unit 6
where was the stock market crash?
new york
what court act was in 1954 and what was its importance?
Brown V. Board of Education
1954 the Supreme Court decision - they decided that segregated schools were unequal and must desegregate (this was the beginning of the end of separate but equal)
who was the first president who had to deal with communism?
harry truman
what was reagan also known as?
the great communicator
who created dollar diplomacy?
taft
what was the federal reserve system
central banking system of the united states, they failed to print enough money to support the economic growth of the 1920s - part of the reason why banks ran out of money after the crash
what was little rock nine? and what year was it?
The little rock nine were the first african american students to attend little rock central high school (each student had a personal armed guard)
After this incident desegregation began in the south
1957
who was Howard Lawson
He was a famous hollywood screenwriter and head of hollywood communist party and he was accused of putting communist propaganda in american films (almost no actual proof) and he was found guilty with 12m in prison
what was judical restraint?
Not taking extreme views on laws and not making decisions on controversial legal issues
who created open door policy?
john hay
who was the election of 1932 between
fdr and hoover
sam cooke 1964
what was the Deterrence Theory
a military strategy developed during the Cold War. It is especially relevant with regard to the use of nuclear weapons, if you have a large number of weapons then no one will attack you!
what was NAFTA
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)- created a free trade zone between the U.S, Mexico, and Canada which facilitated the flow of goods
who was president during trail of tears?
andrew jackson
was wpa a relief, reform or recovery act?
relief
what was malcom x the leader of?
Influential leader of the Nation of Islam
what were the doves and what were the hawks?
Those who supported the war in vietnam as a part of the containment strategy = HAWKS
Those who thought peace should be maintained at all costs = DOVES
who was president during Sandy hook?
obama
what year was stamp act?
1765
who were the Tuskegee airmen
- first group of african americans to be in the armed forces as military aviators. During WW2 many African Americans were subject to Jim Crow laws - the American military was racially segregated. Showed that despite racial discrimination the african americans were capable in fighting in the war
what program was Stokely Carmichael a part of?
SNCC
what treaty did soviets and u.s create at the end of vietnam war? what year?
STRATEGIC ARMS LIMITATIONS TREATY (SALT) 1972
when was reagan president from?
1981-1989
1763