History Final 2 Flashcards
What was the Munich Agreement?
Avoid WW2, give in to Hitler
What was the immediate reason for America’s entry into WWII?
Pearl Harbor (1941)
What did the militarist government of Japan want in the 1930s?
Land & resources
After Pearl Harbor, which arena was attacked first (where did the U.S. government focus more on)?
Europe first mentality
What did the U.S. government do to Japanese-Americans during WWII?
Interned in camps
How did the homefront contribute to the war effort in WWII?
Rationing gas, sugar, rubber
What was D-Day?
we invade France
How did WWII affect the U.S. economy?
After Depression people have jobs but nothing to buy
What was the Marshall Plan?
Rebuild Europe so we have Allies
Why did President Truman drop the atomic bomb?
Feared invading Japan would cost too many casualties
What principle did the Nuremberg Trials establish?
We can punish you for what you do in wartime
What was the iron curtain?
Divided lines between free democracies and satellite nations
Battle of the Bulge
Germany’s last ditch effort to push the Allies back from Germany?
Battle of Britain
Resulted in Great Britain keeping Germany from invading their island?
What was the purpose of the U.S.’s participation in NATO?
Treaty for protection
What did Americans become concerned about in the late 1940s?
Communism
What is HUAC?
House Un American Activities Committee
Interstate Highway System
Made by President Eisenhower
What event began the Korean War?
North Korea Invades
Who was Joseph McCarthy?
Lying dude
What were President Kennedy’s dreams for America?
New Frontier
Brown Vs. Board of Education 1954
the Supreme Court ruled “Separate but equal” was actually unequal and illegal
Gideon vs Wainwright
Everyone has the right to a attorney
Mapp vs Ohio
Evidence that was contained by ways that go against the constitution aren’t valid in court.
Engel vs Vitale
You cannot pray in school
Why did the U.S. back the French in Vietnam?
Scared of domino theory
Why did more women join the workforce in the 1970s?
They needed money
What was Watergate?
Break in by Nixon
What did Carter have to deal with in Iran?
Iran hostage crisis
What was the Oil Crisis?
Middle east countries angry at US for supporting Israel
