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anti war movement
opposition to particular national decision to start armed conflict. it was a very social movement that could be seen as pacifism. It was the opposition to all use of military armed a=forced during any conflict -
jonas salk
he developed and introduced vaccine "salk". he was a doctor whose polio vaccine became the first to be available. after doing medical research he became a practicing physician. -
HUAC
it was created in 1938to investigate disloyalty activities on part of private citizens. attacked Roosevelt administration prior to outbreak of war. it commanded broad popular support and consistently attracted major headlines. -
Gi bill
it provided college education fro returning ww2 veterans. it also gave them a year round unemployment compensation. it provided people with loans for returning veterans to buy houses and business of their own -
baby boom generation
it included many different countries around the world. it resulted with 32 million babies borns in the 1930s. it reached fro million babies until the 1960s. -
containment policy
was the strategy of the united states in the early years of cold war. it has an attempt to stop the domino effect of nations moving. it had a shift to the soviet union based communism instead of democracy. -
truman doctrine
it was the attempt to prevent the spread of communism. over a million dollars were given away for aid. they did not want communism to take over greece and turkey. -
levittown
became a symbol of movement to suburbs after ww2. William Levittown used his techniques to build homes in new York. it was to relieve the postwar housing storage. -
cold war
war between the soviet union and us which began after ww2. it was nonviolent and it extended over eastern europe and north korea. ended with the collapse of communism. -
berlin airlift
it was divided into different occupation zones. berlin was located inside soviet union. British and Soviet military forces divided to occupy Germany -
marshall plan
American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave over 12 billion dollars. they had economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after ww2. required a lessening of interstate barriers. -
NATO
it was the signing of north atlantic treat in 1949. it established a system of collective security. members of the association agreed to mutual defense in response yo ant attack on them. -
McCarthyism
campaign begun by Joseph McCarthy, Wisconsin senator. was the practicing of making accusations of treason without regard for evidence. it was against alleged communists in the US gov and institutions -
domino theory
speculated that if a country in a region came under the influence of communism, their surrounding would follow. it was a prominent theory between 1950 and 1980. -
rock n' roll
it was very popular back in the 50's. it had a heavy beat and simple melody. amalgam of black rhythm, blues and white country. -
rosenberg trail
two americans communists were involved in it, Julius an Ethel. they tried passing nuclear weapons through their secrets. they got executed because of their actions. -
1950's prosperity
wreaked havoc on the economy immediately after ww2. the us was the world’s strongest military power. the 1950s was also an era of great conflict -
rust belt vs sun belt
region consists of a broad band of states. sunbelt began in the 1970s, experienced rapid economic growth and major gains in population. New England was characterized by concentrations of declining industries. -
korean war
Soviet Democratic people of Korea to the north and the Western Republic of Korea to the south. it included 75,000 soldiers -
ray kroc
bought the company and its name from two brothers, Richard and Maurice McDonald. i guess he owns mcdonalds. it is one of the most fastest growing fast food restaurant in the world. -
vietnam war
it was long and costly armed conflict. it lasted a few years between south vietnam and french. french's expulsion was in 1954. -
interstate highway act
Authorized the construction of many miles of interstate highways linking all the nation's major cities. -
sputnik
it was a series of soviet artificial satellites. it was the first one to be places in orbit. launched in october of 1957 -
space race
it was during the 20th century between 2 cold war rivals. i had to do with he soviet union and us -
moon landing
attention was focused on three astronauts. took place eight years after President John F. Kennedy in the wake of soviet sputnik. -
beatniks
A group of rebellious writers and intellectuals. They advocated spontaneity, use of drugs, and rebellion against social standards. -
dwight d. eisenhower
us general who led attack in north africa. he ran for republican ticket in 1952. he was also well known and liked. -
bay of pigs
began when a cia financed Cuban refugees landed in Cuba and attempted to topple the communist government of Fidel Castro. it was not successful at all, it failed. it begin in 1959. -
cuban missile crisis
confrontation between the us and soviet union. it was over the presence of missile sites in cuba. it was one of the hottest period of the cold war. -
betty friedan
american writer and feminist, she was a leading figure. she had a book in 1963 credited with sparking the second wave of american feminist. -
lyndon b johnson
democratic leader of the 20th century. he was president from 1963 to 1969. he rose power in the senate -
gulf of tonkin resolution
it was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed on August 7, 1964, in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
great society
set of domestic programs in the United States launched by Democratic President. it was during 1964 to 1965. its main goal was to eliminate poverty. -
tet offensive 1968
declined approval of LBJ and more anti-war sentiment. launched attack on Vietnamese new year. defeated of fighting thousands of casualties. -
richard nixon
37th President of the United States, resigned in 1974. -
vietnamization
withdrawing troops from south vietnam from time to time. it included gradual take over of south vietnamese taking responsibility. own war by americans provided weapons, money, etc. -
war powers act
allows Congress to limit the President's use of military forces. it states that the President has to tell Congress within 48 hours if he sends armed forces anywhere. congress must give approval before anything. -
iron curtain
winston Churchill reviewed international response to Russian aggression. it declared and iron curtain across europe. and it was the rise of communism as satellite nation under ussr -
26th amendment
citizens of the us who are 18 or older have right to vote and not be denied. the should not be discriminated just because of their age. congress has power to enforce by legislation.
