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Levittown
-Were towns created by William Levitt
-Served as the model for modern homes and towns.
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HUAC
-Was a committee responsible for finding and removing communist companies or people in the US.
-Was a result of US becoming scared of increasing communism.
-People were afraid that communism would spread to US -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
-Was an american army general and 34th president.
-Most known for his planned invasion of Normandy.
-Took huge role in WWII. -
GI Bill
-The GI Bill was a bill passed by congress after ww2.
-Helped bring education and financial help to veterans from the war.
-Helped start the Baby boom -
Baby boom generation
-Generation after ww2
-Mass number of babies were born in a very short amount of time.
-Resulted in mass numbers of new families were created and new houses were built. -
Iron Curtain
-Was the barrier that separated one half of Europe from the other.
-The USSR was on one side while US was the other.
-Stalin called it a call for war. -
Containment Policy
-The Containment Policy was a policy adopted by the US to prevent the spread of communism.
-Was created because the US believed Russia was trying to spread their communistic power to other countries.
-Was suggested by George Kennan -
Cold War
-Large war between the USSR and the us for a long period of time.
-Involved mostly with the threat of nuclear war between the two countries.
-Resulted in a large number of smaller wars. -
Truman Doctrine
- US policy of trying to reduce the expansion of communism. -Passed by president Truman. -Made alliances with Greece and turkey.
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Marshall Plan
-Policy made to help reconstruct Europe.
-US spent 13 billion dollars to help aid western Europe.
-Happened after ww2. -
Berlin Airlift
-The process of dropping supplies from other countries like the US into Germany so they could eat.
-Made Russia look like the bad guys
-Strengthened power and friendship between US and Germany. -
NATO
-North Atlantic Treaty Organization
-Was created after ww2
-All democratic, no communist country was allowed in the NATO -
Domino Theory
-Was the belief that events that happened in one country would happen in another.
-Was mostly based around political decisions
-Common example was the bomb. -
McCarthyism
-A campaign carried out by Joseph McCarthy to overthrow alleged communist leaders in the US.
-All of those who were accused lost their jobs and were blacklisted.
-Many were accused without reason or evidence. -
1950's Prosperity
-This was the decade of prosperity for the US
-Economy grew by 37%
-Was a result of WWII -
Korean War
-War that was caused by Korean soldiers crossing the northern border along the 38th Parallel
-Lasted three years.
-US entered the war on South Korea's side and fought against the northern Koreans. -
Rosenberg Trial
-Trial against Russian spies
-Julius was proven guilty with evidence.
-Wife was also killed even though there was no evidence. -
Jonas Salk
-American researcher and virologist
-Invented the vaccine for polio.
-Helped save millions of lives. -
Rock N Roll
-New genre of music that originated in the US.
-Evolved from African American music styles like Jazz and Blues.
-Elvis Presley was a huge figure in this genre. -
Ray Kroc
-Ray Kroc was a us businessman.
-Was the founder of McDonalds
-Had a lot of ideas about automation and industry. -
Vietnam War
-Was the war that took place in Vietnam.
-Was another resulting war of the cold war like the Korean War.
-US took horrible losses and had to withdraw from war later. -
Interstate Highway Act
-Authorized the construction of highways that would span across the entire nation.
-Made moving long distances easier, safer and decreased travel time.
-Biggest public works project in nation's history. -
Sputnik
-Was the first "artificial" Earth satellite.
-Was created and launched by the Soviet Union.
-Started the "Space Race". -
Beatniks
-Stereotype in the us in the 1950's
-Usually a young person that belonged to a subculture associated with the beat generation
-It was a literary movement -
JFK
-Was the 35th president of the US.
-JFK negotiated the nuclear test ban and moved towards peace.
-Was shot and killed in Dallas, Tx -
Bay of Pigs
-Was an attempt to overthrow the castro regime in Cuba.
_Troops were sent by president Kennedy.
-Was in response to Cuba having missiles from Russia. -
Cuba Missile Crisis
-Was a 13 day intense standoff between Russia and US.
-Was a result of the installation of missiles in Cuba.
-US didn't want missiles in Cuba. -
Anti-War Movement
-Movement in opposition to a nation's decision
-Leads to armed conflict between the two countries.
-Can also be pacifist -
Betty Friedan
-Was an american writer and feminist
-Most known for her book "The Feminine Mystique"
-Was a huge figure in women's rights movement. -
Great Society
-A domestic program in the US.
-Launched by Lyndon B Johnson
-Goal was tho eliminate poverty and racial injustice. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
-Was a joint resolution
-Was made as a result of the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
-Helped recover and prevent from wars like Vietnam. -
Lyndon B Johnson
-American politician and 36th president of the US.
-Known for his creation of the Great Society
-Was actively involved in the bombing of North Vietnam. -
Tet Offensive 1968
-Was an offensive attack from North Korea in the Vietnam War.
-Attacked Southern Vietnamese troops on a holiday.
-US obtained heavy losses. -
Richard Nixon
-Was the 37th president in the united states.
-He was the only president in the US to resign from office.
-The US people didn't trust him. -
Moon Landing
-Was when US successfully sent a man to the moon.
-Neil Armstrong was the first man to set foot on the moon.
-US had won the space race. -
Space Race
-Was a space battle between Russia and the US
-Fought over who could reach the moon first.
-US reached moon first -
Vietnamization
-Was the process of withdrawing all US troops from Vietnam.
-Was in response to horrible casualties in war.
-Transferred control of war to gov of south Vietnam. -
26th Amendment
-Gave the right to vote to 18 years old.
-Improved voting standards.
-More people were encouraged to vote. -
War Powers Act
-Was passed to prevent the president from having direct control of bringing the US into war.
-Put a check on the president's power to declare war without congress.
-Was put into place after the Vietnam War. -
rust belt vs sun belt.
-These are regions of the us
-Many people moved from the rust belt to the sun belt
-Rust belt is in the midwest and the sun belt is the southern part of the us.
