Topic 8
Russia and the United States competition for nuclear weaponry is known as what?
An Arms Race
This supreme court case is historically known for giving equal educational experiences to all Americans, regardless of race.
Brown vs. Board of Education
The harsh climate and unfamiliar forests left the Vietcong using elusive tactics and ________________ to fight the American troops.
Guerilla Warfare
How did Gerald Ford become the president?
Via Nixon's resignation, following the Watergate scandal
Bill Clinton was a democratic president, but he ran his campaign on bridging the gap between both _____________
Republican (conservative) and Democrat (liberal) voters
This area experienced a large migrating population due to warmer weather, a booming industrial industry, and new inventions such as air conditioning.
The sun belt
The lunch counter "sit-ins" were meant to _____________
Draw attention to segregation around the United States
The concept of communism spreading throughout the world was known as ___________ theory.
Domino (theory)
Criminal immunity given to an individual from the president is referred to as _______________
A presidential pardon
What prevented employees from losing their jobs due to family medical issues under Clinton's administration?
The Family Medical Leave Act
What helped boost the United States economy after WWII?
GI Bill of Rights
Abandoned their space program
The growing distrust in President Johnson, US leaders, and members of our government was called _____________
The credibility gap
The ideas of nonconformity, personal freedom, and racial equality are characteristics of _____________
Counterculture
Canada, Mexico, and the United States formed what as a response to the European Union (EU)?
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
How did the Eisenhower Administration transform the American landscape?
By funding highway construction
Lyndon B Johnson's objective of eliminating poverty and racial injustice, including the addition of medicare, medicaid, and more funding of education was known as ________________
Great Society
What group suffered a disproportionate amount of casualties in the Vietnam War?
African American (US) soldiers
Jimmy Carter
Sandra Day O'Conner, the first female supreme court justice, had ___________ beliefs and helped tip the SCOTUS to what political side?
Conservative
Eisenhower did NOT support what overtaking by United States allies (Britain, France, and Israel) in Eygpt?
The Suez Canal
Thurgood Marshall, a former supreme court justice, was appointed due to what?
The civil rights movement (first African-American justice)
Escalate sending troops into Vietnam, un-official "declaration of war"
Rachel Carson, an American author, wrote the book titled _______________ warning the public about the dangers of pesticides.
Silent Spring
Jerry Falwell, the leader of the "New Right", promoted the influence of what?
Evangelicals on conservative political thought