Download The Cold War: 1950s Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy began

The Cold War: 1950s
Red Scare: Senator Joseph McCarthy began communist witch hunt in the early 1950s; he attempted to
identify US citizens sympathetic to communism; The Rosenbergs were accused of spying for the Soviets
in 1953 and were executed
Domino Theory: President Eisenhower’s belief that if one nation in Asia falls to communism,
surrounding countries will fall as well, creating a domino effect
Korean War: The United States helped South Korea resist the spread of communism and push North
Korea & China back; ended in a stalemate; (1950-1953)
Space Race: competition of space exploration between the United States and the Soviet Union; Soviets
launched first satellite into space (Sputnik); US was first on the moon (1969)