| A | B |
|---|
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization | defensive alliance among the United States & western European countries to prevent a Soviet invasion |
| Warsaw Pact | Soviet allies in Eastern Europe formed this in response to NATO |
| Cold War | Icy rivalry between US and Soviet Union |
| massive retaliation | policy adopted by America under Eisenhower to deter any nuclear stike |
| Korean War | ended in a stalemate |
| President John F. Kennedy | began build up of troops in Vietnam |
| President Johnson | buildup of troops escalated or intensified |
| college campuses | opposition to the Vietnam War occurred here |
| President Nixon | Vietnamization |
| Vietnamization | withdrawing American troops in Vietnam |
| Impact of the Cold War at home | Americans encouraged to build bomb shelters & school children had duck and cover drills |
| Julius and Ethel Rosenberg | convicted and put to death for spying |
| Alger Hiss | charged with spying for the Soviet Union |
| McCarthyism | making of false accusations based on rumor of guilt by association |
| Senator Joseph McCarthy | played on American fears of communism by accusing American governmental officials of being communists |
| Cold War benefits Virginia's economy | large naval and air bases, home to Pentagon, and many private companies contracted with military |
| John Glenn | first American to orbit the Earth |
| Neil Armstrong | That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind |
| President Kennedy's speech | "Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country. |
| glasnost | openness |
| perestroika | economic restructuring |
| Ronald Reagan | Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall |
