cold war – Flashcards

The Soviets shot down an American U-2 spy plane over the Soviet Union. General Eisenhower denied his spying aircraft until he was informed his pilot had been captured.

the U. S gave 13 billion dollars to Western and Southern European Countries to help them rebuild in order to prevent spread of communism.

cause:north korea crossed the 38th parallel effect: north went communist

Residential areas surrounding a city

Truman issued an order against racial segregation and discrimination in the military.

british flights carried supplies to berlin

-A senator who accused many Americans of having Communist ties. Feb 1954-Mccarthy declared he had a list of 205 Governments Officials that were part of a communist party.

They worked as nurses. Mass media praised woman for their role as homemakers- not all women felt fulfilled with this job. Women returned to traditional jobs, such as nurses and teachers

-A policy promising aid to countries fighting to maintain democracies

main policy was containment-stopping the spread of communism

brinkmanship-more aggressive approach

Truman fired MacArthur because he disagreed and criticized the unpopular war.

many men were coming home from war so they started families

The House Un-American Activities Committee. Targeted people in the movie industry through blacklisting; blacklisting-unofficials lists of suspected communists-people lost their jobs and reputations.

competition between us and ussr to develop more destructive weapons

Built 17,000 identical homes in a small town in Long Island

North Atlantic Treaty Organization. worried about the spread of communism

A sharp increase in the U.S. birthrate following WWII(

Harry S. Truman- U.S, president from 1945-1953; Fair Deal-Social reforms proposed by Truman; built on Roosevelt's New Deal.

music made from rhythm and blues

-People argued that people felt pressured to conform--- that is to go along with the beliefs and ideas of majority