Cold War & Vietnam

Housing Boom

• Increase in housing construction caused primarily by low interest loans provided to returning servicemen and the growth of suburbs resulting from the interstate highway system.

• A decrease in housing prices due to high interest rates and economic recession.

• A rise in urban population leading to a decline in suburban development.

• An increase in rental properties due to a surge in housing foreclosures.

Polio Vaccine

• Developed by Dr. Jonas Salk in 1955 to protect people from contracting polio.

• Created to cure polio after infection has occurred.

• Introduced in 1940 to prevent smallpox.

• Developed by Albert Sabin in 1960 to eliminate measles.

Domino Theory

• A theory that suggests if one country adopts democracy, neighboring countries will follow suit.

• Hypothesis that if one country falls to communism it will lead to neighboring countries suffering the same consequence.

• A concept that explains the economic interdependence of countries in a global market.

• A belief that military intervention is necessary to prevent the spread of terrorism.

Suburbs

• A small residential community at the outskirts of a city; created when the housing boom occurred at the end of WWII.

• A large urban area with high population density.

• An industrial zone located within a city.

• A rural area with farms and open land.

Counterculture

• A culture that embraces traditional values and norms

• A culture that promotes mainstream beliefs and practices

• A culture whose values differ significantly from the values of the majority; Examples--Hippies in the 60s

• A culture that is solely based on technological advancements

Bay of Pigs

• A failed invasion of Cuba by U.S. forces to oust Fidel Castro

• A successful military operation in Cuba

• A diplomatic agreement between the U.S. and Cuba

• A cultural festival held in Cuba

Silent Majority

• A term for the vocal minority in the U.S.

• Name given to the large group of people in the U.S. who do not state their opinions publicly, but rather stay silent

• A political movement advocating for public opinion

• A group of activists promoting free speech

Second Red Scare

• A period of economic prosperity in the U.S. after WWII.

• A second round of fear occurring in the U.S. and other countries over the growing power and expansion of communist countries following WWII.

• A movement advocating for civil rights and social justice in the 1960s.

• An international treaty aimed at reducing nuclear weapons.

Cold War

• A period of open warfare between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• Political hostility between the U.S. and its allies and the Soviet Union and its allies that stopped just short of open warfare; both engaged in threats and propaganda against the opposing side.

• A time of economic cooperation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• A series of treaties that ended the conflict between NATO and the Warsaw Pact.

McCarthyism

• A campaign by Senator Joseph McCarthy to find and prosecute alleged communists in the U.S. government.

• A social movement advocating for civil rights in the 1960s.

• A political strategy used during the Cold War to promote capitalism.

• An economic policy aimed at reducing government spending.