Cold War
Vocab & Concepts
Vocab & Concepts
A political boundary dividing and cutting off trade and contact between Eastern and Western Europe is known as the ___________.
Iron Curtain
Due to his lack of proof, ____________ is a term used when harsh accusations are made without any evidence.
McCarthyism
_____ is the relaxing of tensions.
Detente
Those committed to traditional values are known as _______
conservatives
What took place in 1989 that signified the end of the Cold War?
Fall of the Berlin Wall in Germany
1.What was the name of President Reagan's plan to end the economic issue American's faced in the 80's?
2.What was the name of the economic issue?
1.Reaganomics
2. Stagflation
1.) Why did the United States put a large portion of money toward education?
2.) Which two subject began to take priority due to the Space Race?
1. )To ensure the United States was intellectually superior to the Soviet Union
2.) Math & Science
Explain the significance of the following years:
1946 - 1964
*Baby Boom
*A lot of babies were born during those years
1.What is the purpose of the Endangered Species Act?
2.What does the Environment Protection Agency do? How?
1. Protect endangered species
2. Protects environment - sets water and air pollution standards
What is the significance of Sandra Day O'Connor
1st Female Justice
Explain the United States involvement in Kosovo.
We sent an air strike to end the genocide led by Serbia
1. What is Star Wars?
2. How did it effect military spending?
1. Anti-Ballistic Program
(Using laser technology to shoot down missiles)
2. It increased military spending
What was the purpose of the Marshall plan?
How does it work?
- To stop the spread of communism
- providing aid (financial, political, or military) to European countries who were against communism
_____?____
a.) low mortgage interest rates
b.) automatic approval for loans
c.) college tuition paid for
d.) job counseling
How did the _______ impact the lives of women.
GI Bill
In the court case of United States Vs. Nixon, what did the Supreme court say about executive privilege?
-No one is above the law! Not even the President.
-Nixon was forced to hand over the tapes
-Executive privilege does not exist
What epidemic vastly spread across the United States throughout the 80's and 90's
HIV/AIDS
Did American move from the Rust Belt to the Sun Belt? OR Did Americans move from the Sun Belt to the Rust Belt?
What are two cause for this change in population denisty?
Rust Belt to Sun Belt
-air conditioning
-federal high ways
-damns
-aquaducts
1. What is the name of the law that requires public facilities to accommodate individuals who may have a physical impairment?
2. Which President is responsible for this act?
1. ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
2. Bush
What was the purpose of the HUAC?
What did it mean to be blacklisted?
HUAC: they questioned actors, directors, writers and others about their relationships with the communist party members
"blacklisted": labeled as an suspected communist and more than likely no one would be willing to work/hire you.
What is counterculture?
Provide an example during the 1950-60's
the culture and lifestyle of those people, especially among the young, who reject or oppose the dominant values and behavior of society.
Explain the Camp David Accords. What is the significance of this evet?
-Egypt & Israel were fighting. Carter invites leaders of Egypt and Israel to the United States. After the retreat, both countries come to a diplomatic agreement.
-significance: peace btwn. two of our allied countries was achieved
Heritage Foundation & Moral Majority
What do these two groups have in common? In other words, what did they both support?
Resurgence of conservative values
What does N.A.F.T.A. stand for?
What does it do?
What countries are involved in N.A.F.T.A.
1. North American Free Trade Agreement
2. trade freely with no to very low tariffs
3. - U.S.
- Canada
- Mexico
Lets do some critical thinking. Take a look at the below events: These events show the United States goal to _____
-reopening diplomatic relations with China
- detente with soviets
- camp david accords
-Clinton send air strike to Kosovo
establish peace throughout the world.
What is the difference between a proxy war and a cold war?
proxy war: is a war in which opposite sides use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly.
cold war: is a competition between two countries that contains everything except direct open warfare.
"Don't be afraid . . to read every book, as long as any document does not offend our own idea of decency. That should be only censorship" ~ McCarthy
"How will we defeat communism unless we know what it is, what it teaches, why is has such an appeal for men, and why so many people are swearing allegiance to it?" ~ President Eisenhower
What is McCarthy trying to discourage?
Reading communist literature for self information.
What does it mean to be impeached?
Which two presidents faced impeachment?
Explain what led to each of their "almost" impeachment.
- removal from duty/ office of presidency
- Nixon & Clinton
- Nixon: Watergate Scandal (involved in break-in of democratic headquarters & lied under oath)
Clinton: Lied under oath about Monica Lewinsky
Look at the below characteristics. Distinguish which plans of action belong to either Clinton's Presidential Campaign OR Reagan/Bush's Presidential Campaign.
- support conservative values
- reduced military spending
- focused on welfare programs
- focused on military defense
- increase taxes
- cut taxes on wealthy
Clinton:
- reduced military spending
- focused on welfare programs
- increase taxes
Reagan/Bush:
-cut taxes on wealthy
- focused on military defense
- support conservative values
1.Explain the Persian Gulf War.
2.Why was the United States eager to assist Kuwait?
1.Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq wanted to imperialize Kuwait
2. U.S. was concerned about protecting its interest
What is 1 "pro" and 1 "con" of NAFTA?
PRO: Cheaper products and more variety of goods (especially food) across North America.
CON: Factories moved to Mexico and Americans lost job