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house un american activities comittee huac
an investigative committee of the house of representatives created in 1938 to inquire into rebellious activities in the U.S (it was abolished in 1975)
in the mid 1940 the committee focused its investigating alger his Edgebrook of like lifting of many Hollywood actors often and accurately associated with Joseph McCarthy u.s. Senator member of the House -
Second Great Migration
African Americans from South Carolina from North to the Midwest and West Africa and moved from discrimination for jobs in the defense industry they went to cities like Los Angeles Oakland in Long Beach -
GI Bill established
Wanted to create benefits and jobs for soldiers coming back from World War II benefits low-cost mortgages start-up loans for business low-interest loans play Soldier to go to college economy was greatly improving in the US with the help of the GI Bill -
arms race
major super powers United States of America Great Britain and Soviet Union and France detail both countries have nuclear weapons and was creating more to be equal to each other similar the school meet the students practice Duck and Cover in the school protect from falling degrees in the shelter with set up to protect people from you soon as you call it manually assured destruction and every other country in the world -
baby boom
An increase of am population occurred after World War II the end of Korean War by the end of the 1940 3.4 million babies were born or streaking you want to see their wives and tired of Taking Lives now wanted to create life after the war in marriage in general Prosperity came a demand for housing Federal Highway construction new Industries and increased military spending of all of which healthcare jobs -
Truman Doctrine
Purple the u.s. made the policy to help stop the spread of Communism keep coming it's contained was created to free a small country from a bigger Force containment policy is to stop the spread of Communism the other countries domino theory influence they came under communist the whole world would -
Cold War
Cold War started with the Truman Doctrine and ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall -
Marshall Plan
Ontario day George Marshall propose and economic program to contain Communism is Marshall Plan support and 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 -
Berlin Airlift
Block east of West Berlin bridge in u.s. Springfield humanitarian supplies converter lens for nearly a year action flew over 200000 4700 times of Memphis site to the people of West Berlin Berlin airlift embarrassment to the 7th May 1949 and resulted in the creation of two separate German states -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The freedom and security of its members through political and Military means why it was created protect each other from the Soviet Union members UK US Canada and nine Northern Western European countries stand for in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Soviet response they try to expand and the Warsaw Pact States -
Korean War
Call after the World War II communist North Korea invaded South Korea United States fighting the Soviets in Korea results of the treaty divided the peninsula along the 38th parallel North Korea turned communist fired today it is the most guarded order Truman Doctrine stop to rid of other countries helping South Korea fall under the Truman Doctrine because American help contain Communism going to the South Korea orquesta 38 parallel -
air conditioner
Modern AC invented in 1902 but not put to your store used after World War 2 used furniture in theaters in the South used tvac in cartoons the use of front porch Gathering and drove up the use of electricity jobs and people migrated to the South because the use of AC -
rock and roll
Get involved in the 1954 Rhymes and blues characterized by the use of electric guitars a strong rhythm with an essay on the Opry and you tore into it lyrics it came through as a generational divide between Youth and adults -
Senate hearing led by Joseph McCarthy
Also McCarthy in his room turn coined by political cartoonist Herbert Block in 1950 cartoon in reference of senator Joseph McCarthy the fear of Communists increase throughout the 1958 position to communion games the name McCarthyism from the efforts of Senator McCarthy in 1950 announced the Communists work in the state department Eastside loan company is accused of the 2015 he lost two senators race -
Sputnik launched
Sputnik launch ignites United States Soviet space race president of the US the White House and Howard World War II General head of the Soviet Union Nikita -
space race
What it was about National Security reason and symbolism begin with the launch of Sputnik response to Sputnik America try to get the first man on the moon and beat the Soviet Union in Space Race effect on education and Technology people were more interested in learning about space and going to space technology American-made better and safer rockets for Crews led to the creation of NASA -
creation of NASA
Was the first space program made by the US after Russia launched the first spacecraft in the US also push for more Math and Science Education in school people -
Berlin Wall
In 1961 the Soviet back to the East German government begin constructing a fence that help the flow of human resources from the east to west the wall with a symbol of division of east and west for the remainder of the Cold War until it was taken down in 1989 I am certain the phrase used by Winston Churchill to describe the division of Europe between communist and Democratic -
Kennedy Moon speech
Beat me to persuade Americans to support the efforts of NASA to send a manned space flight to the Moon -
Cuban Missile Crisis
During the October 1962 crisis president JF Kennedy Warren Soviet leader Nikita Creek Vet in the tech crunch on the United States from mrs. Based in Cuba would be considered an attack from the Soviet Union in 1963 Kennedy's secure the nuclear Test Ban Treaty with the Direct Communications between the White House and the Criminal Intent so that nation's leaders communicate and Times of crisis -
friendship 7
Important to America first successful attempt by NASA to place an astronaut in space people John Glenn