Life After WWII
Authorized building of highways throughout the nation.
Interstate Highway Act
A race that was a non-war rivalry between the US and USSR. Flags on the moon.
Sputnik/Space race
Terrorists attack the world trade center.
September 11, 2001
Made because of the need for extra food for soldiers.
Victory Gardens
A 1920s cultural, artistic, and musical movement.
Jazz Age
Landmark piece of federal legislation designed to eliminate illegal barriers, such as literacy tests and poll taxes.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
In 1961, the Soviet-backed East German government built a barrier to stop residents from fleeing to the West.
Berlin Wall/Airlift
a global military campaign initiated by the United States in response to the attack on 9/11/2001.
War on Terrorism
Theodore Roosevelt's assertive approach to Latin America.
Big Stick Policy
The stock market drop in 1929. 12% decrease in stocks.
Black Tuesday
A period of unprecedented post-WWII economic growth, high consumer spending, and rising living standards in Western Europe and the US.
Age of Affluence
Direct and dangerous confrontation between the USA and USSR
Cuban Missile Crisis
The growing independence of the world's economies.
Globalization
Opposing foreign policy doctrines that have divided the U.S. for 250 years.
Isolationism/Interventionism
Borrowing money from a broker to purchase securities, using existing account assets as collateral to leverage investments.
Buying on Margin
Separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
Gave aid to countries that were suffering from the aftermath of WWII
Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan
Enhanced national security, deter terrorism, and improve investigative tools.
USA Patriot Act of 2001
Forced Germany to take accountability for the war and the damages done because of the war. Germany also had to pay for the reconstruction and damages.
Treaty of Versailles
Italian immigrants and anarchists that were accused of murder and armed robbery. Executed by Massachusetts on August 13, 1927.
Sacco and Venzetti
Population and manufacturing jobs moved from the declining Northeastern/Midwestern industrial to the growing Southwestern.
Rust belt/Sun belt
Investigated alleged disloyal and rebel activities on the part of private citizens.
HUAC
Right-wing shift in political ideology and identity that gained traction starting in the 1960s and 1980s, often reacting against Liberalism and the New Deal.
New Conservatism
Debt securities issued by governments to finance military operations during times of conflict, typically sold to citizens at a discount.
War Bonds
A series of federal programs, public work projects, and financial reforms enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1939. Aimed at providing Relief, Recovery, and Reform.
New Deal