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Postwar America

TermDefinition
civil rights rights given to all US citizens by the Constitution
discrimination unfair treatment based on a prejudice
materialism placing too much importance on things money can buy
minimum wage lowest possible pay a worker can make per hour
segregate separate people from the rest of society because of differences such as skin color or religion
Saint Lawrence Seaway the way ships could travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes
Korean War was sparked when North Korea invaded South Korea
China supported North Korea during the Korean War
Alaska and Hawaii became states during Eisenhower’s presidency
space race one way for the Soviets and Americans to fight the Cold War
Cuban Missile Crisis President Kennedy ordered a blockade of Cuba until the missile sites were removed
G. I. Bill legislation that offered veterans benefits
postwar America period in the United States after World War II
Alan Shepard first American astronaut to enter space
John Glenn first American to orbit the earth
Douglas MacArthur led the United Nations soldiers in South Korea
Joseph McCarthy investigated government leaders he suspected of being Communists
Peace Corps program that sent American volunteers to other countries to help improve the people’s way of life
President Truman’s Fair Deal programs that proposed health insurance, aid for education, housing for the poor, a higher minimum wage and protecting the rights of African Americans
NASA organization responsible for all of America’s activity in space
Explain the tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II. The United States wanted to help other countries stay free. The Soviet Union wanted to take over as many European nations as it could and make them Communist countries
Truman Doctrine The United States was committing itself to get involved in struggles for the cause of freedom by giving military and economic aid to countries under a Communist threat.
What were some changes in postwar America? Veterans were given benefits to help them attend college and buy homes. Builders created suburbs. Many babies were born.
In what way were black Americans discriminated against after the war? Black veterans faced the same injustices that had existed before the war. Jim Crow laws kept black Americans segregated from white Americans.
What did a Supreme Court ruling say about the rights of black school children? Under the Constitution, black children must be able to attend the same schools as white children.
the United Nations formed in 1945 for the purpose of keeping world peace
the Cold War term for the tensions that arose between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II
In what way did the United States succeed in regard to the Korean War? The United States saved South Korea from Communism.
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