Us History Part 2 Uta

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Stonewall rebellion

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began when police raided a popular gay bar. Beginning of modern gay rights movement June 28, 1969

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MAD

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mutually assured destruction, likely outcome of war between US and USSR. Reason for Cold War and Arms Race Cold War 1940s-1990s

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SNCC-

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Student nonviolent coordinating committee grew out of black student sit-in movement. First College organization that had major political impact 1960-1970

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NAFTA

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North American Free Trade Agreement, economic treaty that created a free trade zone composed of US, Canada, and Mexico. Led to immigration to US from Mexico 1994

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CIO

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Congress of industrial Organizations, union that broke away from AFL in 1935, performed the first sit-in strikes, first time labor unions had friendly relations with federal government. 1935-1955

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Executive Order 9066

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authorized internment of Japanese and Japanese-Americans during WWII took away rights of US citizens, a race based policy that represented the racism in America at the time. February 19, 1942

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Flappers

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1920s women enjoyed dancing, smoking, drinking, and new fashions, new freedoms and opportunities for women. 1920s

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Scientific Management/Taylorism

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Theory of workplace organization that prioritized efficiency and division of labor, deskilled work and made employees make less money. It also made work more monotonous 1880s-1920s

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The New Right

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- Conservative counterpart to the New Left, alliance of evangelical Christians, Cold War “hawks,” former segregationists that came together in 1960s, helped shift the Republican Party. Contributed to voting shift when Republicans took the southern white vote 1955-present

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WCTU

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Women’s Christian Temperance Union- successfully campaigned for prohibition of manufacture and sale of alcohol, inadvertently gave rise to organized crime, first major introduction to women in politics 1920s

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Spanish-American War-

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began with sinking of USS Maine in Havana Harbor, first example of American imperialism, exemplified “white man’s burden,” led to eventual independence of Cuba 1898

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Bargain of 1877

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ensured Republican control of the White House after disputed election results, ended reconstruction 1877

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Fragging

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practice of Vietnam Soldiers killing their officers, shows collapse of morale in Vietnam, contributed to anti-war movement for GIs 1970’s, Vietnam War

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Joe Louis

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- African-American heavyweight boxing world champion that defeated Max Schmeling in 1938, was a big embarrassment to Hitler seeing a Black man beat his so called perfect Aryan race. 1938

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“40 acres and a mule”

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popular slogan among freedmen after the Civil War, symbolizes freedmen’s plea for economic self-sufficiency, led to continuation of wealth gap when it was not granted Reconstruction 1965-1970

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Reaganomics

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economic theory that cutting taxes on rich would boost the economy and benefit all Americans, led to government deficit spending by combining with expansion of military spending, grew the economy but only the rich 1980s

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Mother’s Little Helper

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prescription tranquilizers that were widely used by 1950’s middle class housewives, shows their unrest during an otherwise peaceful decade. 1950s

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Red Lining

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- government practice of defining black neighborhoods as risky investments, led to white flight to the suburbs 1960s

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“New Immigrants”

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South and East European newcomers to US, widely regarded as inferior to other whites, led to poor treatment and poor job placement, led to formation of ghettos, led to immigration caps Early 20th Century

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Pinkertons

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private detective agency that specialized in breaking strikes for employers, contributed to violent industrial conflict, 1880s-1920s, gilded age and progressive era

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COINTELPRO

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counterintelligence program, secret FBI program aimed to destroy civil rights, black power, and New Left organizations, shows the federal government worked against civil rights movement 1956-1971

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Social Security Act

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law that introduced government aid to elderly, unemployed, disabled, and poor families, created welfare state, security net 1935

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Espionage and Sedition Acts

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laws passed during WWI to suppress radicalism and dissent in the US, massive infringement on rights to free speech and free press, used to deport people in 1st Red Scare 1917-1918

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The Eastern Front

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battlefront in WWII where Germany fought the Soviet Union, major losses, deadliest battlefront in History, caused Germany to lose the war 1941-1945

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Blowback-

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unintended negative consequences to US foreign policy, has led to bad things like 9/11 is blowback from Afgan-Soviet War. 1950s-present

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Compare three aspects of American society in the 1920’s and the 1950’s. What were the major similarities and/or differences?

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Similarities-economic boom/increased gdp
Differences- women’s roles(flapper vs housewife)
distribution of economic boom

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Describe three important results of the US Cold War policies

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Arms Race
Vietnam War
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)/Second Red Scare

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Describe three major shifts in the role and power of the federal government that occurred between the Civil War and the present

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FDR and New Deal
Reaganomics- cut taxes for the rich, cut social spending, but raised military spending
GWBush and War on Terror- Patriot act, waterboarding, Guantanamo bay