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Rosenberg Trail
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were American communists were executed for passing nuclear weapons secrets to the USSR. -
HUAC
Congressional committee that investigated Communist influence in the U.S -
Baby Boom
large increase in the birhrate from the late 1940's through the early 1960's. -
Rock N Roll
A genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States -
Venona Ppaers
secret collaboration of the U.S. and U.K. intelligence agencies involveing decoding messages sent the the Soviet Union -
G.I. Bill
Law passed in 1944 that helped returning WWII veterans buy homes and pay for college -
Iron Curtain
Winston Churchill's term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West. -
Truman Doctrine
policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism -
Cold War
Where the United States and the Soviet Union became supreme and went in an arms race that lasted nearly 50 years. -
Containment Policy
Containment was a United States policy to prevent the spread of communism abroad -
Berlin Airlift
The end of a blockade. Was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War -
Marshall Plan
A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe. -
NATO
Was set up as a defence alliance to protect the west from the threat of communism -
Dominio Theory
that states if one one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then surrounding countreis would follow. -
McCarthyism
accusing people of disloyalty -
Great Society
said to be President Johnson version of the Democratic reform program; including Medicare, civil rights legislation, and federal aid to education. -
Rust Belt and Sun Belt
because they wanted to get a betterjob -
1950s prosperity
whites to migrate to suburban areas outside of cities in order to escape the poverty, pollution, and crime of minority-dominant inner-city areas. Urban design movement which intends to improve on existing suburban -
beatniks
group of rebellious writers and intellectual -
1950s Culture
music and entertainment exploded and also telvision became bigger. Dressing changed during the 1950s also. -
Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea killing and taking control of their people. July 1953, the war came to an end. North and South Korea remain divided today. -
Dwight D Eisenhower
34th president of the united states. He ended the korean war -
Jonas Salk
Invented first successful palio vaccine -
Ray Kroc
introduced the united states to fast food -
Space Race
The battle between the U.S. and the Soviet Union to be the "best" in exploring space. Sputnik was the soviet moon landing object -
1960s Culture
Gas and music became even more popular. Gas became more and then america was introduced to Pop -
John F. Kennedy
35th president of the United States. Was president during the civil rights acts -
Gary Powers
He was a pilot that was accused to be a spy. He was held in prison for many weeks. -
Bay Of Pigs
failed invasion of cuba by the United states , landed at the Bay a Of Pigs -
Cuban Missille Crisis
between the United States and the Soviet Union after Soviet tried to set off nuclear missiles 90 miles off the coast of Florida -
Betty Friedman
she wrote a book showing the roles of women in industrial society -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave Johnson the right to use conventional warfare without declaration of war from Congress. -
Lyondon B. Johnson
He was the 36th president. Made the way for blacks by signing the civil rights ct. -
Miranda V. Arizona
The Miranda case involved a Mexican immigrant who was arrested. He spoke only Spanish and was not granted of his rights before questioning. -
Vietnamization
President Richard Nixons strategy for ending U.S involvement in the vietnam war. -
Medcaid.
provides medical and health related services to certain individuals and families with low income -
Medicare
the largest single medical benefits program in the United states. -
Abbie Hoffman
Founded the 'yippies'. He also protested against the vietnam war -
Tet Offensive
Series of surprise attacks on numerous cities/towns in South Vietnam. Turning point of the Vietnam War, odds going heavily towards the Vietcong. -
Richard Nixon
He was the 37th president. Pulled soliders out of the vietnam war -
1970s Culture
fashion continues to change and america is introuduced to R&B music -
Anti War Movement
they could stop the Vietnam war by doing drugs, listening to rock and roll and by not showering. -
War Powers Act
stated that the president must report to Congress within 2 days of putting troops in danger in a foreign country -
Vietnam War including the fall of Saigon
when the communists from North Vietnam took control of the capital of South Vietnam which is Saigon and ended the Vietnam War. -
Roy Benavidez
Medal of Honor winner from President Ronald Reagan for heroism while wounded in the Vietnam War, then fought to keep the Government from cutting off his disability payments. -
Interstate Highway Act
42,000 miles of interstate highways linking all the nation's major cities. -
1980s Culture
computers and phones and engineering chnaged in big ways
