Final Flashcards
Pentagon papers
United States officials lied about the progress of the Vietnam war
War powers act purpose
No president can commit troops to armed struggles whiteout congress
How water gates candle began
By the break in by 5 men at democratic headquarters
What did Reagan’s economic plan lower
Income taxes of the citizens
Supply side economics
Meaning the theory that influenced Reagan’s economic policies
Cold War dissolved
This war Soviet Union
NAFTA
Is an achievement of this president Bill Clinton
Globalization concern
United States would lose jobs to other countries where wages or pay are lower
Silent spring
Author about environmental issues by Rachel Carson
SALT
President Nixon
Did other politicians believe Richard Nixon abused political president power
Yes they thought he abused his presidential power and legal structure
Détente
Hostile us and Soviet Union relations in 1970s
Apartheid
South African government racial segregation
Information revolution
Internet and World Wide Web
Executive branch
President , Vice President , and heads of government agencies
Legislative branch
Law makers ( house and senate)
Judicial branch
Members of the courts and the Supreme Court judges are appointed for life
Democratic country
United States
Communist countries
Soviet Union , China , north Vietnam , North Korea
Johnson policy of escalation
Used this buildup of untied states armed forces in Vietnam
Reason us entered WWI
bombing of Pearl Harbor by the Japanese
Why did Roosevelt use fireside chats
He convinced people that is was safe to put money back in the bank when it reopened
Berlin Wall location
East and West Berlin, Germany
Ho Chi Minh
Leader of north Vietnam
