History - Chapter 15

countries controlled by the soviet union after WWII

examples being; Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria

Term used to describe the border between soviet satellite states and western Europe c

containing communism or keeping it from spreading

Stated that the US would give economic aid to any country fighting communism

Plan to give financial aid to help European countries recovery from WWII, 13 billion dollars

West Germany and Berlin: Democratic

East Germany and East Berlin: Communist

Western Allies dropping off food and supplies to the people of West Berlin

North Atlantic treaty Organization

Members would defend each other against any soviet aggression or expansion

Composed of Eastern European countries dominated by the soviet Union to counter NATO

chiang kai- shek

Moa Zedong

US controlled the south, Making it democratic

USSR controlled the north making it Communist

Korea was divided at the 38th parallel of latitude

The policy of appeasement failed to work against Germany and we were backing up our policy of containment

Douglas MacArthur

Joseph Stalin died and Eisenhower threatened to use Atomic weapons

Competition between two or more countries for a more powerful military

Commission responsible for developing the hydrogen bomb

Became soviet premiere after Joseph Stalin died

The threat of using nuclear weapons to stop communist aggression

Policy of being willing to go the very brink of nuclear war to oppose communist expansion

project on the Nile river, US offered to help fund

Central intelligence agency, created by the national security act in 1947 and carried out convert operation

Took place in Iran and in 1953, the first ajox covert operation of the CIA

The fear of communism in america. The spread of communism into Eastern Europe and Asia

Permitted the FBI to screen federal employees for sign of disloyalty

Made it unlawful to teacher or advocate the overthrow of our government

Created to look into disloyalty and harmful foreign influence in the US

a group of left-wing writers, directors, and producers

Convicted of passing atomic secrets to the soviet union

Executed via the electric chair

Wisconsin Senator who claimed that members of congress were communist

Catchword for extreme reckless charges

Televised hearings that proved that Joseph McCarthy’s claims were false and without proof

Sending home members of the army

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

Large increase in the nu of babies born between 1945-1964

-Made closed shop illegal

-Required union leaders to swear they were not communists

-Harry Truman vetoed the act

Dixiecrat or democrat- a political party that backed racial segregation and limited AFAM voting rights

Harry S Truman

• Won by vetoing the Taft Hartley act

• He won AFAM votes by supporting the bill of rights

A program intended to provide full employment, a higher minimum wage, and a national health insurance plan

States located in the south and southwest

• It had a warm and sunny climate

• A booming industrial economy

• Also, Developed air condition

The use of machines in production

• The US mainland was unaffected by WW2

• Cold war spending created jobs

Boeing 707

Dr. Jonas Salk

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

the ideal or typical household of the 1950’s with a father, mother and their children

A small group of writers/ artists that refused to conform to mainstream American society

A 1950’s Actor who starred in “Rebel without a cause”

Artist who invented, “Action Painting”

-Gosbel and blues traditions of AFAM people

Disc Jockey from Cleveland, OH, Credited with being the 1st to play rock music

Country and Rhythm and Blue