PERIOD 8

APUSH period 8 (ww2, cold war, politics yay)

GI Bill

Provided college education and new homes for veterans after World War II, contributing to economic growth.

Baby Boom

A significant increase in birth rates after World War II.

Sunbelt

Region in the US that experienced significant population and economic growth after World War II.

Interstate Highway Act

Enacted by President Eisenhower, it created a network of highways, facilitating travel and commerce.

Levittown

Suburban housing developments that offered affordable mass-produced homes for the middle class.

Culture of Conformity

Social norms in the 1950s emphasizing uniformity and adherence to traditional values.

Beat Generation

A literary movement that rebelled against the culture of conformity and social norms of the 1950s.

Containment

A U.S. foreign policy strategy to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War.

Truman Doctrine

A policy of providing economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism, initially focusing on Greece and Turkey.

Marshall Plan

A U.S. program providing financial assistance to rebuild war-torn Western Europe after World War II.

Korean War

A proxy war during the Cold War fought between North Korea (supported by the Soviet Union and China) and South Korea (supported by the United States and the United Nations).

Eisenhower Doctrine

Expanded the Truman Doctrine to include aid to Middle Eastern countries threatened by communism.

Brinkmanship

A foreign policy strategy of pushing a situation to the brink of war in order to achieve a desired outcome.

Bay of Pigs

A failed U.S.-backed invasion of Cuba in 1961, aimed at overthrowing Fidel Castro.

Cuban Missile Crisis

A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba.

Second Red Scare

A period of intense anti-communism in the United States during the Cold War.

McCarthyism

The practice of making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

Brown v. Board of Education

A Supreme Court case that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Prohibits racial discrimination in voting.

Domino Theory

The belief that if one country fell to communism, neighboring countries would also fall.

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

A resolution passed by Congress in 1964 that gave President Lyndon B. Johnson broad authority to use military force in Vietnam.

Vietnamization

President Richard Nixon's policy of gradually withdrawing U.S. troops from Vietnam and transferring responsibility for the war to the South Vietnamese government.

Great Society

President Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic program aimed at addressing poverty, education, and healthcare.

Medicare

A federal health insurance program for people 65 or older.

Medicaid

A joint federal and state program that provides healthcare coverage to low-income individuals and families.

Detente

The easing of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Nixon administration.

SALT I

Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, limited nuclear arsenals.

Watergate Scandal

A political scandal involving President Richard Nixon's administration's attempt to cover up a break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters.

Silent Spring

A book by Rachel Carson that raised awareness about the harmful effects of pesticides.

Clean Air Act and Clean Water Act

Environmental legislation enacted in the 1970s to protect air and water quality.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

A federal agency responsible for protecting human health and the environment.

Feminine Mystique

A book by Betty Friedan that sparked the second-wave feminist movement.

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

A proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal legal rights for all Americans regardless of sex.