Cold War Vocab
Stop the spread of communism
containment
Truman fired this person during the Korean War because they constantly disagreed.
Macarthur
Postwar European and North American defensive military alliance
NATO
Years of World War Two
1939-1945
This female artist won her first grammy in 2023 for her song "Flowers."
Miley Cyrus
This new technology replaced the radio as the most popular form of entertainment in the 1950
Television
This person was able to wage a successful anti-Communist campaign
Joseph McCarthy
This plan was giving economic assistance to help rebuild Europe.
Marshall Plan
President for the majority of WW2
FDR
This team won the 2020 Super Bowl.
Kansas City Chiefs
A committee that investigated disloyalty and rebel activity of people suspected of having communist ties.
HUAC
This individual did not seek re-election so Adlai Stevenson is nominated as the Democratic nominee.
Truman
Economic aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent communist takeover.
Truman Doctrine
Purpose of this project was to develop atomic weapons for the U.S. military
Manhatten Project
If you watch the Marvel movies in chronological order, which movie would you watch first?
Captain America: the First Avenger
This group of people noted a loss of individuality among the growing middle class—cultural conformity or “sameness" and rejected social norms. (not teens)
Beatniks
This person gave a speech "Checkers" denying he used funds illegally
Nixon
This piece of legislation helped returning WW2 vets purchase homes, go to college or vocational schools, buy farmland, and start businesses.
GI Bill
The federal government initiated the bracero program during WW2 in an effort to:
Address the urgent need for agricultural laborers in the U.S.
Which famous actor voiced the character of Lightning McQueen in the Cars movie franchise?
Owen Wilson
Term for areas of new housing tracts just outside the city limits.
Suburbs
This person developed the polio vaccine.
Jonas Salk
President Eisenhower supported the establishment of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) as an attempt to
restrict communist aggression in Asian countries
What encouraged Hitler to begin taking control of neighboring countries?
the League of Nations’ unwillingness to take action against territorial expansion by Japan or Italy
In the movie "Finding Nemo", what was Marlin’s wife/Nemo's mother's name?
Coral