• House Un-American Activities Committee

    House Un-American Activities Committee
    Created in late 30s. Made to find and capture anybody doing anything deemed un-American. Like selling us out to communists.
  • G.I. Bill (servicemen's readjustment act 1944)

    G.I. Bill (servicemen's readjustment act 1944)
    FDR enacted this act. Was created so WWII vets can get money for college and housing. Also covered medical care.
  • Baby Boom Generation

    Baby Boom Generation
    Due to the celebration of the end of WWII many decided to make babies. There was a sudden increase in the population. They make up those 40-60 year olds today.
  • Iron Curtain

    Iron Curtain
    Wall built by USSR to keep west german. It split germany into west and east. Was later taken down.
  • Marshall plan

    Marshall plan
    American made plan. Efforts to help Europe in the post war era. Hoped it would help turn Europe into anti communists.
  • Containment Policy

    Containment Policy
    Military strategy to stop an enemy country from expanding to more land. This was used by the U.S. to stop the spread of communism. This was put onto Russia they didn't want Russia to gain more land.
  • truman doctrine

    truman doctrine
    was american policy made by truman. Was used against soviets to stop them from expanding. Effort to slow down spread of communism.
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

    North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
    Alliance between many european and north american countries. It was founded after WWII. Countries are able to help each other in times of war or conflict.
  • Berlin Airlift

    Berlin Airlift
    The berlin blockade was the first major crisis during the cold war. The soviet union blocked west germany. Supplies were dropped into west germany by plane.
  • Rust Belt v. Sun Belt

    Rust Belt v. Sun Belt
    Post war migration in the United States. Happened from the 50s all the way to the 80s. People moved from big up north city to big south cities.
  • Rock 'n Roll

    Rock 'n Roll
    Style of music developed in late 40s early 50s. Derived from blues and country music. Started in the United States.
  • 1950s Prosperity

    1950s Prosperity
    The economic boom after WWII that was happening in the U.S. The economy grew 37 percent overall. All thanks to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  • Beatniks

    Beatniks
    Stereotype in the 50s. Aimed towards the Beat Generation. Focused on superficial aspects.
  • Levittown

    Levittown
    Formally known as Island of Trees. Located in-between Hempstead and Farming dale. Located in new york.
  • McCarthyism

    McCarthyism
    Make false claims without any proof of those claims. Used to find any reason to persecute the enemy. Some accusations were made without any proof even if they were real.
  • Korean War

    Korean War
    War that happened between Korea to create north and south Korea. North Korea tried invading South Korea. The U.S. supported south Korea.
  • Rosenburg Trial

    Rosenburg Trial
    A united states citizen couple that were executed. They were executed because they were believed to be spies for the Soviet Union.
  • Ray Kroc

    Ray Kroc
    American Businessmen in the 50's. Took McDonalds from the McDonalds brothers. Gave them a small profit of their earnings.
  • Domino Theory

    Domino Theory
    Its a theory that when a political even or movement happens in one nation it will happen to other surrounding nations. This was apparent with North Korea and Russia and North Korea and North Vietnam.
  • Vietnam War

    Vietnam War
    Also known as the second Indochina War. Formation of the viet cong and north and south vietnam. War was caused due to communism.
  • Interstate Highway Act

    Interstate Highway Act
    Signed by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Made to span across the entire united states. Way to get aid across the nation quickly incase war were to break out in the land.
  • Sputnik

    Sputnik
    First Artificial Earth satellite. It was launched by the soviet union. It had a low orbit.
  • Bay of Pigs

    Bay of Pigs
    US led expedition in cuba. The US sent cuban exiles to cuba to try and overthrow Castro. They failed miserably.
  • Jonas Salk

    Jonas Salk
    Famous doctor and physician. He was the first person to develop a vaccine for polio. Polio was a deadly sickness back then affected a lot of kids.
  • Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban Missile Crisis
    13 day standoff with USSR and US. USSR installed nuclear missiles in cuba which is close to america. Nothing happened to nukes were released.
  • Betty Friedman

    Betty Friedman
    Was an activist, feminist, and reformist in the 60s. Her book the feminist mystique sparked the start of 2nd wave feminism. She died in Washington DC in her birthday
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower

    Dwight D. Eisenhower
    34th president of the united States. Led battle on a beach in normandy during WWII. Acting president during the cold war and helped boost the economy.
  • John F. Kennedy

    John F. Kennedy
    35th President of the United States. Was assassinated in Dallas Texas. President who launched moon landing that happened later on in the 60s
  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon B. Johnson
    36th president of the united states. Started Great Society. Was a member of the Democratic Party. And took over after JFK assassination
  • Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

    Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
    Also known as the USS Maddox Incident. It happened in southeast asian waters. It was the driving force in the US entrance to the vietnam war.
  • Great Society

    Great Society
    Domestic act by Lyndon B. Johnson. Created social welfare programs. This took care of the unemployed.
  • Tet Offensive 1968

    Tet Offensive 1968
    Rise of Tet Mau Than. North Vietnam and NLF was one of the largest military campaigns of the time. It happened in south vietnam.
  • Moon Landing

    Moon Landing
    Expedition launched by JFK. Part of space race. 3 US men landed on moon and planted american flag.
  • Anti War Movement

    Anti War Movement
    Created during the Vietnam war. Was a social movement to stop putting us in wars. Many protests were started especially during the Vietnam war era.
  • Vietnamization

    Vietnamization
    Was policy of the Nixon administration. Was created as a program to help train and equip south Vietnam against the communist north. This was a stepping stone in entering the war.
  • 26th Amendment

    26th Amendment
    Was used to stop discrimination of age as a reason to be not allowed to vote. 18 was the legal age to vote. Argument was that 18 was old enough.
  • War Powers Act

    War Powers Act
    This helps put a limitation on the president during times of war. After the vietnam war congress now has to approve of any action involving the military entering any form of war. This helps with checks and balances.
  • Richard Nixon

    Richard Nixon
    37th US president. Only president to resign from office. And ended the war in vietnam.
  • Space Race

    Space Race
    Race between U.S. and USSR to see who had the better space program. Had nothing to do with the cold war or any war it was just of race of who can get to space faster. This led to the moon landing mission that made the U.S. victorious.
  • Cold War

    Cold War
    War of threats. It was between USSR and US. Lasted 50+ years.