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Dwight D. Eisenhower
President Eisenhower was the 34th president of the United States. He was also activie in the military during World War II. He was a republican. -
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Ray Kroc
Kroc was an American businessman. He joined McDonalds and helped build it into the fast food chain that it is today. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ was the 36th president of the United States. He was a democrat from Texas (ironic because Texas is full of republicans). -
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Richard Nixon
37th President of the United States. He actually resigned office and he was one of the first to do so. He ended American involvement in Vietnam. -
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Jonas Salk
Salk was into medical research and helped us find the vaccine for polio. This disease was an epidemic in Amrica and everyone was afraid that they would get it. He saved many lives with his medical discoveries. -
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Rosenberg Trial
begins in New York Southern District federal court. -
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John F. Kennedy
JFK was the 35th president of the United States and was assassinated in Texas. He played a part in the Vietnam War by limiting the amount of American soldiers that were fighting. He also had a lot to do with Castro and the Atomic bomb. -
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Betty Friedan
She was an American writer and feminist. She is credited for starting the second feminist wave in America in the 20th century. -
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Gary Powers
He was an American pilot whose plane was shot down in the Soviet Union airspace. He was in the CIA's U2 program and caused the 1960 U2 incident. -
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Roy Benavidez
He was a master sargeant in the United States Army. He recieved a medal of honor for his work in south Vietnam. -
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Abbie Hoffman
He was an anarchist and he helped found the Yippies. The Yippies are th Youth International Party. He was arrested for conspiracy and was accused of starting a riot. He also had a lot of confrontations with the police. -
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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. -
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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. -
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G.I. Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act 1944)
A law that gave benefits to returning WWII vets. Benefits included low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans to start a business, cash payments of tuition and living expenses to attend university, high school or vocational education, as well as one year of unemployment compensation. -
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Containment Policy
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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 -
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Cold War
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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 -
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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. -
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1950s culture
In the 1950s people tried to live the American dream and have perfect kids and a perfect family. The roles of boys and girls were very early american. Girls did the housework while boys played and did schoolwork. -
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1950s prosperity
People started living in suburbs and living the family life. The “white flight” was when people started to want the rich white american life so they all moved into suburbs and tried to have the perfect family. -
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Domino Theory
The domino theory was a theory that if one country became communist, the countries around it would become communist aswell and the world would be communitstic, which a lot of people were upset about. -
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Beatniks
A media stereotype that showed the superficial parts of the Beat generation. -
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“McCarthyism”
is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence -
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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. -
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Rock N Roll
Used rhythm and blues to create a new music genre that was popular during the 50s and is still popular today in different versions. Rock n Roll was very influential on people all throughout since its been made. -
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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 -
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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. -
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Vietnam War
This was a war between north and south Vietnam. North Vietname was communist and was supported by the Soviet Union, China, and other communistic countries. South Vietnam was backed by the United States, Phillipines, and other non-communist Countries. -
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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. -
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1960s culture
The “swinging sixties” was a decade of social decay. Everyone liked sex and drugs and there was a lot of civil disobedience. -
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Medicare
A national social insurance program. Unline medicaid, this is used for insurance for old people rather than health care for poor people. It could provide health insurance to disabled people. But mostly it provides insurance for people over 65 and who have paid into the system. -
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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. -
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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 -
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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. -
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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. -
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1970s culture
Many people fought for equality such as the African americans, gays, lesbians, etc. This decade was much like the 60s. -
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1980s culture
Reagan became president and social norms somewhat changed. Music became popular and technology increased. People thought it was really cool that they could make music videos and put them on tv. -
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Anti-war movement
A movement where people want to stop the war from happening. The 26th amendment allowed younger people to vote therefore they got the younger opinion, and the young people were mostly against war and just wanted to get high and have peace. -
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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.
