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Anti- War Movement Include
This was a social movement, which opposed in the nations decision to start to carry on. -
House Un-American Activites Committee (HUAC)
This was created to investigate disloyalty and subverisve organizations. It was originally created in 1938 to uncover citizens with Nazi ties inside the United States. -
War Powers Act
was also known as the first war powers act of 1941, it was an american emergency law that increased federal power during world war 2. -
G.I Bill
Which was also called the servicemen's readjustment act. This provided benefits for all the veterans that fought in world war 2. -
Cold War
The cold war was between 1945 and 1990, was a state of political hostility between countries, that involved many things such as threats, propaganda. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was the imaginary boundary that divided Europe, into two seperate areas from the edn of world war 2 up untill the end of the cold war in 1991. -
Baby Boom Generation
this was a time when all the men had gotten back from war and all that and began to be with their families and wife a lot more so since they wanted to start a family with their wife , the wives started having alot babies. -
Truman Doctrine
Was an American foreign policy created during the Cold War. He said that he would contain the soviet threats to greece and turkey. -
Rust Belt and Sun Belt
The sun belt was when they moved from the cities to the suburbs to have betetr lives and live in better home with better enviornment to make families. -
Containment Policy
Containment was a united States policy, using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism that was spreading. -
Berlin Airlift
In the end of the second world war in the U.S , British and the soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Which was also called the noth atlantic alliance, is an intergovermental military alliance -
Beatniks/ Beat Generation
This was in the early 1950s and late 1960s belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation. -
Domino Theory
Was from the 1950s to the 1980s. Which said that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would have to follow the domino effect. so, basically what one country does the other will follow. -
1950s
In the 1950s it was a very great era for anyone to live in, for example the movie grease and the fashion, the poodle skirts and the women and how the teenagers acted. like elvis presely and alot of other greats artists -
McCarthyism
is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
Rock N Roll
Rock and Roll is a popular dance music that originated in the 1950s, is had to do with heavy beats and simple melodies. some great rock n roll bands was the Rolling Stones, the beatles, and Led Zepplin. -
Korean War
Fought in the 1950s between the United States , it began when north korea invaded south korea. -
RosenBerg Trial
the spies prosecution of the couple accused of selling nuclear secrets to the Russians , could not be charged because the u.s was not at war with the soviet union. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
Lyndon B. Johnson was the 36th president of the United States. from 1963 to 1969 He spent six years as Senate Majority Leader, two as senate Minority leader then two as senate majority whip. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower was our 34th president of the United states from 1953 to 1961. He was also a five star general In the United States Army during World War 2 and he also served as the Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. -
Ray Kroc
Raymond Albert was an american business man and philanthropist. He joined Mcdonalds in 1954. and he built it into being the most successful fast food operation in the world. -
Jonas Salk
Was an american mecical researcher and virologist , he was the first person to discover and and develop the very first polio vaccine. -
Space Race
Was a 20th century competition between Cold War rivals, Soviet Union and the United States. -
Interstate Highway Act
was also known as the national interstate and defense highways act . it was enacted when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill. -
1960s
In the 1960s their was a lot of influential people such as Martin Luther King Jr , i also learned a lot of facts about how much mils costs back then whihc was 25 cents. -
John F Kennedy
Was the 35th president of the United States. He was democratic party political leader of the twentieth century. He was president from 1961 to 1963. He did lots of great things up untill he was assasiated. -
Bay Of Pigs
It was an invasion in Latin America, iut was failed military invasion of Cuba. -
Cuban Missile Crisis
Was a 13-day argument between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba. -
Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan was an american writer,activist, and most importantly she was a feminist. she was a leading figure in the womans movement in The United States. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to be able to end the U.S involvment in the Vietnam War. They used a program to expand and eqip and train south vietnam soldiers. -
Gulf Of Tonkin Resolution
This autohorized president johnson to take any meausres, he believed were necessary to retaliate and promote maintanence on international peace. -
Great Society
Great society was a domestic program in the administration of Lyndon B johnson that insulted federally sponsored welfare. -
miranda vs. arizona
"criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination " -
Abbie Hoffman
Abbot Howard was an american political and social activist. Abbie was an anarchist who had founded the Youth Internationial Party. Another name for Yippies. -
Tet Offensive
The tet offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the vietnam war. This is when the communist launched a wave of attacks in the late night hours on janurary 30. -
Roy Benavidez
Was a memeber of the United States special forces and retired United States Army Master Sargeant who recieved the medal of Honor. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the United States. Serving from 1969 to 1974. at that time he was the only U.S president to resign in office. -
26th Amendent
United States Citizens who are over eighteen years old can vote and they can not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any other state based on how old you are. -
The fall of Saigon
The fall of Saigon in 1975 was when North Vietnam forces under the command general Van Dun began their final attack on Saigon. -
1980s
1980s is a era where the king and queen of pop were a huge part of, and these two people were michael Jackson and Madonna. another things happened too such as the Cold War ending and the Fall of the berlin wall. and their was also alot of techonological advances.
