World War II
This event on December 7, 1941 forced the United States to enter WWII.
1944 law that gave military veterans financial and education benefits
GI Bill (Serviceman's Readjustment Act)
Supreme Court decision that upheld segregation and said that "separate but equal" facilities were legal.
Plessy v. Ferguson
Key economic problem of the 1970s. Characterized as a mix of inflation and economic recession.
Stagflation
President in this time period who was impeached, but not removed from office.
Bill Clinton
This is defined as restricting the supply of items used by the public during wartime.
Rationing
U.S. policy that gave military and economic aid to countries threatened by communism.
Truman Doctrine
This officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude
13th Amendment
Term describing the relaxing of tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union/China.
Detente
These were the two main candidates in the 2000 Presidential Election
George W. Bush and Al Gore
This president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs in an effort to reduce American casualties.
Harry Truman
Document which showed that a series of Presidents including LBJ had lied to both the public and Congress about the Vietnam war - specifically noting that the U.S. was winning.
Pentagon Papers
This led to a "credibility gap"
This man was an early civil rights leader and co-founder of the NAACP. He was the first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard.
W.E.B. Du Bois
Economic strategy in which there was an increase in deregulation and cutting of taxes. Meant to help the upper class, thereby eventually helping the middle and lower class
Reaganomics (Aka: Trickle-down Economics)
Act instituted after 9/11 that permitted secret government searches of suspected terrorists and supporters. Made it easier to wiretap and track internet communications.
Patriot Act
U.S. General in Europe who was in charge of the Invasion of Normandy (D-Day)
General Dwight D. Eisenhower (34th President)
Mutual defense treaty between eight communist states of Central and Eastern Europe. Made as a response to NATO
Warsaw Pact (1955-1991)
Co-founder of the National Farm Workers Association (which later became the United Farm Workers union) alongside Cesar Chavez.
Dolores Huerta
1st woman appointed to the Supreme Court.
Sandra Day O'Conner
Law which imposed a waiting period before people could buy handguns and required background checks for gun dealers to be able to sell guns to individuals
Brady Bill
This major battle was a part of the island hopping campaign. The American forces hoped to use the three airfields on this island as a staging area for attacks on the Japanese main islands.
Battle of Iwo Jima
Named for a former U.S. senator, this was the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without proper regard for evidence.
McCarthyism
Term first used in an executive order signed by JFK. It referred to a set of procedures designed to eliminate unlawful discrimination among applicants, remedy the results of such prior discrimination, and prevent such discrimination in the future
Affirmative Action
U.S. deal made by Reagan to sell weapons to Iran and divert the money to rebels in Nicaragua. Led to Congressional investigations.
Iran-Contra Affair
Signed into law by President Obama in response to the economic recession of the late 2000's. It provided money for infrastructure, education, as well as federal tax incentives, and the expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009