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Levittown
is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County -
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
The committee was formed to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having communist ties. -
Jonas Salk
Medical researcher, discovered the first polio vaccine. First member of the United States, he was the first in his family to go to college. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization of the war was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War -
Serviceman's Readjustment Act
Signed by President Franklin D. It is also known as the GI Bill that provided WWII money to go to school, insurance, and a place to live. -
Containment Policy
Was first suggested by George F. Kennan. Kennan asserted that the goal of the U.S. should be "contain" communism within its present borders and not allow it to spread. -
Rock and Roll
“Rock n’ roll” was originated as a slang term used in the blues community. First recognized in 1946 in which the term was used to describe a record by Joe Liggins and the Honeydrippers -
Marshall Plan
The plan was developed to help rebuild allied countries of Europe after WWII. -
Baby Boom Generation
was used to identify a massive increase in births following World War II. Baby boomers are those people born worldwide between 1946 and 1964, the time frame most commonly used to define them. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was the name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II. -
Cold War
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc and powers in the Western Bloc. -
Domino Theory
which held that if one country fell under communist influence or control, its neighboring countries would soon follow. Containment was the cornerstone of the Truman Doctrine -
Truman Doctrine
American foreign policy whose purpose was to counter Soviet expansion during the Cold War. Truman pledges to contain threats to Greece and Turkey. -
Berlin Airlift
Germany divided after WW2. Soviets closed all rail and highway routes into city air corridors remained open. -
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European countries -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism was a person who was top in the government branch when we absolutely hated communism and he would go around trying to get free stuff by saying "I'll tell everyone that you are communism and if you don't give me free food then i will spread it out." -
Korean War
Korean divided after World War II into North (Communist) and South (non-communist). North Korea indeed South Korea in June 1950 -
1950's Prosperity
The economy grew 37% due to Rosevelt balancing the budget after WWII -
Beatniks
Beatniks was a stereotype prevalent throughout the 1950s -
Interstate Highway Act
It took several years of wrangling, but a new Federal-Aid Highway Act passed in June 1956 -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Served as the Army General and then ran for President in 1952 as 34th President and was elected. -
Ray Kroc
Originally an ambulance driver for the Red Cross, then he founded the restaurant McDonalds. -
Vietnam War
Fought between communist North Korea and the government of South Korea.The South was supported by anti-communist countries, mostly the United States. The war lasted 20 years -
Sputnik
First man-made satellite. Launched by the USSR in 1957. Orbited the earth every 96 minutes. Major blow to U.S. prestige. U.S. launched first satellite in 1958. -
Space Race
The Space Race Begins. The U.S. and the Soviet Union are locked into the Cold War. The Soviet Union launched the world's first satellite, Sputnik. Fearful of Soviet military control of space, the Americans quickly ready a rocket. -
Rust Belt vs Sun Belt
The Sun Belt has seen substantial population growth since the 1960s from an influx of people seeking a warm and sunny climate, a surge in retiring baby boomers, and growing economic opportunities. The Rust Belt refers to the deindustrialization, or economic decline, population loss, and urban decay due to the shrinking of its once-powerful industrial sector. -
Bay of Pigs
The United States sent trained Cuban exiles to Cuba to try and overthrow Fidel Castro's government. They were not successful.The invasion was to prevent communism from overtaking the Americans -
John F. Kennedy
Served as the 35th president of the United States. negotiated the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and initiated the Alliance for Progress. He was assassinated in 1963 -
Rosenberg Trial
The Rosenberg's were accused of selling nuclear secrets to the Russians. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed for being spies for the Soviet Union. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
13-day political and military standoff in October 1962 over the installation of nuclear-armed Soviet missiles on Cuba, There was fear that the missiles would be launches. -
Betty Friedan
Writer, activist, and feminist who write "The Feminine Mystique". Was voted into as the president of the National Organization for Women. -
Anti-War Movement
usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon Baines Johnson, often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 -
Great Society
The Great Society was a set of domestic programs in the United States launched by Democratic President Lyndon B. Johnson -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
USS Maddox Incident, was an international confrontation between The United Stated engaging more directly with Vietnam -
Vietnamization
The US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive 1968
The Tet Offensive was attacks by North Vietnamese on more than 100 cities and outposts in South Vietnam. The offensive was an attempt to foment rebellion among the South Vietnamese population and encourage the United States to scale back its involvement in the Vietnam War -
Moon Landing
Apollo 11 was the first manned mission to land on the moon. Moon landings are the arrival of a spacecraft landing on the moon. -
26th Amendment
Gave individuals who were the age of 18 the right to vote. Rosevelt determined that if you are old enough to fight you are old enough to vote, so the age was lowered from 21 to 18. -
War powers act
aftermath of the Vietnam War to address these concerns and provide a set of procedures for both the President and Congress to follow in situations where the introduction of U.S. forces abroad could lead to their involvement in armed conflict. -
Richard Nixon
Vice President under Eisenhower and 37th President of the United States; resigned after the Watergate scandal in 1974. He was almost impeached and he became the first president to resign from office.
