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40 Cards in this Set
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Great Depression
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*Uneven distribution of wealth
*Women were accused of taking jobs from men *minorities often lost jobs * attempted to end by encouraging voluntary controls and action |
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New Deal
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*Government support the arts
*Power of labor unions increased *Rising national debt *Tennessee Valley Authority *Federal Deposit Insurance Corp *Securities and Exchange commission |
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Fascists Nations in 1930's
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*Germany
*Italy *Japan |
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WWII - US involvement
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*Started when Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
*Allies wanted to defeat Germany *Women were barred from engaging in combat *African Americans were discriminated against by segregation *Strategy used against Japanese: Island-hopping *Ended when we dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
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Hitler
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* Holocost was the extermination of 6 million Jews in Nazi controlled Europe
*According to some, his greatest military error was attacking the Soviet Union |
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What was the purpose of a rationing program?
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To head off inflation
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Japanese Americans
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*constitutional rights were suspended during WWII
*evacuated from West Coast as there was fear of sabotage |
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Cold War
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* US and Soviet Union began competing in arms race
*Nuclear technology |
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Korean War
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* US was successful in Keeping South Korea free from communism
* Soviet Union and US set up governments in North and South Korea |
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Vietnam
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* US sent aid to France in early years
*Lack of clear objectives frustrated American soldiers *Americans saw the horrors of war on T.V. *American Men, age 18 and up were drafted, but deferred if in college *Viet Cong used Guerrilla tactics *US used Agent Orange to expose Viet Cong *US also used saturation bombing * Pentagon Papers brought opposition to the war |
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NATO
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* North Atlantic Treaty Organizaion
* purpose-to form a mutual defense in response to a Soviet attack |
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What did Joseph McCarthy portray himself in being a leader of?
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the anticommunist movement
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What spurred economic growth in the 1950's?
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*Major corporate expansion
*Baby boom *Consumer credit |
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Eisenhour
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* Favored programs that aided big business
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Racial segregation
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*Important people: Martin Luther King,Rosa Parks,Jackie Robinson,Thurgood Marshall
*Brown v. Board of Education: court case that ruled that segregation was no longer permissible in public schools *1963 March on Washington DC was to put pressure on Congress into passing a Civil Rights bill |
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Sputnik
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* 1st space satellite -Russia
* Ahead of US program * Americans began to question American technology |
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John F. Kennedy
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* 1st Roman Catholic elected President
* one of the youngest candidates ever elected President * Represented Massachusetts in Senate * Public image (Television) was important to election *Peace Corps *Tax cuts passed *lacked popular mandate to push many proposals through congress * Soviets were ahead of US in space exploration |
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Cuba
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*Bay of Pigs: Attempt to overthrow the goernment of Fidel Castro
*Cuban missle crisis strategy was to blockade Cuba |
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
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gave president power to wage war without a declaration of war from congress
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Arab oil embargo
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provoked an energy crisis in the US in 1973 and 1974
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Protests
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* Southern Christian Leadership Conference used Boycotts and non-violent protests
* Kent State- protesting Cambodia war |
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What did Nixon do after the Watergate Scandal?
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Resign
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What is the relationship between war and the country's national debt?
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War causes the national debt to increase
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Unemployed veterans marched on Washington in 1932 - this was the _________ Army
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The Bonus Army
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Amendments to know:
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The 20th amendment was ratified to elimiate the four month period between election and inauguration of a new President.
* 21st Amendment ended prohibition |
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Roosevelt
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*spoke to the Party loyalists during his "fireside chats"
*Cabinet was called "brain trust" *Plan for first term: relief, recovery, reform *His "Court Packing" speech ended public and congressional support *Atlantic Charter was his plan to aid Great Britain while avoiding isolationinst criticism |
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Great Depression
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* According to John Maynard Keynes to end depression you need to increase government spending.
* Another name for shanty towns was "Hooverville" |
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The attempt to preserve peace
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appeasement
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WWII Battles/Events
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*Germany's invation of Poland started the war in Europe
* The Marshall Plan helped European nations recover from effects of the war *Purpose of D-Day invation was to drive Germans out of France *Russia had victory in battle of Stalingrad *Battles of Coral Sea and Midway gave allies the naval advantage in Pacific *Germany's invasion of France was an early event in WWII * |
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How did US government finance the war?
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* Raised federal income taxes
* sold war bonds * borrowed from banks * borrowed from private individuals |
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War Goals described in the Atlantic Charter:
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* Self-determination for all nations
* Equal trading rights for all * a system of general security to keep the peace |
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What was containment designed to do?
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stop the spread of Communism
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According to Churchill: The "iron curtain" separated:
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The nations of Western Europe and Eastern Europe
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postwar years
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* Factors of suburban growth: Baby boom, mass-production of affordable homes, GI Bill
* Economic boom: wartime savings gave boost to sales, Gov. spending kept economy booming, American export trade flourished |
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Acts to Know
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Immigration Act of 1965: Abolish the quota system
* Voting Right Act of 1965: Affected African Americans |
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Nixon
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*Withdrew troops from Vietnam and resumed bombing raids at the same time
*His visit to Russia was an eexample of de'tente *Spiro Agnew was his first Vice-president who was accused of taking bribes as Governor *Gerald Ford replaced Agnew and was later the first president to take office without popular vote * Watergate breakin: Nixons associates "bugged" the politican headquarters of their opponents |
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Court Cases:
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Gideon v. Wainwright and
Miranda v. Arizona dealt with the rights of the accused Brown v. Board of Education: court ruled that segregation was no longer permissible in public schools |
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Three Mile Island raised concerns about?
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The satety of nuclear reactors
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Stagflation
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A sluggish economy coupled with rapid inflation
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What caused Arab oil embargo of 1973-74?
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US aid to Israel during the Yom Kippur War
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