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