast of Cuba in April 1961 |
| What was one consequence of this invasion | The Cuban Missle Crisis |
| Why were fallout shelters needed | To protect people from radiation |
| Why did we believe there was going to be a nuclear war | Soviet union was developing and testing atomic and hydrogen bombs |
| Were the fallout shelters used | No, Nuclear war was never brought to American soil |
| Were the fallout shelters sustainable living places | They were a sustainable place for short term, not long term |
| How did the fallout shelter affect people | The shelters gave people peace of mind from the thought of the war |
| What were the names of the Cambridge Five | Kim Philby, Donald Maclean, Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, John Cairncross |
| Operation Barbarossa | Hitler’s invasion of the Soviet Union |
| Enigma Machine | A cipher device developed and used to protect commercial, diplomatic, and military communication |
| What time were the Cambridge Five active | 1930’s to the early 1950’s |
| KGB Spy Ring | A coordinated, secret network of agents operating under the Soviet Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB) to steal information, perform sabotage, or conduct surveillance in foreign nations |
| Capitalism | Economic system which is privately owned by investments that are determined by private decisions, prices, and good |
| Communism | A classes system run on the principle of give what you can and take what you need |
| Free Enterprise | An economic system where private people and businesses work and function for profit for minimal government intervention |
| Profit Incentive | The desire for people and businesses to earn financial gain |
| Market Economy | An Economy where the production, services, and supply standards are based on supply and demand |
| Who is Joseph McCarthy? | Republican US Senator from Wisconsin. Who falsely accused people for being communists. Which led to blacklists, investigations, and leaving lasting effects on American politics. |
| Blacklisting | Individuals deemed untrustworthy, resulting in Punishment |
| Persecution | Oppression and harassment on individuals or groups usually based on religion and racism |
| Red Scare | An intense period of fear of communism ideologies infiltrating America |
| Red-Baiting | Falsely accusing someone of being a communist |
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