Cold War

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

New Frontier

..., The campaign program advocated by JFK in the 1960 election. He promised to revitalize the stagnant economy and enact reform legislation in education, health care, and civil rights.

Warsaw Pact

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Interstate Highway System

A system of limited access roadways that connects all major cities in the US. The system was designed to give troops faster routes to get to destinations across the US in the event of an attack on the US. The system's main purpose now is travel by civilians. Created by Esienhower

GI Bill

Also known as Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 gave money to veternas to study in colleges, universities, gave medical treatment, loans to buy a house or farm or start a new business

Armistice

An armistice ceasefire in 1953 ended fighting in Korea and established a buffer zone between North and South Korea, but tensions remain.

Domino Theory

Belief that if a country fell to communism, nearby countries would follow

Arms Race

Cold war competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to build up their respective armed forces and weapons

Satellite Nations

Communist nations in Eastern Europe on friendly terms with the USSR and thought of as under the USSR's control.

Potsdam Conference

The Big Three—Soviet leader Joseph Stalin, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (replaced on July 26 by Prime Minister Clement Attlee), and U.S. President Harry Truman—met in Potsdam, Germany, from July 17 to August 2, 1945, to negotiate terms for the end of World War II

Korean War outcome

draw; territory back to the 38th parrallel

Defense Spending

gov. spending for military or armed forces

Truman Doctrine

(HT) , 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey

Yalta Conference

1945 Meeting with US president FDR, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and and Soviet Leader Stalin during WWII to plan for post-war

Joseph 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.

Great Society

1964, LBJ's policies of fighting poverty and racial injustice

Marshall Plan

A U.S. program of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after World War II

Space Race

A competition of space exploration between the United States and Soviet Union

Bay of Pigs Invasion

A failed attempt by U.S.-backed Cuban exiles to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro's communist government in April 1961. Emabrssement to JFK

Containment

A goal to stop the spread of communism. The US had to use military and non military actions to stop the spread.