World War 2
explain the significant contributions made by american women during ww2
worked in factories, served in army, air force pilots, and red cross nurses
explain why the berlin airlift happened?
the ussr blocked routes in west berlin so the western allies air lifted essentials (food)
what is the domino theory
when one country falls to communism, the surrounding areas fall to communism
explain what happened during detente
president Nixon wanted to reduce tension with the soviets -end containment -end domino theory -end arms race -cooperate w the soviets
Who was the first american president to resign from office?
Richard Nixon
explain the tactics the us government used to get soldiers for ww2
drafting, propaganda, volunteering
what was the goal of mccarthyism
attempt to expose suspected communist in us during cold war
federal health insurance for people over 65
gov can listen to what you are saying, see what you are searching, and locate where you are
What US president was pro-conservative during the 80's?
Ronald Reagan
explain the strategies the us government used to pay for ww2
income tax, war bonds, rationing
explain why the us joined the united nations and why this was a major change compared to america before ww2
to achieve world peace, before they chose isolationism
explain what the 26th amendment does
explain the goal of NAFTA
Stimulate economic growth by increasing trade between america, canada, and mexico(achieved goal by limiting taxes and tariffs)
What president lied about his affair to the public
Bill clinton
explain why the us developed atomic weaponry
to end the war quickly and save american lives
explain how the US reacted to sputnik 1
explain the purpose of the war powers act (1973)
limits the us president's ability to initiate or escalate military actions abroad without consent of us congress
explain the consequences of the persian gulf war (1991)
to protect kuwait from iraqi invasion and OIL
Who was the leader of the USSR during WW2?
Joseph Stalin
explain why japanese americans were interned during ww2
fear, FDR allowed the US military to remove all people of japanese descent from the west coast (Executive order 9066)
explain the goals of the truman doctrine and marshall plan
truman doctrine-us helps countries defend againist communism
marshall plan-us giving aid to help western europe rebuild, establish democracy
explain how president kennedy's idealism was reflected in his cold war policies
jfk advocated for a strong foreign policy during the cold war, not backing down and "pay any price" to defend and spread core american values, advocated for civil rights, created civil rights act of 1964 (ending jim crow segregation)
Explain the significance of the soviet invasion of afghanistan
marked a clear end of 10 year detente between us and ussr, cold war sparked rage through 1980s, reagan used this to gain support for his anti communist goals around the world
Who was the president of the US during the 1960's?
JFK and LBJ