Satellite states
countries controlled by the soviet union after WWII
examples being; Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria
Iron Curtain
Term used to describe the border between soviet satellite states and western Europe c
Containment
containing communism or keeping it from spreading
The Truman Doctrine
Stated that the US would give economic aid to any country fighting communism
Marshall Plan
Plan to give financial aid to help European countries recovery from WWII, 13 billion dollars
germany divison
West Germany and Berlin: Democratic
East Germany and East Berlin: Communist
Berlin Airlift
Western Allies dropping off food and supplies to the people of West Berlin
NATO
North Atlantic treaty Organization
Members would defend each other against any soviet aggression or expansion
Warsaw pact
Composed of Eastern European countries dominated by the soviet Union to counter NATO
Nationalist leader of China
chiang kai- shek
communist leader in china
Moa Zedong
The splitting of north Korea and Political status
US controlled the south, Making it democratic
USSR controlled the north making it Communist
Korea was divided at the 38th parallel of latitude
Why did the US get involved in the Korean war
The policy of appeasement failed to work against Germany and we were backing up our policy of containment
Who was the US General that led the UN forces
Douglas MacArthur
Why did the Korean war end
Joseph Stalin died and Eisenhower threatened to use Atomic weapons
Arms Race
Competition between two or more countries for a more powerful military
Atomic Energy Commission
Commission responsible for developing the hydrogen bomb
Nikita Khruschev
Became soviet premiere after Joseph Stalin died
Massive Retaliation
The threat of using nuclear weapons to stop communist aggression
Brinkmanship
Policy of being willing to go the very brink of nuclear war to oppose communist expansion
Aswan High dam
project on the Nile river, US offered to help fund
CIA
Central intelligence agency, created by the national security act in 1947 and carried out convert operation
operation Ajax
Took place in Iran and in 1953, the first ajox covert operation of the CIA
Red Scare
The fear of communism in america. The spread of communism into Eastern Europe and Asia
Federal Employee loyalty program
Permitted the FBI to screen federal employees for sign of disloyalty
Smith act
Made it unlawful to teacher or advocate the overthrow of our government
HUAC
Created to look into disloyalty and harmful foreign influence in the US
Hollywoof ten
a group of left-wing writers, directors, and producers
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Convicted of passing atomic secrets to the soviet union
Executed via the electric chair
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin Senator who claimed that members of congress were communist
McCarthyism
Catchword for extreme reckless charges
Army- McCarthy Hearings
Televised hearings that proved that Joseph McCarthy’s claims were false and without proof
Demobilization
Sending home members of the army
GI bill of rights
Also known as the servicemen’s readjustment act
Legislature that grants veterans benefits such as low cost business and mortgage loans. financial aid for college, a year of unemployment payments
The baby boom
Large increase in the nu of babies born between 1945-1964
Taft-Hartley act
-Made closed shop illegal
-Required union leaders to swear they were not communists
-Harry Truman vetoed the act
Strom Thurmond
Dixiecrat or democrat- a political party that backed racial segregation and limited AFAM voting rights
Winner of the 1984 election
Harry S Truman
Won by vetoing the Taft Hartley act
He won AFAM votes by supporting the bill of rights
Fair deal Program
A program intended to provide full employment, a higher minimum wage, and a national health insurance plan
Sunbelt States
States located in the south and southwest
Why did people want to move to the sunbelt states
It had a warm and sunny climate
A booming industrial economy
Also, Developed air condition
Automation
The use of machines in production
Why did the economy boom in the 1950’s
The US mainland was unaffected by WW2
Cold war spending created jobs
First commercial jetliner
Boeing 707
developer of the Polio Vaccine
Dr. Jonas Salk
The interstate Highway act
A new national system of multi lane expressways to connect the nation’s major cities
2 ways the Interstate highway act influenced change
boosted travel and vacation industries
Made it easier for middle class Americans to move to the suburbs and commute to work
nuclear family
the ideal or typical household of the 1950’s with a father, mother and their children
beatniks
A small group of writers/ artists that refused to conform to mainstream American society
James dean
A 1950’s Actor who starred in “Rebel without a cause”
Jackson pollock
Artist who invented, “Action Painting”
Where did music originate?
-Gosbel and blues traditions of AFAM people
Albert Alan Freed
Disc Jockey from Cleveland, OH, Credited with being the 1st to play rock music
What were the 2 styles of music Elvis Presley combined
Country and Rhythm and Blue