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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