Unit 8: The Early Cold War | Questions with 100 % Correct Answers | Verified

38th Parallel - line of latitude that separated North and South Korea before and following the Korean War Arms Race - Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons Baby Boom - A cohort of individuals born in the United States between 1946 and 1964, which was just after World War II in a time of relative peace and prosperity. These conditions allowed for better education and job opportunities, encouraging high rates of both marriage and fertility. Bay of Pigs Invasion - failed invasion of Cuba in 1961 when a force of 1,200 Cuban exiles, backed by the United States, landed at the Bay of Pigs. Beatniks - A United States youth subculture of the 1950s that rebelled against the mundane horrors of middle class life. Berlin Blockade/Berlin Airlift - In 1948, Berlin was blocked off by the Soviet Union in order to strangle the Allied forces. In order to combat this, the United States began to airlift supplies into Berlin. Berlin Wall - A wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West Cold War () - The period of time during which tensions between the USA and USSR confrontation were high, but no actual wars between the two nations broke out. Instead, the Cold War was dominated by proxy wars, nuclear threats, and technological competition. Containment Policy - Policy introduced by Harry S. Truman that said the duty of the U.S. was to stop the spread of Totalitarianism (implying Communism) in Europe and Asia; Defined the foreign policy for the period after WWII until the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989