People
invented the telegraph which allowed people to communicate from long distances.
Samuel Morse
President Johnson was determined to contain this style of government
communism
the largest job sector experienced a sharp decline
Manufacturing
warfare; hit and run
guerilla warfare
Required employers and educational institutions to give special consideration to women, African Americans, and other minority groups, even though these people were not necessarily better qualified
affirmative action
Invented the steel plow
John Deere
If one country falls to communism then every country near it will also fall.
domino theory
Wage inequality between upper- and lower-income Americans
income gap
the leader of North Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Along with unemployment compensation and aid to the disabled, the Social Security Act created old age _____.
insurance
invented the mechanical reaper
Cyrus McCormick
A devotion to the interests and culture of one’s nation
nationalism
these expanded rapidly and attracted young talent and, at times, excessive investment funding
dotcoms
A leaf killing toxic chemical
Agent Orange
when a person buys now and pays later
Credit
This religious leader brought the Mormon people to the Great Salt Lake
Brigham Young
is an economic system where private businesses and individuals control production.
capitalism
Clinton’s strategy for winning the presidency
"middle of the road"
Prior to WWI, Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy formed this...
Triple Alliance
The gov. spends more money than it receives in revenue
deficit spending
British prime minister during WWII
Winston Churchill
The destiny of the U.S. to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican Territory
Manifest Destiny
President H.W. Bush did not convince the public that he had a clear strategy for ending this
recession
required men to register with the gov. for random selection of military service.
Selective Service Act of 1917
Could be put in jail for 20 years and fined $10,000..prohibited obtaining information, recording pictures, or copying descriptions of any information relating to the national defense with intent or reason to believe that the information may be used for the injury of the United States or to the advantage of any foreign nation.
Espionage and Sedition Acts