Pop Culture Economic Words Flashcards
Mao Zedong
Communist leader/Nationalist
38th Parallel
After the war, the Allies divided Korea at the 38th parallel
Joseph McCarthy
Wisconsin senator
Hydrogen bomb
A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bomb used in ww2
Arms Race
Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons
Sputnik
The worlds first artificial satellite
Brinkmanship
A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism
Baby Boom
A significant increase in the number of babies born
Sun Belt
Southern and Western states that offered a warm climate year round and low tax rates
Urban renewal
A plan to improve life in cities
Beats
Criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior
Yalta Conference
The three leaders made important decisions about the future of European governments
Nuremberg Trials
In 1945 the tribunal put high ranking Nazis on trial in the German city of Nuremberg
United Nations
A new international organization to promote world peace
Cold War
The struggle for global power between the U.S. and the Soviet Union
Containment
Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world
Truman Doctrine
This policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism became known as the Truman Doctrine
Marshall Plan
Western European revived more than 13 billion dollars in U.S loans and grans for European economic Recovery in 1948-1952
NATO
U.S joined nine Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada
GI Bill of Rights
The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses, farms, and businesses
Fair Deal
Included a higher minimum wage, the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans, and expanded Social Security benefits for the elderly
Potsdam Conference
This included Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, Clement Attlee, and Joseph Stalin. Here, they divided Berlin into four zones and each would control one zone.
