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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American politician and an army general. 35th president of the US. 5 start general during WWII -
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Ray Kroc
American businessman, in 1954 he joined McDonald's and made it the most successful fast food place in the world. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
36th president of the US, from 1937 to 1949, he served as a US representative -
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Richard Nixon
1969 to 1974, he was the 37th president of the US. from 1953 to 1961 he was the 36th vice president. -
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Jonas Salk
He was a medical researcher that devolved the first successful polio vaccines. -
Rock 'n Roll
A genre of music that originated in the late '40s early '50s. -
Containment Policy
It's a united states foreign policy doctrine adopted by the Harry S. Truman administration. It was to prevent the spread pf communism. A response to the Soviet Union trying to enlarge their communist grip. -
Cold War
Tension after WWII between The Eastern Bloc and The Western Bloc, lasting about 45 years. -
Truman Doctrine
An American foreign policy created during the cold war. It was first announced to congress by president Truman. -
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Berlin Airlift
Soviets blocked all transportation and water access to Allied-controlled areas of Berlin. The U.S. and the United Kingdom started airlifting supplies to Berlin. -
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McCarthyism
A campaign against alleged communists in the US government. Many accused were blacklisted or lost jobs. Although many didn't belong to the Communist Party. -
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Korean War
North Korea invaded South Korea. The United Nations and the U.S. aided to South Korea. China aided North Korea and Soviets gave some assistance. -
Rosenburg Trail
A case about Julius Rosenburg. He was arrested in 1950 after the Korean War. In 1953, he was executed along with his wife. -
Domino Theory
A political event in one country will cause similar events in neighboring countries. A famous speech given by Dwight D. Eisenhower about the domino theory suggested that the fall of French Indochina to the communists could cause a domino effect in Southeast Asia. -
Space Race
A "competition" to see who could gt into space first between The Soviet Union and the U.S.. -
Interstate Highway Act
It was a law authorizing the construction of 41,000 miles of highways to span the nation. -
Sputnik
The first artificial Earth satellite the Soviets launched. -
Moon Landing
The US landed Apollo 11 on the moon. The first man made object to land was Luna 2, made by the USSR just 10 years prior too. -
The Bay of Pigs
A failed military invasion of Cuba, defeated in 3 days. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13 day confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union. Considered the closest the Cold War has come to a nuclear war. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
It was a join resolution that the United States passed on August 7, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. Launched by forces of the Vietnamese Peoples Army. -
Vietnamization
It was a policy of the Richard Nixon admin. the end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. A program to expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces and assign them to increasing combat roles. -
26th Amendment
The amendment states that 18 year olds or older can't be denied or abridged. -
War Powers Act
A federal law to check the presidents power to commit the United States to an armed conflict with out the consent of U.S. congress. -
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Vietnam War
It was the second on the Indochina Wars. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies. South Vietnam was supported by the U.S., South Korea, Australia, Thailand and other anti-comm. countries.