Upgrade to remove ads
Only $35.99/year

Fill in the blanks

Terms in this set (10)

Containment
A U.S. foreign policy in which the United States tried to stop the spread of communism by creating alliances and helping weak countries to resist Soviet advances
Truman Doctrine
President Truman's policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology
Marshall Plan
Aid program that helped European economies recover from WWII
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
military alliance formed among the U.S., Canada, Western European nations to counter any possible Soviet threat.
CIA
Agency defeated by the NSA to expand the governments espionage capacities and ability to thwart communism through covert activities.
Taft-Hartley Act
amended the Wagner Act and placed restriction or organized labor that made it more difficult for unions to organize workers.
HUAC
The House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) was an investigating committee which investigated what it considered un-American propaganda
Housing Act of 1949
Law authorizing the construction of 810,000 units of government housing. This landmark effort marked the first significant commitment of the federal government to meet the housing needs of the poor.
Korean War
The conflict between Communist North Korea and Non-Communist South Korea. The United Nations (led by the United States) helped South Korea.
NSC 68
National Securtiy Council memo #68 US "strive for victory" in cold war, pressed for offensive and a gross increase in defense spending, determined US foreign policy for the next 20-30 yrs
Students also viewed