APUSH Period 8 Lecture Notes

APUSH Period 8 Vocabulary Flashcards

Truman Doctrine

An attempt to contain Soviet expansion into Europe by providing aid to nations resisting subjugation.

The Marshall Plan

US loans money to European nations to help them rebuild and resist Communist takeover.

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

Alliance between America, Canada, and a number of European nations, marking America's first permanent alliance.

Red Scare

Fear of Russian spies and communism within the US government.

Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka

Supreme Court case that overturned the 'separate but equal' doctrine.

Deterrence

Eisenhower's strategy of preventing attacks through the threat of mass destruction.

Peace Corps

American group that helped Third World countries with infrastructure, agriculture, and health.

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Banned discrimination based on skin color, gender, or religious practice.

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Enforced the 15th Amendment in states that barred blacks from voting.

Great Society

Johnson's cumulative sweeping changes across government and society to help the impoverished.

New Left

Groups of progressive individuals on college campuses who aimed to end poverty, racism, and American involvement in the Cold War.

Détente

Nixon’s peaceful approach in which the Soviet Union and the US would cooperate with each other and respect each other’s differences

Nixon Doctrine

US would reduce troops overseas and check the spread of communism through alliances rather than military might.