| A | B |
|---|
| NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) | Belgium, Eng, Can, Demark, Fr, Iceland, Italy, Lux, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, US |
| Warsaw Pact | USSR response to NATO |
| US Election of 1948 | Harry Truman–Dems; Dixiecrats–Strom Thurmond; Progressives–Henry Wallace; Rep-Dewey |
| 1949 | Communists in China–Mao Zedong=leader; Fmr leader=Chang Kai Shek fled to Taiwan |
| USSR in 1949 | exploded their first bomb |
| NSC-68 | US should triple defense budget b/c of global security needed |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | succeeded Truman in 1953 |
| US Post WWII Economy | Tough times in US for women and minorities; everyone on strike |
| Taft-Hartley Act | Pro Unions can organize, outlaws closed shop & union shop |
| Taft-Hartley Act 2 | Anti-no communists, 60 day cooling off period, states pass own right to work laws |
| GI Bill | gives $ or loans to vets for college, business, homes, free Medicare; also women and minorities |
| Truman’s 21 Point Plan | many good ideas, few passed: low cost housing, inc. agriculture $, inc. min. wage, expansion of social security |
| Civil Rights Division | created by Presidential Order, makes justice Dept investigate cases of injustice, and integrated army |
| Baby Boom | 1950’s was the age of conformity: Dr. Spock, writes about how to raise kids |
| Federal Employment Loyalty Program of 1947 | FBI used files to check to see if people were loyal |
| Loyalty Review Board | over 2600 people fired after getting sent in front of this panel |
| National Security Act | Creates Dept. of Defense and CIA |
