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House Un-American Activities Committee
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War Powers Act
The War Powers Act of 1941, also known as the First War Powers Act, was an American emergency law that increased Federal power during World War II. -
Venona Papers
To what extent some of the individuals named in the Venona papers were actually involved with Soviet intelligence is a topic of dispute. The following list of individuals is extracted in large part from the work of historians John Earl Haynes and Harvey Klehr and reflects their previous points of view. -
G.I. Bill
A law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II. Benefits are still available to persons honorably discharged from the armed forces. -
Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain was 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. -
Containtment Policy
Containment was a United States policy using numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad. -
Baby Boom Generation
Baby boomers are people born during the demographic post–World War II baby boom approximately between the years 1946 and 1964. -
Cold War
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers in the Western Bloc and powers in the Eastern Bloc. -
Marshall Plan
The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative to aid Western Europe. -
Truman Doctrine
The Truman Doctrine was an American foreign policy created to counter Soviet geopolitical hegemony during the Cold War. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty which was signed on 4 April 1949 -
Berlin Airlift
1948-1949 At the end of the Second World War, U.S., British, and Soviet military forces divided and occupied Germany. Also divided into occupation zones, Berlin was located far inside Soviet-controlled eastern Germany. -
1950's culture
The culture was family oriented and great shows cane out. -
McCarthyism
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence. -
1950's prosperity
With World War II military production largely ending the Depression, the U.S. entered the 1950s with the highest standard of living in the world. Living in suburbs became the big thing during this time. -
Rock n Roll
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Rosenberg Trial
A court case involving Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, an American couple who were executed in 1953 as spies for the Soviet Union. On June 19, 1953, the day after their twenty-second wedding anniversary, the Rosenbergs were put to death in the electric chair. -
Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea, in which a United Nations force led by the United States fought for the South, and China fought for the North, which was also assisted by the Soviet Union. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
1952-1961
Dwight D. Eisenhower was the most popular (34th) president. -
Domino Theory
Eisenhower gives famous “domino theory” speech. If one country in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effec -
Jonas Salk
He discovered and developed the first successful polio vaccine. -
Interstate Highway Act
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, popularly known as the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act (Public Law 84-627), was enacted on June 29, 1956, when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law. -
1960's Culture
The hippy culture, they were big on peace and birght colors. -
Beatniks
Beatnik was a media stereotype prevalent throughout the 1950s to mid-1960s that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement of the 1950s. -
Gary Powers
Francis Gary Powers was the pilot of an American spy plane shot down by the Soviet Union during a famous Cold War espionage incident. -
John F Kennedy
As the youngest man ever to be elected president at the age of 43, Kennedy represented a new future and hope for the nation. Kennedy declared in his 1961 inaugural address. While his presidency lasted only 34 months, his political accomplishments helped create his legacy as a great president. -
Ray Kroc
Ray Kroc was an American entrepreneur best known for expanding McDonald’s from a local chain to the world’s most profitable restaurant franchise operation. -
Bay of Pigs
The Bay of Pigs Invasion, known in Latin America as Invasión de Playa Girón, was a failed military invasion of Cuba undertaken by the CIA-sponsored paramilitary group Brigade 2506 on 17 April 1961 -
Cuban Missile Crisis
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a 13-day confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba. -
Betty Friedan
Friedan broke new ground by exploring the idea of women finding personal fulfillment outside of their traditional roles. -
Great Society
a domestic program in the administration of President Lyndon B. Johnson that instituted federally sponsored social welfare programs. -
Anti-War Movement
-draft: The Draft was abolished in 1973, but men of draft age still have to register to the Selective Service System so a draft can be readily resumed if needed.
-26th amendment: The 26th Amendment changed a portion of the 14th Amendment
-credibility gap: the term “Credibility Gap” was widely used by skeptics to question the truthfulness of Johnson administration’s policies and statements about the war in Vietnam
-silent majority: A term used by President Richard Nixon to indicate his belief t -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
On August 7, 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. -
Lyndon B Johnson
Passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawing discrimination in voting -
Miranda V. Arizona
In Miranda v. Arizona (1966), the Supreme Court ruled that detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination. -
Tet Offensive 1968
The Tet Offensive was one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. -
Roy Benavidez
Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez was a member of the United States Army Special Forces (Studies and Observations Group) and retired United States Army master sergeant who received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968 -
Space Race
The U.S. competition with the U.S.S.R. for technological dominance spurred the U.S. on to the first-ever landing on the moon. -
Vietnamization
Vietnamization was a policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War -
1970's culture
The time of disco and a leap in pop culture. -
Rust Belt and Sun Belt
parts of the northeastern and midwestern US that are characterized by declining industry, aging factories, and a falling population. Steel-producing cities in Pennsylvania and Ohio are at its center. the southern US from California to Florida, noted for resort areas and for the movement of businesses and population into these states from the colder northern states. -
Abbie Hoffman
In 1971, Hoffman gave his views by writing a book titled, “Steal This Book”. Through this write-up, he encouraged readers to move to the stage at concerts and live shows and get their message across to the large audience. Also, he taught them how to live for free. -
Richard Nixon
Initially escalated America's involvement in the Vietnam War, but subsequently ended US involvement by 1973 through the Paris Peace Accords -
Vietnam War / Fall of saigon
Saigon, capital city of South Vietnam, fell to North Vietnamese forces on April 30th1975. The fall of Saigon (now Ho Chin Minh City) effectively marked the end of the Vietnam War. -
1980's Cultture
The time of music and music videos to become bigger than ever.
