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Dwight D. Eisenhower
was the 34th President of the United States . He was a five star general in the United States Army during -
Lyndon B. Johnson
He was the 36th President of the United States.under President John F. Kennedy. -
Richard Nixon
Nixon served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from California. -
Jonas Salk
He was an American medical researcher and virologist. He found and made he first successful polio vaccine in his time. -
JFK
served as the 35th President of the United States. -
Betty Friedan
A leading figure in the women's movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique. She died on February 4, 2006. -
Gary powers
He was a pilot whose Central Intelligence Agen spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in Soviet Union airspace. -
Abbie Hoffman
He was an American political and social activist and anarchist who co- founded the Youth International Party. -
House Un-American Activities Committee
It was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives.It was in order to uncover citizens with Nazi ties inside the United States. -
War Powers Act
It was an American emergency law that increased Federal power during World War II. -
Venona Papers
Special coded messages. -
G.I. Bill
signed into law by President Roosevelt, commonly known as the G.I. Bill of Rights. -
Iron Curtain
the imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1991. -
Roy Benavidez
He was a member of the United States Army Special Forces and retired United States. -
Baby Boom Generation
Baby Boomers are kids born after World War 2. -
Ray Kroc
Ray was an American businessman and philanthropist. He actually has a part of McDonalds. -
Truman Doctrine
It was a foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical hegemony during the Cold War. -
Cold War
A kind war with words. -
Containment Policy
United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. -
Marshall Plan
was an American initiative to aid Western Europe, -
Berlin Airlift
U.S. and its allies decided to supply their sectors of the city from the air. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty . -
1950's prosperity
The United States was the world’s strongest military power. Its economy was booming. -
Mccarthyism
It is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
Rock n' Roll
It is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. -
1950s culture
The culture is the same,but upgraged. -
Korean War
It was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States fought for the South. -
Rosenberg Trial
The trial of Ethel and Julius Rosenberg begins in New York Southern District federal court. -
Domino Theory
A theory prominent from the 1950s to the 1980s, that speculated that if one country in a region came under the influence of communism, -
Anti- War Movement
is a social movement, usually in opposition to a particular nation's decision to start or carry -
Interstate Highway Act
It was popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act , was enacted on June 29, 1956. -
Space Race (Sputnik and Moon Landings)
The 20th century competition between two Cold War rivals, the Soviet Union and the United States. -
Bay of Pigs
It is known in Latin America as Invasión de Playa Girón was a failed military invasion of Cuba -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, authorizing President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to retaliate. -
Miranda v. Arizona
The defendant was informed of the right to consult with an attorney before and during questioning and of the right against self-incrimination before police questioning. -
Medicaid
It provides free or low-cost health coverage to millions of Americans. -
Medicare
Medicare is a national social insurance program, administered by the U.S. federal government. -
Tet Offensive 1968
It was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War, by forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam against the forces of the South Vietnamese Army. -
Vietnamization
A policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program . -
Vietnam War including the fall of saigon 1975
It was fight between North Vietnam supported by the Soviet Union, China and other communist allies and the government of South Vietnam supported by the United States. -
Great Society
A set of domestic programs in the United States launched by Democratic President. -
Rust Belt and Sun Belt
The Rust Belt is a term for the region straddling the upper Northeastern United States, the Great Lakes, and the Midwest States.