APUSH 8
This policy, originally used by President Truman, wanted to prevent the spread of Soviet Influence around the world.
What is containment?
This war involved a US led coalition of nations liberating Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.
What is the Persian Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm?
This Supreme Court case in 1954 declared that segregation in education was unconstitutional, overturning Plessy v. Ferguson.
What is Brown v. Board?
This person was president during the Great Depression and promised a "New Deal" to Americans
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This term was used to describe journalists who exaggerated stories and pushed America to war with Spain
What is yellow journalism?
Accusations of being a "Communist sympathizer" or "Spy" in the US. Led by a US Senator with trials shown on TV.
What is McCarthyism?
This law/act eliminated trade barriers between the US, Mexico, and Canada, creating a free trade zone and is an example of globalization.
What is NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)?
This case claimed that African Americans (freed or enslaved) were unable to be US citizens.
What is Dred Scott v Sanford?
This was the overarching name for President Lydon Johnson's domestic policy
What was the Great Society?
Campaign launched by the NAACP during WW2 "Freedom overseas and Freedom at home"
What was the Double-V Campaign?
Protests like the Freedom Rides, March on Washington, and Birmingham Protests all sought to do what?
All sought to get the Federal Government involved
Following 9/11, this law gave the US government unparalleled powers to spy on American citizens.
What is the Patriot Act?
Required police to inform suspects of their rights (right to remain silent and attorney)
What is Miranda v Arizona?
These are the three "Progressive Era" presidents. Please list them in the correct order.
Who are Teddy Roosevelt, William Taft, and Woodrow Wilson?
This book described how the US "lost its way" due to the social changes of the 1960s, and needed to return to religion and the nuclear family
What is the Moral Majority?
President Nixon's policy in Vietnam, focusing on getting the South Vietnamese Army to replace the American one.
What is Vietnamization?
Frustration towards Republican failures at challenging the Obama Administration resulted in the creation of this splinter faction in the Republican Party.
What is the Tea Party?
This case established that the Federal government can limit free speech under a "clear and present danger" (mainly during a war)
What is Schenck v US?
President Jimmy Carters signature foreign policy achievement
What was the Camp David Accords?
This religious movement sought to restore the Sioux and other Great Plains tribes to form strength, but was crushed by the US Army
What was the Ghost Dance Movement?
Immigrants in the early 21st century moved to this region of the US, increasing job numbers and power of these states.
What is the Sun Belt?
This case upheld Federal policy regarding Japanese Americans during World War 2
What was Korematsu v US?
President associated with the interstate highway system, growth and creation of the suburbs, and the 1950s
Who was Eisenhower?
These were two cases of Race-based violence that broke out in the US following the end of WW1
What were the Tulsa Massacre and Red Summer?