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was an American writer, activist, and feminist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States
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U.S. House of Representatives created disloyalty and subversive organizations.
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A law passed that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II. Benefits are still available to persons honorably discharged from the armed forces.
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barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe
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all of the men in world war 2 came home and started making babies with there wives making the percentage of the population go up. the generation is the children on the kids after world war 2
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was a policy for the US. It was to keep the spread of communism from coming into the US. this became a policy because of the Cold War
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The us should give support to other countries or people that are threatened by the soviets. first started with greece and turkey
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political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare between the communist and non communist
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large suburban developments created in the United States of America. it was for returning veterans and their new families
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American aided Western Europe. the United States gave over $12 billion in economic support to help rebuild Western European economies
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US british and soviet forces divided in germany. Berlin was located outside germany and was controlled all by germans
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization. was a military alliance between the countries.
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a campaign against communist. A lot of people lost there jobs because they were claimed to be apart of the communist party
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Popular dance music. Mix between black rhythm and white country music. Has guitar bass and drums.
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Policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring responsibility to south vietnam
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The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.
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The economy overall grew by 37%. inflation had wreaked the economy immediately after World War II. the prosperity helped it
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a young person in the 1950s and early 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation.
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a battle between the communist part of korea and the non-communist part. Also known as south korea and north korea.
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A court case involving Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. American couple who were executed for being spies for the soviet.They were innocent
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a theory that a political event in one country will cause similar events in close countries near by. its called the domino theory because if one country fails they believe that the countries and places surrounding it will also crash
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he created the first type of polio vaccine to become available. he was a doctor he made it by using strands of polio
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American who developed McDonald's into the biggest fast food restaurant company in the world. he bought the company and its name from two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald, who had one restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
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between the USSR and the US.They wanted to see who could get things out in space and the furthest. for example getting people to moon or close to the moon.
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was a cold war. The vietnamese were in communism so the us and french went to go fight and help them get out of it.
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The law authorized the construction of a 41,000-mile network of interstate highways that would span the nation.
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was the first satellite to ever be placed in space. Was launched by the soviets. The americans were worried because if they could launch those then they could laugh missiles
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Democratic party political leader.He was elected vice president working with John F kennedy
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United States general.supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany
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Democratic party political leader of the twentieth century. tried to help get out of all of troubles of america until he was assassinated
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1400 Cuban launched a invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.
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confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of missile sites in Cuba
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domestic programs in the United States launched by Democratic President. main goal was the elimination of poverty and racial injustice.
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Made by the united states congress. It was in response to the battle on the gulf of tonkin.
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One of the largest campaigns during the vietnam war. Campaign to go against the communist.
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people would petition against the us going to war and didn't want then to fight and worry about the us and not get into any other conflict
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vice president and 37th President of the United States. resigned after the Watergate scandal which was where a deleted recording of a certain conversation for 13 minutes about him knowing about a shooting
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When the us sent 4 men to the moon in an apollo and they put a flag on the moon. it showed how far technology was moving in the farther direction.
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used to informally define regions of the United States. the rust belt was a region from the Great Lakes to the upper Midwest States and the sun belt was the region from florida to californa because they got a lot of sun
