US History Chapters 21, 22, 23
marshall plan
(1947-1948) A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered $13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
rosenburg's
1953, Couple executed for giving atomic information to the Russians; some argued that they didn't receive a fair trial because of the political sentiments of the time
When was the cuban missle crisis
1962
red scare
A period of general fear of communists in the united states
berlin wall
A wall separating East and West Berlin built by East Germany in 1961 to keep citizens from escaping to the West
bay of pigs
An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was sponsored by the United States. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
buddy holly and the crickets
BAND IN ROCK AND ROLL ERA
warren commission
Commission made by LBJ after killing of John F. Kennedy. (Point is to investigate if someone paid for the assasination of Kennedy.) Conclusion is that Oswald killed Kennedy on his own. Commissioner is Chief Justice Warren.
fidel castro
Communist dictator of Cuba who overthrew batista of cuba
1952 election
Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) vs. Adlai Stevenson (Democrat); Eisenhower wins
who was u-2 pilot who was shot down in 1960
Francis Gary Powers
3 popular tv shows of that ERA page 699
Hop along Cassidy, The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke
what was the baby boomer
In the late 1940s and 1950s a huge number of American babies are born. The birth of all these babies has a huge impact on American society and economy.
leader of FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
peace core
Kennedy administration program made in 1961 that sent youthful American volunteers to work in underdeveloped countries
when stalin died who became leader of italy
Nikita Khruschef
nato
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; an alliance made to defend one another if they were attacked by any other country; US, England, France, Canada, Western European countries
When Did JFK die
November 22, 1963
sputnik
October, 1957 - The first artificial satellite sent into space, launched by the Soviets.
Who met at the potsdam conference
Stalin, "Big Three" attended (Truman, Stalin, Attlee)
iron curtain phrase
Term used by Winston Chuchill term for the Cold War division between the Soviet-dominated East and the U.S.-dominated West.
what four countries controlled west germany
U.S., Britain, Spain, and Russia
What was the space race
a competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union to put the first man on the moon
early space programs
apollo, vanguard, gemini, mercury
who was the leader of china in 1949
mao zedong
_______ and ________ are the federal healthcare programs that began during President Johnson's term in 1965.
medicare and medicade
tv dinners
pre-made and frozen dinners to make it easier to eat and watch TV
Lyndon B. Johnson
president 1963-1969: Great Society
apollo's goal
to put man on the moon
juvenile delinquent rate
went up 45 percent
