Period 7
Which amendment granted Women the right to vote—major success for the women’s suffrage movement?
What is the 19th amendment.
Legalized abortion nationwide; intensified culture wars and realigned political coalitions around issues of privacy, religion, and women's rights.
Roe v. Wade
Who was elected president in 1980, ushering in a new era of conservative politics?
Ronald Reagan
What 1913 law created the Federal Reserve System to regulate the money supply and stabilize the economy?
Federal reserve act
Created Social Security, job programs (CCC, WPA), and regulation of banks/markets (FDIC, SEC).
What is the NEW DEAL
A federal health insurance program created under Lyndon B. Johnson’s Great Society to provide coverage for Americans aged 65 and older.
Medicare
What was Reagan's nickname for the Soviet Union in a 1983 speech?
Evil Empire
What 1929 event triggered the Great Depression in the United States?
stock market crash
Reflected a shift toward federal government actively regulating big business; redefined the role of government in the economy.
What is Antitrust acts
Granted LBJ broad war powers without formal declaration; escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam and raised later concerns about executive overreach.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What defense initiative proposed by Reagan aimed to develop space-based missile defense?
Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) or star wars
What 1933-1939 program aimed to provide relief and recovery from the Great Depression?
New deal
Authorized internment of Japanese Americans; exposed constitutional tensions between national security and civil liberties during wartime.
Executive Order 9066
Transformed the American landscape; accelerated suburbanization, dependence on automobiles, and economic decentralization.
Interstate highway act
Who became leader of the Soviet Union in 1985 and introduced reforms like glasnost and perestroika?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What 1989 event marked the symbolic end of communism in Eastern Europe?
fall of Berlin wall
Marked U.S. emergence as an imperial power; acquisition of Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico challenged anti-imperialist traditions and raised debates about American identity and democracy abroad.
What is the Spanish-American War
What U.S. foreign policy aimed to contain communism through military and economic aid after WWII?
Truman doctrine
What agreement in 1987 between the U.S. and USSR eliminated intermediate-range nuclear missiles?
INF Treaty
What 1972 agreement between the U.S. and the Soviet Union aimed to limit the number of nuclear missile sites?
SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks)