U.S History Cold War & Civil Rights

State had 172 military training centers during WWII, shipyards built Liberty Ships

Term for anti-Communist witch hunt of 1950s, accusing people of disloyalty without evidence.

Black woman Florida, opened a school, appointed by FDR/Truman to be a delegate at UN conference San Francisco

National student protest group formed in 1960 similar to (CORE), staged sit-ins

Treaty (1949) 1st time the U.S. entered into a military alliance during peacetime.

13 day argument over S.U.'s missile bases in Cuba, JFK’s big diplomatic success because we didn't die

Western allies airlifted supplies into this city after Soviets blockaded it

The space race impacted FL – American rockets launched into space took off from

Black Muslim group, Malcolm X

Prohibited discrimination in public, Cut off federal aid to segregated schools. LBJ signed

President John F. Kennedy's overall plan for more charity, equality, put a man on the moon

post-war economic boom (high military budget, war bond investment) led to increase in demand in

Truman created this to conduct investigations of government employees & look for communists

Plan to provide U.S. aid to war-torn Europe, help them rebuild, create trade & stop communism

Imaginary line to divide Europe between the Democratic West and the Communist East.

Created 1944 to help servicemen readjust – tuition, benefits, low-interest loans.

Overturns 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy v Ferguson, integrated public schools

Created on June 26, 1945 by representatives from 50 nations – intended to promote peace.

1961 failed military invasion of Communist Cuba by U.S. sponsored troops, JFK took the blame.

WWII conference between FDR, Churchill, and Stalin to discuss "free elections" in Poland

CORE '61 volunteers rode buses in South, push enforcement of law ban segregated bus terminals.

Pres. Truman’s policy– stop the spread of communism to other countries, why we went to Korea

Truman & allies prevented the communist north from overtaking the non-communist south here