Organizations
The 90's
The 80's
Historical Documents
Hodge Podge
100

This organization was created to fight for workers' rights. 

labor unions

100

This president caused controversy within the White House.  

Bill Clinton

100

Leader of the Soviet Union who marked a new era of change. 

Mikhail Gorbachev

100

Adopted on July 4, 1776, which declared that the Thirteen Colonies in North America were "Free and Independent States" from Great Britain

Declaration of Independence

100

In the late 1940s, the United States adopted this policy to halt the spread of communism in Europe and Asia.

Containment

200

This organization lobbied for legislation guaranteeing equal rights for women.

NOW (National Organization for Women)

200

International network linking computers and allowing almost instant transmittal of text, images, and sound.

internet

200

The goal of this was to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi control. 

Operation Desert Storm

200

Anti-Federalists would not ratify the Constitution until this was added

Bill of Rights

200

This fueled debate over national security during the 40s and 50s

communist infiltration (communism) 

300

The primary goal of this organization was to prohibit segregation in public schools

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)

300

This was signed into law in 2001 to strengthen America's national security to combat terrorism. 

US Patriot Act

300

She was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court.

Sandra Day O'Connor

300

1st Constitution of the U.S.  (weaknesses-no executive, no judicial, no power to tax, no power to regulate trade)

Articles of Confederation

300

Hoover's 3 goals to get the United States back on its feet after the Great Depression 

Relief, Recovery, Reform

400

This organization worked to improve living conditions on reservations.

AIM (American Indian Movement)

400

Created a free trade zone for Mexico, Canada and the United States

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

400

This required employers and educational institutions to give special consideration to women, African- Americans, and other minority groups, even though these people were not necessarily better qualified. 

Affirmative Action

400

The idea that a government gets its power from the people that it governs

Consent of the goverened

400

Western European and Northern American nations formed an alliance to defend against possible Soviet aggression. 

NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) 

500

The primary goal of this organization was to improve conditions for migrant workers.

UFW (United Farm Workers)

500

Improved economy, along with improved police forces, combined to?

lower crime rates

500

President Reagan’s strategy for downsizing the federal government included deep cuts in government spending on social programs.

Reaganomics

500

A law that established a procedure for the admission of new states to the Union

Northwest Ordinance

500

Two results of Urbanization 

1. increase in crime

2. Development of tenement houses

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