| A | B |
|---|
| containment | stop communism |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | early 1960s … the Soviet Union wanted to put nuclear missiles in Cuba .. They would threaten the United States |
| Domino Theory | if one nation falls to communism .. Others will also |
| Douglas MacArthur | military General .. Led US forces in Korea .. Conflict of interest /US foreign policy between him & President Truman |
| doves | peace not war … solve things through negotiation |
| Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. | leader of the the Civil Rights Movement .. Via non-violence .. Like Mohandas Gandhi |
| Eisenhower Doctrine | aid to Middle East nations .. Israel .. Containment |
| embargo | you don't trade with anyone |
| Equal Rights Amendment | attempt at equal rights for all people .. Has not succeeded because it is so wide open |
| Fair Deal | President Truman's domestic programs .. Extended things started by FDR's New Deal |
| fallout shelters | goal was to protect Americans from Nuclear Attack |
| FDR | President Franklin Delano Roosevelt .. Longest serving President |
| feminism | women's rights movement |
| Fidel Castro | communist leader of Cuba |
| GI | Government Issue .. Often applied to US soldiers because the US government provides everything for them |
| GI Bill | benefits for military members .. Such as college loans |
| Great Society | domestic program and goals of President Lyndon Johnson |
| Harry S Truman | took over for FDR .. Made the decision to drop the A-Bomb |
| Hawaii | the last (50th) state to enter the Union |
| Ho Chi Minh | communist leader of Vietnam |
