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All of the Cold War Stuff

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defense spending
What type of government spending increased during the Cold War?
arms race
What competition occurred between the U.S. and Soviet Union because each feared an attack by the other?
space race
What competition occurred between the U.S. and Soviet Union that resulted in breakthroughs in technology and science?
Sputnik launched
What event started the space race?
1957
In what year did the Soviet Union launch the satellite, Sputnik?
U.S. lands on the moon
What major achievement in 1969 was a result of the space race?
new technology, focus on math and science education, the U.S. lands on the moon
What are three effects of the space race?
government spending on defense and space exploration
What are two reasons for new technology industries during the Cold War
Joe McCarthy
What Senator wrongly accused many people of being communists and became a symbol for the hysteria over communism in the 1950s?
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
What group of congressmen investigated suspected communist activities, especially among those in the entertainment industry?
In God We Trust
What phrase was added to U.S. currency to distinguish the nation from the Communist Soviet Union?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Whose trial symbolized the fear of communist spies in the government during the Cold War?
Venona Papers
What documents confirmed that spies had infiltrated U.S. government and industries during the Cold War?
containment
In what policy did the U.S. try to stop the spread of communism without attacking it where it already existed?
Marshall Plan
What term describes the financial aid package the U.S. gave European nations in order to gain them as allies and make them less likely to turn to communism?
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