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

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