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Dwight F. Kennedy
He was the president of the United States, 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 -
Lyndon B. Johnson
was the 36th President of the United States from 1963 to 1969 -
Richard Nixon
was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974 -
Jonas Salk
He discovered and developed the first successful polio vaccine. -
John F. Kennedy
Elected to be president of the United States. He confronted mountain cold war. -
Rosenberg Trail
begins in New York Southern District federal court. -
Betty Friedan
She was an American writer and feminist. She is credited for starting the second feminist wave in America in the 20th century -
Gary Powers
was an American pilot, plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. -
Roy Benavides
was a member of the United States Army Special Forces and retired United States Army -
Abbie Hoffman
was an American political and social activist and anarchist who co-founded the Youth International Party. -
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
An investigated committee of the house of representatives. Originally created to find people in the United States with Nazi ties, but then it focused more on finding communists. -
“McCarthyism”
is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
Venona Papers
This is a list of names from codenames that they had in the Venona Project. These papers show American points of view, but non-americans may have also been mentioned. -
Containment Policy
was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. -
Iron Curtain
was the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 -
Truman Doctrine
was an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical hegemony during the Cold War -
Cold War
was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union -
Cold War
was the tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union -
Marshall Plan
was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave $13 billion, in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War -
Berlin Airlift
Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War. World War II Germany, the Soviet Union blocked the Western Allies -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
This is a military alliance based off of the North Atlantic Treety. basically anyone involved had to have each others backs if there were to be an external attack. -
Domino Theory
The domino theory was a theory that if one country became communist, the countries around it would become communist as well and the world would be communistic, which a lot of people were upset about. -
Korean War
was fought between South Korea and communist North Korea. It was the first major conflict of the Cold War as the Soviet Union supported North Korea and the United States supported South Korea. -
Space Race
The was a race between the Soviet Union and the United States to see who could travel space the fastest. Following WWII the two countries were in a race to have the best technology. -
Vietnam War
This was a war fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam. North Vietnam was communist and was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communist countries. South Vietnam was non-communist and supported by the United States, the Philippines, and other non-communist countries. -
Bay of Pigs
invasion begins when a CIA-financed and -trained group of Cuban refugees lands in Cuba and attempts to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba. -
Great Society
A set of domestic programs in the United States under LBJ presidency. Goals were to prevent racial injustice and poverty. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This was a joint resolution passed by the United States in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. This didn’t get a formal declaration of war before LBJ signed it for the use of military force in Southeast Asia. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
This was a joint resolution passed by the United States in response to the Gulf of Tonkin Incident. This didn’t get a formal declaration of war before LBJ signed it for the use of military force in Southeast Asia. -
Medicaid
Health care for people with low income and limited resources. Funded by the state and federal government, this form of health care helps people that don’t have money to go to the doctor find help. -
Miranda v. Arizona
the defendant was questioned by police officers in a room. In none of these cases was the defendant given a full and effective warning of his rights at the outset of the interrogation process. -
Tet Offensive 1968
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. Launched by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam against South Vietnam, the United States, and their allies. -
Vietnamization
was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces -
Rust Belt and Sun Belt
The rust belt is a term that describes the northeastern area of the united states where the great lakes are. It gained popularity in the 1980’s. It used to be the industrial heartland of america. The sun belt is the areas of the united states along the southern coasts where it gets really sunny and nice. The sun belt gained popularity in the 60’s due to retiring baby boomers and people searching for warm temperatures.
