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| Gave World War II veterans loans for businesses, homes, farms, and a free education. |
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| Living area within driving distance of a large city |
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| Radio Broadcast in Nashville. Helped make country music popular on a national scale. |
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| Rock n' Roll recording studio in Memphis, TN. Legends like Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis recorded albums here in the 1950s. |
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| Recording label from Memphis, TN that exposed soul music on a national level. |
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| Struggle for world power between the United States and Soviet Union. |
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| Sputnik 1 - 1957 - satellite that orbited earth for more than 2 months. |
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| First ever human in space (USSR) |
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| U.S. satellite in 1958 - orbited the earth until 1970 |
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| 1969 - First human to step on the moon. (Apollo 11 mission) |
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| The fear that if one Asian country fell to Communism, they would all fall to Communism |
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| Group of countries allied together to ensure that the Soviet Union would not attack Europe with Communism. |
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| House of Un-American Activities Committee. Organization created to catch spies that were associated with Communism. (USSR) |
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| Senator that led crusade against against Communist spies in the U.S. Created the HUAC |
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| Elected president in 1960. 3 major things that happened during his presidency - Bay of Pigs, The Berlin Wall, The Cuban Missile Crisis. |
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| Faced John F. Kennedy in the first presidential debate. Radio listeners believed Nixon won, while TV viewers believed Kennedy won. |
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| Communist dictator of Cuba. Target during the Bay of Pigs invasion. Still in power today. |
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| Communist dictator of the Soviet Union. Responsible for the start of the Cold War. Made a peace pact with John F. Kennedy to get the nuclear missiles out of Cuba. A hotline was established between the White House and the Kremlin. |
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| Outlawed tests of nuclear bombs in the atmosphere, outer space, and underwater |
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| Vice-President to John F. Kennedy. Assumed the presidency after Kennedy's assassination. |
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| Technology Advances in Post-War America |
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| Televisions, automobiles, and microwaves |
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| After World War II, America's population increased by almost 20% |
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Kennedy vs. Nixon
1st Televised Debate |
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Kennedy looked young, tan, and charasmatic (smiling alot)
Nixon looked old, tired, and worn out (no make-up and no smile)
Listeners believed Nixon won, Viewers believed Kennedy Won |
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National Aeronautics and Space Act
Goal: To lead Space exploration |
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| 1961 - America will put a man on the moon by end of decade (1970) |
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| Financial Support and Millitary Support to ensure that Communism would not spread to any other country. |
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Policy of Containment
U.S. stance on Foreign Policy for the next 40 years
Named after President Harry S. Truman who emplimented this policy
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Soviet Union controlled North Korea (Communist)
U.S. controlled South Korea (Democratic)
3 years of fighting that ended in a draw, still split today |
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| Spying (usually used when involved with the government) |
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| Group of Hollywood directors and writers that refused to answer HUAC questions and chose to go to jail instead. |
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Planned invasion of Cuba to overthrow Fidel Castro
All the trained immigrants were caught
undercover invasion became a public humility |
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Built to stop the flow of people from Communist led east Berlin, and Democratic led west Berlin.
Propaganda for U.S. - Communists had to use force to make their people stay |
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Began by the Soviet Union placing nuclear missiles in Cuba
U2 plane captured photographs during a routine fly by
United States made a naval blockade around Cuba and demanded they removed the missiles immediately |
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| Young people that had values that were different to the "normal" culture |
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