APUSH Chapter 26 PETS

A term first used by President Eisenhower in his farewell address in 1961, it refers to the inter linkage of the military and the defense industry that emerged with the arms buildup of the Cold War. Eisenhower particularly warned against the "unwarranted influence" that the military-industrial complex might exert on public policy

An American Cold War concept associated with the containment policy that posited that in areas of Ear-West conflict, the loss of one country to communism would lead to the toppling of other non-Communist regimes. The term was first used by President Eisenhower, who warned of "falling dominoes" in Southeast Asia if Vietnam became communist.

This term came into use in the post-WWII era to describe developing of ex-colonial nations that were not aligned with wither the Western capitalist countries led by the United States or the socialist states of eastern Europe led by the Soviet Union. It referred to developing countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Refers to widespread agreement among American in the decades after WWII that the pro-government policies of the New Deal were desirable and should be continued. In politics, the liberal consensus was reflected in the relatively small differences on economic and social policies between Republicans and Democrats until the advent of Ronald Reagan.

Procedure used by employers throughout the nineteenth century to label and identify workers affiliated with unions. In the 1950s, blacklists were utilized to exclude alleged Communists from jobs in government service, the motion picture business, and many industries and unions.

The requirement that, after gaining employment, a worker must join a union, as distinct from the closed shop, which requires union membership before gaining employment.

Technique used by unions in labor disputes to exert pressure on an employer involved in the dispute by targeting other parties not involved but having a relationship to the employer, for example, as a supplies or as a customer.

1945Yalta and Potsdam conferences (year)

Taft and Hartley Act limits union power (year)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) founded (year

Joseph McCarthy's "list" of Communists in government (year)

Stalin dies (year)

Crisis in Hungary and at the Suez canal (year)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established (year)

George Kennan outlines containment policy (year)

Communist coup in Czechoslovakia (year)

Korean War (year)

Dwight D. Eisenhower elected president (year)

Army-McCarthy hearings on army subversion (year)

Soviet Union launches Sputnik (year)

U-2 incident leads to cancellation of U.S.-USSR summit meeting (year)

Eisenhower warns nation against military industrial complex (year)