Important People/Vocab Words
General Decline in the VALUE of money
Inflation
Explain Containment
Keeping Communism contained to a specific area and limiting it's ability to spread
Which President resigned from office after the Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon
The U.S and USSR's battle for power and influence
The Cold War
Birmingham Preacher who became a leader in the Civil Rights movement
MLK
Hundreds of US and UK Planes dropped tons of food, oil, and supplies into the Soviet Controlled area
Berlin Airlift
What was a primary reason for the United States’ involvement in the Korean War?
to contain communism
Which President was assassinated in 1963
JFK
* What was the Theory called that if one country fell to Communism the countries around it would follow? *
The Domino Theory
* What method of gaining racial equality did MLK advocate for? *
Civil Disobedience of unjust laws
Who was the Brutal Dictator who led the Khmer Rouge
Pol Pot
Which policy or action was an example of détente?
President Nixon’s visit to China
Who took office after Kennedy, he believed in a "Great Society"
Lyndon B Johnson
* Which war was the 38th Parallel associated with? *
The Korean War
* What Bill was passed to give returning veterans an easier time returning to society *
The GI Bill of Rights
Who was the Communist Leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
What did the Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, and the Berlin Airlift all have in common?
They were efforts to build a non-Communist Europe.
Which President called on the "Silent Majority" to help bring Law and Order to the U.S
Richard Nixon
What was the fear of Communism in the U.S. that allowed for the persecution of spies
The Red Scare
This group of 1950s young people thought that the US was too materialistic and rejected societal standards
Beatniks
This President created the FAIR DEAL. (Not FDR)
Truman
What is one example of the way a rise in productivity during the 1950s improved the standard of living in the United States?
It gave workers more time off.
Which President took office after Nixon resigned
Gerald Ford
What were the names of the 2 groups that were created during the Cold War to act as Allied nations for eachother
NATO and Warsaw
* Who was the hero of Migrant Farm Workers *
Cesar Chavez