What was the fundamental conflict that defined the Cold War?
Communism
George Kennan’s policy
containment
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What was the fundamental conflict that defined the Cold War?
Communism
George Kennan’s policy
containment
How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s sucess in building the atomic bomb?
Accelerated its own building bombs, made hydrogen bombs, adopted containment policy
Mutually assured destruction
a military strategy where both sides possess enough nuclear weapons to destroy each other in case of a conflict, thereby deterring any nuclear attacks.
Truman Doctrine
promised to support countries resist communism, no more isolationism
Marshall Plan
gave aid to european countries to help rebuild after ww2
Berlin Airlift
necessary bc of Soviet blockade, gave supplies to west berlin
NATO
created as a collective defense against Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
counteracted NATO, strengthened Soviet Union in eastern europe
Communist revolution in China
worked bc it appealed to the poor people
Post- Korean War
Korea was still divided, prevented communist expansion in the South and established democratic government there
taft-hartley act
amended wagner act, workers promised not to be communist, couldnt’ just hire union workers
GI Bill of Rights
provides benefits to veterans, education, housing, job training
post-war economic boom
industries and factories were revitalized by korean war, oil, increased education and productivity
sunbelt
people moved for jobs, climate, lower taxes and gained political power and more congress representation
baby boom
soldiers returned, increase in youth culture, baby products, family crapand a significant rise in birth rates after World War II.
national security act
created CIA, increased defense spending, and reorganized military and intelligence agencies.
defense of communism at home
loyalty oaths, investigations, public fear
dixiecrats
democrats who liked segregation
eisenhower v truman
reduced military spending, nuclear superiority, brinkmanship, covert operations
CIA in cold war
tried to control the political leaders in other countries
Suez Crisis
trade with egypt over canal
eisenhower doctrine
promised Us intervention to any perceived threats in the ME
U2 Incident
we got caught trying to spy, plane got shot down, us-soviet tension
mccarthyism
reckless accusations without evidence
WWI civil rights movement
segregated military units exposed unjust treatment
Harry Truman
ended segregation in federal civil service and ordered equality in armed forces
Civil Rights Act of 1957
weak bill that investigated violations of civil rights to protect voting rights
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
aimed to mobilize power of black churches to protect black rights
Southern non-violent coordinating committee
students supported non-violent protests
Mexican Americans with Eisenhower
operation wetback, 1 mil mexicans were taken back to mexico
NAs Eisenhower
cancelled tribal preservation policies, assimilation