Containment and other Cold War Strategies

Flashcards about the Cold War, Civil Rights, the Great Society and other topics.

Marshall Plan

A plan proposed to rebuild Europe through billions of dollars in aid and create new democracy in countries.

Truman Doctrine

A plan where the US will allocate resources to any country under the threat of a communist regime.

Vietnam War

North Communist Vietnam vs South Vietnam. The war fueled the domino theory of communism spreading to different countries one by one.

Korean War

North Korea was backed by the Soviet Union and China while South Korea was backed by the US and United Nations.

Space Race

Marked a turning point in US and space technology and demonstrated the US’s economic and political dominance over the world and technology.

Civil Rights Act (1964)

Prohibited discrimination in public places, integrated schools and other public facilities, and made employee discrimination illegal

Voting Rights Act (1965)

Outlawed discriminatory voting practices that many southern states adopted post civil-war (Disbanding literary tests)

Loving v. Virginia

Supreme court case that disbanded anti-interracial marriage laws.

Rehabilitation Act (1973)

Stopped public and employer discrimination against people with special needs.

Latino Rights Movement

Latinos and Latino farm workers faced discrimination, low wages and poor working conditions.

Cesar Chavez

A Mexican-American labor leader who co-founded the 1962 United Farm Workers union.

Women’s Rights Movement

Fought so Women could achieve equal rights in education, employment and personal freedom.

Roe v. Wade

Gave Women reproductive rights.

Medicare

Care for the elderly.

Medicaid

Care for the poor.

Lyndon B. Johnson

Signed the Water Quality Act in 1965 and the Motor Vehicle Air Pollution Control Act of 1965.

War on Poverty

In 1960, 22% of Americans lived in poverty. Johnson cut this number in half by the end of the decade through programs.

Job Corps

Gave business to 100,000 Men, with half of them receiving educational skills and training with the other half building conservation programs.

Cities

Focus on Poverty and living spaces.

Countryside

Focus on Pollution and Conservation.

Classrooms

Focus on Education and Poverty

Domino Theory

Theory of communism spreading to different countries one by one.

Marshall Plan Aid

Billions of dollars in aid for Europe.

Latino Rights Movement

Included fights for political representation, educational quality and access to healthcare

Women around the country

Tried to rally for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) but it never passed in congress.

Water Quality Act (1965)

An illegal act that Lyndon B. Jognson passed.

War on Poverty

Act focusing on cutting the poverty rate.

The Three C’s

Focus on Poverty and living spaces.

Korean War

War that had 2-3 million civilian casualties and around 37,000 US soldier fatalities.

Roe v Wade

A congressional victory for the Women's Rights Movement.