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American History 3; 5.0 Flashcards

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Tensions at Yalta led to what?

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The cold war

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What did America use in the cold war to stop the spread of communism?

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Truman Doctrine, NATO, and the Berlin airlift

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Capitalism

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Private citizens control economic activity

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How did Truman change the armed forces?

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He racially integrated them

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What rights did the McCarthy communist witch hunts attack?

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Freedom of speech and assembly, and the right to plead the fifth

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What did the US and Soviet Union partake in that was the main focus of the cold war?

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A nuclear arms race

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Where did communism spread to ?

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China, Cuba, and Vietnam

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What influenced rock-n-roll?

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Black rhythm and blues

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What was the G.I. Bill?

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It let veterans go to college for free

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What did many women start to do in the 1950’s?

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Started challenging the limitations and expectations society placed on them

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What resulted in a dramatic increase of births/ the population?

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The 1950’s Baby Boom

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What started the space race? What else did it result in?

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Soviet Union launched the space satellite Sputnik. Resulted in competitive science education.

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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Soviet Union was interested in placing nuclear arms in Cuba. US blockade was imposed to stop it

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What two things were put in place to protect Americans from future attacks?

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The PATRIOT Act and the Department of Homeland Security

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What was LBJ’s Great Society intended to do?

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Intended to pull people out of poverty through welfare, education, and more.

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Who did the Great Society believe had the responsibility to alleviate poverty?

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The Federal Government

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What was the Warren Court’s controversial ruling?

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Miranda v. Arizona; ruled that detained criminal suspects, prior to police questioning, must be informed of their constitutional right to an attorney and against self-incrimination.

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What was the significates of the Warren Court’s ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?

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Outlawed segregation in public schools

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What did the Civil Rights movement consist of?

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Sit-ins, marches, protests, Freedom Riders, and more

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What did MLK Jr. believe in?

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Non-violent civil disobedience

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What did Malcom X believe in?

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Using violence in the face of violence

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What did President Regan believe in? (Reaganomics)

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Cutting taxes for the wealthy to improve the economy; trickle down economics

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What represented the end of the Cold War?

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The fall of the Berlin Wall

24
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What has been a goal of every president since Carter?

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Stability in the Middle East

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What were the 1990’s known for?

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Improving employment rate

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What was happening to types of jobs in the 1990’s?

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Decline in manufacturing jobs; growth in International trade and technological jobs

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Why was the 2000 Bush v. Gore election controversial?

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Decided by a small number of votes; not all votes counted.

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What helped lead to Richard Nixon’s election in 1968?

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Democratic party was in conflict over Vietnam

29
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What were Hawks?

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People who supported the Vietnam war

30
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What were Doves?

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People who were against the Vietnam war

31
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What was the War Powers Act?

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Limited the President’s power to wage war

32
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Why did Mainstream American culture not like Counterculture?

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Believed Counterculture threatened tradition

33
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What was Counterculture?

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Communal living, rock-n-roll, drugs. They were against conformity

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What did Cesar Chavez do?

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Used non-violence and protests to get more rights and better wages for migrant workers

35
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What was powerful about Betty Friedan’s book “Feminine Mystique”?

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Gave housewives a voice for their frustration with their limited options in the work place

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What was the main goal of the Vietnam War?

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To contain the spread of communism

37
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What eventually decreased support for the Vietnam War?

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The draft

38
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How did the Tet Offensive influence Americans?

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Led to many questioning if we could win the war in Vietnam

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What was the American Indian Movement designed to do?

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Designed to aggressively challenge the federal government

40
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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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Was an attempt to amend the US constitution to ensure gender equality

41
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What was ruling of Roe v. Wade?

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Guaranteed women the right to reproductive freedom; including abortion rights

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What did women start to expect in the 1960’s?

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Equal rights to men

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What was seen as the start of the LGBT civil rights movement?

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The Stonewall Inn riots in NYC

44
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Why did American people lose trust in the government?

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Vietnam War and Watergate

45
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Where were dangers of nuclear energy experienced?

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Three Mile Island

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What did President Nixon try to do?

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Tried to ease Cold War tensions with Soviet Union and China

47
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What did President Carter committed to?

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Human rights

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What led to long lines for fuel in the 1970’s?

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An oil embargo from the Middle East

49
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What did Rachel Carson do?

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Led to many environmental protections

50
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What was the Strategic Defense Initiative (Star Wars)?

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An attempt to have the means to shoot Soviet missiles from the sky

51
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What did Regan mostly increase spending for?

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The military and national defense

52
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What did Détente with US and Soviets lead to?

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A nuclear arms reduction

53
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Al Qaeda

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Terrorist group that attacked the US on 9/11

54
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What happened in response to 9/11?

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President Bush invades Iraq

55
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What was the PATRIOT Act?

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A balance between protecting citizens and limiting civil liberties

56
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What influenced President Obamas victory in 2008?

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The internet, young people, and African American voters

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