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House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
Was created to investigate activities of citizens, public employees and those that suspect communities. It's an investigative committee in the U.S. Its to investigate disloyaled organizations. -
Rock n' Roll
Is a genre that is originated from the U.S. Its a mixture of black rhythms and blues. Not only rock but other musical styles as well were originated there. -
G.I Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1944)
A law that gave benefits to the veterans that return from World War II. President Roosevelt signs the G.I. Bill. It provided rewards to thoses that served in the World War II. -
Containment Policy
Was a policy that used numerous strategies to prevent the spead of communism in the United States. It was developed by George Kennan. Moved by the Soviet Union. -
Iron Curtain
The dividing boundary that separated Europe after World War II. Soviet Union was erected from the political, military, and ideological barrier after World War II. This term was used by the former British Primie Minister Winston Churchill. -
Baby Boom Generation
This are people that are born between 1946 and 1964. People born during World War II. The birth rate increased during this time. -
Cold War
This event occurred after World War II. Soviet Union and the U.S were the stongest nations. The economic and the government are seen differently in the nations. -
Truman Doctrine
United States to have assistance from all democratic nations. This was congress by President Harry S. Truman. It gave support to other nations from the soviet communism. -
Berlin Airlift
This event occurred at the end of World War II. It was a military operation that brought good needs. Prevented West Berlin getting involved in the control of the Soviet Union. -
Marshall Plan
The U.S gave about $12 billion to aid Western Europe. It helped rebuild the economy after the World War II. It was the goal to rebuild the disaster that the war made. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Is a military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty. It was created by the United States to collect information from the Soviet Union. The first peacetime alliance made. -
Beatniks
Young person associated with the beat generation. Media stereotype throughout the 1950s. People involved in a social movement during that time. -
1950s Prosperity
The economy increased rapidly. U.S had the strongest military power. Great conflict was occuring during this year. -
McCarthyism
Practice of making occurrences without proper evidence. Origins come from Second Red Scare. Joseph McCarthy face tension of fear of widespread communism. -
Korean War
It all started when North Korea invaded South Korea. It was the first occurance of the Cold War. American enter war on South Korea. -
Rosenberg Trial
It was a court case involving the Rosenberg's. This couple were executed as spies. They say they were innocent victims in the Soviet Union. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
He was the 34th president of the United states. Made an end to the Korean War. He was also the first Allied Commander of NATO. -
Ray Kroc
He was an American businessman. He made McDonald's the most fast food operation around the world. With this he made a fortune. -
Domino Theory
Polititcal event will cause the public to fall in similar events. Influence of communism would follow in a domino effect. Used by the U.S. administrations during the Cold War. -
Jonas Salk
Salk was a American medical researcher. Discover and developed the first polio vaccines. Polio was one of the health problems in the world. -
Vietnam War
This war occurred in Laos and Cambodia. It was between the North and South Vietnam government. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China and communist allies and the Nouth Vietnam was supported by the U.S, South Korea, and anti-communist allies. -
Interstate Highway Act
President Dwight Eisenhower signed the act. Made the roads safer. Construction was done as to national interest. -
Space Race
Nuclear arms race during the World War II. It was a competition between the Soviet Union and the United States. Achievement to get to the field of space first. -
Sputnik I
The first Earth satellite. The lanuch helped out in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. It was a part of the Cold War. -
Levittown
Its seven suburbans that were created in the U.S by William Levitt. It was built for thoses that were returning from World War II with their families. Their were homes for veterans making a new life style. -
John F. Kennedy
He served as the 35th President of the U.S. While he was in office he would have high tensions with communist states. During his presidency The Cuban Missile Crisis, Bay of Pigs Invasion, Space Race, Berlin Wall, and Civil Rights Movement all took place. -
Bay of Pigs
A military invasion of Cuba that failed. The CIA took over stopping the invasion. It also overthrew increasingly the government of Castro. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
America withdrawal nuclear missiles from Turkey and Italy. Soviet Union's withdrawal missiles from Cuba. U.S would not invaded Cuba. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
He served as the 36th President of the U.S. When Kennedy was assassinated he became president. Was involved in many programs. -
Anti-War Movement
To use military force during conflicts. Try to put a war or conflict to an end. Putting conflicts in peace instead of armed conflicts. -
Great Society
President Lyndon B. Johnson launched this program. This program was to get rid of poverty and racial injustice. Johnson used this term in his speech at Ohio University. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
U.S. Congress passed a joint resolution. President Johnson gave no formal declaration of war. Attacked being reported by three North Vietnamese Navy. -
Betty Friedan
She was an American writer and feminist. Was a leader in the women's movement and the first president of the National Organization for Women. She wanted equality with men. -
Tet Offensive 1968
Largest military campaigan in the Vietnam War. It were attacks against military. It also control centers in South Vietnam. -
Moon Landing
The spacecraft arriving at the surface of the Moon. The first object to reach the Moon by humans is the Soviet Unions Luna 2 mission. Apollo 11 was the first mission to land on the Moon by the U.S. -
26th Amendment
18 year olds had the right to vote. Around the time of the Vietnam War this event happened. President Nixon signed the bill. -
Rust Belt vs Sun Belt
Rust Belt is from the Great Lakes to the upper Midwest States. Economic and population decreased. It was also known as diendustrialization. Sun Belt was stretch across the Southeast and Southwest. The region is mainly warm as climate. -
Vietnamization
Policy of Nixon to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. Withdrawing troops from war. South Vietnamese government carried on the war. -
War Powers Act
It was also known as War Powers Resolution. Federal law that check the president's power. Acts that are passed by the U.S Congress. -
Richard Nixon
He was the 37th President of the United States. He resign from office. He ended the involvement in the Vietnam War and ended the military draft.
