Cold War History Tes
freedom train
Attorney General Tom Clark had Freedom train carry bill of rights and take people to historical sights
election of 1952
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) with Nixon as his VP (California business scandal) verses Adlai Stevenson (D) (Truman chose not to run again because he was unpopular because of the Korean war)...IKE wins with slogan "I LIKE IKE"
german democratic republic
In response to the formation of a united West Germany, the Soviets created this territory, also known as East Germany
national security act
Passed in 1947 in response to perceived threats from the Soviet Union after WWII. It established the Department of Defense and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and National Security Council.
Truman doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
HUAC
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was an investigating committee which investigated what it considered un-American propaganda,
E.O.9835
The executive order that allowed the government to hunt out communists in places of influence and danger
Mao Zedong
This man became the leader of the Chinese Communist Party and remained its leader until his death. He declared the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949 and supported the Chinese peasantry throughout his life.
election of 1948
Truman - Democrat vs. Dewey - Republican. Truman won even though ppl thought that his integration policies would cause him to lose
fair deal
Truman's extension of the New Deal that increased min wage, expanded Social Security, and constructed low-income housing
MacArthur
United States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II
world bank
a United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by loans guaranteed by member governments
international monetary fund
a United Nations agency to promote trade by increasing the exchange stability of the major currencies
Marshall plan
a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952)
inchon
a port on the western coast of South Korea, on the Yellow Sea, near Seoul; pop. 1,818,000. It was the site of a successful invasion by U.S. troops in 1950 that enabled them to return Seoul to South Korea.
berlin airlift
airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin
CIA
an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest
NATO
an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security
Federal highway act
established Interstates which where designed for evacuation of cites and fast movement of troops in case of war
GI bill
law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher educations
38th parallel
line of latitude that separated North and South Korea
immigration and nationality act 1952
removed the old ban against Japanese immigration and also made Issei (first Japanese American generation) eligible for naturalize citizenship
McCarran international security act
required all alleged communist organizations to register with the government
chiang kai sheck
the leasder of Chinese nationalist gov. supported by US. Later becomes head of Taiwan
McCarthyism
unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying they were Communists)
dept. of defense
1789 (War Department) 1949 changed name -manages the armed force
senator McCarthy
1950s; Wisconsin senator claimed to have list of communists in American gov't, but no credible evidence; took advantage of fears of communism post WWII to become incredibly influential; "McCarthyism" was the fearful accusation of any dissenters of being communists
national defense act
1958 measure designed to improve science and mathematics instruction in schools
warsaw pact
An alliance between the Soviet Union and other Eastern European nations. This was in response to the NATO
baby boom
An increase in population by almost 30 million people. This spurred a growth in suburbs and three to four children families.