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Rust belt Vs. Sun belt
The rust belt had been known as all the states up North. The Sun belt had been known as the states down south with the heat. Many people lived in the rust belt until A/C had been invented. After that had occurred, many people moved south for a better chance of living. -
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
created to investigate disloyalty and subversive organizations. Its first chairman, Martin Dies, set the pattern for its anti-Communist investigations. They had this to investigate suspected communist ties. -
G.I. Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1944)
Signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 22, 1944. This act, also known as the GI Bill, provided veterans of the Second World War funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was the US policy of withdrawing troops. It also was transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam. This mainly started taking place in 1945. -
Baby Boom Generation
Baby boomers are the demographic group born during the post World War II. The population increased 20% more during this time period. This had also led to an increase in demand. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was the name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945. This was in place until the end of the Cold War in 1991. -
Containment Policy
Containment was a United States policy using many strategies to prevent the spread of communism. This had been a component of the Cold War. This had been a response to a series of actions of other countries. -
Cold war
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II. This had been between the soviet union and the united states. This lasted for nearly 50 years. -
Levittown
it utilized mass production techniques to build inexpensive homes in suburban NY to relieve postwar housing shortage. It became symbol of movement to suburbs. It had diverse communities and a home for lower-middle class families. -
Truman Doctrine
President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from communist nations. This was signed March 12, 1947. This had been a huge deal at the time because the United States had hated communism, so to make this document and aid countries from communism had been huge. -
Marshall Plan
USA helped rebuild Europe by giving them money. This would increase foreign trade and prevent communism. It had originated in 1948 as the Organization of European Economic Cooperation -
Berlin Airlift
The Russians closed all highways, and railroads from western Germany into western Berlin. They believed it would make it impossible for the people who lived there to get food or any other supplies. Instead of retreating from West Berlin, the U.S. and its allies decided to supply their sectors of the city from the air. It lasted for more than a year and carried more than 2.3 million tons of cargo into West Berlin. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
he North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 by the United States, Canada, and several Western European nations to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. It was the first peacetime organization the United states entered in the western hemisphere. This had took place in the cold war. -
Beatniks
A group of rebellious writers and intellectuals. They advocated spontaneity, use of drugs, and rebellion against social standards. They were rebelling against the middle class culture. -
Rock n' Roll
Rock n' roll became really big in the 1950s. Many recognize this time period by noting Elvis Presley. Many parents during the time period had frowned upon Rock n' Roll and thought it was a bad influence -
1950's Prosperity
The United States was the world’s strongest military power. Its economy was booming. For example, there was new cars, suburban houses and other consumer goods were available to more people than ever before. However, the 1950s were also an era of great conflict. -
McCarthyism
Mccarthyism is making accusations against people that you have no evidence to back up the claim. This had been huge in the cold war due to all the accusations made. Although some of this may had been true, there is no evidence to back up mccarthyism. Joe McCarthy and Roy Cohn had interrogated suspected communism. -
Korean War
The war had began when the North Korean Communist army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded non-Communist South Korea. United states had eventually came to South Korea's aid. This had divided the Peninsula and it's still divided today. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
He had been the 34th president through 1953-1961. He was also an army general beforehand. He had led WWII before his presidency. -
Rosenberg Trial
A court case involving Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a couple who were executed in 1953 because they were spies for the Soviet Union. It was argued that the Rosenbergs were innocent victims of McCarthyism against communists. The couple had been accused of selling nuclear secrets. -
Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc was the owner of Mcdonalds. During the time the fast food place had been in San Bernardino, California. He had a bought out the Mcdonald's brother and he had been a client who purchased many things. -
Domino Theory
The domino theory was based off of communism. The theory was basically that if one country was under the influence of communism then the surrounding countries would be influenced from communism also. the United states had been worried that this "Domino" theory would take place and spread. -
Jonas Salk
Jonas Salk was one of the leading scientists of the twentieth century and the creator of the first polio vaccine. This had been a huge deal at the time because Polio was killing many people. He discovered the vaccine on April 12, 1955 -
Vietnam war
The North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong were fighting against each other. The main cause had been mainly known as communism. The U.S. got involved to aid and many Americans had been upset by this because it was a war we shouldn't have been involved with. The war had ended April 30, 1975. -
Interstate Highway Act
Authorized the construction of 42,000 miles of interstate highways linking all the nation's major cities. This had been signed by president Eisenhower. This had also helped the United States financially. -
Space Race
The space race was considered to be a competition between the soviet union and the United States. The Soviet union had been the first group to have a satellite in space. Meanwhile, the United States were the first to have a man on the moon. -
Sputnik
The soviet Union had successfully launched the first satellite. It was about the size of a beach ball. It had only took 98 minutes for the satellite to orbit Earth. -
Bay Of Pigs
1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba. Many U.S. spies were arrested when they tried to invade. Fidel Castro became in power after the overthrow of Fulgencio Bautista. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
In October 1962, an American spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. He met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem. After many long meetings, he decided to place a naval blockade, or a ring of ships, around Cuba. -
Betty Friedan
Betty had been a feminist and was a part of the women's rights movement. She is well known for her book feminine mystique. The book had been about the second wave of feminism. -
Anti-war movement
It was a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on a conflict. The Anti-War Movement was a student protest that started as the Free Speech movement in California and spread around the world. All members of the Anti-War Movement shared an opposition to war in Vietnam and condemned U.S. presence there. -
John F. Kennedy
He was the president during part of the cold war and especially during the power rivalry and the cuban missile crisis. He was the president who went on tv and told the public about the crisis and allowed the leader of the Soviet Union to withdraw their missiles. Other events, which were during his terms was the building of the Berlin wall, the space race, and early events of the Vietnamese war. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
He became president after Kennedy's assassination and was reelected in 1964. He was a Democrat and signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law. He had promoted his "Great Society" plan, part of which included the "war on poverty", Medicare and Medicaid were established,Vietnam: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, Tet Offensive. -
Great Society
The Great Society was a set of programs in the United States launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The main goal was the elimination of poverty and racial injustice. The president had promised these programs would get rid of poverty. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution was a joint resolution of the U.S. Congress passed on August 7, 1964 in direct response to a minor naval engagement known as the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. It is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of military force in Southeast Asia. This had played a huge role within the war. -
Tet Offensive 1968
In 1968, 70,000 vietnamese have launched the Tet offensive. The called it the Tet offensive because it was based on their lunar holiday. There was more than 100 cities and towns attacked in Vietnam. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974. He had been the only president to resign from an office. He was responsible for getting the United States out of the Vietnam War by using "Vietnamization." -
Moon Landing
A Moon landing is the arrival of a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon. The soviets were the first to have an object reach the moon. The United States were the first to have the first man on the moon. -
26th Amendment
The 26th amendment had been the right to vote at 18 years old. People who are 18 or older will not be denied the right to vote. This was passed March 23, 1971. -
War Powers Act
The war Powers Act is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. This had occurred during the war in 1973. The president can not declare war without the consent of congress.
