The Early Cold War
The policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism abroad.
Containment
Mass-produced suburban communities for returning veterans.
Levittown
Leader who advocated nonviolence and gave the "Dream" speech.
Martin Luther King Jr.
LBJ's domestic agenda aimed at ending poverty and injustice.
The Great Society
Scandal that forced President Richard Nixon's resignation.
Watergate
The 1948 initiative providing billions to rebuild Western Europe.
The Marshall Plan
Law providing low-interest mortgages and college tuition to vets.
The G.I. Bill
The 1954 ruling that declared school segregation unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board
Resolution giving LBJ blank check power for military action.
Gulf of Tonkin
Nixon-era agency created to protect nature and wildlife.
The EPA
Doctrine pledging support to nations threatened by authoritarianism.
The Truman Doctrine
Senator associated with the "Red Scare" and anti-communist hunts.
Joseph McCarthy
A later movement emphasizing militancy and self-determination.
Black Power
Youth movement rejecting traditional social norms and middle-class life.
Counterculture
Arms limitation treaties between the US and the USSR.
SALT (I and II)
Conflicts like Korea where superpowers fought through third parties.
Proxy Wars
New musical genre that captured the youth culture of the 50s.
Rock N' Roll
Movement aimed at fulfilling the promises of this post-Civil War era.
Reconstruction
The catalyst for US buildup in 1964 is attacks on US _____.
Destroyers
The religious movement that grew rapidly and fueled conservatism.
Evangelicalism
The period of eased tensions between the US and USSR in the 70s.
Détente
The domestic "ideal" promoted to counteract communist influence.
Suburban Family Ideals
Two areas where the movement achieved its main "victories."
Legislative and Court
The ultimate outcome of the US military involvement in Vietnam.
A Strategic Loss
The political ideology that gained dominance by the late 70s.
New Conservatism