Bay of Pigs

a plan that the United States used

to
overthrow the Cuban government.
Berlin Wall
A wall separating East and West Berlin
built by East Germany in 1961 to keep
citizens from escaping to the West.
China
became a Communist nation in 1949.
Increased the United States fear about
the spread of communism
consumer goods in the Soviet
Union
the growth rate for heavy
industry was three times that of
Council for Mutual Economic
Assistance
The Soviet Union's response to the Marshall Plan,
whereby the Soviet Union offered economic aid
packages for Eastern European countries.
Cuban Missile Crisis
the establishment of the hotline between
the White House and the Kremlin
(Moscow) was in response to what
Czechoslovakia
the Soviet Army invaded in 1968 to crush
reforms and reestablish Communist
control
de-Stalinization
the process of eliminating the
more ruthless policies of Stalin
economic miracle
In west Germany, awesome economic rebound,
slightly socialist, lowering unemployment,
importing workers, under Adenauer
Greece
A civil war that contributed to tensions
between the Soviet Union and Great
Britain which led to the Truman
Doctrine

investing in nuclear weapons
Charles de Gaulle attempted to return
France to the status of a world power
Joseph McCarthy
Senator who was a key figure in the Red Scare of the
1950's. He uncovered no communists and made
reckless accusations without proof ruining the
reputations of many people.
Kent State University
In 1970, four students were killed by the
Ohio National Guard during an
antiprotest rally
Konrad Adenauer
West German leader responsible for
the "economic miracle"
Lyndon Johnson
United States president who signed
into law the Civil Rights Act
Marshall Plan
United States Policy to restore the
economic stability of European nations
after World War II
Nikita Khrushchev
became the chief Soviet policymaker
after the death of Stalin
Prague Spring
a series of reforms in Czechoslovakia
by Alexander Dubcek
Richard Nixon
reached an agreement with North
Vietnam that allowed the United States
to withdraw its troops
Simone de Beauvoir author of The Second Sex

Tito
leader of the Communist state in
Yugoslavia until his death in 1980
Truman Doctrine
United States policy of providing aid to
any country threatened by Communist
expansion
Vietnam
In the 1960s, Americans were
protesting this war
Warsaw Pact
A military alliance formed in 1955 by the
Soviet Union and seven Eastern
European countries