Final Multiple Choice Flashcards
Operation Barbarossa
Was during world war II and was the code name for the german invasion of the soviet union (1941)
Sudetenland
the historical german name for northern, southern, and western areas of former Czechoslovakia which were inhabited by primarily studenten germans
Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939
paved the way for the joint invasion of poland by nazi germany and the soviet union
Lend Lease
stated that the US could lend or lease (instead of sell) war supplied to any nation
German Invasion of Poland Crisis
German troops invaded poland september 1st 1939, triggeting world war II
The Fall of France
German invasion of france during World War II. France was conquered ending land operations on the western front
The battle of Britain
A military campaign of the second cold war where the royal air force and the fleet air arm of the royal navy defended the united kingdom against nazi germanys air force.
Pearl Harbor
A surprise attack done by Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service apon the U.S. naval base at pearl harbor on december 7th 1941
Japanese Internment
During world war II the U.S. relocated and incarcerated at least 120k people of japanese decent to identified incarceration sites.
War in the Pacific
the major theatre of world war II that covered a large portion of the pacific ocean, east asia and southeast asia
Battle of Coral Sea
a major naval battle between the imperial japanese naval and navy VS. air forces of the United States and Australia
Atlantic Warfare Accords
The battle of the atlantic was the longest military campaign to defeat nazi germeny covering a major part of naval history in world war II
Allied Invasion of Sicily and Italy
a major campaign of world war II in which allied forced invaded an island of sicily and took it from Axis powers, similar to what happened in italy
The battle of Stalingrad
A major battle on the easter front of world war II where nazi germany and it’s allied unsuccessfully fought the soviet union for control of the city Stalingrad
Normandy “D-Day” Invasion
landing operations of the allied invasion of norwat in operation overload during world war II
U.S. Post-War economic boom
a broad period of worldwide economic expansion beginning with the aftermath of world war II
Sunbelt
following world war II the U.S. population shifted from northern cities to southern cities
G.I. Bill of Rights
provided world war II veterans with funds for college education, unemployment insurance, and housing
“Iron Curtain”
a political and ideological barrier erected by the soviet union to seal itself off as well as irs dependent eastern and centeral european allies from open contact with the west
Cold War
a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Societ Union and their respetive allies
Stagflation
also known as recession inflation is a situation in which the inflation rate is high ot increasing and the economic rate slows
Fall of China Treaty
the unequal treaty was signed between china and eastern powers required china to cede land, pay reparations, legalizeopium import and grand extraterritorial privileges to foreign citizens
Korean War
war fought between north korea and south korea. It began when north korea invaded south korea following clashes along the boarder and rebellions in south korea
Berlin Airlife Accords
when western allied started a massive airlift to counter the berlin blockade imposed by the soviet regime
Division of Europe
Europe was divided into spheres of influence with the americans, british and french in the western europe and the soviets in eastern europe. once germany was defeated a fault-line was created that split european continent in half
NATO and Warsaw Pact
The warshaw pact and NATO were opposed and overtime built up defences starting an arms race, with no direct conflict
Marshall Plan
proposed that the united states provide economic assistance to restore the economic infrastructure of postwar europe
United Nations
an intergovernmental organization whose stated purpose is to maintain international peace and security.
1947 National Security Act
reorganized the structure of the U.S armed forced during WW II and created the office of secretary of defense
Eisenhower’s “New Look”
the new look polict reflected Eisenhowers concern for balancing the cold war military commitments of the US with the nations resources
Brinksmanship
The pracitce of trying to achive an advantagous outcome by pushing dangerous events to the brink of active conflict
Sputnik and the Space Race
The space race was a competition between two cold war rivals, the united states and the soviet union. with the aim to achieve superior spaceflight capability
The Warren Court
A period in the history of the united states where earl warren sereved as cheif justice and made multiple historic rulings on civil rights cases
Brown vs. Board of Education
a decision by the supreme court that laws establishig racial segregation in public schools are unconstitutional even if “equal”
Rosa Parks
an american activist in the civil rights movement who is best known for being arrested for refusal to give up her seat
Martin Luther King, Jr
an american activist who was one of the most prominent leaders in the american civil rights movement
Kennedy and Civil Rights
kennedy defined the civil rights crisis as moral as well as contitutional and legal. he announced majot civil rights legislations to guarentee equal access to public facilities and to end segregetion in educations. (as well as providing the right to vote)
Birimingham Crusade 1963
The childrens march by over 5k school students in Birmingham, with the purpose of the march to speak about the segregation esp. in the education system
Civil Rights Washington March
was the largest gathering for civil rights, was a march for freedom and jobs. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I have a Dream” speech at the event.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
was a failed military landing operation in the southwest coast of cuba in 1961, financed and directed by the united states. Was aimed to overthrow Fidel Castros communist government
Cuban Missile Crisis
was a direct confrontation between the united states and the soviet union which came close to nuclear conflict
Nikita Khrushchev
The first secretary of the communist part of the soviet union and a chairman of the countrys council of ministers
Ho Chi Minh
served as prime minister of vietnam
Kennedy’s assassination
President Kennedy was assassinated as he rode thorugh Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas Texas
Civil Rights Act of 1964
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin
Johnson’s “War on Poverty”
The legislation was proposed by johnson in response to the national poverty rate being around 19%
Voting Rights Act of 1965
outlawed discriminatory voting pracit8ies adopted in southern states after the civil war such as literacy tests
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
authorized president johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary to promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast asia
Operation “Rolling Thunder”
an aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the united states and the rebublic of vietnam airforce against the democratic republic of vietnam
Watts Riots
took place in los angeles after a african american male was pulled over for drunken driving and after failing a sobriety test turned into violence.
Malcom x
a human rights activist who was a prominent figure in the civil rights movement
Black Panthers - “Black Power”
was a marxist and leinist black power political organization focusing on african american rights
Nixon’s Vietnamization
a program designed to shift the responsability of the war from the US to the south vietnamese
Regents of the University of California v. Blakke
decided that a universities admission criteria which used races as a definite as violating the rqual protection clause
The Nixon Doctrine
where nixon stated that each ally nation was in charge of its own security but the united states would act as a nuclear umbrella when needed
SALT treaties
Involved the US and the soviet union. It delt with arms control.
Detente
following the cuban missile crisis both the united states and the soviet union agreed to install a direct hotline between washington and moscow
1973 Energy
a energy crisis caused nu the refusal of the organization of the petroleum exporting countries to sell crude to the US
Ceaser Chaves
an american labor leader and activist
Betty Friedan
an american feminist. Wrote the book the Feminine Mystique which helped craft the second wave of American deminism in the 20th century
Roe v. Wade
The Burger Court
When Warren Burger served as cheif justice. Had a impact mainly on conflict between religious freedom and state public schools
1973 Paris Peace
The Paria peace accords were an agreemenr to the the war and restore peace in vietnam.
Henry Kissinger
an american diplomat who served as the united states secretary and national decurity advisor under richard nixon
War Powers Act
as a federal law intended to check a US presidents power to commit the US to an armed conflict witout consent of the US congress
fall of Saigon
the capture of saigon the capital of south vietnam, The event marked the end of the vietnam war and the collapse of the non communist south vietnamese regime
Vietnam Syndrome
refers to public aversion to america overseas military involvments after the somestic controvery over the vietnam war
Gerald Ford
an american politican who served as the 38th president of the united states
Helsinki Accords
a major diplomatic agreement which was primarily an effort to reduce rension between the soviet and western blocs bu securing common acceptance of the post world war II status quo
Jimmy Carter
a US politican who served as the 39th president of the United States
Panama Canal
a artifical waterway that connects the altlantic ocean with the pacific ocean and divides north and south america
Human Rights
The rights to all human beings regardless of race, sex, nationality, ethnicity, language, and religion
Camp David Peace
Agreements between Isreal and Egypt, that led in the following year ro a peace treaty
1980 Olympics
Held in the soviet union
