Policies/Developments
The US' plan to protect the world from communist expansion
What is containment?
This helped to intensify the Civil Rights movement
What is integration?
Sputnik was launched this year
What is 1957?
A new U.S foreign policy approach to stop the advances of the Soviet Union
What is the Truman Doctrine?
A system of highways for strategic transportation of troops and supplies
What is the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act?
This organization was created to provide for the mutual defense of Western Europe amid fears of the USSR
What is NATO?
Aimed to prevent the spread of communism in Western Europe and to stabilize European politics and economies
What is the Marshall Plan?
A ruling that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal"
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This is where an armistice was reached at the end of the Korean War
What is the 38th parallel?
What is the Korean War?
This included low interest loans and financial grants for those returning from the war
What is the G.I. Bill of Rights?
The launch of this led to an increase in funding for science and math education
A derogatory term for baseless accusations