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Allies
Belgium, Britain, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal and the U.S were all allies during the cold war. -
Cold war
A really long-- but not so violent-- war about communism, disagreement, and take-over -
Iron Curtain
The imaginary line separation east from west in Europe -
Truman Doctrine
Gave $400 million to military and economic to fend off communism and stay free. It helped Greece and Turkey. -
Marshall Plan (ERP)
Helped sixteen countries, gave $13 billion to Western Europe to rebuild. -
Berlin Airlift
Stalin cut off supplies in West Berlin, so America (and other allies) flew in food and supplies. -
NATO
Alliance to support one another in military (it also had to be democracy) North Atlantic Treaty Organization. -
Domino Theory
A comminist nation spreading communism. -
SEATO
SEATO prevents the domino theory from happening. South east asian treaty organization -
Vietnam
A war between a communist nation (North Vietnam) and a noncommunist nation (South Vietnam) with the aid of the U.S, British, etc. -
Containment
Keeping communism where it was-- not being able to spread it. -
New Draft Lottery
Ended racial and ecinomic discrimination, making it fair to all. -
Sputnik
America beat the soviets to launching the first satellite into space -
Eisenhower Doctrine
Offered economic and military support if communism threatened the middle-east. -
Agent Orange
Agent orange was made with herbicide and defoliant and 2,4-D and 2,4,5-T and trace amounts of dioxin. It can cause birth defects, and/or cancer. -
Gulf of Tonkin
The U.S getting more involved in the world. -
My Lai Massacre
A mass killing of regular Vietnamese civilians. -
Tet Offensive
A point when the U.S almost lost hope, and thought they would lose against North Vietnam -
Moon Landing
Technically Soviet Union beat us to the moon, but we still achieved moon landing. -
26th Amendment
the 26th amend. was passed to lower the age to 18 for voting rights, in a way of healing
