Unit 6: WWII
The first day of the invasion of France occurring on the beaches of Normandy. Eventually over a million men and thousands of vehicles and equipment were landed.
D-Day
FDR Churchill Stalin meet to discuss military strategy and the post war order of Europe and Asia.
Yalta Conference
in 1954 the Supreme Court overruled Plessy vs. Ferguson by saying that “separate but equal” did violate the 14th Amendment and that all schools must be integrated
Brown vs. Board of Education
if Vietnam became a communist country then the rest of Southeast Asia would also fall to the communists
Domino Theory
Why did the Plumbers break into the Watergate Hotel?
To steal democratic campaign information and bug the phones to give Nixon an advantage in the election
the first group of African American military pilots in the United States Armed Forces who fought in World War II.
Tuskegee Airmen
Winston Churchill metaphor for the Soviets influence in eastern Europe.
Iron Curtain
outlawed the poll tax that was used to prevent Blacks from voting
24th Amendment
prevented people from Soviet-controlled East Berlin from escaping to democratic West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Relaxing tension with communist nations practiced by Nixon, Ford, & Carter slight shift from containment policy
Détente
Japanese American charged with violating the executive order of internment. Brought his case to the Supreme Court where it was stated that internment was a military necessity.
Korematsu vs. United States
United States policy which stated that the U.S. would prevent Soviet communist expansion.
Containment
Northern and Southern students who protested segregated bus systems in the South and were met by resistance
“Freedom riders”
What did Loving v. Virginia establish?
Right to marry outside of your race
Increasing oil prices and wages lead to inflation which combined with a stagnant economy
Stagflation
List the 4 agreements made at the Tehran Conference
United Nations
Spilt Germany
USSR will attack Germany in 1944
USSR will help fight Japan after Germany is defeated
Name 3 examples of the effects of the 2nd Red Scare paranoia.
McCarthyism, Rosenburgs, suburbs, duck and cover drills, building bomb shelters, HUAC, Loyalty Review Program
Forbid discrimination in employment, businesses or uses of facilities
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was the context of the ’68 election?
Credibility Gap-Many Americans thought LBJ was a liar about the Vietnam War
US in the process losing the Vietnam War
Anti-War Movement spread across the US
Why was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) never added to the Constitution?
It was not ratified by enough states to meet the ¾ majority by the deadline
Name 3 ways the US mobilized for WWII.
Rationing, propaganda, draft, women and minorities in the workforce, factories producing war goods.
Name 3 causes of the Baby Boom.
Soldiers returning from WWII, GI Bill, suburbs, economic stability, traditional gender roles reinforced through media
What is the 15th Amendment?
The right of every citizen of the U.S. to vote shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude
Name 4 events eroded support for the Vietnam War in the US.
My Lai Massacre
Kent State Massacre
Credibility Gap
The Draft
TV coverage of the War
Use of chemical weapons
Individuals within the U.S. government who were responsible for illegally transferring money generated by weapons sold to Iran to the Contras.
Iran-Contra Affair