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Truman's plan for more Social Security, minimum wage, federal spending for full employment,

Famous new pesticide discovered in 1939 Soon was discovered to have toxic side effects

Berry Gordy was the founder and president. Rapid rise of popular music came from this label

Passed in 1947 created the Department of Defense, NSC, CIA and USAF

Policy to support free peoples resisting armed minorities/outside pressure. Turkey and Greece

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944. Provided housing, education, and job-training to vets

Film style of the late 40's /50's Themes were dark based on loneliness and being overwhelmed

New popular genre of music began in the 1950's

American birth rate rapidly increased during and after WWII.

Some writers and producers who refused to say political beliefs and sent to jail for contempt.

Last meeting of FDR, Churchill and Stalin. Feb, 1945 the Cold War really began here

October 1962, The. U.S. and the USSR almost came to nuclear blows

African American woman arrested in AL when she refused to give up her seat on Montgomery bus

Chinese govt nice to US but govt was corrupt with little popular support. Truman supported it

Southern conservatives formed States' Rights Party after Truman's proposed civil rights bill.

European Recovery Act. $12.5 billion in aid to western European nations to rebuild after WWII

Members of Communist Party accused by govt to have sold atomic secrets to the USSR

Communist challenger to the Nationalist gov't. Won Civil War in 1949

Launched by the Soviets in 1957. Their first technological advantage.

Purpose was to land men on the moon. Had setbacks but was successful in 1969.

Tried to prove Democratic rule tolerated communist subversion. AKA the Communist Witch Hunt

US and allies would work to prevent the threat of Soviet expansion. Don't let the Commies grow

Established in 1949, was the collective military alliance of the the U.S. and western Europe

First American to orbit the globe. Later became a US senator (D-OH)

US and Soviet Union had troops in Korea fighting Japanese so they divided Korea "temporarily."