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During WW2, we used this practice trying to get to the island of Japan.
Island Hoping
Truman decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan for what reasons?
Mainly to avoid all the American casualties and to outdo Russia.
This civil rights group was had a more radical and military approach.
The black panther party
Reaganomics consisted of having high interest rates and _______________
tax cuts or low taxes.
The Office of Homeland Security was created to protect boarders after 9/11. We also sarted the war on ____________ after the 9/11 events.
War on terror
The SCLC was a Christain, Civil Rights, nonviolent, group that had a big influence in getting what acts passed?
Civil rights act/ voting rights act
The_____________________ was a program that ensured most of our Mexican workforce.
The Bracero Program
Affirmative Action is a policy that ensures the government actively recruits companies to employ ________________.
African Americans
Russia was under new leadership with Mikhail Gorbachev, he implemented new policies that allowed the people to own some private business and more freedom of speech. What were the official names of these policies?
Perestroika and Glasnot
This Act was implemented under the Obama administration to ensure better healthcare for Americans.
The Affordable Health Care Act (Obamacare)
The act of conserving goods and raw materials to send them to the war effort was called what?
Rationing
This couple was accused of selling information about the atomic bombs to the Soviets.
Julius and Ethel Rosenburg
This Mexican activist organized the United Farm Workers.
** I have called him the Mexican MLK.
Cesar Chavez
Sadam Hussein invaded Kuwait and UN forces liberated Kuwait in Operation Desert Storm. What was the invasion itself called?
Persian Gulf War
Advertisement, movies, and Radios were a BIG PART of mass culture during what era?
1920's
During the 70's, people migrated from the _______ to the _________ mostly for cold war era jobs.
rustbelt to the sunbelt
John F. Kennedy's New Frontier administration focused on domestic policies which favored who?
the people
Nixon resigned after news broke about this.
Watergate Scandal
The sinking of the USS Maine caused what conflict?
Spanish American War
Name some Industrialization Men AND their industry.
JP Morgan - banking
Andrew Caenegie - steel
John D Rockerfeller - Oil
Cornelius Vanderbilt - RR
Harry Trumans most notable effort towards the civil rights effort was when he did what?
desegregated the military
This committee was responsible for investigating communist activities during the Red Scare.
HUAC -- House Un-American Activities Committee
This president pretty much lost the American peoples support after he pardoned Nixon for Watergate.
The only President never really Elected**
Gerald Ford
The Native americans were supposed to receive 160 acres of land per family and have money placed in a trust for them by the gov. IT FAILED
The Dawes Act
Earth Day is also called what?
Earth Day