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korean war?
- never officially ended
- war continued for 3 years
- korea is still divided and 38th parallel is a DMZ
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who ran in the 1948 election?
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who won 1948 election?
- truman
- had support from farmers, african americans and laborers
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baby boomers?
- rapid birth rate 1945-1961
- more than 65 million kids were born
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fair deal?
- trumans plan
- wanted to aid farmers, rid of slums, create a higher minimum wage and provide money for public schools
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main thing the fair deal dealt with?
fears of communism among americans
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what you can actually buy with your money
real purchasing power
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prices increase rapidly when product demand exceeds supply
inflation
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forcing business owners to hire only union member
closed shop
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instant attack with nuclear weapons
massive retaliation
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HUAC?
- formed to investigate communist and fascist activties
- *didnt do much
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NATO?
- created collective security
- *1st commander was eisenhower
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taft hartley act?
intended to keep unions from abusing their power
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what did the taft hartley act outlaw?
closed shops and union shops
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if 1 nation is attacked, considered attack on all nations in alliance
collective security
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GI Bill?
- used by many soldiers
- 8 million vets used it at a cost of $14.5 billion
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help provide jobs during peace?
employment act
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marshall plan?
massive recovery plan that offered financial assistance to european nations
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what organizations did the marshall plan create?
the organization for european economic cooperation, responsible for handing out aid
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truman doctrine?
provided military support to greece and turkey
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containment?
stopping the spread of communism
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the alliance formed by stalin with satellite nations in response to NATO
warsaw pact
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black list?
list of hollywood stars who were though to be communist
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modern republicanism?
conservative w/ money but liberal w/ programs that helped americans
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allowed president to ask congress for authority to send military forces to middle east if a country asks for assistance against communism
eisenhower doctrine
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highway act?
41,000 miles of highways were built
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how did african americans benefit after the war?
- more opportunities opened up in white collar jobs
- incomes doubled
- began to work for the civil rights movement
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