Cold War

U.S. policy during the Cold War, prevented the spread of communism throughout Europe and other Asian countries

commitment to preventing the spread of communism, especially to Greece and Turkey; help free people from being subjugated

To prevent the spread of communism to our allies; an aid program that helped European economies

(NATO)- a military alliance that formed between the U.S., Canada and Western Europe to prevent the spread of communism

A military alliance formed to counter NATO; Albania, Bulgaria, Czechslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, and the U.S.S.R. were included.

Domestic policy proposed by Truman, promoted civili rights, health care and education reform

(HUAAC)- a committee that investigated Americans who were potentially disloyal to the governemnt or were associated with communists/radicals

Eisenhower’s belief that as one country fell to communism in Asia, communism would spread rapidly throughout

Doctrine that decleraded U.S. involvement in the Middle East

A failed U.S. invasion into Cuba; attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro

the nuclear standoff, in 1962, between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. when the Soviets attempted to deploy nuclear missles in Cuba

Intitated by Kennedy, young American volunteers aided in education, health, other projects in developing countries worldwide

Senator of Wisconsin, based his political career on the Red Scare and fear of ccommunism leading to its spread

a revolutionary who overthrew the previous dictaroship in Cuba and replaced it with his own; partly responsible for the Cuban Missile Crisis

The succecer to Stalin, renounced Stalin, called hom out for his crimes, and called for a peaceful coexistence with the U.S.