Truman Doctrine - President Truman offers Greece & Turkey money to defend against the communist backed forces. , Marshall Plan - Sent money to rebuild war torn countres in Europe after WWII to keep countries from turning to communism. ., Korean War - Communist North Korea invades South Korea. It is the first time that United Nations troops are used to contain the spread of Communism. , Arms Race - Competition by the U.S. and USSR to increase their nuclear weapons supply., Loyalty Review Boards - Created by Truman to investigate Un-American activities in the U.S., House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) - Congressional hearings held for people accused of being communist (especially those in Hollywood). , McCarthyism - Senator Joseph McCarthy's bullying tactics used to investigate people and destroy their reputations over alleged ties to communism., Senator Joseph McCarthy - U.S. Senator who led the hunt for communists in America. He used false accusations to ruin peoples reputations., The Rosenburgs - Arrested, tried, and executed in 1950 for selling secrets about the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. , Space Race - Competition between U.S. & USSR to gain technological superiority in space travel.., Sputnik - Created by the Soviet Union, it was the first man-made satellite to cirle the earth.  It caused the U.S. to increase funding for science and technology., Interstate Highway Act - Road system created by Eisenhower to make sure that the military could travel from the east to the west coast quickly in case of war., Housing Boom - The need for homes increases due to veterans returning home from war and low interest rates make housing affordable., Agricultural Boom - Caused by population growth, and need for more food., Baby Boom - A large increase in births between 1946 & 1965 because veterans returned home and start families., GI Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) - Paid for veterans to go to college, which leads to higher paying jobs and an increase in consumer spending., Polio Vaccine - Created by Jonas Salk, it eliminated a disease that was crippling children., Economic Prosperity - Post-WWII return of soldiers and return to factory production led to consumer spending and a good economy. , Cuban Missle Crisis - The brink of WWIII when Russia threatened to place atomic weapons on the island of Cuba but President Kennedy sent a naval blockade to stop them. , Berlin Airlift - Post WWII- The U.S., France and England fly in supplies to support West Berlin after being cut-off by Russia. , North Atlantic Treaty Organization - Alliance of European nations that formed to oppose the growth of Russian backed communism around the world. , Containment Policy - Official U.S. foreign policy to support any country in need to fight the spread of communism. , Police Action  - A limited military action by U.S. armed forces, without a formal declaration of war, against guerrillas, insurgents, or other forces held to be violating international peace and order., United Nations Forces - Official military force of the United Nations that are used to stabilize countries and promote peace. ,

Unit #7(A)-- 11th US History: (A) COLD WAR/1950s

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