1980's
Won the presidency in 1980.
Ronald Reagan
9/1/39. Hitler invades this country.
Poland
If one country falls to communism, it's neighbor will too.
Domino Theory
Most important shipping canal in the western hemisphere.
Panama Canal
Masses of people withdrawing their money from banks at the same time
Run
T. Roosevelt's term for journalists who he believed were too negative.
Muckrakers
Believe the free-market and individuals are responsible for fixing social problems
Conservatives
Aside from the Navy, the primary fighting force in teh Pacific theater.
Marine Corps
Smaller states controlled by a larger state
Belief that only the strong survive
Social Darwinism
Caused by extreme drought in the Midwest during the depression.
Dust Bowl
Killed 146 workers in NYC. Mostly Women and girls.
Triangle Shirtwaist Fire
Space shuttle that exploded in 1986
Challenger
Italian dictator during the first part of WW2
Mussolini
First satellite put into orbit by the Soviets
Sputnik
Island nation in the Pacific that was obtained by the U.S. after the Spanish-American war.
Philippines
Shack encampments that sprang up during the Depression.
Hoovervilles
Settlement House founded by Jane Addams
Hull House
When the government spends more than it takes in
Budget deficit
Treaty of alliance between Japan/Germany/Italy
Tripartite Pact
Missile crisis country in 1962
Cuba
Purchased by the Seward in 1867. Nearly doubles the size of the U.S.
Alaska
Name given to the day the stock market crashed in 1929
Black Tuesday
When voters act to remove someone from political office during their term.
Recall
Business in the front. Party in the back.
Mullet
Granting concession in the hope of maintaining peace
appeasement
Civil rights protest movement. Order food, refuse to leave.
Sit-in
Queen Liliuokalani of _________.
Hawaii
President who pulled us out of the Depression
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Appointing political donors and trusted supporters to important public jobs.
Patronage
Reagan's preferred economic theory
Supply-Side Economics
Hitler's country of birth.
Austria
President Lyndon Johnson's program. His vision for America
Great Society
Commodore who sailed to Japan to open Japanese ports to the U.S.
Matthew Perry
Insured bank deposits up to $5,000
FDIC
Belief that Christianity should be the basis for social reform.
Social Gospel