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rust belt vs sun belt
the sunbelt was the southern and southwestern states, from the Carolinas to California, characterized by a warm climate and recently, rapid population growth. the rust belt was Decay of the once bustling factory-based economy regions of the northeastern United States. -
great society
A legislation that included laws that upheld civil rights, public broadcasting, Medicare, Medicaid and protection of our countries people. -
ray kroc
new manager for franchising of McDonald's, took over eventually and turned it into international food chain -
betty friedan
American feminist, activist and writer. Best known for starting the "Second Wave" of feminism through the writing of her book "The Feminine Mystique" - an account of housewives' lives in which they subordinated their own aspirations to the needs of men; bestseller was an inspiration for many women to join the women's rights movement. She founded the National Organization for Women -
g.i. bill
low-interest housing loans for veterans -
cold war
A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted each other on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years -
beatniks
A group of rebellious writers and intellectuals. They advocated spontaneity, use of drugs, and rebellion against social standards. -
iron curtain
A term made famous by Winston Churchill about Cold War tensions. It described the political and idealogical boundaries that divided Europe after WWII. -
baby boom
An increase in population by almost 30 million people directly after WWII. -
containment policy
A foreign policy developed by diplomat George Kennan that claimed that the only way to stop Russia's expansionist ways was to contain it. It was the basis of US foreign policy after WWII designed to stop the spread of communism. -
truman's doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey -
domino theory
A theory that if one nation comes under Communist control, then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control. -
Levittown
William Levitt used mass production techniques to build inexpensive homes in surburban New York to help relieve the postwar housing shortage. Levittown became a symbol of the movement to the suburbs in the years after WWII. -
HUAC
it was an investigating committee which investigated what it considered un-American propaganda. Specifically communist influence inside and outside the US gov. after WWII. -
Marshall plan
A U.S developed plan designed to revive the economies of Europe after the war. It proved vital for the Europeans since it allowed them to rejuvenate their economies -
berlin airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin -
NATO
it was a military alliance formed by the U.S, Canada, and several Western European nations. It was designed to protect Europe against a possible invasion from Russia. -
mcarthyism
tactic of spreading fear and making baseless charges , despite his lack of evidence, many people easily believed McCarthy because of their fears, he caused many people to lose their jobs and reputations -
rock n roll
A genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940's and early 1950's. -
1950's prosperity
many Americans were buying appliances for their home; many families were buying automobiles; many Americans were buying home; advertising had a major impact on the American consumer -
korean war
Communist North Korea invaded South Korea across the 38th parallel.In 1904, Japan acquired Korea as part of the settlement in the Russo-Japanese war. Look up how Big 3 conference was involved.Roosevelt was trying to get Stalin to get the soviet union to join in the war against Japan -
jonas salk
was an American biologist and physician best known for the research and development of a killed-virus polio vaccine. -
rosenburg trial
nvolved Julius and Ethel Rosenberg who were American communists. They were executed for passing nuclear weapons secrets to the USSR. -
warsaw pact
a military alliance with the Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe, formed in response to NATO -
highway act
It was in 1956 and it expanded the nation's highway system under Eisenhower. -
dwight d eisenhower
Eisenhower proposed and obtained a joint resolution from Congress authorizing the use of U.S. military forces to intervene in any country that appeared likely to fall to communism. -
sputnik
First artificial Earth satellite, it was launched by Moscow in 1957 and sparked U.S. fears of Soviet dominance in technology and outer space. -
space race
Many scientists and military leaders believed that control of space would be very important. Consequently, the USA and USSR invested billions of dollars in developing satellites, space stations, rockets, etc. This investment led to great scientific advances, but also caused friction and insecurities. -
moon landing
cost 18 billion dollars. neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon. -
anti war movement
the movement was a student protest that started at the Free Speech movement in California and spread around the world. All members of the Anti-War Movement shared an opposition to the war in Vietnam and condemned U.S. presence there. They claimed this was violating Vietnam's rights. This movement resulted in growing activism on campuses aimed at social reform etc. Primarily a middle-class movement. -
bay of pigs
a group of Cuban exiles organized and supported by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency landed on the southern coast of Cuba in an effort to overthrow Fidel Castro. When the invasion ended in disaster, President Kennedy took full responsibility for the failure.
Sig: Failure in overthrowing Fidel Castro. -
john f. kennedy
President during part of the cold war and especially during the superpower rivalry and the Cuban missile crisis. he was the president who went on tv and told the public about the crisis and allowed the leader of the soviet Uinon to withdraw their missiles. other events, which were during his terms was the building of theBerlin wall, the space race, and early events of the Vietnamese war. -
gulf of tonkin
Authority granted by congress to President Johnson in 1964 to approve and support in advance " The determination of the president as commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attacks against the U.S. -
lyndon b. johnson
Signed the civil rights act of 1964 into law and the voting rights act of 1965. he had a war on poverty in his agenda. in an attempt to win, he set a few goals, including the great society, the economic opportunity act, and other programs that provided food stamps and welfare to needy families. he also created a department of housing and urban development. his most important legislation was probably medicare and medicaid. -
cuban missile crisis
the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba to annoy and scare the United States. -
tet offensive
National Liberation Front and North Vietnamese forces launched a huge attack on the Vietnamese New Year (Tet), which was defeated after a month of fighting and many thousands of casualties; major defeat for communism, but Americans reacted sharply, with declining approval of LBJ and more anti-war sentiment -
richard nixon
President of the United States from 1969 to 1974 who followed a foreign policy marked by détente with the Soviet Union and by the opening of diplomatic relations with China. In the face of likely impeachment for the Watergate scandal, he resigned. -
Vietnamization
President Richard Nixons strategy for ending U.S involvement in the vietnam war, involving a gradual withdrawl of American troops and replacement of them with South Vietnamese forces -
Vietnam war
a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from November 1, , to April 30, 1975 when Saigon fell. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the United States and other capitalist nations -
26th amendment
Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18
