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what were some of the ways president wilson tried to keep the U.S. out of WWI?
giving weapons and money to the allies
what was the effect of the Watergate scandal on Nixon presidency?
he resigned as president.
why was the soviet satellite Sputnik seen as a threat to the U.S.?
the U.S. thought if the soviets could launch a rocket they could launch missiles.
what was the name of president Roosevelt plan to get out of the great depression?
The new deal
what was the importance of the panama canal?
it connected the Atlantic oceans and the pacific oceans and is still important today.
what was the equal rights amendment
it said everyone should have equal rights
what did the U.S. do to help win WWI
sending troops weapons and money to fight the war
what did the U.S. do to mobilize for war?
Declared war,set up a draft and women volunteered to help the war effort.
what did senator McCarthy do in the 1950s?
Built a career on threatening to expose communists in the U.S. government
before the civil war slavery expanded in the south rather than in the north because
geographic conditions in the south encouraged the development of large plantations
how did president hoover attempt to solve the economic problems facing the nations?
he did nothing, wanting to let the market fix itself
what was D-Day
the U.s and its allies began invading France to defeat the Germans
how did nuclear weapons spread in the world in the 1990's?
nations developed nuclear programs and built their own nuclear weapons.
why did millions of people move to american cities after the civil war
jobs and opportunity were available
what year did World War II end?
1945
what were the causes of WWI?
Imperialism,nationalism and alliances between nations
how has technology transformed are lives?
Technology has allowed us to do many things once thoughts impossible
what was meant by president Roosevelt "big stick policy's"
use military force if negotiator with other countries fails
how did Vietnam become a major battlefield in the war against communism?
the U.S> wanted to stop the spread of communism in the south wast asia.
how did the united states respond to the terrorist attack of September 11 2001?
They started the war on terror hunting down those who attacked the U.S.
Jacob riis wrote a book "how the other half lives" to show the conditions in?
overcrowded tenements in cities.