Cold War Flashcards
Bretton Woods Conference
Top secret-program where Americans developed an atomic bomb during WWIITested successfully in New Mexico
United Nations
here would be a General Assembly–forum for discussion where each member enjoyed an equal voice
Security Council–responsible for maintaining world peace
Along w/six rotating members, the Council would have five permanent ones
Long Telegram containment
from Moscow, American diplomat George Kennan advised Truman administration that Soviets could not be dealt w/as a normal govt
iron curtain
line between soviet nations and democratic nations
Truman Doctrine
Give money to Greece and Turkey-
National Security Council
Council that advises the president on specific issues.
Marshall Plan
Gave aid to western europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between several North American and European countries based on the North Atlantic Treaty that was signed on 4 April 1949.
decolonization
he releasing of colonies from imperial control
totalitarianism
a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
Fair Deal
Truman Announced A Fair Deal. A “Fair Deal” is what President Harry Truman called his plan. … His Fair Deal recommended that all Americans have health insurance, that the minimum wage (the lowest amount of money per hour that someone can be paid) be increased, and that, by law, all Americans be guaranteed equal rights.
Taft-Hartley Act
The Taft-Hartley Act became law despite President Harry Truman’s (1945–1953) veto. Also known as the Labor-Management Relations Act, it passed Congress in 1947 and established guidelines to correct unions’ unfair labor practices.
Dixiecrats
any of the Southern Democrats who seceded from the party in 1948 in opposition to its policy of extending civil rights.
loyalty review system,
Hollywood Ten
Hollywood Ten, in U.S. history, 10 motion-picture producers, directors, and screenwriters who appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in October 1947, refused to answer questions regarding their possible communist affiliations, and, after spending time in prison for contempt of Congress,
Army-McCarthy hearings,
The hearings were held for the purpose of investigating conflicting accusations between the United States Army and Senator Joseph McCarthy. The Armyaccused chief committee counsel Roy Cohn of pressuring the Army to give preferential treatment to G. David Schine, a former McCarthy aide and a friend of Cohn’s.
McCarran-Walter Act
he Immigration and Naturalization Act of 1965, also known as the Hart-Celler Act, abolished an earlier quota system based on national origin and established a new immigration policy based on reuniting immigrant families and attracting skilled labor to the United States.
Levittown
segregated housing in America
“baby boom
Those who were born after world war 2 from the soldiers
housing segregation
Housing segregation is the practice of denying African American or other minority groups equal access to housingthrough the process of misinformation, denial of realty and financing services, and racial steering.
“In God We Trust
Created by the government to oppose the soviets to show everything they are not.
Interstate Highway system
created for easier transportation access
Sputnik-
First space satellite launch by the russians
National Defense Education Act
The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) was signed into law on September 2, 1958, providing funding to United States education institutions at all levels.
Iranian coup
was the overthrow of the democratically elected Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 19 August 1953, orchestrated by the United Kingdom …
