unit 7 pt.1
unit 7. p2
unit 8 pt.1
unit 8 pt.2
unit 9
100

Wilson's idea was the creation of a permanent international organization to oversee world affairs &prevent future wars.

what is league of nations?

100

The fear that spread across the nation that a communist revolution would take place in the U.S

What is the red scare?

100

the world's first space satellite, launched by the soviet union in 1957.

What is Sputnik?

100

the political and economic confrontation between the soviet union and the united states.

What is the cold war?

100

Terrorist network started in 1989 by Osama Bin Laden

what is Al Queda?

200

the economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, beginning with the stock-market crash

What is the stock market crash?

200

Code name for the U.S. effort during World War II to produce the atomic bomb.

What is the Manhattan project?
200

an international organization launched at the end of WW2 with leadership from the US, Soviety union, great britain, and china

what is the United Nations?

200

A lessening of tensions between U.S. and Soviet Union

What is Détente?

200

what president said " Government is not the solution to our problem; Government is THE problem"

Who is Ronald Raegan?

300

19th century of belief that evolutionary ideas theorized by Charles Darwin could be applied to society.

What is social darwism?

300

Journalism that exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers

what is Yellow Journalism?

300

the name given to the generation of children born to the families of returning WW2 veterans between 1945 and 1960

what is Baby boomers?

300

US strategy to not allow communism to expand, but allow it to be in places where already established.

What is containment?

300

a point in time at which computers made a significant change to human

What is computer revolution?

400

A policy proposed by the US in 1899, under which ALL nations would have equal opportunities to trade in China.

What is open door policy?

400

Promised control of corporations, consumer protection, and conservation of natural resources.

what is the square deal

400

legislation in June 1944 that eased the return of veterans into american society by providing educational and employment benefits

What is the GI bill of rights?

400

Eastern European nations that were allied with and under the control of the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

What are satellite?

400

Economic policies of Reagan: tax cuts, decreased social spending, increased military spending, and deregulation of domestic markets.

What is Raeganomic?

500

cultural movement that took place in the 1920s and 1930s, and it was a crucial moment in the history of African American art, literature, and culture.

What is Harlem Renaissance?

500

Two laws created to impose penalties on anyone interfering with or speaking against U.S participation in WWI

What is the Espionage and Sedition Act?

500

the crisis that began with an illegal break-in at the democratic headquarters in the watergate complex and ended with richard nixon's resignation

What is the Watergate Scandal ?

500

Rejection of traditional social norms (appearance, beliefs,and lifestyle) and challenge to authority was commonplace among the youth

What is counterculture?

500

debates in issue like homosexuality, immigration policy,
diversity, abortion, gender roles, and family structure

What is culture wars?