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| A political term that refers to a country that is formally independent, but under heavy influence or control by another country |
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| The action of keeping something harmful under control or within limits. |
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| A state of political hostility between countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare, in particular. |
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| The principle that the US should give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection. First expressed in 1947 by US President Truman in a speech to Congress seeking aid for Greece and Turkey, the doctrine was seen by the communists as an open declaration of the Cold War. |
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| A program of financial aid and other initiatives, sponsored by the US, designed to boost the economies of western European countries after World War II. It was originally advocated by Secretary of State George C. Marshall and passed by Congress. |
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| airlift in 1948 that supplied food and fuel to citizens of west Berlin when the Russians closed off land access to Berlin. |
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| North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
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| A cofounder of the Chinese Communist Party in 1921 and its effective leader from the time of the Long March (1934–35), he eventually defeated both the occupying Japanese and rival Kuomintang nationalist forces to create the People's Republic of China in 1949 |
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| Forced to abandon mainland China in 1949, he set up a separate Nationalist Chinese State in Taiwan |
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| 38th Parallel is a Christian rock/Rapcore band formed in Ames, Iowa. Before being signed they received extensive airplay in Iowa markets alongside other CCM Artists. Unknown to them, they were entered into a talent search contest for Christian music giant Word Records. |
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| war in korea against north and south |
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| House Un-American Activities Committee |
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| A list of people or products viewed with suspicion or disapproval |
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| The charges related to passing information about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union |
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| A vociferous campaign against alleged communists in the US government and other institutions carried out under Senator Joseph McCarthy in the period 1950–54. Many of the accused were blacklisted or lost their jobs, although most did not in fact belong to the Communist Party |
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| Dwight David (1890–1969), US general and 34th president of the US 1953–61; nicknamed Ike. A Kansas Republican, he was one of the most celebrated US military leaders before entering politics. |
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| The art or practice of pursuing a dangerous policy to the limits of safety before stopping, typically in politics |
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| Central Intelligence Agency |
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| treaty of mutual defense and military aid signed at Warsaw on May 14, 1955, by communist states of Europe under Soviet influence, in response to the admission of West Germany to NATO. The pact was dissolved in 1991 |
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| Soviet statesman; premier 1958–64. He came close to war with the US over the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 and also clashed with China, which led to his being ousted by Brezhnev and Kosygin. |
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| The term Eisenhower Doctrine refers to a speech by President Dwight David Eisenhower on 5 January 1957, within a "Special Message to the Congress on the Situation in the Middle East". Under the Eisenhower Doctrine, a country could request American economic assistance and/or aid |
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| The 1960 U-2 incident occurred during the Cold War on May 1, 1960, during the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower and during the leadership of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, when a United States U-2 spy plane was shot down over Soviet Union airspace |
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| an omnibus bill that provided college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s) as well as one year of unemployment compensation. |
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| Any of the Southern Democrats who seceded from the party in 1948 in opposition to its policy of extending civil rights. |
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| In September 1945, United States President Harry Truman addressed Congress and presented a 21 point program of domestic legislation outlining a series of proposed actions in the fields of economic development and social welfare. |
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| A business or service given such authorization to operate |
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| time where everyone was having babies |
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| United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914) |
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| high consumption of items |
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| Federal Communications Commission |
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| Beat Generation is a term used to describe a group of American writers who came to prominence in the 1950s, and the cultural phenomena |
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| leader of Cuba who had a hatred for American citizens |
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| A fortified and heavily guarded wall built on the boundary between East and West Berlin in 1961 by the communist authorities, chiefly to curb the flow of East Germans to the West. It was opened in November 1989 after the collapse of the communist regime in East Germany and subsequently was dismantled. |
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| An international agreement not to test nuclear weapons in the atmosphere, in space, or underwater, signed in 1963 by the US, the UK, and the former Soviet Union, and later by more than 100 government |
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| The term New Frontier was used by John F. Kennedy in his acceptance speech in the 1960 United States presidential election to the Democratic National Convention at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as the Democratic slogan to inspire America to support him |
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| An organization sponsored by the US government that sends young people to work as volunteers in developing countries |
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| The Alliance for Progress (Alianza para el Progreso) initiated by U.S. President John F. Kennedy in 1961 aimed to establish economic cooperation between North and South America |
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| The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy, known unofficially as the Warren Commission, was established on November 29, 1963, by Lyndon B. Johnson to investigate the of United States President John F. Kennedy on November 22 |
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| for older people who dont have money |
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| reappointing of something |
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| refused to give up seat ion bus |
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| helped people get equal rights |
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| helped women get voting rights |
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| black leader for violence |
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| a less popular black rights act |
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