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2nd Great Migration
Migration of 5 million African Americans from south & from the north to the north to the Midwest , and west .
af am moved from discrimination and for jobs in the defense industry -
G.I Bill established
wanted to create benefits and jobs for soldiers coming back for world war ii. benefits low cost mortgage , start up loans for business . low interest loans , payed soldiers to go to college -
Truman Doctrine
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
containment policy is to stop the spread of communism to other countries - domino theory if one state came under communism the rest would follow -
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COLDWAR
Cold war started with the Truman doctrine and ended with the fall of the Berlin wall -
ROCK-N-ROLL
A form of popular music that evolved in the 1950's 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 -
Sputnik Launch
important to the us sputnik launch ignites u.s - soviet space race
president of the u.s Dwight Eisenhower
head of soviet union Nikita krishcev -
Creation of NASA
IMPORTANCE TO THE US WAS FIRST SPACE PROGRAM MADE BY THE U.S AFTER RUSSIA LAUNCHED THE 1ST SPACE CRAFT US ALSO PUSHED FOR MORE MOTH & SCIENCE EDUCATION IN SCHOOL PEOPLE -
Berlin Wall
in 1961 the soviet backed the east German government
(GDR) began 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 the east and west for the remainder of the cold war until it was taken down in 1989. -
President Kennedy
"we choose to go to the moon"
meant to persuade the american people to support the effort of NASA to send a manned space flight to the moon -
Friendship 7
1st successful attempted by NASA to place an astronaut in space
people: john Glenn