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House Un-American Activities Committe (HUAC)
An investigative committee of the U.S. (It was abolished in 1975.
In the mid 1940's focused it's investigations on searching for communists in the United States
Most famous for investigating Alger Hiss and for the "Blacklisting" of many Hollywood actors
Often inaccurately associated with Joseph McCartney, Who was a senator( not a member of the house)
Had to take a loyalty oath to prove they were Americans -
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Second Great Migration
Migration of 5 million African Americans in the South and from the north to the Midwest and west.
African Americans moved from them discrimination and for jobs in the defense industry.
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G.I. Bill Established
Wanted to create benefits and jobs for soldiers coming back from World War II
Benefits: low cost mortgage, start up loans for businesses,low interest loans,payed soldiers to go to college
Economy was greatly improving in the US with the help of the G.I. Bill -
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Arms race
Major super-powers; United States of America, Great Britain and the Soviet Union in France details: both countries have nuclear weapons and was created to be equal to each other civilian: response the school who made the students practice duck-and-cover in school to protect them from falling debris and the bomb shelter shelters we're set up to protect people from the missiles (Nuke War) mutually assured destruction (have enough to destroy your country) and every other country in the world -
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Baby BOOM!!!!
An increase of American population of cured after World War 2 and the Korean War
By the end of 1940 3.4 million babies were born
War stricken men wanted to see their wives and tired of taking lives now wanted to create live after the war and marriages and general Prosperity came a demand for housing, Federal Highway construction industry and increased military all of which helped to create jobs
Mass production of homes in the suburbs
Larger amount of Blue Collar jobs were created -
Truman Doctrine
Purpose: The U.S. made the policy to help stop the spread of communism and keep communism contained was created to free a smaller country from a bigger force(communist)
Containment policy:is to stop the spread of communism to other countries.
Domino theory: if one country came under communism the rest would follow -
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Cold War
Cold War started with the Truman Doctrine and ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall -
Marshall Plan
In 1947 Secretary of State George Marshall proposed an economic program to contain communism.
His Marshall Plan supported economic aid to Europe and generated increased trade between the United States and European nations.
Marshall received the 1953 Nobel Peace Prize for the plan.
Gave money to keep communism out. -
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Berlin Airlift
During the Communist blockade of West Berlin British and the US planes flew airlift humanitarian supplies and to Berlin for nearly ten months
Actions American and British flew over 200,000 with 4,700 tons of Necessities to the people of West Berlin Berlin aircraft brought embarrassment to the Soviets May 1949 and resulted in the creation of two separate German states -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Purpose:safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.
Why it was created to protect eachother from the Soviet Union.
Members:US,UK Canada, 9 north Western European countries.
Stands for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Soviet response:they tried to expand and made the western pacific (defense treaty among eight communist states) -
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Korean War
Causes: after WW2 communist North Korea invaded South Korea United States fighting the Soviets in Korea results a treaty divided the peninsula along the 38th parallel parallel will North Korea turn communist sees fire today it is the most guarded borders to the Truman Doctrine stop the spread to other countries helping South Korea under the Truman Doctrine because American Helped contain Communism going to the South Korea War not pass the 38th parallel Dominoe T division between the US and USSR -
Air Conditioning(Man-made Weather)
Modern AC invented in 1902 but not put to widespread use until after World War II.
Used first in a theater in the south use of TV A/C&Cars killed the use of front porch gatherings and Drove up the use of Electricity.
Jobs in people migrated to the South because of the use of A/C (people can't escape the southern heat).
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ROCK-N-ROLL
A form of popular music that envolved in the 1950s from rhythm and blues; characterized By the use of electric guitars, a strong rhythm with an accent on the offbeat,and youth oriented lyrics it characterized a generational divide between youths and adults.
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Senate hearings lead by Joseph McCartney
Violated peoples basic rights
RED SCARE II also McCarthyism-term coined by political cartoonist Herbert block in a 1950 cartoon in reference to Senator Joseph McCarthy.The fear of communism (a second Red Scare) increased throughout the 1950s extreme opposition to communism gained the name."McCarthyism" From the efforts of Senator McCarthy in 1950 announce that communist worked in the State Dept.He Idenified Communist and accused others due to 1000's falsely accused he lost the Senators race. -
Sputnik launch (RUSSIA)
Important to the US:Sputnik launch ignites United States-Soviet space race.President of the US:Dwight Eisenhower (WWII General) head of Soviet Union: Nikita Krushcev -
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space race
national security reasons and symbolism began with the launch of Sputnik Russia response to Sputnik America tried to get the first man on the moon and beat the Soviet Union in Space Race effects on education technology people were more interested in learning about space and going to space America made better and safer Rockets crews led to creation of NASA increase Math and Science in education in America. Kennedy's Moon speech and we went to the Moon Soviet American space mission -
Creation of NASA
Importance to the US: was the first space program made by the US after Russia launch the first spacecraft sputnik US also pushed for more math and science education in school people: President Eisenhower -
Berlin wall
In 1961, the Soviet backed the east German government GDR begin constructing a fence to halt the flow of human resources from the east to the west.The wall was a symbol of the division of east and west for the remainder of the cold war until it was taken down in 1989.Iron curtain-Phrase used by Winston Churchhill to describe the division of Europe between communist and democratic nations.Beginning of the Cold War the true beginning -
President Kennedy moon speech
"We choose to go to the moon" speech
Meant to persuade them American people to support the effort of NASA to send a manned space flight to the moon. -
Cuban missile crisis
During the October 1962 crisis President John F. Kennedy warned Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev that an attack launched on the United States from missiles based in Cuba would be considered an attack from the Soviet Union.
In 1963 Kennedy secured a nuclear test ban treaty with the Soviets.
Direct communication between the White House in the Kremlin was enacted so that nation leaders can communicate in the times of crisis.
Created the nuclear test between Kennedy and Kremlin. -
Friendship 7
Importance to America: first successful attempted by NASA to place an astronaut in space people: John Glenn