History Final Test Flashcards
Kent State
students were protesting against the Vietnam war, national guard came, shots were fired, 4 dead and 9 injured
Watergate
A hotel and DNC offices
Jimmy Carter appealing to voters?
he was an outsider, someone who was different than the old presidents
Carter’s solution to energy crisis
to turn down your thermostats and wear a sweater, also taxed big cars
What happened when the US left Vietnam?
The North took over the South, they didn’t even fight, just gave up
Détente
To calm the cold war tension by ignoring smaller nations and confronting Russia and China
Who held 66 American hostages?
Iran
Nixon quote
“I’m not a crook”
Regantomics
Domestic policy to shrink the government and reduce taxes
SDI
“Star Wars” or Strategic Defense Initiative, put laser beams into space to kill off nuclear bombs from Russia
Symbol of the end of the Cold War
Berlin wall falls down and everyone celebrates freedom by drinking free Coke, the fall of communism
Reagan quote
“Mr Gorbachev, tear down this wall”
First Iraq War
Operation Dessert Storm: 30 days of bombing, 100 hours after ground war, war is over
Oklahoma City bombing
Truck bombing by Timothy McVeigh, 168 killed, 19 were children
Al Qaeda attacks
Bombed world trade center, 9/11
Obama’s presidency
Death of Ben Ladin and provided hope
America enters WWI
Pearl Harbor
End of the War
Atomic bombing in Japan
War at home
Japanese in internment camps, women working in factories
Zoot suits
big suits that mainly Mexicans wore, used in the war for parachutes, caused many riots
GI Bill
help pay for college, graduate school, and loans for houses
Suburbs were called
Levittowns
New lifestyles
Television
Marshall Plan
US gave money to Europe to help rebuild and prevent communism
