Unit 8 Vocab Part 2 Flashcards
Korean War
communist North Korea invaded democratic South Korea
McCarthyism
making accusations w/o proper regard for evidence
McCarran Act
required registration of Communist organizations with the Attorney General in US, establish Subversive Activities Control Board to investigate “un-American” activities
Service Readjustment Act (“G.I. Bill”)
provided for college or vocational education for returning WW2 veterans
Eisenhower Doctrine
stop communism from spreading to the Middle East
Civil Rights Commission
established as a result of the Civil Rights Acts, investigate violations of civil rights
Federal Highway Act
improve transportation, US Interstate Highway System
HUAC
House Un-American Activities Committee was originally used to uncover citizens w/ Nazi ties but expanded to Communist Party
Sputnik / the “space race”
Sputnik= first ever satellite, soviet union
US and USSR competed to be first to get to space
John Foster Dulles
Sec of state, had policy called “brinkmanship”
United Mine Workers’ strike
members of United Mine Workers’ Union walked off job, halted coal production in the nation
“Berlin Airlift”
US led this to overcome the Soviet Blockade, the US shipped 2.3m tons of supplies by air to the Western- controlled sectors of Berlin
“Baruch Plan”
plan presented by Bernard Baruch to control nuclear weapons, called for UN control of weapons in 3 stages before US gave up its stockpile
Organization of American States
stop spread of communism in the US
National Security Act of 1947
reshaped the nation’s major military and diplomatic institutions
National Defense Education Act
passed in response to Sputnik launch, increased the technological sophistication and power of the US
Taft-Hartley Act
outlawed the “closed shop” and required unions to take a non-communist oath
Employment Act of 1946
enacted by Truman, made it gov policy to promote maximum employment
Ralph Bunche
first African American to be a division head in the Dept of state
Adlai Stevenson
candidate who lost three times, appointed ambassador to UN by Kennedy
Modern Republicanism (Ike)
balanced and moderate approach
military-industrial complex
Eisenhower warned of this in his farewell speech, feared excessive Congressional spending
Beat generation/ Beatniks
1950s stereotype, group of authors who literature explored and influenced American culture
David Riesman
wrote a book called “The Lonely Crowd’ which criticized people of the 50s
“Warren Court”
liberal, major role in fighting segregation
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)
civil rights organization, played pivotal role for African Americans in the Civil Rights Movement
New Frontier (JFK)
fight social ills like racism and poverty
Peace Corps
used in hopes of inspiring American-style progress in the 3rd world
Alliance for Progress
designed to improve relations with Latin America
Bay of Pigs invasion
tried to overthrow Fidel Castro, failed miserably and embarrassed Kennedy
Cuban Missile Crisis
defining point of JFK’s presidency, confrontation between the US and Soviet Union concerning Soviet ballistic missiles deployment in Cuba
