Post war vocab words united states 1945-1965

Cold war

• a continuing state of resentful antagonism between two parties short of open hostility or violence. ( initial capital letters ) rivalry after World War II between the Soviet Union and its satellites and the democratic countries of the Western world, under the leadership of the United States.

Containment

• was used by the United States during the Cold War (1945 - 1991). The purpose of the Containment policy was to restrict the spread of communism abroad by diplomatic, military and economic actions.

Communism

• An economic and social system envisioned by the nineteenth-century German scholar Karl Marx (see also Marx). In theory, under communism, all means of production are owned in common, rather than by individuals ( see Marxism and Marxism-Leninism).

Military industrialism complex

• made famous by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell address. ... A second generic meaning focuses on the historical relationship between sections of industry and the military in the United States

Arms race

• denotes a rapid increase in the quantity or quality of instruments of military power by rival states in peacetime. The first modern arms race took place when France and Russia challenged the naval superiority of Britain in the late nineteenth century

Doctrine

• Catholic doctrines; the Monroe Doctrine. something that is taught; teachings collectively: religious doctrine. a body or system of teachings relating to a particular subject: the doctrine of the Catholic Church

United nations

• is one such organization. The United Nations (UN) is an international organization created in 1945, shortly after the end of WWII. The UN was formed by 51 countries in order to encourage resolution of international conflicts without war and to form policies on international issues

Security council

• a permanent council of the United Nations with primary responsibility for maintaining peace and security

Korean war

• on June 25, 1950, between North Korea, aided by Communist China, and South Korea, aided by the United States and other United Nations members forming a United Nations armed force: truce signed

Fidel castro

• in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Synonyms: Castro, Fidel Castro Ruz Example of: socialist. a political advocate of socialism. He was also involved in CIA operations against Fidel Castro

John f kennedy

• A Democratic party political leader of the twentieth century; he was president from 1961 to 1963. His election began a period of great optimism in the United States. In his inaugural address, he challenged the nation, “Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.

Detente

• is the name given to a period of improved relations between the United States and the Soviet Union that began tentatively in 1971 and took decisive form when President Richard M. Nixon visited the secretary-general of the Soviet Communist party,

Iron curtman

• The Iron Curtain was the name for the boundary dividing Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II in 1945 until the end of the Cold War in 1989.

Brinkmanship

• the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety especially to force a desired outcome.

Un police action

• a localized military action undertaken without formal declaration of war by regular armed forces against persons held to be violators of international peace and order.

Blacklist

• the action of a group or authority, compiling a blacklist (or blacklist) of people, countries or other entities to be avoided or distrusted as not being acceptable to those making the list. A blacklist can list people to be discriminated against, refused employment, or censored

Diplomacy

• the art and practice of conducting negotiations between nations. skill in handling affairs without arousing hostility : tact handled the awkward situation with diplomacy.

Rosenberg case

• A court case involving Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, an American couple who were executed in 1953 as spies for the Soviet Union. Some have argued that the Rosenbergs

Nato

• North Atlantic Treaty Organization 1949.NATO was the first peacetime military alliance the United States entered into outside of the Western Hemisphere. After the destruction of the Second World War, the nations of Europe struggled to rebuild their economies and ensure their security

seato

• The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization was an international organization for collective defense in Southeast Asia created by the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, or Manila Pact, signed in September 1954 in Manila, Philippine

Cuban missile crisis

• A confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962 over the presence of missile sites in Cuba; one of the “hottest” periods of the cold war. ... President John F. Kennedy of the United States set up a naval blockade of Cuba and insisted that Khrushchev remove the missiles

Eisenhower doctrine

• in the Cold War period after World War II, U.S. foreign-policy pronouncement by President Dwight D. Eisenhower promising military or economic aid to any Middle Eastern country needing help in resisting communist aggression.

Counter culture

• A counterculture is a subculture whose values and norms of behavior differ substantially from those of mainstream society, often in opposition to mainstream cultural mores. A countercultural movement expresses the ethos and aspirations of a specific population during a well-defined era