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This bingo card has 47 words: Free!, Satellite Nations - The name given to the Eastern European nations that were under the control of the Soviet Union., Iron Curtain - The name given to the place that divided democratic West Europe and communist East Europe., Cold War - 1945-1991; The cold war was caused by the conflicting aims of the US and the USSR. There was never any direct confrontation on the battlefield., Containment - Proposed by George F. Kennan in February 1946, this policy involved taking measures to prevent the extension of communism, Truman Doctrine - March 12,1947; the US gave $400 million to Turkey and Greece. "The US must support free people who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressures.", Marshall Plan - The US provided aid to 16 European countries to prevent "hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos.", Berlin Airlift - Flew food and supplies to West Berlin after Stalin closed all roads/routes that led into the city. Flew a total of 2.3 million tons total., NATO - North Atlantic Treaty Organization; A defensive military alliance with the West European nations and the US., Warsaw Pact - Soviet Union version of NATO; comprised of Soviet Union and other satellite nations., HUAC - House of Un-American Activities Committee; Investigated communist influence in the movie world and the sneaking in of propaganda into films., 38th Parallel - Divided communist North Korea and Democratic South Korea., Korean War - 1950-1953; Fought between North and South Korea along the 38th parallel. US and the UN aided the South, while China aided the North., Joseph McCarthy - Anti-communist activist who stated that communists were taking over the government., McCarthyism - Attacks made on suspected communists. Unfair -- no evidence provided., Sputnik - First satellite launched into space; Launched by the USSR, making the US feel inferior., Domino Theory - The theory that countries that were on the brink of communism were like dominos waiting to fall on top of each other (Eisenhower)., Causes of the Cold War - Caused by the conflicting aims of the US and the Soviet Union; The spread of communism and the spread of democracy., Communism - A form of government when the government of a country controls the distribution of property and all economic activities. Totalitarian Government (no opposing parties)., Brinkmanship - Willingness to go to the edge of war; greater nuclear dependence., End of the Korean War - Signed armistice July 1953. Agreements:, -Border between North and South Korea at 38th Parallel, -exchanged Prisoners of War, Stalemate, but Korea was still split between communist and noncommunist., Hollywood Ten - Refused to be investigated by the HUAC; said that the hearings were unconstitutional. Sent to prison., Blacklist - People who were condemned for communist backgrounds; Not allowed to be hired., Ethel and Julius Rosenburg - "Gave the secret of the A-bomb to the Soviets." Convicted for the charge of espionage, and hung in June 1953, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) - Used spies to gather information, and carried out covert ops., Baby Boom - the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II, GI Bill - law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations, suburbia/suburbs - mass production of homes outside of the cities, Elvis Presley - 1950s; a symbol of the rock-and-roll movement of the 50s when teenagers began to form their own subculture, created a youth culture that ridiculed phony and pretentious middle-class Americans, Beatniks - small group of writers and artists, in the 1950s and early 1960s, who were critical of American society, Space Race - A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union., Landing on the moon - July 20, 1969, Impact of the Space Race - - NASA, - Education: Math and science, - New Technology: thermal ear thermometers, fire extinguisher, better helmets, UV sunglasses..., Arms Race - Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their armed forces and weapons, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - U.S. responds to sputnik with the Creation of an organization that specializes in space exploration, 2nd Red Scare - Fear of communism during the 1950s, Venona Papers - In 1995 these documents were released confirming the identities of Soviet spies in the American government and other industries., Interstate Highway Act - 1956 law that authorized the spending of $32 billion to build 41,000 miles of highway, Jonas Salk - Developed polio vaccine, In God We Trust - National motto changed to ____ during the Cold War in order to promote democratic ideals such as freedom of religion, Franchise - The right to sell a good or service within an exclusive market (Example: Mc Donald's) and President Eisenhower - The US president who followed Truman. After election he immediately signed an armistice and ended the Korean War. Signed the Interstate Highway Act. He was the army general who led D-Day..

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