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Dwight D. Eisenhower
was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. -
Ray Kroc
was an American businessman and philanthropist. He joined McDonald's in 1954 and built it into the most successful fast food operation in the world -
Lyndon B. Johnson
was the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969. -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
Richard Nixon
was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 when he became the only U.S. president to resign the office. -
Jonas Stalk
Jonas Edward Salk was an American medical researcher and virologist. He discovered and developed the first successful polio vaccine. -
Space Race
The Space Race was a 20th-century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States for supremacy in spaceflight capability -
John F. Kennedy
John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States (1961-1963), the youngest man elected to the office -
Betty Friedan
was an American writer, activist, and feminist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique -
Gary Powers
Gary Powers was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident -
Roy Benavidez
was a member of the United States Army Special Forces and retired United States Army master sergeant who received the Medal of Honor -
Abbie Hoffman
Hoffman was an American political and social activist and anarchist who co-founded the Youth International Party. -
HUAC
was created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties. -
War Powers Act
The War Powers Act of 1941, also known as the First War Powers Act, was an American emergency law that increased Federal power during World War II. -
Iron Curtain
the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991 -
baby boom generation
Baby boomers are people born during the demographic post–World War II baby boom approximately between the years 1946 and 1964. -
Truman Doctrine
the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection. -
Cold War
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc. Historians do not fully agree on the dates, but 1947–91 is common. -
Containment Policy
The containment policy adopted two approaches. It adopted the military approach, and the economic approach. -
Marshall Plan
It became known as the Marshall Plan, named for Secretary of State George Marshall, -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. -
NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949 -
Beatniks
was a media stereotype prevalent throughout the 1950s to mid-1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s. -
rock n roll
a type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s, characterized by a heavy beat and simple melodies. -
1950's Culture
During the 1950s, a sense of uniformity pervaded American society. Conformity was common, as young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. -
1950's prosperity
During the Eisenhower era, Americans achieved a level of prosperity they had never known before. While other parts of the world struggled to rebuild from the devastation of World War II, citizens of the United States saw their standard of living surpass what previous generations had only dreamed about. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union -
Rosenberg Trail
The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins in New York Southern District federal court. -
Domino Theory
The domino theory was a theory prominent from the 1950s to the 1980s, -
interstate highway act
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act -
1960's culture
At the beginning of the 1960s, many Americans believed they were standing at the dawn of a golden age. On January 20, 1961, the handsome and charismatic John F. Kennedy became president of the United States. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, known in Latin America as Invasión de Playa Girón. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis, also known as the October Crisis, the Caribbean Crisis, or the Missile Scare, was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the S -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. -
medicare
Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease -
Miranda V. Arizona
Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436, was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court. In a 5-4 majority, the Court held that both inculpatory and exculpatory statements . -
Tet Offensice 1968
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, launched on January 30, 1968 -
1970's culture
In the 1970s, social progressive values that began in the 1960s, such as increasing political awareness and political and economic liberty of women, continued to grow. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War -
Vietnam War including the fall of Saigon 1975
The fall of Saigon marked the Vietnam War -
1980's culture
By the end of Jimmy Carter’s presidency, the idealistic dreams of the 1960s were worn down by inflation, foreign policy turmoil and rising crime.
