U8, T1: America After World War II

election of 1960

• Democrat John F. Kennedy beat Republican Richard Nixon.

• Republican Richard Nixon beat Democrat John F. Kennedy.

• Independent candidate Ross Perot won the election.

• Democrat Al Gore beat Republican George W. Bush.

Peace Corps

• A program to send young Americans abroad to aid in the economic and educational progress of developing countries.

• A military initiative to combat communism in Asia.

• A cultural exchange program to promote American art and music.

• A government program to provide scholarships for American students.

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

• A working-class couple convicted of conspiracy to pass atomic bomb secrets to Soviet agents during WWII.

• A wealthy couple who supported the U.S. government during the Cold War.

• A famous couple known for their contributions to civil rights in America.

• A couple who were executed for their involvement in the Vietnam War.

Warsaw Pact

• An alliance of the USSR and its eastern European satellite nations.

• A military strategy used by NATO during the Cold War.

• A treaty that ended the Cold War between the East and West.

• A cultural exchange program between Eastern and Western Europe.

mutually assured destruction (MAD)

• A military strategy that promotes nuclear war

• The concept that all-out nuclear war would lead to mass destruction of both the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• A treaty to limit nuclear weapons between the U.S. and the Soviet Union

• A strategy to ensure one nation can win a nuclear conflict

Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike)

• Republican president who served from 1953-1961 and continued New Deal liberalism

• Democratic president known for the Great Society programs

• Independent president who focused on civil rights

• Republican president who initiated the New Deal

arms race

• Competition between the Soviet Union and the U.S. to develop weapons technology.

• A treaty signed to limit nuclear weapons.

• A cultural exchange program between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.

• An economic competition to dominate global markets.

military-industrial complex

• A conjunction of a large military establishment and a permanent arms industry.

• A temporary alliance between military forces and civilian industries.

• A strategy to reduce military spending and promote peace.

• A concept that promotes disarmament and international cooperation.

McCarthyism

• A post-WWII Red Scare focused on the fear of Communists in U.S. government positions

• A political movement advocating for civil rights in the 1960s

• A military strategy used during the Vietnam War

• A cultural revolution in the 1980s

Cold War

• A term for the economic rivalry between the US and China after WWII.

• A term for tensions between the Soviet Union (USSR) and the United States after WWII.

• A military alliance formed between the US and NATO during the Cold War.

• A cultural movement in the US during the 1960s.