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Betty Friendan
was an American writer, activist, and feminist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States -
House un-american activities committee
U.S. House of Representatives created disloyalty and subversive organizations. -
GI Bill
A law passed that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II. Benefits are still available to persons honorably discharged from the armed forces. -
iron curtain
barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe -
Baby boom generation
all of the men in world war 2 came home and started making babies with there wives making the percentage of the population go up. the generation is the children on the kids after world war 2 -
Containment Policy
was a policy for the US. It was to keep the spread of communism from coming into the US. this became a policy because of the Cold War -
truman doctrine
The us should give support to other countries or people that are threatened by the soviets. first started with greece and turkey -
cold war
political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare between the communist and non communist -
Levittown
large suburban developments created in the United States of America. it was for returning veterans and their new families -
Marshall plan
American aided Western Europe. the United States gave over $12 billion in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies -
Berlin Airlift
US british and soviet forces divided in germany. Berlin was located outside germany and was controlled all by germans -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. was a military alliance between the countries. -
McCarthyism
a campaign against communist. A lot of people lost there jobs because they were claimed to be apart of the communist party -
Rock n Roll
Popular dance music. Mix between black rhythm and white country music. Has guitar bass and drums. -
vietnamization
Policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring responsibility to south vietnam -
26th amendment
The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age. -
1950s Prosperity
The economy overall grew by 37%. inflation had wreaked the economy immediately after World War II. the prosperity helped it -
Beatniks
a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation. -
Korean War
a battle between the communist part of korea and the non-communist part. Also known as south korea and north korea. -
Rosenberg Trail
A court case involving Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. American couple who were executed for being spies for the soviet.They were innocent -
domino theory
a theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in close countries near by. its called the domino theory because if one country fails they believe that the countries and places surrounding it will also crash -
Jonas Salk
he created the first type of polio vaccine to become available. he was a doctor he made it by using strands of polio -
Ray kroc
American who developed McDonald's into the biggest fast food restaurant company in the world. he bought the company and its name from two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald, who had one restaurant in San Bernardino, California. -
space race
between the USSR and the US.They wanted to see who could get things out in space and the furthest. for example getting people to moon or close to the moon. -
vietnam war
was a cold war. The vietnamese were in communism so the us and french went to go fight and help them get out of it. -
interstate highway act
The law authorized the construction of a 41,000-mile network of interstate highways that would span the nation. -
sputnik
was the first satellite to ever be placed in space. Was launched by the soviets. The americans were worried because if they could launch those then they could laugh missiles -
Lydon B johnson
Democratic party political leader.He was elected vice president working with John F kennedy -
Dwight D Eisenhower
United States general.supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany -
John F Kennedy
Democratic party political leader of the twentieth century. tried to help get out of all of troubles of america until he was assassinated -
bay of pigs
1400 Cuban launched a invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. -
Cuban missile crisis
confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of missile sites in Cuba -
Great Society
domestic programs in the United States launched by Democratic President. main goal was the elimination of poverty and racial injustice. -
gulf of Tonkin resolution
Made by the united states congress. It was in response to the battle on the gulf of tonkin. -
Tet Offensive 1968
One of the largest campaigns during the vietnam war. Campaign to go against the communist. -
Anti war movement
people would petition against the us going to war and didn't want then to fight and worry about the us and not get into any other conflict -
richard nikon
vice president and 37th President of the United States. resigned after the Watergate scandal which was where a deleted recording of a certain conversation for 13 minutes about him knowing about a shooting -
moon landing
When the us sent 4 men to the moon in an apollo and they put a flag on the moon. it showed how far technology was moving in the farther direction. -
rust belt vs sun belt
used to informally define regions of the United States. the rust belt was a region from the Great Lakes to the upper Midwest States and the sun belt was the region from florida to californa because they got a lot of sun
