American History 1933-present Flashcards
(37 cards)
America’s involvement in this helped the US economy get back on track.
World War II
December 7, 1941 - Japanese bombed Hawaii & the US joined the World War following this
attack on Pearl Harbor
The US & its allies defeated the Axis powers in this war
World War II
A new threat to the US that followed WWII & lasted until 1991
Cold War
Building up the US Nuclear Weapon arsenal was one way the US tried to with this
Cold War
Using questionable means to contain communism & support capitalist states was one way the US tried to win this
Cold War
In the 50’s, the US tried to contain communism by involvement in this active war
Korean War (Korean Conflict)
In the 60’s, the US tried to contain communism by involvement in this active war (& was very unpopular among the American people)
Vietnam War
anti-poverty set of programs that included Medicare & Medicaid during the 1960s
The Great Society
Minorities & oppressed groups (esp African-Americans & women) fought for equality
Civil Rights Movement
Leaders in the civil rights movement who helped bring an end to segregation in the South and encouraged equality among blacks & whites
Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr.
This scandal forced President Nixon to resign for secretly recording the opposing party’s campaign headquarters & lying about it.
Watergate Scandal
backlash against the progressive values embodied by much of the 1960’s
conservative movement
this US President is credited with leading the Conservative Movement
Ronald Reagan
First Catholic President & was elected in 1960
John F. Kennedy
President assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963
John F. Kennedy
President during the Bay of Pigs Invasion & the Cuban Missile Crisis
John F. Kennedy
Fought for America’s Space Program - “We choose to go to the moon….not because they are easy, but because they are hard.”
John F. Kennedy
In the 1950s the US sought to protect South Korea from falling under the influence of North Korea, China, & communism
Korean War
US made a famous amphibious landing at Inchon during this war
Korean War
The result of this war is a creation of a demilitarized zone between the two parts of this country
Korean War
Vice-President under Dwight D Eisenhower in the 1950s and lost the Election of 1960 to JFK after the first set of presidential debates to be televised
Richard Nixon
Elected President in 1968 & helped expand trade in China
Richard Nixon
Was impeached for his involvement in the Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon
