Chapter 28 Flashcards
What bill provided discharge pay, hospitalization, government loans, and educational benefits for veterans ?
The G. I. Bill of Rights
What ended the Great Depression ?
The postwar economic boom.
What is inflation ?
The increase of the number of dollars needed to purchase an item.
What act removed certain labor abuses and curbed the growing power of labor unions over individuals and employers ?
The Taft-Hartley Act
What amendment ensures that future Presidents will be limited to two terms ?
The 22nd Amendment
What was the name for President Truman’s program of socialistic legislation ?
The “Fair Deal”
What treaty provided military aid to European allies and other friendly nations?
The North Atlantic Treaty
What program was designed to give assistance to underdeveloped countries ?
The Four Point Program
What two acts were used to combat Communist subversion in America?
The Smith Act
The Internal Security Act
Who was the member of the state department who transferred documents to a Soviet Agent ?
Alger Hiss
What couple was executed for leaking vital atomic bomb secrets to Russian agents ?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
What former Communist member realized the true nature of the government ?
Whittaker Chambers
What Senator thought that the State Department had been infiltrated by a large number of Communist spies ?
Joseph P. McCarthy
Who became President of the United States after Franklin Roosevelt passed away ?
Harry S. Truman
What is the name for a war fought with words and not weapons ?
“Cold War”
What was the arms race?
A period of time in which other nations wanted to possess an atomic or hydrogen bomb for themselves.
What did the United Nations set up against this threat to world peace?
The International Atomic Energy Authority
What did the United States set up to combat the threat to world peace?
The Atomic Energy Commission
What did Winston Churchill say covered the nations of Eastern Europe with tyranny and oppression?
The “Iron Curtain”
What did the Truman Doctrine state?
It stated that the United States would employ its resources to prevent the overthrow of any democracy through outside interference.
What did the Marshall Plan state?
The Marshall Plan extended credits amounting to as much as $20 billion to accelerate Europe’s economic renewal.
What helped save millions of West Berliners from starvation?
The Berlin Airlift
What was the defense pact signed by the U. S., Canada, and 10 Western European nations in opposition to Communism?
NATO (the North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What year was NATO founded ?
1949