21 Words Flashcards
(21 cards)
The communist officially established the People’s Republic of China on October 1st 1949.
Mao Zedong
After the war the Allies divided Korea at the…
38th parallel
Wisconsin senator contributed to fears in the early 1950s by charging that communists were working inside the state department.
Joseph McCarthy
A significant increase in the number of babies being born
Baby boom
Southern and western states that offered a warm climate year round and low tax rates
Sun belt
The tree leaders made important decisions about the future of European countries
Yalta conference
In 1945 the tribunal put high ranking Nazis
Nuremberg trials
An organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts
United Nations
Came to be used to describe the struggle of global power between the US and the Soviet Union
Cold War
Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world
Containment
The policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism
Truman Doctrine
Western Europe received more then $13 billion in U.S. loans and grants for European economic recovery between 1948 and 1952
Marshall plan
U.S. joined nine Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada
NATO
Offered veterans money for school as well as loans for housing, farms, and businesses
GI Bill of Rights
Included a higher minimum wage, the creation of a national health insurance plan for all Americans, and expanding Social Security benefits for the elderly
Fair Deal
Germany and the city of Berlin would be divided into four zones. Britain, France, the US, and the Soviet Union would each control one zone
Potsdam Conference
A weapon for more powerful than an atomic bomb used in WWII
Hydrogen bomb
Both the US and the Soviet Union rushes to build more and more weapons
Arms race
The worlds first artificial satellite
Sputnik
A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose communism
Brinkmanship
A plan to improve life in the cities
Urban renewal
