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Dwight D. Eisenhower
He was the 34th president of the United States and was a 5 star general in WWII. -
Ray Kroc
Turned McDonalds from small chain to world wide restaurant. -
Lyndon B. Johnson
The 36th persident of the US. -
Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon was the 37th president of the US -
Jonas Salk
The first person to create a polio vaccine. -
John F. Kennedy
He was the 35th President of the U.S. helped resolved the Cuban Missle Crisis. -
Betty Friedan
An American writer, activist and feminist. -
Gary Powers
He was the pilot who was shot down flying a U-2 plane in soviet airspace over Cuba. -
Roy Venavidez
A member of the US Army Special Forces that got a Medal of Honor for his valorous actions. -
Abbie Hoffman
An american political and social leader. -
HUAC
An investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. -
American attempt to intercept and decode USSR messages
American attempt to intercept and decode USSR messages. -
War Powers Act
This act increased Federal power during World War II. -
G.I. Bill
Law passed in 1944 that provided educational and other benefits for people who had served in the armed forces in World War II. -
Iron Curtain
he imaginary boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II -
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Baby Boom Generation
People born during the demographic post–World War II. -
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Cold War
A state of political and military tension after World War II between Communist and Democratic ideals. -
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Containment Policy
The idea that if we contain communism we can more easliy eliminate it. -
Truman Doctrine
An American foreign policy created to counter USSR communist dominance. -
Marshall Plan
An American initiative to aid Western European Reconstruction. -
Berlin Airlift
An airstrip in berlin was used to bring supplies into eastern berlin. -
NATO
An intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty -
Domino Theory
The thought that if one country "fell" to communism then others would quickly follow. -
McCarthyism
The practice of making accusations without proper regard for evidence. -
Rock n' Roll
A type of popular dance music originating from the 1950s. -
Beatniks
A media that displayed the more superficial aspects of the Beat Generation literary movement. -
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Korean War
The war between North and South Korea. -
Rosenburg Trial
A couple is accused of selling nuclear secrets to the USSR. -
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Vietnam War
The war between communist North Vietnam and South Vietnam. -
Interstate Highway Act
Declared that the construction of an elaborate expressway system was essential to the national interest. -
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Space Race
The was a mutual competition between the US and USSR to make better rockets than each other. The USSR was the first to get a satellite to revolve around the Earth, but the US was the first to get a man on the moon. -
Bay of Pigs
An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles and supported by the U.S. government. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
a 13-day confrontation between the US and USSR over missles in Cuba. -
Great Society
A set of domestic programs to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. -
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Resolution that allowed the president to wage war against the communists in Indochina however he saw fit. -
Medicaid
A social health care program for families and individuals with low income and limited resources. -
Medicare
The federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older. -
Miranda v. Arizona
A U.S. Supreme Court case in which the Court established the rights of a criminal suspect who has been arrested. -
Tet Offensive
North Vietnam launched a surprise attack during the holiday of Tet. This was a strategic victory for North Vietnam. -
Vietnamization
A policy to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnam's forces.
