Foreign Policy
This peacekeeping organization was started after WWII
United Nations
This bill provided veterans with the money to go to school and buy a house
GI Bill
This committee investigated possible communist influence inside and outside the US government
HUAC
This is the nickname of the Korean War
The Forgotten War
This amendment stated that a person could only run for president twice
22
This was the name of the US foreign policy which said we would try to stop the spread of Communism
containment
During the 1950s, many families lived in these types of communities
suburbs
This is the name given to the often false accusations against suspected communists
McCarthyism
This Cold War foreign policy was the reason the US got involved in the Korean War
Domino Theory
This is the name given to the time period between 1945 and 1991 when the US and USSR were in conflict
Cold War
This was the program under which he US provided economic aid to European nations to help them rebuild after WWII
Marshall Plan
The growth in personal income in the 1950s led to the expansion of this class
Middle class
The US and Soviet Union both built up their nuclear arsenals to threaten each other with the possibility of massive retaliation for any attack
mutually assured destruction
This was the outcome of the Korean War
stalemate
This was the name Winston Churchill gave the invisible division between Eastern and Western Europe
iron curtain
This policy said that the US would provide economic and military aid to countries being threatened with Communist takeover, especially Greece and Turkey
Truman Doctrine
This is the role women were expected to play in the 1950s
wife and mother
This couple was executed for espionage for selling US atomic secrets to the Soviet Union
The Rosenbergs
This is the type of government that North Korea has today
communist
This is the reason the US suffered minimal damage in WWI and WWII
Atlantic Ocean
This military alliance was formed to protect against Soviet aggression
NATO
This is one reason for the baby boom
economic prosperity, more housing, reunions after the war
Hollywood actors, writers, and directors suspected of being communist ended up on this, which meant that they could not get work
blacklist
This country helped North Korea
China
This document, signed by the Pilgrims, is an example of early colonial efforts at self government
Mayflower Compact