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

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