WWII
President FDR asked Congress to declare war on Japan after they attacked this location.
Pearl Harbor
US policy to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War.
Containment
Fear of communist influence in the United States.
Red Scare
Buying as much as you could and purchasing newer, better products.
Consumerism
US policy at the beginning of WWII to stay out of foreign affairs.
isolationism
Created after WWII with the purpose of promoting peace through international agreements.
United Nations
By being on the verge of war, the United States could avoid war.
Brinkmanship
Increase in birth rate between 1940 and 1955, which increased the demand for education.
Baby Boom
This invasion shifted the momentum in favor of the Allies in the European Theater during WWII.
Normandy
Warsaw Pact
The US and Soviet Union stockpiled nuclear weapons, but did not use them in fear the other would retaliate.
Mutually Assured Destruction
The expansion of highways and the automobile boom led to the growth of this area.
suburbs
This act represented FDR's shift from isolationist to interventionist foreign policy, and involved lending arms to Britain.
Lend-Lease Act
North Korea invaded this country, marking the start of the Korean War.
South Korea
Massive Retaliation
Government act that built 41,000 miles of highway, increasing trade and travel between states.
Interstate Highway Act
Turning point in the Pacific Theater during WWII that stopped Japanese dominance of the Pacific.
Battle of Midway
US policy to invest millions of dollars to aid Western Europe and help them rebuild after WWII.
Marshall Plan
Presidential doctrine of using force to help countries fighting communism (nukes instead of soldiers).
Eisenhower Doctrine
Gave veterans a variety of benefits and prepared them for innovative careers.
GI Bill