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Why did federal spending increase under President Reagan?
national defense and the military
What was going on with education in the 1980s?
it was doing worse than other countries
What was the Strategic Defense Initiative?
a missile defense system
What did conservatives complain about in the early 1980s?
too much government regulation
Who became president after Nixon resigned?
Gerald Ford
Define domino theory.
the fall of one nation to communism would lead to the fall of its neighbors
What was our main goal in Vietnam?
Stop the spread of communism
Which president wanted the Tonkin Gulf Resolution?
President Johnson
Define Vietnamization. What did President Johnson think it would do?
Slowly withdraw U.S. forces from Vietnam. thought it would lead to "peace with honor"
Define de jure segregation.
segregation by law
Define de facto segregation.
segregation by custom and tradition
What did Brown v. Board of Education overturn/declare unconstitutional?
separate but equal
What was the U.S.'s reaction to the Soviet Union putting the first man in space?
We were more determined not to lose the space race
What were some results of Kennedy's New Frontier?
Expansion of the military Acceleration of the space program The Peace Corps
How did we resolve the Cuban missile crisis?
agreed to remove our missiles in Turkey if the Soviet Union removed theirs from Cuba
What was the flexible response military strategy?
to help the U.S. be able to fight wars
What were some of the things working against JFK in the election?
his age, religion, and policy differences with his opponent
What did they conclude about the assassination of JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
What happened at the end of the Korean War?
An armistice was signed and the 38th parallel was established
How did we respond to the Soviet Union exploding an atomic bomb?
developed a hydrogen bomb
Define McCarthyism
suggest that a person is making unsupported accusations - saying someone is communist without proof
Who was winning the Korean War until China got involved?
South Korea and the U.S.
Who was the commander of U.S. forces during the Korean War?
Douglas MacArthur
Define the Truman Doctrine.
to stop the spread of communism
What were some effects of so many cars during the 1950s?
noise pollution, Interstate Highway Act, growing gap between rich and poor
Who benefited the most during the 1950s?
White men
Define consumerism.
more money to spend and an increased number of products to buy
Where were new homes being built in the 1950s?
suburbs
Define conglomerate.
a large corporation that owns a number of smaller companies
What were some new jobs during the 1950s?
Advertising, communication, service industry
What leader based their regime on communism?
Joseph Stalin
Who started the war on the side of Germany but ended on our side?
Soviet Union
Who didn't like the policy of appeasement?
Winston Churchill
What country did Germany and the Soviet Union split?
Poland
What is another way to describe the strategy of blitzkrieg?
Militaristic Expansion
What leader's philosophy was all about nationalism and racism?
Hitler
Who declared war on Germany when they invaded Poland? (2 countries)
Britain and France
Who was the leader of Italy?
Benito Mussolini
What leader let Hitler get away with too much before the official start of the war?
Neville Chamberlain
Why did we choose to use the atomic bombs?
to end the war quickly
Who was the Commander of U.S. forces in Europe during the war?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Why was Germany shooting down ships in the Atlantic?
to stop supplies
What country forced the United States to join the war?
Japan
Who signed a nonaggression pact with Germany at the beginning of the war?
Soviet Union
Who suffered 6 million deaths in the Holocaust?
the Jews
List all of the countries and their leaders involved in World War II.
Soviet Union → Stalin, Spain →Franco, Germany → Hitler, United States --> Roosevelt, Great Britain →Chamberlain and Churchill, Italy --> Mussolini
Define genocide.
the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
What were the goals of the New Deal?
regulate the stock market and banking
What were some psychological effects of the Great Depression?
suicide
List the causes of the Great Depression.
tariffs, easy credit, farming crisis
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