Day 1
1950s are considered this.....
(Very high standard of living)
Age of Prosperity
Leave communism where it is, stop it from spreading. United States' attitude towards communism.
Containment
Line in which North and South Korea was divided at
38th parallel
Extended containment into the Middle East
Eisenhower Doctrine
Period led by Joseph McCarthy. The skewed idea that there were communists that have acquired elite positions in the US government and military
Second Red Scare
Gave low-interest loans for veterans to buy homes & money for college. Provided college or vocational educational for WWII veterans as well as one-year of unemployment compensation and low interest home loans
GI Bill
A metaphor that divided capitalistic Europe from communist Europe.
Iron Curtain
If one country fell to communism, it would lead to another, then another, and another
Domino Effect
Openness or transparency
Glasnost
A period of greatly increased birth rate that occurred in the US after the end of WWII.
Baby Boom
This satellite’s launch by the soviets in 1957 alarmed the US into speeding up plans for its space program.
Sputnik
Said that the United States would help if a country was threatened by communism.
Truman Doctrine
Nixon's strategy to end the war. Train and supply the south Vietnam troops instead of sending the US troops to fight.
Vietnamization
series of political reforms meant to kickstart the 1980’s economy of the Soviet Union
Perestroika
A delivery of supplies in Berlin (capital of Germany) to circumvent the Soviet blockade
Berlin Airlift
A boom in this occurred once the industries shifted back from focusing on the war. (Ford switching back to automobiles instead of war supplies)
Consumerism
United States supporting Europe financially
Marshall Plan
Turning point in war as it increased discontent with the war at home
Tet Offensive
Characterized by warm personal relationships between US president Richard Nixon (1969–1974) and Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. ended after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979
Detente
the US became allies with several European nations. This organization would provide a combined military if such an attack occurred.
NATO
War-era discriminations against people in entertainment industry who were accused of being a member of- or knowing someone who was affiliated with communist organizations.
Hollywood 10
It united communist countries of eastern Europe to defend one another and fight collectively if attacked by NATO.
Warsaw Pact
Gave President Lyndon Johnson authority to increase U.S. involvement in the war between North and South Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
An actual, perceived or implied discrepancy existed between a politician's public pronouncements and the actual, perceived or implied reality.
Credibility Gap
President JFK approved an invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro Cubans. It was a failure.
Bay of Pigs