Imperialism
The practice of strong countries taking economic, political, and military power over weaker countries
What is Imperialism?
Three nations that were on the Allies force in the beginning of World War I
What is Great Britain, France, and Russia?
The US' effort to block Soviet influence of communism in Europe and Asia by making alliances and supporting weaker nations
What is containment?
Name given to President LBJ's domestic agendas that reflect his grand vision for America
What is Great Society?
When is the US History Final Exam?
What is May 23rd, 2023 (Tuesday)?
The telegram that proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico. When British agents intercepted this message, it became one of the major causes of the US joining the war.
What is the Zimmermann code?
The event in which CIA's spy plane was shot down by the Soviet Union right before a meeting between the US and Soviet leaders
What is U-2 incident?
President George H. Bush's campaign slogan, implying the continuation of Reagan's legacy of low taxes
What is "Read my lips: no new taxes"?
The economic situation in which inflation and unemployment increases at the same time. This was one of the biggest problems that Nixon's administration faced.
Who was the Secretary of State who purchased Alaska from Russia, and this purchase was also known as?
What is William Seward?
What is "Seward's Icebox" or "Seward's Folly"?
The treaty that ended World War I with extremely harsh terms to Germany and other defeated powers
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Resupply of West Berlin by US and British planes during soviet blockade
What is Berlin Airlift?
The policy that Henry Kissinger introduced during Nixon's administration to ease Cold War tensions after the US policy of containment failed
What is detente?
Supreme Court case in which segregated schools were ruled unconstitutional
What is Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka?
Diplomatic policies of President Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson were each described as ...
What is Big stick diplomacy, dollar diplomacy, and missionary diplomacy?
June 6, 1944, the day on which the Allied forces of the US, Canada, and the Great Britain invaded Normandy, France occupied by Germany. The invasion that took place on this day was the largest naval, air and land operation in history at the time.
What is D-day?
Why were Ford and Carter each not re-elected into office?
What is pardoning Nixon and failing to rescue Americans in the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
Economic theory that tax cuts will increase jobs and government revenues. Reaganomics was based on this economic philosophy.
What is supply-side economics?
Three major causes of Spanish-American War
What is yellow journalism, de Lome letter, and explosion of U.S.S. Maine?
The order created during WWII that permitted military commanders to require Japanese Americans to relocate to interior interment camps away from Western coastal regions
What is Executive Order 9066?
The Soviet Union and its satellite nations formed the military alliance of ____ in response to West Germany joining the military alliance of ____ of the US, Canada, and ten European nations
What is Warsaw Pact? What is NATO?
Two main factors that led John F. Kennedy to victory in the 1960 presidential election
What is televised debate and Kennedy's response to the arrest of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
List these presidents in order: Carter, Nixon, LBJ, Bush, Ford, Reagan, JFK
What is JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush?