A planned suburban community with mass-produced, affordable homes.

Legislation providing benefits to returning WWII veterans, including education and home loans.

The ideological and physical boundary dividing Europe into communist East and democratic West.

A policy of providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism.

A military alliance of Western countries formed to counter Soviet aggression.

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper evidence, named after Senator Joseph McCarthy.

A military doctrine relying on the threat of nuclear weapons to deter an enemy.

A defense strategy allowing for a variety of military options beyond nuclear war.

Nixon's policy of gradually withdrawing U.S. troops and transferring responsibility for the Vietnam War to South Vietnam.

The easing of Cold War tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union during the Nixon administration.

The growing distrust between the government and the American people during the Vietnam War.

A document signed by Southern congressmen resisting school desegregation.

The Soviet launch of Sputnik sparked the space race and increased fears about Soviet technological superiority.

A failed U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro.

A tense standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba, which brought the world close to nuclear war.

A resolution passed by Congress that gave President Johnson broad authority to escalate the war in Vietnam.

A series of surprise attacks by the Viet Cong that shook American confidence in the Vietnam War.

A peace agreement brokered by President Carter between Egypt and Israel.

A Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.

A civil rights protest in which African Americans refused to ride city buses in Montgomery, Alabama to protest segregated seating.

Landmark legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Legislation that prohibited racial discrimination in voting.

A diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days.

An American spy plane shot down over the Soviet Union, which damaged US-Soviet relations.

Causes: Returning veterans, post-war optimism. Effects: Suburban growth, increased consumerism.

Causes: Fear of communist infiltration. Effects: Blacklisting, political repression, erosion of civil liberties.

Causes: Containment policy, domino theory. Effects: Division in American society, loss of life, distrust of government.

Causes: Abuse of power by the Nixon administration. Effects: Nixon's resignation, increased distrust of government.

Causes: Soviet desire to support a communist regime. Effects: Strained US-Soviet relations, U.S. boycott of the Moscow Olympics.

Causes: Challenges to segregation. Effects: Desegregation of schools, resistance in the South.

Causes: Civil Rights Movement, pressure on Congress. Effects: Outlawed discrimination, advanced equality.

Causes: Continued discrimination in voting. Effects: Increased voter registration, greater political participation.

Causes: Iranian Revolution, anti-American sentiment. Effects: Weakened Carter's presidency, strained US-Iran relations.

Causes: Ideological differences, geopolitical competition. Effects: Arms race, proxy wars, division of Europe.

Causes: North Vietnam's attempt to incite rebellion in South Vietnam. Effects: Decreased American support for the Vietnam War.