Cold War Vocab

This led to the persecution of thousands of US citizens suspected of being Communists in the 1940s and 1950s.

• The Mashall Plan

• The CIA

• McCarthyism

• The Bretton Woods Conference

The first satellite launched into space by Russia 

• Space Suit
• Sputnik
• ISS
• Astronaut

Court case declared that separate black and white public schools to be unconstitutional.

• Plessy v. Ferguson

• Tinker v. Des Moines

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

The Plessy v. Ferguson case had what impact on the U.S.?

• It legalized Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws throughout the U.S.

• It made Jim Crow (Segregation) Laws illegal throughout the U.S.

• It created more equality

This miltiary alliance includes the USA, Canada, and most of the nations of Europe.

• NATO

• The Warsaw Pact

• The United Nations

• The Truman Doctrine

A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly fought each other due to the fear of nuclear war.

• Korean War

• Cold War

• World War II

• Iran Hostage Crisis

What does HUAC stand for?

• House Unintelligent American Communist
• House Un-American Activities Committee
• House Unbelievable American Competitions
• Here Undercover Americans Continue

Challenged the federal government to enforce Supreme Court rulings against discrimination in interstate transportation

• Freedom Rides

• Sit-ins

• Marches

• Boycotts

This US program provided huge amounts of aid to European countries recovering from WWII.

• The IMF

• The GI Bill

• The Marshall Plan

• The National Security Council

Policy that requires employers & schools make steps to remedy effects of past discrimination

• Affirmative Action
• “Separate but Equal Doctrine”
• Reverse Discrimination
• Jim Crow Laws