Containment
Doctrine that outlined the U.S goal of Containtment
Truman Doctrine
Senator Joesph McCarthy
These growing neighborhoods symbolized middle-class life in the 1950s
Suburbs
Series of laws following the Civil War that Segregated the American South
Jim Crow Laws
An economic system based on private ownership and free markets
capitalism
China and the Soviet Union gave military aid to this asian country, who started a civil war.
North Korea
The committee investigated suspected communists in the United States
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
This new up and coming technology became a central part of American Life
The Television
Supreme Court case that ended racial segregation in American public schools
Brown v. Board of Education
an economic and political system where the government controls resources
Communism
Soviet blockade of the Germany Capital Berlin, led the NATO alliance to get supplies to Berlin via...
Airlift
This practice denied jobs to people suspected of communists ties, especially in Hollywood
blacklisting
Describe a nuclear family?
Husband, Wife and 2.5 kids
Why was the Montgomery Bus Boycotts Successful?
Led to a Supreme Court ruling that desegregated public transit
Launched the Civil Rights movement to a national level
Proved that change can be made through non-violent resistance.
McCarthyism
Intese anti-communist paranoia in the U.S lead by Sen. Joesph McCarthy
This Soviet Alliance was formed in response to NATO
The Warsaw Pact
What strategies did Anti-Communist Senators use to instill fear in Americans
Us vs them
Christian vs Atheism
Claims no backed with evidence.
This piece of legislation granted veterans of WWII money for college, and low-cost loans on homes and businesses
The G.I. Bill
Constitutional provision that was used to fight back against segregation laws
14th amendment of the Constitution (Equal protection under the law)
Ideology
A foundational belief, values, political principles that guide a nation's government and society
Communism spread quickly after WWII to these two European countries, the United States provided financial aid to prevent it. Name 1 of the 2 countries
Greece and Turkey
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were found guilty of this crime and sentenced to death
Treason/Espionage (selling atomic secrets to the Soviets)
After WWII, Americans wanted stability and security. This led to Americans valuing what?
Conformity
Supreme Court Ruling that said segregation laws were constitutional
Plessy v. Ferguson
The division of a region into areas controlled by different powers
Sphere of influence