Postwar America
This was the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 and it offered education to veterans at the government's expense.
What is the GI Bill?
This was the main antagonist during the Cold War. They would initially be lead by Joseph Stalin.
What is the Soviet Union?
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What is the USSR?
This U.S. general would lead the invasion in Korea and would eventually be fired by President Truman.
Who is General MacArthur?
This group was initially created to find Nazis but they would later change their goal to find communists in the U.S.
What is the HUAC (House Un-American Activities Commission)?
The Vietnam War gets this nickname due to it being one of the first broadcasted wars in U.S. history.
What is the "Living Room War"?
This is the generation of 50 million babies that were born between the years 1945 and 1964.
Who are Baby Boomers?
This conference was held during WWII and Stalin agreed to hold free and fair elections in the "buffer territories" that he wanted. These elections would not happen.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This is the divide between North and South Korea and where the forces would push each other over back and forth.
What is the 38th parallel?
This U.S. Senator stated he knew of 250 communists in the state department and spurred on accusations of communists in the U.S.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
This influential court case expanded [students] right to freedom of speech.
What is Tinker v. Des Moines?
This is a result of growing families and an expanding middle class looking for homes to live.
What is the rise of suburbs/Levittowns?
This was the idea to allow communism where it already existed but to prevent further spread.
What is [policy of] Containment?
This was the leader of the Chinese communists that would take over the Chinese nationalists and push them to Taiwan.
Who is Mao Zedong?
This third world country came under the influence of the USSR and the US after a conflict over the control of the Suez Canal.
What is Egypt?
MLK Jr. and Muhammad Ali both an argument in favor of this movement when African American boys were drafted into the Vietnam War.
What is the Civil Rights movement?
This president won the 1948 election despite having low popularity ratings.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This was Truman's response to Stalin's blockades on West Berlin and it solidified the split between the east and the west.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
The war never officially ended, both sides just agreed to this:
What is an armistice?
This crisis nearly lead to the start of a nuclear war with the U.S. and USSR after the Soviets sent missiles to this country.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This historical development happened as a result of the Vietnam War were it lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
What is the 26th amendment?
This was the name of Truman's attempt at expanding the New Deal. It had goals of creating national health care, aid to education and public housing, etc. The only act it was able to pass was raising minimum wage.
What is the Fair Deal?
This speech given by this person detailed the division in Europe among Democracies of Western Europe and Communist Totalitarian governments of Eastern Europe.
What is the "Iron Curtain" speech by Winston Churchill?
This was the leader of North Korea and his grandson (Kim Jong-Un) continues his dictatorship today.
Who is Kim Il-Sung?
This agency conducted covert operations to create pro-American influences in foreign nations. This included actions such as:
- Overthrowing the Guatemala government
- Overthrowing the Iranian leading to install a "friendly" government
What is the CIA [Central Intelligence Agency]?
This development of the Vietnam War made it so the president has to consult with Congress within 48 hours after taking any military action.
What is the War Powers Act?