16. Origins of the Cold War; 1950s

US plan to rebuild Europe after WWII. Only non-communists countries received the aid.

• The New Deal

• The Marshall Plan

• The CCC

The idea that the US should stop the spread of Communism:

• Internment Camps

• Containment

• The New Deal

The US would provide help to any country to protect it from communism:

• The Truman Doctrine

• The Red Scare

• The Espionage Act

The hunt for communists in the US in the 1950’s:

• McCarthyism

• Red Scare

• Alien and Sedition Acts

The US got involved to protect South Korea from Communist North Korea. This war left the North & South Korea divided at the 38th parallel.

• Vietnam War

• Soviet War

• Korean War

Large increase in the birthrate after WWII:

• Baby Boom

• The Great Depression

• Atomic Boom

A law that provided home loans & college grants to returning servicemen:

• Marshall Plan

• G.I. Bill

• Liberty Bonds

Living communities outside of urban areas:

• Red towns

• Suburbs

• Rural divisions

An example of suburb developments in the 1950s:

• Levittowns

• Chitowns

• Internment Camps

Law that led to the construction of 40,000 miles of interstates connecting major urban areas:

• Works Progress Administration

• The New Deal

• Interstate Highway Act