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Chapter 16 & 17

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1 satellite states independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation.
2 Cold War worl wide rivalry between the united states and the soviet union.
3 iron curtain term coined by winston churchill to describe the border berween the soviet satellite states and western europe.
4 Truman Doctrine president trumans promise to help nations struggling against communist movements
5 containment policy of keeping communism contained within its existing borders.
6 Marshall plan foreign policy that offered economic aid to western european countries after WWII.
7 berlin airlift program in which US and British pilots flew supplies to west berlin during a soviet blockade.
8 NATO military alliance formed to counter soviet expansion.
9 warsaw pact military alliance between USSR and its satellite states.
10 38th parallel dividing line between north and south korea.
11 limited war war fought to achieve only specific goals.
12 SEATO defensive alliance aimed at preventing communist aggression in Asia.
13 arms race contest in which nations compete to build more powerful weapons.
14 mutually assured destruction policy in which th US and the USSR hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another.
15 massive retaliation policy of threatening to use massive force in response to aggression.
16 brinkmanship belief that only by going to the brink of war could the US protect itself against communist aggression.
17 nationalize to place a resource under gov. control.
18 eisenhower doctrine policy of president eisenhower that statedthat the US would use force to help any nation threatened by communism.
19 CIA US intelligence gathering organization.
20 NASA gov. that coordinates US efforts in space.
21 smith act law that made it unlawful to teach or advocate the violence overthrow of the US gov.
22 HUAC congressional commitee that investigated possible subversive activities within the US
23 hollywood ten gruop of movie writers, directors, and producer that refused to answer HUAC questions about communist ties.
24 blacklist list of persons who where not hired because of suspected communist ties.
25 McCarthyism negative catch word for extreme, reckless charges of disloyalty.
26 Suez crisis attempt by france and GB to sieze controlof the suez canal in 1956.
27 Red Scare the fear that communists both inside and outside america were working to destroy american life.
28 demobilization sending home members of the army
29 GI Bill of Rights eased the return of WWII vets by providing education and employment aids.
30 baby boom increase in births between 1945 and 1964.
31 productivity the rate at which goods are produced or services preformed.
32 Taft-Harley Act a law that restricted the power of labor unions.
33 Fair Deal trumans program to expand new deal reforms.
34 Interstate Highway Act 56 law that authoorized the spending of 32 billion to build 41000 miles of highway.
35 Sunbelt name given to the region of states in the south and southwest.
36 service sector bussinesses that provide services rather than manufactured goods.
37 information industry businesses that provide informational services.
38 franchise business allows company to distribute its products or services through retail outlets owned by independent operators.
39 multinational corporation companies that produce and sell their goods all over the world.
40 AFL-CIO in 55 the AFL and the CIO labor unions united.
41 California Master Plan called for three tiers of higher education: universities state colleges and community colleges all of whch were to be accessible to all of the states citizens.
42 consumerism large scale buying much of it on credit
43 median family income measure of average family income
44 nuclear family ideal or typical household with a father mother and children.
45 rock-and-roll music originated in the gospel and blues traditions of african americans.
46 beatnik a writer or artist in the 50s and 60s who were critical of american society
47 inner city the older central part of a city with crowded neighborhoods in which low income usually minority groups live
48 urban renewal gov. programs for redevelopment of urban areas
49 termination policy ended all programs monitored by the bureau of indian affairs
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