81. Bricker Amendment: This was an act named after a Congressman named John Bricker, who would consult the Constitution to assess the validity of any argument or idea being implemented. This limited presidential power to some extent in foreign power agreement.
82. John Foster Dulles: This was the man who designed the concept for massive retaliation and a huge “policy of boldness” that he would use to stop the Soviets from advancing so brutally. He was one of the best at his job, but he was only known as Eisenhower’s Secretary of State.
83. Preemptive strike: This is pretty self-explanatory in American history. This was an attacked that the US did before Iraq could build something that would be used against the US.
84. Hungarian Revolt: In 1956, Hungarian …show more content…
Khrushchev and the Geneva Summit: This was a communist who took over Joseph Stalin’s position when he died. He defended the communist policies on economy, social class, and the politics against Nixon and JFK.
86. Peaceful coexistence: This was a peace attempt between the Communist and Capitalist areas of the world. It was a good effort to let them live together in harmony, but sadly neither side would give in to the other’s political ideals.
87. Bay of Pigs: In 1961, JFK sent a legion of men to find out about any nuclear shipments coming near the US. The troops were ambushed and JFK was forced to tell the truth in order to save their lives, but sadly, this only increased tensions with the USSR.
88. ICBM’s: This is the abbreviation of a ballistic nuclear missile that could be fired between continents. As tensions grew on both sides, ICBM production skyrocketed in an attempt to scare one another into backing out of the fight.
89. Postwar Inflation: After WWII, the economy for the US was doing so well, that prices actually rose in order to compensate for profit margins. However, seeing as this would lead to a downward slant, the government froze inflation, allowing the economy to grow even