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Amer Hx Q4 Flashcards

1
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Betty Ford

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Wife of President Gerald Ford

Advocated for breast cancer treatment and substance abuse treatment

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Gerald Ford

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Pres. After Nixon

Popular for advocacy of adoption, unpopular for pardoning Nixon

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3 Changes to daily life caused by US entering WWII

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  • Rationing
  • Introduction of speed limits
  • Women entered manual labor jobs
  • Childcare industry
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Bracero Program

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Program to allow Mexican migrants to enter US to work in agriculture during WWII

After war many of the migrants didn’t want to leave, laying groundwork for modern immigration issues

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At which two battles did the US stop the Japanese advance in WWII?

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  • Battle of Guadacanal (Aus)
  • Battle of Midway (HI)
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What was unique about the battle of Midway?

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First battle to ever be fought entirely by aircraft

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What was the main purpose of the invasion of Italy in WWII

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To divert German resources to take pressure of USSR

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2 Inventions of the Nazis

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  • Jet airplane
  • Rocket (artillery)
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Island Hopping Campaign

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South Pacific Combat during WWII

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GI Bill

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  • Program that provided free schooling and healthcare for veterans
  • Intended to prevent another Bonus Army March
  • Introduced concept of financial aid and scholarships, even for non-veterans
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2 Industries started by US in WWII, became major civillian industries after war thanks to military selloffs

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  • Fast food
  • Mass-produced housing
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Yalta Conference

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The conference in which the allies partitioned Europe

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Leaders of the two sides in the Chinese civil war

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  • Mao Zedong (communist)
  • Chiang Kai-Shek
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Dwight Eisenhower

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  • General in charge of D-Day
  • Became first republican president in a long time
  • Expanded US highway system
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Rosenburgs

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Spies suspected of having given USSR plans for atomic bomb

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Levitt Town

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Large neighborhoods of mass-produced homes

17
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“Secure These Rights” Report

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A government report showing that segregation cost U.S. a lot of money (due to loss of spending, and revenue)

18
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Brown Vs. Board of Education

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Supreme court case that declared school segregation unconstitutional

19
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Fourth Great Awakening

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An increase in social reform
Caused by increased relevancy of religion

20
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What was the first part of American society to be desegregated?

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Military

21
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Who killed Lee Harvey Oswald?

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Jack Ruby

22
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24th ammendment

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Government cannot block voting with a paywall

23
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Voting rights act of 1965

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Requires polls to allow you to vote without having to first take a test

24
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Who killed Martin Luther King Jr?

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James Ray
Likely helped by someone (govt?)

25
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Lyndon B. Johnson

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  • President after JFK assassination
  • War on poverty
  • Instituted Medicare
  • Ended segregation
  • Implemented medicare, voting rights act, etc
26
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Tet Offensive

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A military offensive by the Viet Cong into South Vietnam

27
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What are 3 good things Nixon did?

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  • Ended Vietnam War
  • Passed laws in favor of Native Americans
  • Opened relations with China
28
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Containment of Communism

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Wars US fought to prevent other countries from becoming communist

29
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What years did the Cold War start and end?

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1945-1989

30
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How many Americans were killed in the Korean War?

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25,000

31
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Jimmy Carter

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Republican president following Ford

  • Hosted peace talks between Egypt and Israel
  • Brought Vietnam refugees to AR and OK
  • After presidency founded Habitat for Humanity
32
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“Morning in America”

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Ronald Regan’s campaign slogan

33
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Reganomics

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Ronald Regan’s plan to cut taxes, increase business incentives, and increase military spending

34
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Which President suffered from Alzhiemers?

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Ronald Regan

35
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How many Americans died in Vietnam War

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58,000

36
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What was the date of the OKC bombing?

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April 19th, 1995

37
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What big scandal happened with Bill Clinton

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He had sex with a White House intern

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