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History 3

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Truman
dropped the atomic bomb
H-Bomb
one of the most deadly weapons developed after WWII - hydrogen bomb
Suburb
residential area surrounding a city
John Kennedy
strong civil rights supporter, youngest president ever, signaled power going to a younger generation
Plessy v Ferguson
case that said "separate but equal" is legal
Berlin Airlift
drop of supplies to communist Germany
Fair Deal
Truman's program that called for new projects to create new jobs
Containment
contain the spread of Communism
Eisenhower
ended the war with Korea
Zedong
Communist leader of China
Baby Boom
sharp increase in births after WWII
Cold War
war of words instead of weapons
Brown v Board of Education
case in which the Supreme Court struck down "separate but equal"
Space Race
competition between U.S. and Soviets to launch a space satallite
McCarthy
Republican senator who accused men of being communist
Voting Rights Act
got rid of literacy tests at voting registration place
38th Parallel
line that separated North and South Korea
Truman Doctrine
promise to aid people struggling against threats to democratic freedom
Rock 'n' Roll
a form of music developed from rhythm and blues
Brinksmanship
going to the very bring of war to stop the spread of communism
Betty Friedan
author of "Feminine Mystique"
Freedom Rides
efforts to integrate the national interstate busing system
Sputnik
the first satellite launched in space- launched by the USSR
Sunbelt
a region comprising of the states in the south and the southwest
Korean War
war between North and South Korea
Communism
the belief that there is no need for a government and that everyone can work together to serve
William Levitt
created suburbs
Bomb Shelters
shelters that people created so they could protect them from a nuclear attack
Arms Race
competition to build more weapons of destruction
Freedom Summer
a project to register blacks to vote in the south

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