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Dwight D. Eisenhower
The 34th President of the United States who held office from 1953 unitil 1961. -
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Ray Kroc
An American businessman and founder of Mcdonalds. -
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Lyndon B. Johnson
The 36th President of the United States who held office from 1963 to 1969. -
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Richard Nixon
The 37th President of the United States who held office from 1969 to 1974. -
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Jonas Salk
An American medical researcher and developed the first polio vaccine. -
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John F. Kennedy
The 35th President of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963. -
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Betty Friedan
An American writer, activist, feminist and co-founder of the National Organization for Women. -
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Gary Powers
An American pilot whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, causing the 1960 U-2 incident. -
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Roy Benavidez
A member of the Army Special Forces and recipient of medal of honor. -
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Abbie Hoffman
An American activist and co-founder of the Youth International Party. -
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House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
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Anti War movement - Silent Majority
Termed by President Nixon. In general, silent majority refers to the majority of individuals that do not actively participate in politics or express their own opinions publicly. -
Rock n' Roll
A genre of music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s and is still very popular today. -
War Powers Act of 1941
An American law that passed in 1941 giving the federal government more power. -
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Verona Papers
US Army tried to decrypt messages sent by soviet intelligence. At least 3000 messages were decrypted. It uncovered the Cambridge Spy Ring and The Manhattan Project. It was a until 1995 -
G.I. Bill
A law that provided a range of benefits for returning veterans. -
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Iron Curtain
The imaginary boundary that divided the Soviet Union from the states of Europe. Most recognized was the Berlin Wall. -
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Baby Boom Generation
People born during post-World War II. Born between 1946 and 1964.
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Containment Policy
The containment policy started by Truman was to stop expansion of an enemy. It was to prevent the spread of communism when the Soviets tried to expand into Eastern Europe, Asia, and Africa. -
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Cold War
The Cold War represented the tension that remained after WWII ended. 1947-1991. The major superpowers (Nazi Germany and the US) stilled carried on with proxy wars (regional wars supported by superpowers). Most of it involved fighting over who own governing agencies. -
Truman Doctrine
A US foreign policy to stop Soviet imperialism during the Cold War. Truman pledge to contain Soviet threats to greece and Turkey. It was announced to congress by President by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947 when he pledged to contain Soviet threats to Greece and Turkey. -
Marshal Plan
Known as the European Recovery Program was a US initiative to help Western Europe . US gave $13 billion in economic support after the end of World War II. This was a 4 year plan starting in April 1948. -
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Berlin Airlift
Western Allies flew over 200,00 flights to drop supplies to Western Berlin during the Cold War. Soviets did not fight this because they did not want to start conflict. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
An alliance between counries based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on April 4 1949. -
Beatnik
A stereotype in the 1950s to mid-1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s. -
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Domino Theory
A theory that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect. -
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1950's Culture
The 50s seemed to cater to everyone. Economy was improving, more options were available in regards to arts and entertainment, and the nation still faced many segregation issues. -
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McCarthyism
Means the practice of making accusations of treason without proper evidence. This poked fun at Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin in regards to political repression against Communists and spread fear to America institutions in regards to espionage by Soviet agents. -
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1950's Prosperity
Had low taxes and balanced budgets allowing US economy to grow faster than ever. Suburbanism - Suburbs boomed in 50s following WWII because vets were returning from war and VA loans and other housing loans were easily obtained for them. They moved to areas where jobs were readily available; White Fights - When the white americans fled the inner cities to the rural areas (suburbs) to avoid other ethnic groups (black, hispanic, etc.) -
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Korean War
A war between North and South Korea, in where the U.N. force led by the United States fought for the South. The Soviet Union led China to fight for the North. -
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Rosenberg Trial
Julius Rosenberg and Ethel Rosenberg were US citizens that were Soviet spies. They were executed on June 19, 1953 for espionage and giving info to the Soviets on the afomic bomb. -
Vietnam War including the Fall of Saigon 1975
A long struggle between forces that wanted Vietnam to be a communist government and the US and South Vietnam from trying to prevent that. The Fall of Saigon occured on April 30 1975 which is when they evacuated refugees and left saigon. -
Interstate Highway Act
An act to widely expand our nations interstate highways. -
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Space Race (Sputnik and Moon landings)
The USSR and the US fought for having the nighest authority in space flight. -
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1960s Culture
The 60s was a very philosophical era. Some say this was a downfall to society because we were too focused on freedom of choise, speech, religion, and society and less concerned on economic growth. -
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Bay of Pigs
A military invasion in Cuba that failed. The group that invaded was the Brgrade2506/CIA -
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Cuban Missle Crisis
War between US and Soviet Union. US was concerned over the Soviets possession of nuclear missles. October 16-28, 1962. Soviets ultimately withdrew missles. -
Great Society
A set of programs launched by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The main goal was the eliminiation of poverty and racial injustice. -
Anti-war Movement - The Draft
The longer the Vietnam War went on, more Americans were upset about the casualties and increased costs. The small antiwar movement became very large becoming a strong force against government. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
A resolution to promote peace and security in southeast Asia" -
Medicaid
A health care program for families and individuals with low income. -
Anti War Movement - credability gap
Initiated by President Johnson...several events such as the surprise Tet Offensive and in 1971 the Pentagon Papers confirmed suspicions that there was a "gap" between the governments declarations of controlled military and political resolution, and reality. -
Medicare
A national insurance program, administered by the U.S. federal government private insurance companies across the United States -
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Miranda V. Arizona
Start of miranda rights- supreme court said a criminal must be informed of their rights to an attorney and against self incrimination. -
Tet Offensive
One of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
Vietnamization
A policy of Richard Nixon to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops." -
Rust Belt
Rust belt is in the midwest and northeast where the main economics was manufacturing. -
Sun Belt
The southern most states whose economics were chemical, agricultural, electronics, and oil. -
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1970s Culture
The 70s was an era of women's rights - more entering the workforce. Technology saw big growth. Younger citizens became more involved in workforce and government. Music was still a big part of the era. It marked freedom of expression. -
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1980s Culture
The 80s had increased trade between countries yet debt was rising. The world was becoming greedy. The Millennial generation is born. More influence from music and tv heavily influenced how we lived.
