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US History
final exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| These countries serve as permanent members of the security council. | USA, UK, Russia, China, and France |
| What does the CIA do? | get foreign info |
| How were other countries affected by the US containment policy? | we helped them fight off communists |
| What was the second red scare? | McCarthyism under President Truman |
| What was the first thing Castro did as leader of Cuba? | make it communist |
| What were the effects of the Space Race on America? | Math and Science got better in schools and more money went to science in general |
| Why did car culture develop after WW1? | More people moved to the suburbs |
| What did Native Americans and Mexicans experience after World War 1? | activism |
| What did Native Americans fight for after World War 1? | Same rights as white people but to keep their native customs |
| How did JFK get black votes in 1960? | helped free MLK |
| How did Miranda v. Arizona expand the rights of people accused of crimes | you have to be read your rights |
| What did Plessy V. Ferguson rule? | "separate but equal" public facilities weren't unconstitutional |
| What was the result of the sit ins? | Lunch counters were desegregated in 11 states |
| What was a positive result of the freedom riders? | The ICC desegregated all interstate travel that fell under their jurisdiction |
| Why did so many riots break out in the 1960s? | frustration over the slow pace of the civil rights movement |
| How were Cesar Chavez and MLK similar? | Both were nonviolent |
| What issue has been polarizing for americans since the early 2000s | immigration |
| What was the primary goal of the Vietminh? | win vietnamese independence from foreign rule |
| How did the Tonkin Gulf Resolution change the system of checks and balances? | It gave the president the power to wage war without a formal declaration of war |
| Name the policy changes that that resulted from the vietnam war? | Voting age lowered, draft abolished, and the war powers act passed |
| What was the war powers act? | The president has to notify congress of sending troops into a hostile area within 2 days and if Congress doesn't approve the troops can't stay there for longer than 90 days |
| What were the main parts of Reaganomics? | low taxes and low spending |
| marshall plan | US gives money to european countries to help them rebuild after ww2 |
| termination policy | US giving up financial support for native americans |
| peace corps | agency created to give volunteer assistance in developing countries |
| Great Society | Lyndon B. Johnson's program to reduce racism, poverty, and social inequality as well as increasing quality of life for all americans |
| AIM | American Indian Movement, militarized |
| NOW | National Organization for Women |
| silent majority | name Nixon gave to the moderate supporters of the Vietnam war |
| OPEC | organization of the petroleum exporting countries |
| Operation desert storm | got Iraqi military leaders out of Kuwaitt |
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