SS Cold War Era
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- baby boom
- A baby boom is when a large number of babies are born in the same period of time.
- consumer goods
- Consumer goods are products that people use such as cars or telephones.
- suburbs
- Suburbs are areas near large cities. Many people live in suburbs and work in areas nearby.
- decade
- A decade is ten years.
- veteran
- A veteran is someone who has been in the United States Army or Navy.
- G.I. Bill of Rights
- The G.I. Bill of Rights is a law that helps veterans get loans.
- polio
- Polio is a sickness that can cause leg muscles to become so weak that a person cannot walk.
- communism
- Communism is a type of government. The government owns most of the land and businesses.
- vaccine
- A vaccine is a kind of medicine that stops people from getting a disease.
- missile
- A missile is a rocket with a bomb in it.
- Cold War
- The Cold War was a struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union over the spread of Communism.
- organization
- An organization is a group of people or nations that work together.
- democracy
- A democracy is a government that allows people to choose their own leaders.
- NATO
- NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
- United Nations
- The United Nations is an organization that tries to help nations solve their problems without fighting.