Chapter 36

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Taft-Hartley Act

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This act restricted the power of labor unions by forbidding them from contributing to political campaigns and required union leaders to affirm they were not supporters of the Communist Party.

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Operation dixie

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1948 Bill efforts by the CIA after World War II to unionize Southern workers especially in textile factories

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Employment Act of 1946

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Visitation the claim that the government economic policies and to promote maximum employment production and purchasing power as well as keeping information local government commitment that was much shorter on specific targets and rules then it's liberal creators have wished that created the Council of economic advisers to provide the president with data and recommendation to make economic policy

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Gi bill 1944

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GI Bill of Rights Also known as Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 gave money to veterans to study in colleges, universities, gave medical treatment, loans to buy a house or farm or start a new business

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Sunbelt

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The southern and southwestern states, from the Carolinas to California, characterized by warm climate and recently, rapid population growth

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Levittown

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In 1947, William Levitt used mass production techniques to build inexpensive homes in surburban New York to help relieve the postwar housing shortage. Levittown became a symbol of the movement to the suburbs in the years after WWII.

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Baby boom

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An increase in population by almost 30 million people. This spurred a growth in suburbs and three to four children families

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Yalta conference

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When FDR, Churchill, and Stalin meet; they agreed to wage war on Japan, to divide Germany into 4 equal parts, on the big 5's veto, and to hold free elections for the liberated countries

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Cold war 1946-1991

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The 45 year old diplomatics tension between the united states and the Soviet union that divided much of the world into polarized camps, capitalist against communists. Most of the international conflicts during that period, particularly in the developing world, can ve traced to the competition between the united states and the Soviet union

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Bretton woods Conference 1944

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Program established by agreement with the mexican government to recuit mexican algriculture where does to the United States make up for what time labor shortage in the far-west the program places until 1954 by Wendy has sponsored 4.5 million border crossing

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United nations

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International body formed in 1945 to bring Nations into dialogue and hopes to prevent further world wars much like the former League of Nations in addition the united nation was more realistic and recognizing the authorities of the big five powers and keeping peace in the world that's a guaranteed veto power to all permitted members of the security Council Britain China France the Soviet Union and the United States

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Numerberg crime trails

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Nazi leaders on trail for crimes

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Berlin airlift flying food

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Supplies to blockade west berliners

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Containment doctrine

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America strategy against the soviet union based on ideas of george kennon

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Truman doctrine

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Pledge of support for anyone fighting communist inspired threats

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Marshall plan 1948

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Massive transfer of aid money to help rebuild postwar western Europe intended to bolster capitalist and democratic governments and prevent domestic communist groups from riding povertt amd misery to power. The plan was first announced by Secretary of State George Marshall at Harvard's commencement in June 1947.

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North Atlantic treaty organization (NATO)

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Military alliance of western european powers and the United States and Canada estblished in 1949 to defend against the common threat from the Soviet union marking a gaint stride forward for European unity and American internationalism.

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House Un-American Activity Committee (HUAC)

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Investigatory body established in 1938 to root out "suvversion". Sought to expose communist influence in American government and society, in particular through the trial of Alger Hiss.

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Fair Deal

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President Truman's extensive social program introduced in his 1949 message to Congress. Republican and southern democrats kept much of his vision from being enacted, except for raising the minimum wage, providing for more public housing, and extending old-age insurance to many more beneficiaries under the social security act.

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National Security Council Memorandum Number 68 (NSC-68) 1950

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National Security Council recommendation to quadruple defense spending and rapidly expand peacetime Armed Forces to address Cold War tensions it reflected a new militarization of American foreign policy but the huge cost of retirement were not expected to interfere with what seemed like the Limitless possibilities of postwar prosperity

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Korean war 1950-1953

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First Hot War of the Cold War the Korean War began in 1950 when the Soviet back North Koreans invaded South Korea before meeting a counter-offensive by UN forces dominated by the United States the war ended in stalemate in 1953.