Truman's
Domestic Policy
Domestic Policy
This law passed by Republicans in Congress aimed to limit unions from striking in national defense industries.
What is the Taft-Hartley Act of 1947?
Following World War II, the US entered this period, sustained political tension between the US and the Soviet Union; proxy wars between capitalist and communist nations?
What is the Cold War?
The United States worked to provide aid to people suffering from the Soviet blockade in 1948-49.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
A rise in births led to the growth of this popular term.
What is the "baby boom"?
This group began to see a new type of culture and energy in the 1950's?
President Harry S. Truman took a major step towards civil rights when he de-segregated this.
What are the Armed Services/the military?
This international military alliance was formed between the US, Canada, and Western Europe to combat the spread of Communism in Eastern Europe; mutual security pact?
What is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)?
This international organization formed after World War II was an effort by nations around the world to work collectively for political and economic purposes.
What is the United Nations?
Consumer culture and spending increased during the 1950s due in large part to television and these between your favorite shows?
What are advertisements?
This type of music became more popular and was an expression of teenage angst in the 1950s.
What is rock n' roll?
Truman won a surprise victory in the Election of 1948 over this Republican, who was the governor of New York.
Who is Thomas Dewey?
This US foreign policy guided American presidents through the Cold War; attempt to halt the spread of communism where it existed.
What is containment?
This is the ability of nations to come to the verge of war without going to war; constant threat during the Cold War and nuclear arms buildup.
What is brinksmanship?
This was the role of many women in the 1950's, such as cooking, taking care of the children, and cleaning.
What is a housewife?
These became increasingly popular destinations where people could enjoy films while in their cars.
What are drive-ins?
This law gave veterans returning from war a chance at a home, a business, or even an education to repay them for their service.
What is the GI Bill?
_______________ oversaw congressional hearings into communist influence of the US government and military.
Who is Senator Joseph McCarthy?
He was commander of United Nations forces in the Korean War.
Who is General Douglas MacArthur?
The highway system and the increase in car ownership allowed people to move out of cities. This led to the growth and development of these.
What are suburbs?
After years of depression and war, most Americans were searching for this in the 1950s.
What is security or stability?
President Harry S. Truman tried to pass this "deal" to benefit Americans in the postwar period.
What was the Fair Deal?
This congressional committee worked to expose communist members in the entertainment industry during the late 1940s and early 1950s, which led to the blacklisting of many actors and writers.
What is the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)?
Pledge by the US in the late 1940s to support any nation working to become free of Soviet domination and seeking democracy.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
He signed the Interstate Highway Act, which created 41,000 miles of the national highway.
Who is President Dwight Eisenhower?
This movement preferred poetry and coffee shops to express their non-conformist views. Jack Kerouac was a leader of this movement.
What is the beat (beatnik) movement?