Politics
This man warned about the dangers of political parties and foreign entanglements in his Farewell Address
George Washington
Name the 3 parts of the American System
1. Bank
2. Tariffs
3. Internal Improvements
This 1980 economic plan was designed to cut taxes and cut government spending by reducing social welfare programs
Reaganomics
This controversial Supreme Court case upheld the right to abortion before a pregnancy reaches fetal viability
Roe v. Wade (1973)
Describe the general US culture of the 1950s
Conformity, consumerist, TV Generation, fear of communism, economic prosperity
This President declared "Happy Days Are Here Again!" after his (first) landslide election in 1932
FDR
Explain the significance of the Great Society.
Expands New Deal, social welfare, Medicare/Medicaid, HUD, "war on poverty", civil rights legislation, carry on JFK's legacy
This 1933 program paid farmers not to farm as a solution to low prices during the Great Depression
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
This was the name given to investigative journalists reporting on corruption in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Muckrakers
These are the two avian names given to both the supporters and opponents of the Vietnam War
Hawks & Doves
1. Explain the significance of Barry Goldwater
2. What was his snazzy scientific campaign slogan?
1. Loses 1964 election, but makes Republican Party more conservative
2. AuH20
This was the name for Teddy Roosevelt's domestic policy, centered around his Three C's
Square Deal
(Conserve nature, Control monopolies, Consumer protection)
Define the Gospel of Wealth
Rich Americans (like Andrew Carnegie) should use their money to help the poor by creating opportunities for them to escape poverty (e.g. libraries, clinics, music halls)
Why did Phyllis Schlafly oppose the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
Women don't need it; Christian duty as mothers/wives; men & women aren't equal, should embrace differences
This group emerged as a countermovement to the "woke" 1960s, and focused on returning conservative Christian values to mainstream US culture/politics
Moral Majority
Name the 3 major groups that make up the New Deal Coalition
1. African Americans
2. Labor unions
3. The South
This Supreme Court case upheld segregation with the phrase "separate but equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
Name one part of the Populist Party's platform
1. Silver standard
2. Income tax
3. Nationalization of railroads
4. Subtreasury using grain as loan collateral
Define "Bleeding Kansas".
Violence in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slvery mobs intended to sway the popular sovereignty vote on whether Kansas should be a free state or slave state (200+ dead).
Briefly describe one of the counterculture movements that criticized 20th century American culture
Beat Generation: individuality & spirituality
Hippies: drug use, sexual liberation
Avant-Garde: can individuality exist in capitalism?
Lost Generation: nothing makes sense after WW1
Writers: society is shallow & "phony" (JD Salinger)
Rock 'n Roll: youth rebellion (Elvis, Rolling Stones)
Name 3 of the 5 parts of the Compromise of 1850
CA as free state
NM as popular sovereignty state
No slave trade in DC
Fugitive Slave Act
TX debt absolved
To what extent did the Eisenhower administration support the use of direct military force to halt the spread of communism?
Not at all (sending troops overseas is too expensive)
Name one reason why the US economy was poor during the 1970s
Oil shocks (OPEC Embargo), Europe/Japan mfg recovery = less demand for US goods, job loss, factory closures, outsourcing mfg to China
What was the main idea of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise?
African-Americans should stay in the South (& deal with racism) to learn trade skills, gain economic independence, and slowly earn the recognition of white Southerners
1. The 1921 public trial of these two Italian immigrants highlighted the widespread distrust of New Immigrants during the First Red Scare
2. Why did Americans not trust New Immigrants during the First Red Scare?
1. Sacco & Vanzetti
2. Russian Revolution (1917), WW1 xenophobia, anarchist bombings/Palmer Raids, labor unrest