Period 8

Containment

A policy coined by George Kennan urging the US to keep communism from spreading.

Korean War

An example of Containment where the US sided with South Korea against communist North Korea.

Military-Industrial Complex

A term warning of a drastic military buildup, highlighted by Eisenhower in his farewell address.

Baby Boom

A drastic increase in births in the US from 1946 to 1964, leading to future Social Security issues.

Suburbanization

The movement of Americans to suburbs after WWII, facilitated by cars and the Interstate Highway System.

Civil Rights Activists

Individuals who used various techniques such as sit-ins and legal challenges for civil rights; debates emerged over their role post-1965.

Brown v. Board of Education

A 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled separate facilities based on race inherently unequal, reversing Plessy v. Ferguson.

Sunbelt

A region from Virginia to Florida extending to California with a large population increase and rise of key industries after WWII.

Great Society

LBJ's political platform which involved the expansion of government size and involvement, including extensions of New Deal programs.

Immigration Laws of 1965

Laws that reversed discriminatory quotas from the 1920s and favored immigrants from Latin America and Asia.

Vietnam War

A conflict in which the US aided non-communist South Vietnam, leading to passionate protests as the war continued.

Counterculture

A social movement against mainstream culture, characterized by 'Hippies' who protested the Vietnam War and initiated a sexual revolution.

Détente

The easing of Cold War tensions between the US and the Soviet Union, exemplified by SALT I and SALT II treaties.

Environmental Problems

Issues highlighted by Rachel Carson in 'Silent Spring', contributing to the creation of the EPA and the Clean Air Act.