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Dwight D. Eisenhower
The 34th U.S. President, a five-star general in U.S. army during WWII, supreme commander of Allied Forces in Europe, etc. -
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Ray Kroc
An American Businessman and philanthropist that helped found and built McDonald's. -
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Lydon B. Johnson
The 36th U.S. President who took office after JFK was assasinated. He was also the 37th VIce President under JFK. -
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Richard Nixon
The 37th U.S. President who was the only one to resign the office. President during the VIetnam war. -
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Jonas Salk
A medical researcher that discovered and developed the first successful polio vaccine. -
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John F. Kennedy
The 35th U.S. President that prevented WWIII through the Cuban Missile Crisis. Assasinated in Dallas, Tx on November 22, 1963. -
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Betty Friedan
An American writer, activist, and feminist who lead in the women's movement. She wrote her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique. -
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Francis Gary Powers
An American pilot who was shot down by the Soviet Union while flying a CIA U-2 spy plane in a reconnaissance mission over Soviet Union airspace. -
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Roy Benavidez
A Master Segeant who was a member of the U.S. army special forces. He received the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions. -
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Abbie Hoffman
An American social and political activist that co-founded the Youth International Party. -
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
A committee created to investigate disloyalty and subversive occasions on private citizens, public employees, and organizations with communist activity. -
McCarthyism
A practice of making false accusations of subversion or treason without evidence. -
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Rock n' Roll
A popular music genre that developed during the late 1940s and early 1950s with a combination of African-American genres like the blues, jazz, gospel music, western swing, and boogie-woogie. -
War Powers Act
A law that increased Federal power during World War II, signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. -
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Venona Papers
A list of names from codenames in the Venona project from 1943 - 1980 to decrypt coded messages by forces of the USSR. -
G.I. Bill : Servicemen's Readjustment Act 1944
A law that provided a range of benefits for WWII veterans. Provided education and housing benefits. -
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Containment Policy
A policy that used numerous strategies to prevent the spread of communism. -
Iroin Curtain
A phrase that represents a boundary line dividing Europe on Germany, making an East and West Germany. -
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Baby Boom Generation
The generation of people born during the post WWII baby boom between the years 1946 - 1964. -
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Truman Doctrine
An American foreign policy created by President Truman to counter Soviet geopolitical hegemony during the Cold War. -
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Cold War
A war between the east and west bloc over politics and military tension. -
Marshall Plan
A program to aid Western Europe created by President Truman. The U.S. gave western Europe $13 billion, which helped them rebuild their economy. -
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Berlin Airlift
A blockade that divided germany into occupation zones by U.S., British and Soviet military forces. -
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
An intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty signed on April 4, 1949. -
1950s Prosperity
The time period consisted of WWII being over, more profits, new technology, patriotic decade, and population growth, especially in surbuban areas. White flight was a term used that meant a large migration of people with European ancestries in urban areas. -
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1950s culture
In the 1950s there was the bay boom generation, population increasing to the suburbs, civil rights movement, cold war, etc. -
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Domino Theory
A theory that speculated if one country in a region became under the influence of communism, then it would result in the surrounding countries to do the same and fall in the same direction. (Domino effect) -
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Beatniks
A media stereotype throughout 1950s to mid 1960s that demonstrated the superficial aspects of the Beat Generation. -
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Korean War
A war between North and South Korea over communism and political disagreements. -
Rosenberg Trial
A trial of Ethal and Julius Rosenburg, a couple accused of selling nuclear weapon secrets to the Soviet Union. -
Interstate Highway Act
A law that authorized the construction of a 41,000 mile network of interstate highways, -
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1960s Culture
In the 1960s there was the Vietnam war, anti-war movement, and the civil rights movement. -
The Space Race
20th century competition between the Soviet Union and the United States over supremacy in spaceflight capability. -
Bay of Pigs Invasion
A failed military invasion of Cuba by the CIA. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A 13-day confrontation between the U.S. and Soviet Union over having missile development in Cuba. -
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Great Society
A set of domestic programs launched by President LBJ in 1964-65. The goal was to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. -
Anti-War Movement
A student protest against the war in Vietnam and U.S. presence there. Started in California and spread across the country. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resoultion
Congress passed the resolution that authorized President Johnson to do everything in his power to retaliate and to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in SE Asia. -
Medicare
Congress approved Medicare under the Social Security Act to improve health insurance for all ages, but mostly the elderly. -
Medicaid
Created by President LBJ through the Social Security Act. The goal was to improve health and medical services for all Americans. -
Miranda v. Arizona
A supreme court case with a 5-4 majority ruled that detained criminal suspects must be informed of their constitutional rights. -
Tet Offensive 1968
The largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War by the Viet Cong and North Vietnam. -
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1970s Culture
In the 1970s there was the environmental movement, women's rights movement, anti-war movement, watergate scandal, etc. -
Rust Belt and Sun Belt
Rust belt is a region of the midwestern and southeastern U.S. The Sun belt is a region of the southern part of the U.S. People moved to these regions for job opportunities, to immigrant to the country, some came after retirement for lower tax rate and weather. -
Vietnamization
A policy of President Nixon's administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam war to expand, equip, and train South Vietnam forces while reducing the number of U.S. troops. -
Vietnam War: Fall of Saigon
An event during the VIetnam war that was the capture of Saigon by the People's army of Vietnam and the National Liberation Front of South Vienam. -
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1980s Culture
In the 1980s there was the Reagan Revolution, cold war, popular culture, etc.
