APUSH UNIT 8|UPDATED&VERIFIED|GUARANTEED SUCCESS

1947 National Security Act created the CIA, a separate air force, the National Security Council, and Department of Defense 1948 election Truman (Democrat) v. Strom Thrumond (States' Rights/Dixiecrat) v. Thomas Dewey (Republican); Truman won in a surprising upset 1950s Civil Rights A Series of Civil rights movements began -Jackie Robinson -Resistance in Little Rock -Montgomery Bus Boycott -Truman's Actions -Brown vs. board of Education -Other Voices 1954 Geneva Accords partitioned Vietnam temporarily at the 17th parallel and called for elections in 2 years to lead to a unified Vietnam; rejected by the US who instead used covert ops 1957 Civil Rights Act provided federal protection for blacks who wished to register to vote 1960 Civil Rights Act Federal government would send agents to investigate local voter's registration practices 1968 The year that contained a series of shocks; the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy; Tet Offensive; Prague Spring; Democratic convention riot; urban riots Prague Spring (1968) a failed attempt to reform communism in Czechoslovakia; crushed by Soviet troops 24th Amendment Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1964) eliminated the poll tax as a prerequisite to vote in national elections. 26th Amendment Lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 38th Parallel Line that divided Korea - Soviet Union occupied the north and United States occupied the south, during the Cold War. Adlai Stevenson The Democratic candidate who ran against Eisenhower in 1952. His intellectual speeches earned him and his supporters the term "eggheads". Lost to Eisenhower. AIM American Indian Movement. demanded greater rights for Native Americans, used violence to make a point Alger Hiss A former State Department official who was accused of being a Communist spy and was convicted of perjury. The case was prosecuted by Richard Nixon. Alliance for Progress President Kennedy's program which gave economic aid to Latin America Assassination of Robert Kennedy (1968) 1968: Democratic presidential who ran for president in 1968 promoting civil rights and other equality based ideals. He was ultimately assassinated in 1968, leaving Nixon to take the presidency but instilling hope in many Americans. Baby Boom the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II Bay of Pigs An unsuccessful invasion of Cuba in 1961, which was sponsored by the United States. Its purpose was to overthrow Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. Berlin Blockade/Airlift In 1948, Berlin was blocked off by the Soviet Union in order to strangle the Allied forces. To combat this, the United States began to airlift supplies into Berlin. Bien Dien Phu The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was the climactic confrontation of the First Indochina War between the French Union's French Far East Expeditionary Corps and Viet Minh communist-nationalist revolutionaries. Birmingham 1963 demonstrations prompted president Kennedy to call Congress to pass a sweeping civil rights bill. Black Power Movement African American movement that focused on gaining control of economic and political power to achieve equal rights by force in necessary. (Malcolm X) Brinksmanship The principle of not backing down in a crisis, even if it meant taking the country to the brink of war. Policy of both the U.S. and U.S.S.R. during the Cold War. Cambodia Nixon widened the Vietnam War by moving troops into this country to try and remove enemy camps. Camelot Lively atmosphere of the Kennedy administration in the 1960's. Spirit of America suddenly brought to a close at Kennedy's assassination. After JFK died, his wife, Jackie, compared their time in the White House to this musical. civil rights Policies designed to protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals. Civil Right Act of 1964 this act banned segregation in all places of public accommodation, prohibited federal money from being used to support segregated programs and created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to guard against employment discrimination Clean Air and Clean Water Act Environmental protection laws; showed America's changing attitude toward conservation. (signed by Nixon Dec. 1970) Containment American policy of resisting further expansion of communism around the world CORE Congress of Racial Equality, and organization founded in 1942 that worked for black civil rights Counter Culture Movement People who rejected mainstream American society in the 60s. Based on peace, love, and individual freedom Cuban Missile Crisis The 1962 confrontation bewteen US and the Soviet Union over Soviet missiles in Cuba.