Great Depression/New Deal
this region of the United States suffered severe dust storms during a dry period in the 1930
Dust Bowl
the 2 US presidents of WWII?
FDR, Truman
pushing a dangerous issue or event to the edge of conflict looking for the best outcome
brinkmanship
this US President was impeached in the 1990s
Clinton
major development during the Eisenhower administration during the 1950s
Interstate Highway Act
2 impacts of the Great Depressions
unemployment, migrations, loss of homes/Hoovervilles, loss of bank savings
this battle was the turning point of the war in the Pacific
Midway
the easing of hostilities between the US and Soviet Union in the 1970s
detente
these 2 scandals of the Nixon administration decreased public trust in government
Pentagon Papers, Watergate
Supreme Court case that established separate but equal, & the one that overturned it
Plessy v Ferguson; Brown v Board of Education
3 causes of the Great Depression?
(excess) consumerism, laissez faire policies, too much credit, overproduction, buying on the margin...
the 3 Axis Powers
Germany, Japan, Italy
escalated US involvement in Vietnam by giving President Johnson to repel attacks and halt aggression by North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
both President Carter and President Reagan were criticized for events connected to this country in the Middle East
Iran
3 major events of the Civil Rights Movement
Montgomery Bus Boycotts, March on Washington, March on Selma, Tent City, Little Rock 9....
2 New Deal Programs
WPA, TVA, CCC, Social Security, FDIC, SEC...
gave President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food to the war effort in Europe without violating the nation's official position of neutrality
Lend-Lease Act
a proposed missile defense system intended to protect the United States from attack by ballistic strategic nuclear weapons.
Strategic Defense Initiative/SDI/Star Wars
a set of domestic programs in the 1960 swith the main goals of ending poverty, reducing crime, abolishing inequality and improving the environment
Great Society/Lyndon B. Johnson
aimed to help World War II veterans readjust to civilian life by providing them with benefits including low-cost mortgages, low-interest loans and financial support
GI Bill
increased role of government during economic crisis (other possible answers)
3 impacts of the war on the home front
the United States would provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces; began with Greece and Turkey in 1947
Truman Doctrine
high points of President Carter's administration
Camp David Accords
3 tactics used by civil rights groups and activists in the 1960s
sit ins, marches, boycotts, litigation...