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GoseSem2FXU.S.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cult of Domesticity | This way of thinking stated that women should remain in the home with the children. |
| These events established women in the work force. | ”World Wars” and Rosie the Riveter |
| This organization, formed in 1966, advocates for women. | National Organization for Women (N.O.W.) |
| This amendment would grant women = rights but would also make women eligible for the draft and they would lose protections against domestic violence | Equal Rights Amendment (never passed) |
| Roe v. Wade (1973) | controversial Supreme Court case re: abortion rights. |
| Title IX | banned sexual discrim. In any school events/programs that are federally funded. |
| Eleanor Roosevelt | supported women’s movement – lead demonstrations and enc. Husband F.D.R. to appoint female to cabinet posts |
| Margaret Sanger | leader in birth control movement |
| Nativists, Know-Nothings and the KKK are all groups with strong feelings toward immigrants. Were they supportive or against Immigration? | Opposed/ early 1900’s |
| Immigrants....who came in the 18th & 19th Century? | Germans and Irish |
| Immigrants....who came 20th Century | largely Hispanics |
| Most people immigrated to US due to ... | Economic Reasons |
| Who fought the French and Indian War? | France & Britain |
| Who Won? | Britain |
| As a resultof the French and Indian War... | British want colonists to pay for the war. Gain Ohio River Valley territory but colonists not allowed to settle; remove French so they can expand colonies. |
| 1st Battle of the Revolutionary War was | Lexington and Concord |
| The "Shot heard around the world" was fired where by whom? | Lexington/ the colonists |
| The turning point of the war was fought where... | Battle of Saratoga |
| Why was it a turning point? | Colonists receive aid from France /Spain & other countries. |
| Importance of Pinckney's Treaty..... | Removes Spain from the colonies except for FL |
| British advantages in the Am. Rev | Better militaryEstablished Gov’t. / Support of some tribes and colonial loyalists |
| Colonial advantages | Supply lines not long / Guerrilla Warfare –hard to defeat / *Fighting for a cause (their freedom) |
| Washington’s Farewell Address Warnings: | Beware Alliances / Stay Neutral – our geography allows it. / Sectionalism – it can divide a country (He was right –Civil War) / Divisive Political Parties – lose sight of the greater good. |
| What was Manifest Desiny? | Our God given right to expand our borders from Ocean to ocean. |
| The Mexican War saw the U.S. gain the S.W. states. What impact did that have on the size of the U.S.? | Country grew by 1/3rd |
| US Expansion gave the U.S. what..... | 1 - international respect2 - Political influence 3 - Economic benefits |
| The U.S. gained what territories as a result of the Spanish-American War? | Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines |
| Roosevelt Corollary ..... | European nations should not intervene in countries to the south of the US, however under certain conditions, United States MILITARY INTERVENTION might be justified. |
| World War I – Ended with what treaty | Treaty of Versailles |
| The U.S. didn't join the League of Nations because... | US did not join b/c it limited the US power to stay neutral or declare war |
| After W.W.I, US wanted to remain .... | Isolated |
| U.S. position at the start of W.W.II | Neutrality |
| What type of aid did the U.S. give the allies... | Cash & Carry / Lend/Lease Acts |
| Policy used w/ Hitler by Allies to avoid war? | Appeasement |
| Germany signs Non-Aggression pact w/ | U.S.S.R |
| Event: Bombing of Pearl Harbor Date: ...... | 12/7/41“A date which will live in infamy?” |
| ALLIED WAR STRATEGY WAS TO DEFEAT WHO FIRST? | Germany |
| The Supreme Allied Commander in W.W.II WAS General..... | Eisenhower |
| Strategy for the war in the pacific was... | Island-hopping |
| Advantages of using the Atomic Bomb... | Limit Casualties on both sides / Bring war to quick end / Intimidate USSR |
| What was the Manhatten Project? | Developing the Atomic Bomb |
| Dates bombs were dropped... | 8/6 & 8/9 1945 |
| "Iron Curtain".... | part of a Churchill speech / imaginary boundary between the free western Europe and Communist eastern Europe |
| What was the Cold War | period of hostility that falls short of military confrontation |
| What was the U.S. goal in the Cold War? | stop the spread of Communism |
| The Marshall Plan... | US gives $ to foreign countries to prevent those countries from becoming Communist |
| Domino Effect... | if one country fell to communist then neighboring countries would as well. |
| Boundaries between North and South Korea after the war: | 38th parallel |
| N.A.T.O. was intended to... | Defend Europe against possible attack by communist nations |
| Cuban Missile Crisis | Pres. Kennedy orders USSR to withdraw missiles from Cuba in early 1960's. USSR agrees to do it. Wolrd at brink of war. |
| U.S. got involved in Vietnam because | of the Domino Effect or Theory |
| The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution... | gave Pres. Johnson authority to use whatever force was necessary to win the war. |
| Vietnamization.... | policy of teaching S. Vietnam to defend itself; US wanting to withdraw as US public opinion turned against the war and for peace. |
| Cold War tensions ease under Pres. Nixon’s administration | Detente |
| Hostage crisis in Iran... | during Pres. Carter’s admin. happened when he allowed the Shah to enter the US. |
| Persian Gulf War... | 1991 – US sends troops to free Kuwait after it had been invaded by Iraq. |
| group responsible for 9/11 attacks | Al-Qaeda |
| The first woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Why did Pres. Washington NOT aid France in their war with Britain in 1793 to repay them for aiding us vs Britain. | our country was too weak, poor and young to get involved. |
| Why did the U.S. side with the Allies in W.W.I.? | HISTORICAL AND ECONOMIC TIES. |
| WHAT EVENT IMMEDIATELY PRECEDED THE U.S. COMMITTING HEAVILY TO THE VIETNAM WAR? | THE GULF OF TONKIN INCIDENT |
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