Jeremiah Flashcards

1
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A significant increase in the number of babies born

A

Body boom

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2
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Southern and western states that offered a warm climate year round and low tax rates

A

Sun belt

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3
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A plan to improve life in cities

A

Urban renewal

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4
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Young people known as criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior

A

Beats

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5
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After the war, the allies divide at the

A

38th paralllel

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6
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A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bombs used in ww2

A

Hydrogen bomb

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7
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The worlds first artificial satellite

A

Sputnik

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8
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A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose

A

Brinksmanship

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9
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The three leader made important decisions about the future of European governments

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Yalta conference

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10
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In November 1945 the tribunal put high ranking Nazis on trail in the German city of Nuremberg in what became known as

A

Nuremberg trials

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11
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an organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts

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United Nations (UN)

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12
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To be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Cold War

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13
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Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world

A

Containment

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14
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This policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism became known as the

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Truman Doctrine

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15
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Europe received more than 13 billion in U.S loans and grants for European economic recovery between 1948 and 1952

A

Marshall plan

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16
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United States joined nine Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada, to form the

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NATO

17
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The servicemen’s readjustment Act, offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses, farms, and businesses

A

GI Bill of Rights

18
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Included a higher minimum wage, the creation of a Nation health insurance plan for all Americans, and expanded Social Security benefits for the elderly

A

Deal

19
Q

Contributed to fears in the early 1950s by charging that communist. We’re working inside the state department.

A

Joseph McCathy

20
Q

The communist officially established the people’s republic of China on October 1, 1949.

A

Map zedong

21
Q

The United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons

A

Arms race