Unit 6
Causes of World War 1
(Each worth 25 points)
Militarization
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalization
United States and Soviet Union
Define Détente
peaceful coexistence with communist countries
Advocated for humane treatment of the mentally ill
Dorothea Dix
Believed that women should be treated as equals
Utopian societies
Most important "point" of Wilson's Fourteen Points
League of Nations
Define Containment
Preventing the spread of communism to other countries
Preferential hiring based on minority status
Affirmative Action
Delegates at the Constitutional Convention were
wealthier and better educated than the average American Citizen
Did not apply to border states of the Union
Emancipation Proclamation
Provided pensions for the elderly poor and temporary relief to the unemployed
Social Security Act
Why was the ruling of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas delayed?
Supreme Court justices were worried about an outbreak of violence in response to the ruling
Iraqi Army is quickly driven out of Kuwait
Operation Desert Storm
Built to prevent people from fleeing communist Eastern Europe to democratic Western Europe
Berlin Wall
Expanded the flow of information more radically than any invention since the printing press
Internet
Equal Rights Amendment
called for an end to legal discrimination based on gender.
Why were African Americans unable to participate in the American post-war suburban boom?
They were unable to secure financing
Partially repealed in 2013 to avoid government shutdown
Affordable Care Act
The Economic impact on the Second Industrial Revolution
Greater disparity in the distribution of wealth; wider gap between rich and poor
Businesses started public relations departments to deal with bad publicity
Definition of Liberalism under the New Deal
An active government must uplift the less fortunate members of society
What prohibited the racial discrimination in all public accommodations?
(Must say the full name to get credit)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Allowed the Government to wiretap and spy on citizens without their knowledge
USA Patriot Act
Antebellum hierarchal society in which the planter took responsibility for the lives of those around him
Paternalist Ethos
List 3 effects of WWII on the U.S.'s economy at home
(1=150 pts, 2=350 pts, 3=500 pts)
Unemployment declined
Production soared
Tax revenue increased