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32 Cards in this Set
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House Un-American Committee (HUAC) |
Promoted investigations towards communists and expose them. Prove that the gov't had been tolerating them. |
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Senator Joseph McCarthy |
Channeled wide range of resentments: fear of communism, animosity toward the country's eastern establishment and frustrated partisan ambitions. |
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Legislative Branch |
Primary power to make the country's laws. House of rep. Senate. Helped desegregate interstate transportation. |
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Executive branch |
with president, has the power to enforce or carry out the laws of the nation. |
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Judicial Branch |
Evaluates laws (supreme court and other courts) |
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End of WWII |
1945 |
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Korean war |
1950-1953 |
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Launch of sputnik |
1957 |
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NASA |
1961 |
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what was the list of presidents from 1944-1980 |
FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan. |
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Which 2 presidents from 1944-1980 served two terms. |
Eisenhower 1952-1960 Nixon 1968-1972 |
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Kennedy's assassination |
1963 |
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution |
1964 |
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Tet offensive |
1968 |
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Conservatism (Republicans) |
Opposition to rapid changes and promotes keeping traditions in society. |
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Liberals (Democrat) |
Supported civil rights, democracy, secularism, gender equality and more good stuff. |
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Populism |
Rights and power of ppl against privileged elite. |
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New Deal liberalism |
Belief in gov't, large in size, that is active in regulating the economy and society to achieve what it perceives as fairness. |
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Great Society liberalism |
To eliminate poverty and racial injustice. |
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Watergate scandal |
Former FBI and CIA agents broke into Democrat party offices. Against McGovern. Phone lines and secret papers were stolen. |
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Marshall Plan |
Aid to western europe to help and rebuild after WWII. |
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Truman Doctrine |
Aid to Greece and Turkey to help them fight off communist pressure from S.U. |
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Domino Theory |
Once something happens to one country, a similar thing may occur to neighboring countries. Once communism starts, it may spread onto neighboring countries. |
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Cambodia bombing 1970 |
Aimed to attack a possible secret route being used by North Vietnam to transport weaponry. |
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Title IX |
Attempts to end sex discrimination in higher education. |
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Immigrant Act of 1965 |
Based on reuniting immigrant families and attract skilled workers into the U.S. |
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- Nixon - Endangered Species Act |
Meant to protect endangered species. |
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- Nixon - Environmental Protection Agency |
Protect human health and environment. |
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- Nixon - Clear Air Act |
Control air pollution. |
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Southern Strategy |
Republican electoral strategy to increase political support among white voters in the south by appealing to racism against A.A. |
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"Massive resistance" |
White politicians and leaders gather to oppose desegregation of public schools. |
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Military Industrial Context |
In the farewell address of Eisenhower, beware of growing influence of military power. |
