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US History Ch 18-19
People
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Alger Hiss | State Dept official accused of Spying for Soviets. Young Nixon prosecuted him for perjury |
| Joseph McCarthy | Communist hunting senator.Maligned people in public hearings without any way for them to retaliate |
| Hollywood Ten | Ten men from the film industry that refused to testify in front of HUAC because they believed the hearings were unconstitutional. They were jailed. |
| Dixiecrats | group of southern Democrats who objected to Truman’s emphasis on Civil Rights Started their own group |
| Betty Friedan | 1963 author of Feminine Mystique book about women and society |
| Elvis Presley | Changing world In 1956 teenagers found him as the first rock-n-roll hero and eventually became known as the king of rock-n-roll |
| Dr. Jonas Salk | developed a vaccine for Polio |
| Braceros | Mexican hired hands for agriculture many of here illegally. Expected to leave after work but stayed. |
| Dwight Eisenhower | General “I like Ike” fanned anti-communism sentiment. Republican |
| Harry Truman | considered honorable, down to earth and self-confident. “The Bucks stops her” ability to make tough decisions but two major problems: addressing communism and restoring economy. Democrat |
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