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| the first modern suburb was built in New York. built and the town had a shopping center, along with schools to accommodate the growing families. |
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| provided soldiers with an opportunity to attend college, including graduate and medical school with the assistance of federal aid. It also provided low interest loans to returning veterans which expanded home ownership too. |
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| to discuss postwar German territories and FDR wanted to receive confirmation from the Russians that they would enter the war against Japan. |
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| It was the first meeting for Truman. Truman's initial response to Stalin was positive. He liked Stalin because he was straightforward and a tough no-nonsense leader. His initial impression soon change. |
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| this is in response to the Soviet Union's attempt to expand into Greece and Turkey and the British's inability to combat the situation)- He said, "I believe that it must be the policy of the United States to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities our outside pressures." |
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| was introduced that committed billions of dollars to finance the economic recovery of Europe. It is essentially taking the idea of the New Deal and applying it overseas. |
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| eally defined the future of foreign defense. |
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| National Aeronautic and Space Administration) The purpose was to take the cold war into outer space and win it |
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| hese were the first manned missions and the goal was to see if we could get into space. |
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| This program needed to prove that we could live and work in outer space. This program was probably the most important because it allowed us to address problems with the space suits, learn to rendezvous with another space craft which is important for getting to and back from the Moon, and introduced our first EVA's (extravehicular activity or spacewalks). |
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| had one goal in mind to get to the Moon |
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| anded on the Moon. The space race was complete and the U.S. had beaten the Soviet Union in outer space. |
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| North Korea was supported by the Russians and South Korea was supported by us. The push for unification was strong among Korean citizens, but the struggle over who controlled the land plagued the region. |
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| General Douglas MacArthur |
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| success at driving the North Koreans back prompted him to meet with Truman at the Wake Island Conference and seek his approval to cross the 38th parallel and attack the North Koreans. This was not initially accepted because the goal was to restore the situation to as it was before the invasion. To cross the 38th Parallel could escalate the war and bring in additional enemies namely China who bordered on North Korea. MacArthur presented Truman with documentation that proved the Chinese would not involve themselves in this war if the fighting spread into North Korea. |
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