Goal 1 Key Vocab

Established the lower FederalCourt system

Washington’s foreign policyDuring the French Revolution

Presidential advisors

Case that established JudicialReview

Violated the 1st Amendment – illegal to speak negatively aboutthe gov’t. & harder to becomea US citizen

2 things Washington warned against in his Farewell Address

Failed treaty – the British did not leave the Northwest Territory

Type of person who had the most political rights in the early1800s

Decided the winner of the 1800election

Written to protest the Alien &Sedition Acts

Who asked her husband to “Remember the ladies”?

1st election with 2 politicalparties

Tax on foreign product – goal is to protect American industry

Part of the US ConstitutionHamilton claimed gave him theauthority to create the NationalBank

1. Create a National Bank2. Pay state & national debts3. Tariffs & Excise taxes

Events that proved the FederalGov’t. was strong enough to enforce the laws – prevented Another Shays’ Rebellion

1st two political parties

Name given to federal judgesappointed at the last minuteby John Adams

Said the states had the right tovoid out Federal Laws that violate the US Constitution

The Supreme Court can declareFederal Law unconstitutional

Treaty that allowed the US tonavigate the Mississippi River &the right of deposit at the portof New Orleans

Goal 1 Key Vocab

France demanded a bribe to talk things over

British policy of boarding USmerchant ships & forcing thesailors into the British Navy

Last battle of the War of 1812 – occurred after the peace treaty

Amendment passed changingHow we vote for Pres. & VP;Result of the 1800 election

Political party that wanted a strong central government, supported by the wealthy & wanted a loose interpretation of the Constitution(Hamilton’s party)

Reason Jefferson wasn’t sureAbout buying Louisiana fromFrance

Chief Justice whose ruling Strengthened the power of theFederal Government

Wanted the economy of the newCountry to be based on industry

Political party that wanted to Pay both state & Federal debtsAfter the Revolutionary War

Brings an end of the FederalistParty because they were Against the War of 1812 & Threatened to succeed from the Union

Jefferson’s platform

Belief that the Constitution mustBe followed exactly; JeffersonBelieved in this

Battle that “ended” NativeAmerican resistance in Ohio

Tax placed on specific Domestic products, like alcohol

Most controversial part ofHamilton’s financial program

Treaty that ended the War of 1812

Bought in 1803; gave the USOwnership of the MississippiRiver & the port of New Orleans

Political party that wanted a strong State government, support by Farmers, & wanted a strict Interpretation of the Constitution(Jefferson’s party)

Gave Southern states more of A say in politics because theCapital of the US was to be Moved here

Treaty that opened the OhioTerritory to American settlers

Passed by Jefferson to forceEngland to respect US shippingrights – FAILURE – hurt the US economy

Goal 2 Key Vocab

Belief that it was our God-givenRight to expand west (coast toCoast)

Religious group that headedWest & settled in Utah

Main migration route west

“54-40 or Fight” refers to this territory

President who promised land &Did it!

War over land – between the USA & Mexico

Treaty that gave the US Florida

Three parts of the AmericanSystem

Invention that expanded the useOf slavery; created by EliWhitney

Pride in one’s region; splitsPeople/country

Part of the American SystemThat caused the mostcontroversy

1. California = free state2. No slave trade in DC3. NM & UT = pop. Sov.4. Fugitive Slave Act

Pride in one’s country; unites People/country

Reason many Southerners Disagreed with the MissouriCompromise

Divided the Louisiana PurchaseInto free & slave (36-30 line)Maine = Missouri =

Established a way for territoriesTo apply for statehood & Become equal states in the Union (Success of the AOC)

Failed law that stated all landFrom Mexico would be free

Led the Mormons west to Utah

How the Comp. of 1820 Promoted nationalism

Invention that made the transferOf goods more efficient & Faster travel

“To Take”; how the US acquiredSome territory in the early 1800s

Goal 2 Key Vocab

Invention that improvedCommunication during the Early 1800s

Practice of giving friends jobsIn the government – even if They’re not qualified

Nickname of the 1824 Election;Looks like a secret deal btwn.Adams & Clay

How the American SystemContributed to sectionalism

Sup. Ct. case that prohibited statesFrom taxing Federal property

Message to Europe to stay outOf the Western Hemisphere(the Americas); createdSpheres of influences

Sup. Ct. case that protectedThe Cherokee nation

Meeting of women to gain moreRights; supported by many abolitionists

Movement to ban alcohol

Most controversial part of the Comp. of 1850

Movement to end slavery

Political party created in Response to Jackson’s Presidency; against an overlyPowerful president

Treaty that ended the Mex.-Am. War & declared the Rio GrandeAs the Southern border of Texas

State banks created by Jackson

SC threatened to do this as aresult of the tariff ofabominations

Belief that state gov’ts. shouldBe more powerful than theFed. Gov’t. (long term cause of the CivilWar)

Jackson ignored this group &Sent the Cherokee to OklahomaOn the Trail of Tears

Difference in the economies of theNorth & South

Northern laws passed in Response to the Fugitive SlaveLaws

Wanted to reform prisons &Options available to the Mentally disabled

Won the Election of 1828 &Started the Era of the CommonMan

Goal 2 Key Vocab

Created painting of theAmerican landscape to promotenationalism

Abolitionist who wrote The Liberator

Father of Transcendentalism

Country we took Oregon from

Father of Revivalism

Revival of religion in the early 1800s

First true American novel – Written in the new American style

Political party created in Response to the 1824 election;Jackson was their 1st President;Still around today.

2 inventions that helped farmers

Early 1800s slave rebellion thatContributed to sectionalismN = Supported rebellionS = Blamed North for rebellion

Law requiring citizens to returnAny runaway slave to its owner

2 events that forced the USA toBegin production of finishedproducts

Jackson’s response to SC During the Nullification Crisis

Social impact of the industrialrevolution

Guidelines for women in the Early 1800s to live by.

Style of writing that putsEmphasis on emotions

Economic impact of the Industrial Revolution

Idea of Stephen Douglas; allowedStates to vote on the issue of slavery

Different way the US acquired Land during the early 180ss

Invention that led to the massProduction of textile materials

Former slave who wrote the Abolitionist newspaper The North Star

Goal 3 Key Vocab

Written by Harriet BeecherStowe & exposed the horrorsOf Southern slavery

Law repealing the Missouri Comp. by granting territories Pop. Sov.

Failed slave rebellion led by“God’s Angry Man” John Brown

Main Union commander duringThe Civil War

Name given to the Southern statesThat left the Union

Sup. Ct. case the declared theComp. of 1820 unconstitutional;Decision based on propertyRights protected by the Constitution

Immediate cause of the CivilWar

Turning point of the Civil War

Declaration by Lincoln which Gave the war a moral cause

Name of the Union plan of attack

What Lincoln’s war aim changedTo in the middle of the war

Battle that introduced a ironcladWarships & led to the creationOf the modern navy

Constitutional right suspendedBy Lincoln to prevent spies

President of the South duringThe Civil War

SC’s response to the 1860 electionWinner of the 1860 Election

Platform of the Republican Party

Main Confederate commanderDuring the Civil War

Three parts of the Union plan

Lincoln’s goal at the beginningOf the Civil War

Long term cause of the Civil War

Goal 3 Key Vocab

Where Lee surrendered to Grant; ends the Civil War

Advantages of the Union duringThe Civil War

Advantages of the ConfederacyDuring the Civil War

Abolished slavery

Period of rebuilding after theCivil War

Assassinated Lincoln at Ford’stheater

Battlefield dedication to remindPeople why we were fighting The Civil War

Law placing the Fed. Gov’t. in Charge of southern elections

Helped newly emancipatedSlaves find jobs, get foods, Clothing, education, etc.

Political party associated withThe KKK

Gave African American malessuffrage

1st time African Americans voted

Southern segregation laws

“Military Reconstruction”; SouthDivided into military districts

Group of politicians who Convinced Lincoln to make theWar over slavery

Why the Confederacy believed England would support them During the Civil War

Difference between the Presidential & Congressional Plans for Reconstruction

2 ways southerners economicallyLimited the rights of freed AfricanAmericans

Gave African Americans Citizenship & equal protection

2 ways Southerners limited suffrage of African Americans

Helped establish the Red Cross

Goal 3 Key Vocab

Law that allowed poor, illiterateSouthern whites the ability to vote

Draft during the Civil WarNickname given to SouthernersWho wanted to industrialize thesouth

Territory purchased from RussiaFor $7.2 million; “Seward’sIcebox”/”Seward’s Folly”

3 parts of the Comp. of 1877Officially ends Reconstruction

Invention that ended the openrange

Immigrants responsible for Building the transcontinentalrailroad

Reasons why people leave anAreaEx: Unemployment; bad Economy; no freedoms, etc.

Invention that helped farmers Break up the tough sod of theGreat Plains

Meeting place of the railroads

New farming technique of usingShallow fields & a new way ofIrrigating crops; learned from Mexican farmers

Promised 160 acres of free landIn the west if you farmed it for 5Years; Lincoln was spreadingUnion influence west

Name given to African Americans who were leaving theSouth after the Civil War

Set aside land for agriculturalColleges to help farmers in the West become successful

2 companies that built theTranscontinental railroad

Trade route in the Southwest

Nickname given to Northerners Who moved from the North to The South after the Civil WarTo “fix it”

Goal 4 Key Vocab

Goal 4 Key Vocab

Law passed in an attempt to Assimilate Native Americans;Promised 160 acres of land ifThey gave up traditional life & Began farming

Most important animal to NativeAmericans

“Custer’s last stand”; 1st battleOf the Indian Wars

Main goal of the PopulistParty

Reason why farmers love the railroads

Main problem facing farmers in The west

Written by Helen Hunt Jackson;Exposed the broken promises& treaties with Native Americans

Reasons that attract people to A specific areaEx: free land, more jobs, betterEconomy, more freedoms, etc.

Land where Native AmericansWere forced to live

Democrat/Populist candidateFor the 1896 election

Compared to Harriet B. StoweFor bring attention to the issuesFacing Native Americans

Famous speech given by William J. Bryan in supportOf bimetallism & against the Gold standard

Gave citizens the power to Introduce ideas for laws to Congress

1877 law the regulated the railroads

Political party organized to Fight for the rights of farmers

Early farmers’ organizationCreated for social & Professional purposes; foundedBy Oliver Kelly

Reason why farmers hated the railroad

Idea that the people can vote on a Law proposed by the gov’t.

Winner of the 1896 election

Area of the country most Impacted by western migration

US military slaughters 300 Native Americans, mostlyWomen & children; last battleOf the Indian Wars

Goal 5 Key Vocab

New Immigrants Old Immigrants

E. Coast processing station for European immigrants comingInto the USA

Name given to the period of Corruption during the 2nd

Industrial Revolution

“Process” of making steel from iron;Led to new inventions like the plow;Barbed wire, skyscrapers, etc.

Established Chicago’s Hull House

Massive build up of cities

2 causes of urbanization

Different ways in which unionsFought for workers’ rights

Survival of the fittest in business

Group of immigrants leavingRussian due to religious Persecution; came to the USASeeking religious freedom

Labor union that wanted skilled& unskilled workers

Reform movement thatPromised salvation for helpingThe poor

Infamous NYC political machine

2 new inventions that createdMore jobs for women

Wrote How the Other Half Lives& exposed the problems facingThe urban poor

Wrote the Gospel of Wealth Stating that those with money Have an obligation to help the poor

Refers to the many different Religions brought to the USA byimmigrants

Only one company produces & Sells a product to cut down onCompetition; prices usually high

Created the railroad monopoly

W. Coast immigration station forAsian immigrants coming into The USA

Goal 5 Key Vocab

The fastest way to assimilate immigrants

Created the steel monopolyLed to movement to end childlabor

Created the oil monopoly

Socialist union leader that ran forPresident

Urban centers in poor Communities that offer servicesTo the poor

3 problems caused by rapidurbanization

Immigrants with common Backgrounds living in the sameArea; Ex: Chinatown, Little Italy

Name given to Republicans whoResisted gov’t. reform in the late1800s

Person who coined the phrase“The Gilded Age”

Political cartoonists who Exposed Boss Tweed

New law aimed at ending theSpoils system; applicants mustTake a test to prove they areQualified to do the job

Infamous leader of NYC’s Political machine – TammanyHall

Name given to monopolists whoUsed cut throat tactics

Leader of the Knights of Labor(KOL)Purpose of labor unions

Main goals of labor unions

2 ways in which big businessLimited unions

Major railroad scandal duringGrant’s administration

Gov’t. form of local gov’t.;NYC’s Tammany Hall is an example

Leader of the American Federal of Labor (AFL)

Goal 6 Key Vocab

Stronger nations take overWeaker nations; must beSupported by the military

4 reasons the US becomesimperialistic

Most important reason why theUS became imperialistic

Extended the Monroe DoctrineGranted the US the right to Intervene in Latin America to Protect US interests

Policy stating the US would notAnnex or get involved in Cuban Affairs after the Spanish-AmericanWar

Led the Rough Riders at theBattle of San Juan Hill

4 things Mahan said the US Needed to become imperialistic

New policy giving the US thePower to get involved in CubanAffairs; contradicts the Platt

4 causes of the Spanish-American War

US Naval ship sunk in Havana Harbor, Cuba

Terms of the Treaty of Paris, 1898 (ends the Spanish-American War)

Leader of the US NavalForces in the Philippines During the Spanish-AmericanWar

How many justified America’simperialism

Island nation the US annexedIn 1898

Economic theory meant to Increase the wealth of a nation

Infamous letter that called Pres.McKinley “weak”

Name of the anti-imperialisticRebellion in China

TR negotiated peace between Japan & Russia

Reason the US was interestedIn Cuba

TR policy of threatening to useThe military to carry out USForeign policy in Latin America

Book written by Alfred T. Mahan

Goal 6 Key Vocab

Main cause of the Filipino-American War Leader of the Filipino rebels

Allows all countries free tradeWith China

Progressive Governor ofWisconsin who wanted to getRid of business involvementIn the gov’t.

One country has natural Influence over other countriesNear it

Gained after the Spanish-American War, this territoryPlayed a major role in the Pacific Theater in WWII

Name given to women whoPublicly fought for women’s rights

Ida Tarbell exposed the oil Industry by writing this book

Main goal of ProgressiveElection reforms

Amendment that banned alcohol

Wrote The Jungle to expose theMeatpacking industry

Gave citizens the right to electTheir own Senators; idea of thePopulists

New law requiring food & drugsTo be labeled & changed the Processing techniques for food;Result of The Jungle

Main goal of the ProgressiveMovement

Law that lowered tariffs during the Progressive Era

Leaders of the Women’sMovement

Roots of the ProgressiveMovement

Naval base built in the Pacific;Plays a major role in WWII

Goal 7 Key Vocab

Goal 7 Key Vocab

Leader of the TemperanceMovement; had a hatchet

Gave citizens the power to Propose laws; idea of the Populists

3 Progressive Presidents

Inventions that led to the Expansion of cities & the Creation of the suburbs

TR’s platform

Segregation by lawName of Wilson’s platform

2 TR laws that further limited therailroads

Law passed by Wilson Protecting labor unions & theirRight to strike

Showed the possibility of Peanuts to help the South endIt’s dependence on cotton

Wilson’s “triple wall of privilege”;He attacked these 3 things

Amendment that instated theGraduated income tax

Segregation by choice

Established with the help ofWEB DuBois to help protect theRights of African Americans &Other minorities

Meeting of the African AmericanCommunity to discuss specificconcerns

Sup. Ct. Case that legalizedSouthern segregation

Law passed by Wilson to Regulate the banking industry;Still around today

2 ways which limited the economicRights of African Americans

Encouraged African-AmericansTo compete with whites Economically & socially

Amendment that grantedWomen suffrage

Name of TR’s 3rd party

Goal 7 Key Vocab

Name given to investigativeJournalists who exposed the Problems of society

1890 attempt to regulate theRailroads; weak at 1st, but TRMade it strong

Wanted African Americans toCompete with white economically

US foreign at the start of WWI

2 yellow journalists who Competed to sell newspapers;Began competition during theSpanish-American War

Symbols of a rich & successfulsociety

The Central Powers/TripleAlliance

Wilson’s 1916 campaign slogan

WWI draft

The Allies

German policy of sinking ships

Merchant ships travel with Military escorts for protection

4 long term causes of WWI;“MAIN”Immediate cause of WWI

German submarines

Infamous German telegramTrying to get Mexico involvedIn WWI by attacking the US

3 causes of US entry into WWI

Chain stores that sold many of The same products

Goal 8 Key Vocab

Goal 8 Key Vocab

British liner that was sunk byGerman u-boats killing 128Americans

Led US troops in Europe &Insisted we fight under out own flag

Treaty that ended WWI

How Wilson controlled the Economy during WWI

Movement of African Americans toThe North from the South

Germany must pay these to theAllies for war damages

Name of Wilson’s peace planFor after WWI

Court case establishing “clear &Present danger”; your freedom Of speech can be limited duringwar

Scandal involving the illegalSale of the Navy’s oil reserves

Established the maximumNumber of immigrants allowedIn the USA after WWI

Italian immigrants executed After WWI; making an exampleOut them

1920s law which attempted toMake offensive war illegal

Laws making illegal to talkNegatively about the war effort Or interfere with the war effort

Wilson’s 14th Point

Main reason Congress rejectedThe Treaty of Versailles

Germany is forced to takeFull responsibility for WWI

How the US raised money forWWI

Role of women during WWI

Payment plan for Germany to Pay back war debts - failed

Weak international peaceKeeping organization created After WWI

Turning point of WWI

Goal 8 Key Vocab

Year the US entered WWIWilson’s war aim once the USGot involved in WWI

New WWI weapons which Increased the death toll

Most power communication toolIn the 1920s

Tradition of have different rules forMen & women

Buying on Margin, Easy Credit,Overproduction, Uneven Distribution of wealth, etc.

Piloted the 1st transatlantic flight

Leader of the UNIA

Stock Market Crash – BeginningOf the Great Depression

Group of Americans who didNot share in the wealth & Prosperity (boom) of the 1920s

Court case that outlawed theTeaching of evolution in publicSchools (Tennessee)

Name given to 1920 authorsWho disagreed with the new American lifestyle & left to live In Europe

Gave women more control overTheir own lives by opening the 1st birth control clinic

Amendment which made Alcohol illegal

Music associated with the 1920s

Young women of the 1920s whoBroke traditions – smoked, drank;Short hair, etc.

Goal of the UNIA

2 phases of the business cycleWhere the US was during the 1920s

Goal 9 Key Vocab

Goal 9 Key Vocab

Attitude of the Federal Gov’t. &Presidents toward businessesDuring the 1920s (Hands-Off)

Group of WWI veterans who Marched in Washington, DC Demanding their bonus

Drought in the Great Plain thatMade farming nearly impossible;Huge dust storms caused by overproduction

Amendment that moved thePresidential Inauguration fromMarch to January

Reason FDR declared a “bank Holiday”

Hoover’s election day promise

2 phases of the businesses Cycle where the US was duringThe 1930s

Reason FDR attempted to “pack” the Supreme Court

1st female cabinet member

New Deal program that actedAs a “yard stick” for measuringFair electrical prices; providedMany jobs & electricity to manystates

Helped organize the BlackCabinet & bring attention to African American issues

New Deal program thatRequired business to reportAccurate stock information

New Deal program that Protected bank deposits; stillUsed today

Bank inspections that only Allowed safe banks to reopen

FDR assembled this group to Help give ideas on how to get Out of the Great Depression

FDR’s platform; focused on Relief, recovery & reform

FDR’s weekly radio addresses;Explained what he was doing& why he was doing it

Main goal of the New Deal

New Deal agency aimed atSupervising the stock market

New Deal critic who promisedTo “share the wealth”

Hoover’s belief that people Should help themselves & notRely on the gov’t. for help

Goal 10 Key Vocab

Leader of Nazi Germany Leader of Fascist Italy Leaders of the USA

The “rehearsal for WWII”

US foreign policy at the beginningOf WWII

German-Italian allianceArea Japan invades to gainControl of natural resources

“A date which will live in infamy”

Pacific strategy of moving fromIsland to island in order to getCloser to Japan

“Prelude to WWII”

Turning point in Europe

Axis Powers during WWII

US foreign policy of giving oldBattleships to England in Exchange for bases in the Caribbean

England agreed to give HitlerThe Sudetenland as long as hePromised to stop invading Other countries; example ofappeasement

European policy of giving upPrinciples to pacify anAggressor (Hitler)

Invasion of this country beganWWII

German puppet gov’t. in SouthFrance

Allied Powers during WWII

US policy that banned the USFrom trading military suppliesTo any country making war

Soviet tactic of burning Everything as they retreated

Prime Ministers of England

Goal 10 Key Vocab

Turning point in the Pacific June 6, 1944Purpose of taking over islandsIn the Pacific

US President who made theDecision to drop the A-Bomb

“Night of Broken Glass”; NaziStorm Troopers attack & burn Jewish homes, businesses &Synagogues

American project to createThe Atomic bomb

Leader of Allied troops in Europe

Sup. Ct. case that legalized Internment camps during times Of war

Nickname of women in the workforce

WWII Draft

US officially enters WII

Gov’t. limitations of what Civilians could purchase

5 members of the UNSecurity Council

Secret meeting between FDR& Churchill to discuss the endOf WWII; established the Foundation of the UN

Leader of the ManhattanProject

Where the US droppedA-Bombs

Nazi law that required Jews & Other “undesirables” to wearIdentify stars on their clothing

Purpose of the UN

Organization established to Oversee economic transitionFrom peacetime to wartimeproduction

Conference which dividedGermany in 4 zones & StalinPromised to allow free electionsIn E. Europe

Leader of US troops in the Philippines

Goal 10 Key Vocab

Post WWII law that provided Returning vets with loans for Education, housing & businesses

Stalin changed his mind & doesNot allow free elections in Poland as promised; sure signOf problems in the future

African American leader who Threatened a march on DC During WWII if blacks were notAllowed to work in the war industry

US policy of providing militaryAid to any country in the MiddleEast fighting Communism

Name given to the increase inThe birthrate after WWII

Quick & cheap housing Available after WWII; all housesLook alike; building up of thesuburbs

Communist leader of Cuba

Belief that if one country falls toCommunism, so will the Surrounding countries

Symbolized the Cold WarDivision of Europe between Communist & Democratic

US policy of providing militaryAid to any country in EuropeFighting Communism; Greece &Turkey were the first to receive

Country divided at the 38th Parallel; US got involved to Prevent the South from fallingTo Communism

Military alliance against Communist aggression; createdIn response to the blockade ofBerlin

US policy to stop the spread ofCommunism

Heightened tensions between The US & USSR after WWII

How the US helped the citizens ofW. Berlin during the Soviet blockade

US policy of providing economicAid to any European countryFighting Communism

US policy of threatening to useIts entire military force to stopThe spread of Communism

Officially ended the GreatDepression

Goal 11 Key Vocab

Goal 11 Key Vocab

Communist alliance againstDemocracy; Stalin’s response To NATO

Extreme fear of CommunismInvestigated Federal employeesFor loyalty; created by Truman

US President that passed theMost Civil Rights legislation

1st civilians to be executed forspying

Competition between the US &USSR to build the mostpowerful bombs

Most dangerous part of JFK’s Administration; the US & USSRAlmost go to war

Local gov’t. position many African Americans were electedTo

Examples of Civil Disobedience

Group that tested the integrationOf interstate bussing

1st African American Sup. Ct.justice

Pres. Eisenhower’s belief abt.State rights

Famous Malcolm X speech Suggesting peaceful meansBefore resulting to violence

Non-violent leader of the CivilRights movement

Senator who amplified the RedScare by accusing people ofDisloyalty without proof

1st Soviet satellite

US spy agency to investigateOther countries

Main goal of SNCC & SCLC

Sup. Ct. case that overturnedPlessy v Ferguson; integratedThe public school system

Amendment that ended the polltax

Investigated Soviet influence onAmerican popular culture

Goal 11 Key Vocab

Law prohibiting discriminationBased on race, gender, or religion

Law which put the Fed. Gov’t. In charge of voter registrationIn the South; ended the literacyexam

Wrote Silent Spring & exposedThe impact chemicals had on The environment

Turning point of the VietnamWar; series of simultaneous Surprise attacks on hundreds ofUS targets; proved we were notwinning

Encouraged more women to getInvolved in politics

Sup. Ct. case that legalized 1st

Trimester abortions; 4th Amend.issue

Native American group fightingTo get more control over theirOwn affairs

Law limiting the President’s Power during war; overturnsThe Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions

Supply line from N. to S. Vietnam

Name of S. Vietnamese Communists

Reason Nixon won the 1968 election

US supported leader of S.Vietnam

Peace conference that dividedVietnam at the 17th Parallel

Battle that forced the French toLeave Vietnam

Helped organize union ofMigrant farm workers

Site of nuclear radiation leaks in The USA

Country divided at the 17th

Parallel; US gets involved to Prevent the South from fallingTo Communism

Gave the Pres. Authority to declareWar without Congressional approval

Communist leader of N.Vietnam

Nixon’s plan for getting theVietnamese more involved in The war so US troops canwithdrawal

Women’s organization to getEqual rights; established byBetty Freidan

Goal 11 Key Vocab

Vietnam protesters are shotBy the National Guard; “America is killing its kids”

1st televised Presidential debate

Law guaranteeing women & Other minorities equal access toOpportunities once denied to them

Leaked information exposingThe real reason the US wasInvolved in Vietnam

Assassinated JFK

LBJ’s platformFJK’s platform

Reason OPEC stopped sellingOil to the USA in the 1970s

Amendment that lowered theVoting age to 18

High unemployment & highinflation

How Nixon gained more Rep. Support in the South

Primary domestic issue whileLBJ was President

Insurance assistance for thepoor

Insurance assistance for theelderly

Investigative committee that Found only 1 personResponsible for JFK’s murder

Nixon’s plan to give more powerBack to the state gov’t.s; Attempt to reduce the size ofThe Fed. Gov’t.

Nixon’s plan to allow states toSpend Fed. Money how theySaw fit

JFK’s plan to provided economicAid to Latin America

Goal 12 Key Vocab

Goal 12 Key Vocab

Nixon’s 1972 election scandal

Nixon’s foreign policy of politicalRealism; dealing with powerfulcountries

2 countries Nixon visited to Ease Cold War tensions

Carter’s greatestAccomplishment; peace btwn.Israel & Egypt; “peace in theMiddle East”

Newspaper that kept the Watergate scandal on the front Page to bring attention to it

Ford’s policy aimed at endingStagflation; didn’t work

Treaty between the US & USSRAimed at limiting the numberOf nuclear weapons

Agreement that limited tradeBarriers between Canada, US &Mexico

1st female Sup. Ct. justice

Soviet policy of openly talkingAbout problems in the USSR

Official end of the Cold War

Positive outcome of deregulation

US satellite defense system

Sup. Ct. case that upheld Affirmative action, but outlawedThe quota system

Sup. Ct. case that forced NixonTo hand over his White HouseTapes; “Executive PrivilegeCan’t be used to hide a crime”

Ford’s greatest accomplishment;opened more cooperationBetween E. & W. Europe

Reason Carter was electedPresident

Most dangerous part of Carter’sAdministration; US citizens taken hostage

Reagan’s economic policy ofCutting taxes & increasing gov’t.spending

Reason the US goes to warWith Iraq in 1991

Nixon’s foreign policy of easingCold War tensions

Goal 12 Key Vocab

Republican promise to AmericaIf they won control of Congress

New gov’t. agency created inResponse to the terroristAttacks of 9/11/01

Controversial law giving the Fed. Gov’t. broad authority to Investigate those suspected toBe terrorists or aiding them

Terrorist organization that tookResponsibility for 9/11/01

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