ForeignOf or from acountry orlanguageother thanyour own.CapitalismAn economicsystem basedon privateownership ofresources.NATOA pro-Americacollective securityorganization thatagrees to defendeach other in theevent of a conflict.HysteriaIrrationaland extremeemotionalresponses.MarshallPlanUS-ledprogram torebuildEurope afterWWII.TrumanDoctrineTruman’s beliefthat Americaninterventionismwas needed toprevent the spreadof communism.RedScareThe hysteria overthe supposedthreat posed byCommunists inthe U.S. duringthe Cold War era.AnnexTo add onadditionalterritory orland.DemocracyA system ofgovernment inwhich peoplevote their electedrepresentativesinto government.CommunismAn economicsystem basedon sharedownership ofresources.Self-DeterminationThe right of anation to makepolitical decisionsfor themselvesand be free fromforeign control.House Un-AmericanActivitiesCommittee(HUAC)The committeethat investigatedanyone suspectedof being a fascist,Nazi or communistInterventionismThe belief thatgetting involved inother countries’politics is needed inorder to keep worldorder or promotedemocracy.UnitedNationsInternationalorganization nowmade up of 193countries with thegoal of preventingglobal conflict.ColdWarThe state of politicalhostility that existedbetween the Sovietbloc countries andthe US-led Westernpowers from 1945to 1990.McCarthyismWhen someone isaccused of disloyaltyor treason withoutenough evidence,usually with thepurpose of shuttingdown the opposition.ForeignOf or from acountry orlanguageother thanyour own.CapitalismAn economicsystem basedon privateownership ofresources.NATOA pro-Americacollective securityorganization thatagrees to defendeach other in theevent of a conflict.HysteriaIrrationaland extremeemotionalresponses.MarshallPlanUS-ledprogram torebuildEurope afterWWII.TrumanDoctrineTruman’s beliefthat Americaninterventionismwas needed toprevent the spreadof communism.RedScareThe hysteria overthe supposedthreat posed byCommunists inthe U.S. duringthe Cold War era.AnnexTo add onadditionalterritory orland.DemocracyA system ofgovernment inwhich peoplevote their electedrepresentativesinto government.CommunismAn economicsystem basedon sharedownership ofresources.Self-DeterminationThe right of anation to makepolitical decisionsfor themselvesand be free fromforeign control.House Un-AmericanActivitiesCommittee(HUAC)The committeethat investigatedanyone suspectedof being a fascist,Nazi or communistInterventionismThe belief thatgetting involved inother countries’politics is needed inorder to keep worldorder or promotedemocracy.UnitedNationsInternationalorganization nowmade up of 193countries with thegoal of preventingglobal conflict.ColdWarThe state of politicalhostility that existedbetween the Sovietbloc countries andthe US-led Westernpowers from 1945to 1990.McCarthyismWhen someone isaccused of disloyaltyor treason withoutenough evidence,usually with thepurpose of shuttingdown the opposition.

Post-WWII America Vocab - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Of or from a country or language other than your own.
    Foreign
  2. An economic system based on private ownership of resources.
    Capitalism
  3. A pro-America collective security organization that agrees to defend each other in the event of a conflict.
    NATO
  4. Irrational and extreme emotional responses.
    Hysteria
  5. US-led program to rebuild Europe after WWII.
    Marshall Plan
  6. Truman’s belief that American interventionism was needed to prevent the spread of communism.
    Truman Doctrine
  7. The hysteria over the supposed threat posed by Communists in the U.S. during the Cold War era.
    Red Scare
  8. To add on additional territory or land.
    Annex
  9. A system of government in which people vote their elected representatives into government.
    Democracy
  10. An economic system based on shared ownership of resources.
    Communism
  11. The right of a nation to make political decisions for themselves and be free from foreign control.
    Self-Determination
  12. The committee that investigated anyone suspected of being a fascist, Nazi or communist
    House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
  13. The belief that getting involved in other countries’ politics is needed in order to keep world order or promote democracy.
    Interventionism
  14. International organization now made up of 193 countries with the goal of preventing global conflict.
    United Nations
  15. The state of political hostility that existed between the Soviet bloc countries and the US-led Western powers from 1945 to 1990.
    Cold War
  16. When someone is accused of disloyalty or treason without enough evidence, usually with the purpose of shutting down the opposition.
    McCarthyism