Unit 18 Flashcards
provided for college education, cheap loans, VA hospitals, and preferential job treatment for returning veterans of WWII
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill)
term for demographic increase from 1946-1964
“Baby Boom”
mass produced housing community in Long Island, NY; exemplified growth of suburbs
Levittown
term for movement of white Americans to the suburbs after WWII
“white flight”
term to describe southern portion of US that saw demographic growth in the post-WWII years
“Sun Belt”
nickname for Truman’s domestic program
Fair Deal
Legislation that was meant to sustain economic growth in post WWII era; created Council of Economic Advisors
Employment Act of 1946
increased Social Security benefits to more Americans by expanding coverage for retirement
Social Security Act of 1950
anti-union law that outlawed closed shops and created “right to work” laws
Taft-Hartley Act (1947)
1st African-American to play major league baseball
Jackie Robinson
southern Democrats who left Democratic Party b/c of Truman’s stance on civil rights; later joined Republican Party
Dixiecrats
leader of southern Democrats who defected from Democratic Party over Truman’s stance on civil rights
Strom Thurmond
Limited President to maximum of two full terms in office
22nd Amendment
Period of tension between the US and Soviet Union (USSR) that lasted from 1945-1990
Cold War
wars where 3rd parties or substitutes are used
“proxy” wars
America’s post WWII foreign policy; sought to keep communism where it was and not let it spread
Containment
outlined the policy of containment; 1st announced in response to Greece
Truman Doctrine
referred to fortified border that USSR erected to separate eastern European satellite countries (Eastern bloc) from western Europe
Iron Curtain
Stalin’s plan to cut off West Berlin from supplies in western Germany by cutting off the land routes in
Berlin Blockade
Truman’s response to the Berlin Blockade; kept West Berlin supplied by air
Berlin Airlift
Economic aid program to re-build European economies after WWII: gave $12 billion to European countries that wanted it
Marshall Plan
western military alliance meant to defend all members from attack
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
eastern military alliance meant to defend all communist countries from attack
Warsaw Pact
line that divided North and South Korea
38th Parallel
