60s to Present
What is LBJ's Great Society?
The idea that in society there will be no child that will go unfed and no child that will go unschooled. (1964)
What is McCarthyism?
McCarthyism is the second Red Scare
Why did the Great Depression happen?
Bank failures, overpoduction, and over working land meaning it isn't good for farming
What was the propaganda like during 1914-1920?
There were huge posters that were everywhere that supported the war effort(WWI)
What caused the economic boom in the roaring 20s?
Technological progress, led to mass production making things cheaper and consumerism go up
What did Nixon do to cut LBJ's idea of Great Society?
He cut the Welfare Reform program
October 1, 1949 is when Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong declared the creation of the People's Republic of China (PRC)
Offering farmers money in exchange for them to limit the amount of a certain crops produced
What was Wilson's League of Nations?
An international organization designed to preserve peace
What was the influence of jazz on American culture and black relations?
Created a sense of identity, originality, and social unity among black Americans
What ended the Cold War?
The fall of the Berlin wall, the reunification of Germany in 1990 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991
What was the Korean War?
(Communist) North Korea wanted to conquer (democratic) South Korea (US got involved bc of fear of spreading communism)
What was the Wagner Act?
It gave workers the right to form/join Unions and obligated employers to bargain with Unions
What is U.S.W and what did it do?
United Steelworkers, United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, American labour union representing workers in metallurgical industries as well as in healthcare and other service industries.
What were some influential/important factors that made the roaring 20s roaring?
Movies, radios, and cars (Consumerism is a big factor because all of these things were constantly being used/seen by the public)
What was the goal for NAFTA?
Eliminate all tariff and non-tariff barriers of trade and investment between U.S., Canada, and Mexico
What was the Truman Doctrine?
US will provide military, political, and economic assistance to all democratic nations under threat from internal/external authoritarian forces
What is SEC?
Protects investors
What was American $ interest in 1914-1920?
Continue trade with all sides, a neutral nation cannot impose embargo
What happened during the Desert Storm?
Coalition forces from Egypt, Syria, Oman, France and Kuwait stand in formation.
What were US-Soviet Relations like in 1945-1960?
EXTREMELY tense
What did Social Security do?
Provided unemployment insurance, old-age insurance, and means-tested welfare programs