Jeremiah Flashcards
(21 cards)
A significant increase in the number of babies born
Body boom
Southern and western states that offered a warm climate year round and low tax rates
Sun belt
A plan to improve life in cities
Urban renewal
Young people known as criticized society with unusual writing styles and rebellious behavior
Beats
After the war, the allies divide at the
38th paralllel
A weapon far more powerful than the atomic bombs used in ww2
Hydrogen bomb
The worlds first artificial satellite
Sputnik
A willingness to go to the brink of war to oppose
Brinksmanship
The three leader made important decisions about the future of European governments
Yalta conference
In November 1945 the tribunal put high ranking Nazis on trail in the German city of Nuremberg in what became known as
Nuremberg trials
an organization dedicated to resolving international conflicts
United Nations (UN)
To be used to describe the struggle for global power between the United States and the Soviet Union.
Cold War
Preventing the Soviet Union from expanding its influence around the world
Containment
This policy of providing aid to help foreign countries fight communism became known as the
Truman Doctrine
Europe received more than 13 billion in U.S loans and grants for European economic recovery between 1948 and 1952
Marshall plan
United States joined nine Western European countries, along with Iceland and Canada, to form the
NATO
The servicemen’s readjustment Act, offered veterans money for school as well as loans for houses, farms, and businesses
GI Bill of Rights
Included a higher minimum wage, the creation of a Nation health insurance plan for all Americans, and expanded Social Security benefits for the elderly
Deal
Contributed to fears in the early 1950s by charging that communist. We’re working inside the state department.
Joseph McCathy
The communist officially established the people’s republic of China on October 1, 1949.
Map zedong
The United States and the Soviet Union rushed to build more and more weapons
Arms race
