American History Chapter 15

American musician who became known as the "King of Rock and Roll” 

Policy of keeping communism contained within its existing borders 

An ideal or typical household, with a father, mother, and children

Dividing line between North and South Korea 

Businesses provide services rather than manufactured goods 

Successfully led a communist revolution in mainland China 

Small group of writers and artists in the 1950s and early 60s who were critical of American society 

US intelligence gathering organization 

Large scale buying, much of it on credit 

United States and the Soviet union hoped to deter nuclear war by building up enough weapons to destroy one another 

Investigated as a communist spy, in later convicted of perjury, but not espionage 

Military alliance formed to counter Soviet aggression 

Companies that produce and sell goods and services all over the world 

Program in which US and British pilots flew supplies to West Berlin during a Soviet blockade 

Government programs for redevelopment of urban areas 

Sending home members of the army 

Legislation that provided veterans education and employment aid 

Fear the communists were working to destroy the American way of life

Two American civilians, controversially convicted, and executed for espionage 

President Truman's program to expand New Deal reforms. 

Policy that state of the United States would use force to help any nation threatened by communism 

Policy ending all programs monitored by the Bureau of Indian affairs 

Increase in births between 1945 and 1964 

American evangelist who rose to prominence during the religious revival of the 1950s 

Law that authorized the spending of $32 billion to build 41,000 miles of highway 

Policy that offered economic aid to western Europe after World War II 

Term used to describe the border between the Soviet satellite states and Western Europe

Commander of UN forces in the Korean War 

Promise to help nation struggling against communist movements 

Individual who led a series of high profile investigations into Americans, whom he accused of being disloyal to the US 

Worldwide rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union 

Military alliance of the Soviet Union and its satellite states 

Led the Soviet Union from 1958 to 1964 

Name given to the region of states in the south and southwest 

Independent nation under the control of a more powerful nation 

Popular music that grew out of the gospel and blues traditions of African-Americans 

Policy of threatening to use massive force in response to aggression 

Chinese nationalist leader, who opposed communist forces during the Chinese Civil War 

Government agency that coordinates US efforts in space 

List of persons who are not hired because of their suspected communist ties 

Group of movie writers, directors, and producers, who refuse to answer HUAC questions about communist ties 

Belief that, only by going to the edge of war, could the United States protect itself against Soviet aggression 

War fought to achieve only specific goals

Secretary of State under President Eisenhower