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espionage act
it was illegal to communicate with the enemies, and give them false information. you basically cant communicate with the enemies, and give them any important information. -
sedition act
you cant talk about the war in public, and you can go to prison if you speak about it. -
the start of the cold war
During World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union fought together as allies against the Axis powers. However, the relationship between the two nations was a tense one. -
the domino theory
A foreign policy during the 1950s to 1980s that states if one one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then surrounding countries would follow. -
the Brinkmanship
using weapons that would be able to scare the soviets into containment. If lasting peace can only be created through fear then let us be afraid.