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HUAC

Red Scare committee that "investigates" subversives like Alger Hiss and the Hollywood 10

NATO

Collective security agreement in article 5 of this organization is designed to counter the influence of the Soviets

DMZ

38th Parallel in Korea, it is the dividing line between North and South Korea

Viet Cong

South Vietnamese who support Ho Chi Minh and start paramilitary operations against the government of South Vietnam

Tet Offensive

January 1968 North Vietnamese surprise attack that highlights the credibility gap between what LBJ is reporting and what is happening in Vietnam

FHA

Government organization designed to help Americans reach the "American Dream" of homeownership (though the program might exclude some races)

VA Loans

Funds available to returning soldiers to buy a home or start a business

GI Bill

Readjustment for returning servicemen, this act will put 2 million servicemen in free college and provide loans for other servicemen to start their new lives

Levittown

Long Island located, by using assembly line style construction it made housing very affordable and started a housing boom

Feminine Mystique

Betty Friedan's tome that kicks off Feminism's second wave, turns out women were not all fulfilled by their traditional roles

NAFTA

1990s agreement that furthers globalization as it drops trade barriers between the US, Canada and Mexico

New Right

Resurgent political force in the 70s and 80s that calls for smaller government, stricter traditional cultural standards and a tougher stance vs communism

DREAM Act

Unpassed federal legislation that would allow for immigrant children to expedite their path to citizenship

Contract with America

Newt Gingrich's set of policies that would drive congress when the Republicans took back the house in 1994, it stressed less spending and a balanced budget

Bush Doctrine

Post 2001 foreign policy direction that supports the idea of pre-emptive strikes against terrorist organizations (or nations that support terrorism)