topic 15 Flashcards
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after World War II, the long period of intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and the United States
cold war
a term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the border between the Soviet satellite nations and Western Europe
iron curtain
an American plan to help European nations rebuild their economies after World War II
marshall plan
the wall built by the communist East German government in 1961 to seal off East Berlin from West Berlin
berlin wall
a political and military alliance between the United States, Canada, and European nations created in 1949
N.A.T.O
a military alliance, established in 1955, of the Soviet Union and other communist states in Europe
warsaw pact
a world organization established in 1945 to provide peaceful resolutions to international conflicts
united nations
the dividing line between South and North Korea
38th parallel
(DMZ) an area in which military forces are prohibited
demilitarized zone
the use of reckless charges of disloyalty
mcCarthyism
a rise in prices and a decrease in the value of money
inflation
a large increase in birthrate from the late 1940s through the early 1960s
baby boom
a residential area on the outskirts of a city
suburb
the legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences
segregation
the mixing of different racial or ethnic groups
integration
the efforts of African Americans to win equal rights, particularly in the 1950s and 1960s
civil rights movement
a form of protest in which people sit and refuse to leave
sit-in
an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women
affirmative action
an active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups and women
migrant worker
a 1963 law requiring equal pay for equal work
equal pay act
1964 law outlawing discrimination in hiring based on gender and on race
civil rights act
a nation with the military, political, and economic strength to influence events worldwide
super power
the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961 when a force of 1,400 Cuban exiles, backed by the United States, were captured after landing at the Bay of Pigs
bay of pigs invasion
a major Cold War confrontation in 1962 when Kennedy ordered Soviet ships carrying missiles to be blocked from entering Cuba
cuban missile crisis
