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house un-american activities committe (HUAC)
-an investigative committee of the US house of representatives created in 1938 to inquire into rebellious activities in the US (it was abolished in 1975)
-in the mid-1940's,the committee focused its investigation on searching for communist in the united states
-most famous for investigating Alger hiss & for the "blacklisting" of many Hollywood actors
-often inaccurately associated with Joseph McCarthy, who was a senator (not a member of the house) -
G.I Bill established
wanted to create benefits & jobs for soldiers coming back from WW2
-benefits: low cost mortgage, start up loans for business low interest loans, payed soldiers to go to college
-economy was greatly improving in the US with the help of G.I Bill -
truman doctrine
-purpose: the US made the policy to help stop the spread of communism & keep communism contained - was created to free a smaller country from a bigger force (communist)
-containment policy: is to stop the spread of communism to other countries-domino theory: if one state came under communism the rest would follow -
marshall plan
-in 1947 secretary of state George Marshall proposed an economic program to contain communism
-his Marshall plan supported economic aid to Europe & generated increased trade between the united sates & European nations.
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north atlantic treaty organization NATO
purpose:safeguard the freedom & security of its member through political & military means
why it was created: protect each other from the soviet union
members:US,UK Canada,& 9 other western European countries
-stands for the north Atlantic treaty organization
-soviet response: they tried to expand & made the Warsaw pact (defense treaty among eight communist states) -
Air conditioning (man made weather)
-Modern A/C invented in 1902 but not to widesoread use until after WW2
-used 1st in a the at her in the south b/c of the use of A/C (people can escape the southern heat )
-with more jobs & people in the south A/C helped boost the economy -
Rock-n-roll
A form of popular music that evolved in the 1950's from rhythm & blues characterized by the use of electric guitars, a strong rhythm with an accent on the the offbeat, & youth-oriented lyrics it characterized a generational divided between youths & adults. -
Senate hearings led by Joseph mccarthy
Red scare II Also McCarthyism
Mccarthyism- term coined by political cartoonist Herbert block in a 1950 cartoon in reference to senator Joseph McCarthy the fear of communism (a second red scare) increased thru out the 1950s, extreme opposition to communism gained the name
"McCarthyism" from the efforts of senetor McCarthy in 1950 announced that Communist worked in the state dept. He definitely known Communists & accused others due to 1000's falsely accused he lost the senetors race.