Post War & Cold War

1957- Soviets launched the first man-made satellite (sputnik). Resulted in arms race, space race (creation of NASA) & increased funding of education (Math & Science).

Communism- Property & wealth is owned by the government, instead of individuals.

HUAC- Investigate communist influence in the music industry.

McCarthyism- Name for investigations led by a senator based on accusations of suspected communism. (Compared with the Salem Witch Trials)

The Rosenbergs- Were executed for suspected communism with no real evidence

Political stability- Inact and functioning government.

E Pluribus Unum- “Out of Many, One” Motto of the US

Joseph McCarthy- Lead campaigns against communism

Sputnik- Russian satellite that successfully orbited the earth

Space Race- Cold War competition between the US and the Soviets

Office of War Information- OWI- Manage and release war info

Red Scare- Fear of communist influence

Arms Race- Competition between nations’ power through the creation and buildup of weapons.

Containment- Policy used by Americans to prevent the spread of communism.

Blockade party- The movement of goods and or people into or out of the city is restricted.

Cuban Missle Crisis- An Attempt by the Soviets (USSR) to put missiles in Cuba Directed toward the US. (High point of nuclear tension)

Harry S. Truman-

Korean War-

United Nations-

Truman Doctrine-

Domino Theory-

NATO- Aligned themselves together for protection from a communist attack. an armed attack against one or more of its members is considered an attack against all members.

38th Parallel-

Berlin Airlift-

East-West Conflict-

John F. Kennedy-

Marshall Plan-

North Korea-

Nikita Khrushchev-

Warshaw Pact-

GI Bill-

Suburbs-

Jonas Salk-

Gross Domestic Product-

Baby Boom- A generation of children born right after WW2 ended.

Levittown- Cookie Cutter towns, Same floor plans

Iron Curtain- Imaginary barrier separating the Soviet Union and its communist satellite states from Western Europe during the Cold War.

Beat Generation- Group that rejected social norms