EOC Terms and Peeps Flashcards
Teapot Dome Scandal
involved the Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall, charged with accepting bribes from oil companies in exchange for exclusive rights to drill for oil on Federal land. Including land near a teapot-shaped outcrop in Wyoming known as Teapot Dome. Huge Scandal in 1920s
Recall
a way in which voters (in 20 of the states) can remove an elected official from office before that officials term ends. Give voters a power similar to impeachment.
Roosevelt Corollary
an extension of the Monroe Doctrine made by Teddy - gave the United States the power and authority to intervene basically anywhere in other countries in the Western Hemisphere
Big Stick Diplomacy
TR’s foreign policy. Said US would use force if necessary to achieve its international goals. Based on proverb - “speak softly, but carry a big stick.”
Alfred T Mahan
Admiral who was an advocate for imperialism. Wrote book, The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, which claimed that countries with sea power were the great nations of history
Sanford Dole
Leader or US fruit company in Hawai’i. Overthrew Queen Liliuokalani in 1893. Island soon joined US as a territory
Dollar Diplomacy
the policy of using America’s financial power, rather than military intervention (the Big Stick), to extend their influence abroad. Basically, it meant making other nations dependent on the dollar so that they welcome America.
John Pershing
Commander of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) in WWI
Palmer Raids
A series of violent and abusive law-enforcement raids directed at leftist radicals, communists, and anarchists in 1919 and 1920. Led by the US Attorney General
Harlem Renaissance
a rediscovery of Black culture - African American artists and writers formulated an independent Black culture and encouraged racial pride, rejecting any emulation of American culture. (from open stax)
SEC
Agency which enforces manipulation of the market and was made after the 1929 Stock Market Crash. Helps secure the market and prevent further disasters.
Dust Bowl
a period of dust storms that damaged agriculture production due to massive droughts during the 1930s. Added to the Great Depression with an agricultural depression
FDIC
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation - created to maintain the stability of the United States’ financial system. It was created during New Deal by FDR. Insures people’s deposits in bank accounts
Tuskegee Airmen
African-American pilots in WWII who would contribute to the eventual desegregation of the US military through their distinction in service
Dwight D Eisenhower
general in the US Army during WWII, served as supreme commander of the allied forces in Europe. Later became president.
McCarthyism
Named after US senator who made unsubstantiated claims there were communists in 1950s US government
HUAC
House Un-American Activities Committee. Founded to investigate claims of disloyalty and subversive activities among private citizens. It directed much of its attention to rooting out suspected Communists in business, academia, and the media.
Fall of Saigon
End of Vietnamese civil war in which the Communist northern forces overtook the south. Seen as a US failure.
Camp David Accords
signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in September 1978, established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and Egypt in March 1979
OPEC Oil Embargo
During the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an oil embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military and to gain leverage in the post-war peace negotiations. Oil and gas prices rose dramatically. Many stations ran out of gas
GATT 1994
purpose was to promote international trade by reducing or eliminating trade barriers such as tariffs or quotas It helped the US-led capitalist West spread its influence by liberalizing trade through multilateral agreements. Showed increasing globalization in 90s
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
a stimulus package enacted by congress and Obama to help stimulate national economic recovery from 2008’s “Great Recession” by providing jobs and building infrastructure. Important as it included measures to modernize the U.S. nations energy and communication infrastructure. Helped contain second worst economic event in US history
Sonia Sotomayor
the first Hispanic-American and the third woman in Supreme Court. Nominated by Obama in 2009
