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Fisher US Review 7
US History Regents Review Packet 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| WWI | 1939-1945 conflict between the Axis Powers and the Allies |
| Blitzkrieg | 1939 attack launched by Germany against Poland, beginning WWII |
| Holocaust | Massive genocide of Jews committed by Germans during WWII |
| Cash and Carry Act | WWII US policy allowing the sale of weapons to Allied countries |
| Lend-Lease Act | WWII US policy of loaning military equipment to Allied countries |
| Destroyer Deal | US trades 50 warships to England during WWII in exchange for permission to build military bases in British territories |
| Pearl Harbor | US Navy base in Hawaii attacked by Japanese bombers in 1941. US enters WWII because of this attack |
| Nuremberg Trials | German leaders tried for crimes against humanity committed during WWII |
| Manhattan Project | US secret program led by J Robert Oppenheimer to build the first atomic bomb |
| Rationing | System used during WWII to conserve resources for the military. Consumers were given coupons to redeem for goods |
| War bonds | Sold to help the US raise money for WWII |
| GI Bill | Gave WWII veterans educational and financial assistance. Also called Servicemen's Readjustment Act |
| Baby Boom | Period of time after WWII when birthrate increased leading to a growth in suburbs and the need for more schools |
| Korematsu v US | 1944 Supreme Court ruling that forced relocation of Japanese Americans during WWII was a reasonable security measure |
| Cold War | 1945-1990 Political conflict between the US and Soviet Union based on democracy vs communism. No direct military action |
| Brinksmanship | A period of being on the verge of war between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War era |
| Detente | A period of improved relations between the US and the Soviet Union during the Cold War era |
| Nikita Kruschev | Soviet dictator during the Cold War who began the building of nuclear missile silos in Cuba |
| Arms Race | Buildup of conventional and nuclear weapons during the Cold War |
| Space Race | Competition between the US and the Soviet Union to be the first to successfully launch a satellite |
| Sputnik | The first satellite, created by the Soviet Union |
| Containment Policies | Foreign policies created to stop the spread of communism |
| Truman Doctrine | Containment policy that gave money to Greece and Turkey to help them resist Soviet expansion |
| Marshall Plan | Containment policy that gave $13 billion to Europe to rebuild after WWII |
| Berlin Blockade | Action by Soviet Union to cut off Allies access to West Berlin in an attempt to gain control of the entire city |
| Berlin Airlift | 15 month effort by the US to fly over Berlin and drop food, medical supplies, etc to combat the Berlin Blockade |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization created to provide mutual defense between US, Canada, and several European nations |
| Warsaw Pact | Military alliance between the Soviet Union and its satellite nations |
| Collective Security | Mutual military assistance |
| Korean War | 1950-1950 civil war between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea, grew to involve US and China. |
| Douglas MacArthur | US general who led the UN troops in the Korean War |
| 38th Parallel | The border established between North Korea and South Korea after the Korean War |
| Senator Joseph McCarthy | Led a controversial hunt for communists in the US after WWII. Ruined many people with false accusations |
| House Un-American Activities Committee | Formed 1938 to investigate US citizens accused of activities disloyal to the country. Part of the Red Scare |
| Loyalty Review Board | Established to investigate federal employees for suspicious activities during the Red Scare |
| Spy cases | Alger Hiss case and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg case |
| Brown v Board of Education | 1954 Supreme Court ruling that segregation in public schools is illegal |
| Governor Faubus | Arkansas governor who refused to integrate Central High School, requiring Eisenhower to send federal troops |
| Domino Theory | Eisenhower's belief that if one nation in Asia fell to communism, the rest would follow like |
| Communism | A form of government based on the idea of equality of all citizens but in reality, the leader has complete authority |
| Eisenhower Doctrine | US pledge to help Middle Eastern countries resist communism |
| Vietnam War | 1955-1975 conflict between communist North Vietnam and democratic South Vietnam, heavy involvement by US |
| Ho Chi Minh | Leader of North Vietnam whose Vietcong military forces invaded South Vietnam, starting the Vietnam War |
| Geneva Conference | 1954 agreement that divided Vietnam into two countries after French colonialism ended in Southeast Asia |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution | 1964 Congress lets Johnson take all necessary action to prevent communist takeover of Vietnam without declaring war |
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