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Who won and lost the Cold War and why?
USA won because the USSR went broke.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution? Which war was this? Did we win?
Congress gave the president all the power he wanted to end the war and he the president sent more troops. We lost the vietnam war?
What 3 things were on TV?
1st presidential debate-kennedy won due to looks
civil rights movement- bible morally wrong, people joined the movement
Vietnam war- reporters
What is tet offensive?
Large Vietcong campaign demanding troops come home and leave Vietnam
Define the affects of the 9/11 attacks? How did the citizens feel? Who was the president? What was did this start?
George Bush....patriot act -privacy
homeland security and TSA
war on terrorism
What is the Bay of Pigs?
USA sent 1200 spies to Cuba and they got caught. Biggest failure of JFK and he had to pay to get the spies back.
What is the Wars Power Act?
Congress took back power from the president to make sure a president can never declare war again
What was established in schools due to Sputnik and why? How did americans feel about sputnik?
STEM- they want students to get jobs in these fields. \
afraid to be bombed
What is Johnson Great Society?
War on poverty...medicare...medicare...
What are the civil right acts of 1964, 1965 and 1968
1964- integrated public places
1965-voting
1968-housing
Marshall Plan - gave money to western eurpoean countries after ww2, they agreed to not be communist
Truman Doctrine- made it legal to give them money and could offer military assistance if a communist country tries to take over.
Who is Cesar Chavez and where was he from? Who did he look up to?
A farmer in California who grew grapes. He created the united farm workers to fight for equal pay and benefits for farmers. He looked up to MLK.
What did President Eisenhower establish while in office?
\Highways for military
What is Reagnomics?
Reduce government spending
trickle down effect- tax cuts
gave money to the military
Who was elected president in 2008? What was the significance and what did this president do in office?
Obama- obamacare (healthcare)
first catholic and black president
Which president opened the trading ports with China and why was it significant?
Nixon
First communist country we traded with
Soviet Union was upset
What is the significance of the Letter from Birmingham Jail?
MLK write to white pastors in the south to talk to their members and use the bible to say it was morally wrong
Who did the EPA protect?
animals that are going extinct
What is Camp Davids accord?
What is the Iranian hostage crisis? How did this make the president look?
Egypt and Isreal met with Jimmy Carter
peace to the middle east and Israel is known as their own country
US embassy was attacked in Iran and were took as captives ...jimmy carter looked weak because he paid to get them back
Social media =?
cyber bullying
What is the Cuban Blockade?
The USA surrounded Cuba using the Navy and cut off their access to trade
What is the Cuban missile crisis?
Soviet Union put missiles in Cuba
USA put missiles in Turkey
we both agreed to remove the missiles and no one started a war
Who pardoned Nixon and why?
Ford- we had bigger things to worry about and he restored confidence in the government.
Which president was good with both democrats and republicans? Why?
Bill Clinton he was friendly
why are presidents on the internet?
for social media ...to talk to the younger audiance