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Jonas Salk
A medical researcher. The first to make a succeful Polio vaccine. He got his medical degree and developed the vaccine in 1939. -
House of Un-American Activites Committiee (HUAC)
When they could search you if they thought that you had communist ties in yout home. -
Berlin Airlift
A military group that brought food and other needed goods into West Berlin by air after the government of East Germany cut off its supply routes. -
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Venona Papers
The program that attempted to figure out ans read messages sent by Soviet Union -
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Iron Curtain
A barrier between the Soviet Union and thier allies after WW2 and untill the end of the Cold War. They did this to block themselves from contact. -
Truman Doctrine
President Truman established that the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from other forces. -
Containment Policy
A U.S. policy using diffrent strategies to prevent the spread of communism abroad -
Marshall Plan
An American aid to Western Europe for economic support to help rebuild Western European economies after the end of World War 2 -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Is an intergovernmental military alliance from North America to Europe. It was signed April 4, 1949 right after WW2 -
Rock n' Roll
1950's popular dance music. With heavy beat and simple music. It is full of everything. -
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1950's culture
The baby boom was just the begining for the 1950's. Civil rights movement was in place, and T.V.'s were just coming out. Evryone from Elvis to Johny Cash was in the music Industry. -
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1950's Prosperity
The United States has the world’s strongest military power. Its economy was booming, new cars, suburban houses and other consumer goods became available to more people than ever before -
Beatniks
A young person that belonged to the Beat generation -
Baby Boom gernation
When the fathers came home to their wives and gave them so much love that alot of kids were born. Famlies grew so much that the U.S. began to urbanize. The U.S. poputaion grew like crazy during this time. -
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McCarthyism
When Josheph McCarthy was in office and he as he pleased and punished all the people that he felt was a communist even without evidence. -
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Korean War
The Korean War was a war between North and South Korea and the U.S. fought for the South while China fought for the North and also the Soviet Union -
Domino Theory
The domino theory was a theory founded from the 1950s to the 1980s that if one country came under the influence of communism then the surrounding countries would follow communism in a domino effect. -
Rosenberg Trial
An American couple who were executed in 1953 as spies for the Soviet Union. -
Dwight D. Eisenhower
He was a 5 star general in the U.S. arny durning WW2. He also served as a supreme comander of the allied forces in Europe. He was also the 34th president of the U.S. -
Ray Kroc
An American businesman, that joined McDonald's in 1954 and helped make it as auccefull as it is today. He also owned a baseball team in 1973. He was apart of the Important People of the Century. -
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Vietnam War
The fight to stop communist around the world and stop the domion affect. -
Interstate Highway Act
When President Eisenhower signed the bill into law to do construction of 41,000 miles supposedly over a 10-year period, it was the largest public works project in American history through that time -
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Space Race
A competition between the Soviet Union and the United States to see who could get there first and who could win -
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1960's Culture
By the 1960's all the baby boom kids were in thier teens and the pop culture of the 60's was exploding. The Bealtles were playing everywhere, cars were getting radios, TV was getting color, and people were moving to the suburbs. -
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Anti-War movement
During the time of the Vietnam war when people began to realize that wasn't as good as they thought. Less and less people became for war during this time. -
The Sun Belt
The southern part of the U.S. where th sun is shining and by this time they have come to having a/c in homes so people moved south so they could live in the cool and they would not have thier cars rust -
Gary Powers
The man known for the 1960 U-2 incident. When the U.S. spy plane was shot down during the Cold War during Dwight D Eisenhower's presidency. He was the man flying the plane that was shot down. -
Bay of Pigs Invastion
The Bay of Pigs Invasion wsa a failed military invasion of Cuba on April 17, 1961. -
Cuban misslie Crisis
The U.S. and Soviet Union had a 13 day stand off over the Soviet misles in Cuba. The U.S. attached their naval base. -
Betty Friedan
She steped out of the relm of society and found the fullfilment of women outside their everyday role. One of the women that was apart of the womens rights movemnet. -
John F. Kennedy
He served as the 35th president of the U.S. alot happpened in the time of his presidency. Such as the Cuban missle crisis and the civil rights movemnet. He was assinated in 1963 that ened his presidency and LJB took office. -
Lyndon B Johnson
The 36th president of the U.S. JFK's vice president. He too office after the assination of JFK. He was succed by NIxion. -
Gulf of Tolkin Resolution
When President Johnson was given permission to take any actions he believed were necessary to make interanational peace with southeast Asia. Signed by congress August 7,1964. -
Great Society
A domestic program that President Lyndon B. Johnson that put in office that federally sponsored social welfare programs. -
Medicaid
A joint federal and state program that helps low-income famlies pay for the costs of medical care. This is a largely funded government company. Although, Medicaid is run by the state -
Medicare
Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older or younger people with disabilities -
Miranda V Arizona
A U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court established the rights of a criminal suspect who has been arrested or is otherwise not free to leave. -
Abbie Hoffman
A political and social activist. He was tried and arrested for conspricy. That becaome a anti-war riot. -
Tet Offensive (1968)
When a series of attacks were made on more than 100 cities and towns in South Vietnam by the communist party. -
Roy Benavidez
He was a member of the United States Army Special Forces. He fought in Vietnam war. He was honered for his actions in the war. -
Richard Nixon
37th president of the U.S. He was the only president that was to resign office. He was also vice president for Dwight D Eisenhower. President Ford took his place after he resigned -
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1970's culture
The 1970's is when the U.S. had a huge economic crisis. In this decade the U.S. went through 3 presidents. There was low economic growth during this time. -
Vietnamization
A policy of President Nixon to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War -
War Powers Act
U.S. law passed which allows Congress to limit the President's use of military forces. -
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Cold War
The Cold War was a state of political and military tension after World War II between powers of the U.S. and the Soviet Union. -
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1980's culture
Welcome to the 80's where everything is neon colored with ugly combinations, fashion was weird, music was over the top, and the Cold War ended. Through the good and the bad this is the 1980's. -
Rust Belt
When people from the northern part of the U.S. moved to the south becasue it was cols so there fore they had to put salt on the roads and eventually it rusted peoples cars.