lesson 12 vocab Flashcards
(23 cards)
baby boom
the population explosion that took place in the United States after World War II
boycott
a protest in which people refuse to buy the products or use the services of a certain business
capitalist economy
a system in which people can own their own businesses and land
Civil Rights Act of 1957
an act designed to make sure that African Americans could use their right to vote
Cold War
a period of competition between the Soviet Union and the United States for power and influence in the world
Commonwealth of Independent States
the union of free, Independent countries formed in the late 1980s and 1990s from former Soviet Union satellite nations
communist
relating to communist,; political system in which all property and businesses belong to the government
conservatives
people who do not believe in government action to solve social problems
consumer goods
items such as cars, furniture, and clothes
GI Bill
1944 law that gave World War II veterans unemployment insurance, loans for building homes and starting businesses, medical treatment, vocational training, and education
Iron Curtain
the imaginary line between the West and the Soviet Union and its satellite countries
liberals
people who believe in government action to solve social problems
limited war
a war in which the goal is not complete victory over another nation, but some more marrow aim
Marshall Plan
the 1947 plan for sending billions of U.S. dollars to help European countries recover from WWII
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
the agency responsible for manned and unmanned space flights
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
the protective agency founded by Western nations in 1949 as protection against the Soviet Union
racial discrimination
unfairness to someone based on race, as in hiring for a job.
Soviet Union
a communist state formed in 1922 that included Russia and the eastern European countries occupied by Russia at the end of World War II
Sputnik
the first manufactured satellite sent into outer space; it was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957 and started the race for space
superpowers
nations with the greatest economic and military splash
thirty-eighth parallel
the dividing line between North and South Korea
Vietnam
a country in southeast Asia that was divided into two parts after french ruler ended in 1954; after a long and unsuccessful war there in the 1960s, the united States finally removed its troops in 1973
Warsaw Pact
the treaty between the Soviet Union and each of its satellite countries
