Unit 8 Cold War
Became a symbol of youth culture and put division between teenagers and parents
Rock and roll music
Blockade/Quarantine
Shutting off of a port to keep people or supplies from moving in or out
Protest against the Vietnam War
Teach ins, burning draft cards, mass demonstrations
Necessary for supply of food and fuel to the people of West Berlin
The Berlin airlift was:
West Berlin
The side of Berlin that was aided by the US democracy
Offered low interest loans and college scholarships
How did the GI Bill assist shoulders when they returned to civilian life
The United States government founded a feral agency dedicated to space exploration
How did the United States react to the launch of Spuntnik I in 1957
Suburban areas
Affordable new houses were built, née highways were constructed, low interest home loans were granted This explains the 1950s demographic shift to-
The population grew due to the Baby Boom
After WWII what happened to the population of the U.S.
Roy Benavidez
Awarded the Medal of Honor for saving fellow soldiers in Vietnam War
The US government deployed more troops to Vietnam
During the time between the passage of the Gulf of Tonkin resolution and the start of the ten offensive what happened in the Vietnam war
Suburbs
Families began to buy houses outside of the futures what where these areas called
In God We Trust
Found on paper currency; official motto of the United States
Polio
Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that cured-
Pentagon papers
Leaked government documents that showed several presidents before Nixon lied and misled the American people about the war in Vietnam that also had people debating the 1st amendment (freedom of press)
Escalation
Major increase in forces in Vietnam
Members of the communist party in government positions
McCarthy was attempting to incite fear about-
The growth of nuclear arsenals in the Inited States and Soviet Union
Out of the following what is most characteristic of the Cold War
Credibility Gap
People begin to distrust the government about information in the Vietnam war. The perception of a discrepancy between public statement and actual policies
Vietnamization
Plan to replace US troops with Vietnamese troops to end US involvement in Vietnam
True
The March of Dimes helped fund Jonas Salk research the vaccine for Polio
If one country fell to communism others would follow
The United States got involved in complex like Korea and Vietnam because they were afraid of the domino theory. what is the domino theory?
North Korea's invasion of South Korea
The action that caused the United States to engage in a police action on the Korean Peninsula was which of the following
The Soviet Union successful launch of the first artificial satellite
The federal government funded educational initiative in math and science in response to what
Suburban
The migration of people during the 1950s moved from urban areas to _____ areas
Berlin Blockade
This was an attempt to keep food and supplies from reaching West Berlin
Geneva accords
Treaty signed by France, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, USA, UK, Soviet Union and China in the effort to bring peace to Indochina:
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
What Organization was created by Congress to hunt for communist spies And target the Hollywood 10
26th Amendment
What amendment was passed to lower the voting age because it was unfair that 18-20 year olds were fighting in Vietnam but couldn't vote
It contributed to a cultural divide between generations
What effect of rock and roll have on society in the United States in the 1950s
War powers act
What law was passed to restrict the military powers of the president
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What resolution passed that gave Lyndon Johnson broad powers to defend South Vietnam from communism
Arms race, Space Race, Red scare
What were the defining characteristics of the Cold War
38 parallel
Where was Korea divided?
GI bill
Which post World War II program provided the following for our veterans? Funds for education and training-home, farm and business loans unemployment compensation
Term used by Winston Churchill to represent the division between a mostly capitalist Western Europe and a Communist Eastern Europe
Which statement is correct when regarding the iron curtain
Kent state
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam war
Middle class white families moved to suburbs
Why did American cities begin to decline after World War II