Cold War
This 1948 proposition was a way for America to benefit directly from the prospering of other countries in war-torn Europe by giving financial aid to those countries. Named after the Secretary of State, name this "plan" which helped countries that had been affected by WWII
Marshall Plan
These people were convicted of being spies. While one person in this married couple was a spy, it is arguable whether the other knew about their activities? Who was this married couple?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
This was the refusal to lend money to buyers in African-American neighborhoods
Redlining
This 1958 SCOTUS case overturned Plessy V. Ferguson and allowed for the integration of public schools. Of course, this was not without controversy.
Brown V. Board of Education
This avenue in San Francisco represented the counterculture movement, yet advertising was always a part of its DNA, even if it was not the advertisement of products.
Telegraph Avenue
This international peace keeping assembly was meant to keep peace and prosperity after WWII. If this sounds familiar, please do not get this confused with the League of Nations. This agency is still around, and America is actually in this agency this time!
United Nations
This statesman was convicted of being a Communist by Whittaker Chambers. While people were initially skeptical, Chambers was right and this man got sent to prison. This statesmen was well regarded, if this person can be a communist who else could be?
Alger Hiss
These housing loans sped up home ownership along with the G.I Bill
FHA Loans
These group of schoolchildren wanted to go to an all white school in Arkansas. The governor, Orville Faubus, sent in the Arkansas National Guard to stop this. Therefore, Eisenhower sent in the National Guard to allow these schoolchildren to go to school.
Little Rock Nine
This was the turning point of the Vietnam War, where the counterculture movement and anti-war movement led people to oppose the government as there was no end in sight
Tet Offensive
This Doctrine, named after a president, allowed for America to help other countries against the threat of Communism in other hemispheres.
This senator, was often thought of as starting the Red Scare, even though this was not true. His movement persecuted anyone he could think of, which was a lot of people. He had no list, but his judgement of communism could ruin anyone's career.
Joseph Mccarthy
These suburbs were built to be similar to one another, this was one of the causes of uniformity spreading across America.
Levittown
Deeds often had these provisions, which guaranteed that the buyer would not allow a "person of color" there
Restrictive Covenants
This was a term for people living in suburbs who felt detached from the world akin to neighborhood in Bronx and Harlem.
Golden Ghettos
This defense principle states that if one country were to attack with nuclear weapons, the counterattack would be so devastating, that both the attacking and defending country would be destroyed.
Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD)
This agency stated that it would take weeks for nuclear fallout to reach earth, and that children should "duck and cover" when facing a nuclear explosion. This allowed for misinformation to be easily spread, even though this was clearly a ruse.
Atomic Energy Commission
This was an advertisement haven and allowed for companies to advertise their products and added to the sense of a free market.
Madison Avenue
This policy kept school boards from desegregating by cutting school funds or shutting down schools entirely.
Interposition
This policy enacted by LBJ was labelled the peak of liberalism as it built on the legacy of the New Deal with addressing inequality and improving education,etc.
Great Society
This organization was meant to contain Soviet defense in Europe. Other organizations such as SEATO were made in other parts of the world.
NATO
This act, passed in 1954, outlawed the Communist Party entirely. School boards, state governments, etc. required employees to sign loyalty oaths declaring they never were or aren't members of the Communist Party.
Anti-Communist Control Act
This highway system allowed for the automobile industry to increase significantly as well as gas stations, restaurants, etc.
Interstate
This publication was a guide for African-Americans to find restaurants and hotels to accommodate them.
Green Book
This tragic event happened at a university protest against Cambodia interference in 1970. Three people were killed. This was historic for the anti-war movement.
Kent State Shooting