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.