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Unit 6 Flashcards
American History 1950s-1960s
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Social Studies
11th Grade
05/03/2018

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Term
What was the name of the war between the United States and the Soviet Union where there was no military action?
Definition
Cold War
Term
What type of government is “ruled by the people?”
Definition
Democracy
Term
What type of government did the United States want to stop from spreading?
Definition
Communism
Term
What is the phrase that is used to describe the divide between the democratic and communist sides of Europe?
Definition
Iron Curtain
Term
Name the three policies that the United States used to fight communism.
Definition
Truman Doctrine, Containment, and the Marshall Plan
Term
What gave American servicemen and women money for homes, college and vocational training?
Definition
GI Bill
Term
What affected cities and caused them to become economically poor?
Definition
White Flight
Term
What is the consumption or purchasing of new goods by individuals because an economy offers numerous new inventions and products?
Definition
Consumerism
Term
Who caused fear among Americans by claiming that many in the government and Hollywood were communist?
Definition
Joseph McCarthy
Term
Which country did the United States support in the Korean War?
Definition
South Korea
Term
Where was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
Definition
Cuba
Term
What were the names of the two chemicals used to clear the jungle in Vietnam?
Definition
Napalm and Agent Orange
Term
What were the secret documents that exposed the use of manipulation by the government and the office of the Presidency to sell the Vietnam War to Congress and the American people?
Definition
Pentagon Papers
Term
What was the name of the Soviet Union satellite that started the Space Race?
Definition
Sputnik
Term
Who went against the cease fire in the Vietnam War and attacked the United States embassy in Saigon?
Definition
North Vietnam
Term
What was America’s nickname for the Vietnam War?
Definition
"Living Room War"
Term
How did the GI Bill help America's servicemen and women after WWII?
Definition
The bill gave American servicemen and women money for homes, college and vocational  training.
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