Cold War Foreign Policy
U.S. policy aimed at preventing the spread of communism after WWII.
Containment
Period of intense anti-communist suspicion in the early 1950s.
McCarthyism
1954 Supreme Court case that ruled school segregation unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
Feminist organization founded in 1966 advocating gender equality.
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Economic boom after WWII was fueled largely by this factor.
Consumer demand / suburban growth
U.S. program providing economic aid to rebuild Europe after WWII.
Marshall Plan
Law requiring communist organizations to register with the government.
McCarran Internal Security Act
1964 law banning discrimination in public accommodations.
Civil Rights Act
Latino labor movement led by farmworkers demanding better conditions.
United Farm Workers
Policy under Lyndon B. Johnson aimed at eliminating poverty.
Great Society
1950–53 conflict demonstrating U.S. commitment to containment in Asia.
Korean War
Government loyalty program requiring federal employees to undergo screening.
Loyalty Review Program
Strategy used by activists involving refusal to use segregated services.
Boycott
Environmental book that helped launch modern environmentalism.
Silent Spring
1970s economic condition combining inflation and stagnation.
Stagflation
The Vietnam War reflected this Cold War belief about global communism.
Domino Theory
Fear of communism led to restrictions on this constitutional right.
Freedom of speech
Nonviolent protest strategies were most effective because they did this.
Drew national attention to injustice
Counterculture movements challenged traditional norms primarily in this area.
Social values / lifestyle
The expansion of suburbs reflected this broader postwar trend.
Middle-class growth
Explain how containment shaped U.S. foreign policy decisions between 1945–1975.
Led to interventions globally to stop communism
Explain how Cold War fears affected domestic policy.
Increased surveillance and limits on civil liberties
Explain how federal action contributed to civil rights advancements.
Laws and court decisions enforced desegregation
Explain how social movements of the 1960s reflected broader cultural change.
Challenged traditional authority and expanded rights
Explain how economic challenges of the 1970s marked a shift from earlier prosperity.
End of postwar boom, rising inflation and unemployment