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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower was an American army general and statesman who served as the 34th President of the United State -
Ray Kroc
was an American businessman. He joined the California company McDonald's -
Lyndon B. Johnson
often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th President of the United States -
Richard Nixon
was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States -
Jonas Salk
United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis -
John F. Kennedy
was an American politician who served as the 35th President of the United States -
Betty Friedan
was an American writer, activist, and feminist. A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States -
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
to investigate alleged disloyalty and subversive activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and those organizations suspected of having Communist ties. -
G.I Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1944)
A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II. -
Great Society
a domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs. -
Baby Boom Generation
massive increase in births following World War II -
Containment policy
is a geopolitical strategy to stop the expansion of an enemy, Another strategy to prevent the spread of communism -
Truman Doctrine
the principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection. -
Cold War
The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc and powers in the Western Bloc. -
Marshall Plan
was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, in which the United States gave over $13 billion -
Berlin Airlift
The Berlin Blockade was one of the first major international crises of the Cold War -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European countries based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence -
Rock n' Roll
a type of popular dance music originating in the 1950s with a heavy beat and simple melodies -
1950's Prosperity
The economy overall grew by 37%.Inflation, which had wreaked havoc on the economy immediately after World War II, was minimal, in part because of Eisenhower's persistent efforts to balance the federal budget. -
Levittown
s a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. It is located half way between the villages of Hempstead and Farming dale -
Beatniks
a young person belonging to a subculture associated with the beat generation. -
Korean war
War was a war between North Korea and South Korea, North Korea invaded South Korea following a series of clashes along the border -
Rosenberg Trail
The Rosenbergs were United States citizens who spied for the Soviet Union and were tried, convicted and executed by the United States government -
Vietnam war
was a Cold War conflict pitting the U.S. and the remnants of the French colonial government in South Vietnam against the indigenous but communist Vietnamese independence movement. -
Interstate Highway Act
The law authorized the construction of a 41,000 mile network of interstate highways that would span the nation. -
Sputnik
was the first artificial Earth satellite the Soviet Union launched it into an elliptical low Earth orbit -
Bay of pigs
is an inlet of the Gulf of Cazones located on the southern coast of Cuba. it was included in Santa Clara Province, and then instead to Las Villas Province -
Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union over the presence of missile sites in Cuba one of the hottest periods of the cold war. -
Anti-War Movment
a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry on an armed conflict -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
was a joint resolution that the United States Congress passed in August in response to the Gulf of Tonkin incident. -
Tet Offensive 1968
North Vietnamese and communist Viet Cong forces launched a coordinated attack against a number of targets in South Vietnam. -
Moon Landing
Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin E. Aldrin Jr., and Michael Collins awaiting ignition of five clustered rocket engines to boost them toward the first lunar landing. -
Rust Belt vs Sun Belt
The Rust Belt area is a region that consists of areas in the Midwestern and Northeastern United States. The areas are particularly defined by cities that have depleted populations -
Vietnamization
the US policy of withdrawing its troops and transferring the responsibility and direction of the war effort to the government of South Vietnam. -
War Powers Act
is a federal law intended to check the president's power to commit the United States to an armed conflict without the consent of the U.S. Congress. -
Space Race
between two rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States, for dominance in spaceflight capability -
Iron Curtain
the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe -
26 Amendment
the United States Constitution prohibits the states and the federal government from using age as a reason for denying the right to vote to citizens of the United States who are at least eighteen years old
