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Academic Vocab 5th
Academic Vocab. 5th six weeks
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cold War | This began n 1945 after WWII. It was a global conflict between democracy and communism. |
| Truman Doctrine | Truman wanted to prevent the spread of communism. He wanted it "Contained". Against communism. |
| Berlin Blockade | During the multinational occupation of post- WWII, Germany, the soviet union blocked the western allies railway. |
| Berlin Wall | Wall erected between 1961-1989 by the communist regime in East Germany in an effort to prevent migration from East to west Germany. |
| McCarthyism | This was the communist witch hunts of the 1950's. |
| Taft-Harley Act | This made unions liable for damages that resulted from jurisdictional disputes among themselves, and required union leaders to take a non-communist bath. |
| Douglas MacArthur | He was the supreme allied commander during the Cold War. After WWII, He was put in charge of putting Japan back together. |
| GI Bill of Rights | Was a law that provided a range of benefits for returning WWII veterans. |
| Interstate highway System | This system is part of the federal Aid primary system it is a system of freeways. |
| Rosa Parks | She is known as the "Mother of the Civil right movement." She refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white rider. |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | A leader in the Civil Rights movement in the 1950's and 1960's. Preached non-violent forms of revolting such as sit-ins and friendly protests. |
| Domino Theory | This speculated that if one state in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect. |
| Nikita Khrushchev | The premier of Russia during the race to get satellites into space between Russia and the United States. |
| Third World | This was to define countries that remained non-aligned with either communist or soviet union. |
| Fidel Castro | He engineered a revolution in Cuba, in 1959. He took valuable American property. |
| Military-Industrial Complex | During the Cold War military funding increased tremendously. |
| Bay Of Pigs invasion | Kennedy was told that there were enough people in Cuba that would support an uprising. |
| Peace Corps | Kennedy proposed this which was an army of idealistic and mostly youthful volunteers to bring American skills to underdeveloped countries. |
| New Frontier | This developed into a label for his administration's domestic and foreign programs. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | This was landmark piece of legislation in the U.S that outlawed major forms of discrimination requirements and racial segregation. |
| EEOC | Equal Employment opportunity Commission- A federal law enforcement agency that enforces laws against work place discrimination. |
| HUD | Department of Housing and Urban development- U.S federal agency that deals with subsidized housing community planning and development of cities. |
| Great Society | The great society was President Johnsons policy it was a continuation of the democratic Ideals. |
| Malcolm X | A black Muslim preacher who favored black separation and condemned the "blue-eyed white devils." |
| New Left | Radical political movement which was active in the U.S. during the mid 1960's to late 1970's. |
| Ho Chi Minh | The Vietnamese leader who believed in Asian nationalism. He was trying to get rid of the French colonial rule in Vietnam. |
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