Cold War
30 million war babies were born between 1942 and 1950
What is Baby Boom?
the political theory that if one nation comes under Communist control then neighboring nations will also come under Communist control
What is domino theory?
A group of black college students that sat in seats labeled “whites only” and didn't move until given food
What are sit-ins?
A journalist for ally active communist circles who charged Alger Hiss with having been a party member who had slipped classified information to soviet agents
Who is Whitaker Chambers?
The enforced separation of different racial groups in a country, community, or establishment
What is segregation?
bomb dropped by an American bomber on Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroying both cities
What is Atomic bomb?
Notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops; had to gain congress' approval to stay longer than 90 days; designed to curtail President's power
What is War Powers Act?
Supreme Court reversed segregation and declared that when people are separated they can never be equal
what is Brown vs Board of Education?
Gave the “I Have a Dream speech“
Who is MLK?
person who advocates immediate firm action, including the use of force, to resolve international crises
What is hawk?
A period in 1950s America where Anti-Communism was rampant and at a fever pitch
What is 2nd Red Scare?
secret government documents published In 1971; revealed that the u.s. government had misled Americans about the Vietnam war
Pentagon Papers
the first group of black students to attend an all white school
Who were Little Rock Nine?
Husband and wife tried/executed for treason under suspicion of communist influence and trading atomic bomb secrets with the Soviet Union
Who is Rosenbergs?
the act of spying, especially a government spy obtaining secrets of another government
What is espionage?
Committee responsible for rooting out communists in American Government and Society
What is HUAC?
Person who refuses to enter the military or bear arms due to moral or religious reasons
What is conscientious objector
The act that states full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, and privileges, advantages, and accommodations of any place of public accommodation
What is the Civil rights Act?
Secretary of Defense under JFK & LBJ
Who is Robert McNamara?
Highly flammable chemical dropped from US planes in firebombing attacks during the Vietnam War and other conflicts
What is napalm?
run by the Communist International and is meant to overthrow American gov't and instigate worker's revolution
What is American Communist Party?
a village in northern South Vietnam where more than 200 unarmed civilians, including women and children, were massacred by U.S. troops in May 1968
What is My Lai?
200,000 people joined each other to hear MLK’s speech and celebrate their accomplishments
The March on Washington
Became president after JFK was assassinated
Who is LBJ?
The rights of citizens to political and social freedom and equality
What are civil rights?