Chapter 37: The Eisenhower Era, 1952-1960
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Brinkmanship
| practice of seeking to win disputes in international politics by creating the impression of being willing to push a highly dangerous situation to the limit.
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Confiscation
| the seizure of property by a public authority, often as a penalty.
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de facto
| existing in practice, though not officially established by law.
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de jure
| laws that actually separated the races in the post-Civil War South, called Jim Crow laws, that existed until the Civil Rights Acts of 1964.
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Iconoclastic
| literally, a breaking of sacred images; hence, by extension, any action that assaults ideas or principles held in reverence of high regard.
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McCarthyism
| the practice of making sweeping, unfounded charges against innocent people with consequent loss of reputation, job, and so on.
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secondary boycott
| a boycott of goods, aimed not at the employer or company directly involved in a dispute but at those who do business with that company.
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Taboo
| a social prohibition or rule that results from strict tradition or convention.
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Thermonuclear
| concerning the heat released in nuclear fission; specifically, the use of that heat in hydrogen bombs.
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Universalism
| the belief in the fundamental moral and social unity of humankind, which are held to transcend particular local cultures or beliefs. |
