Unit 5
What event caused the U.S. to enter World War II?
Pearl Harbor attack
Marshall Plan
Who were the Little Rock 9?
Nine African American students who integrated Central High School in Arkansas in 1957
Reagan’s economic policies, including tax cuts, small government, and reduced spending of social programs.
Reaganomics
What was the main goal of the America First Committee before WWII?
To keep the U.S. neutral and out of the war
What was the outcome of the Korean War?
Korea remained divided at the 38th parallel, no clear victory, stalemate
If one country fell to communism, others in the region would follow
Domino Theory
The peace agreement between Egypt and Israel brokered by President Carter
Camp David Accords
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
Led to internment camps and forced relocation
What is one country that the Soviet Union supported?
East Germany, Poland, Romania, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria, Albania, Cuba, China, North Korea
This was a protest against segregation on public transportation
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Increased incarceration and imprisonment and increased penalties for crimes was a result of which "war?"
War on Drugs
Fascism and Communism are similar because they both are considered
Totalitarian, total control of the government
What is brinkmanship?
Policy and willingness to go to the brink of war to force another to back down
What did the "Doves," protest against specifically in the 1960's and 1970's specifically?
The war in Vietnam, tried to influence policy changes, and pressured the government to withdraw troops.
This was when students seized the U.S. embassy and captured American citizens in a foreign country
Iran Hostage Crisis
What is one of the crimes charged at the Nuremberg Trials that was unique?
Crimes to conspire aggressive war, Crimes against peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity
McCarthyism could cause Americans to be blocked or this from their job or careers
Blacklisted
The Brown v.s Board of Education decision did what for the Civil Rights Movement?
Declared racial segregation in schools unconstitutional, inspiring further civil rights actions and legal challenges.
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