Short Answer Cht. 17-33 Flashcards
A. Philip randolph
labor and civil rights leader who demanded FDR create a Fair Employment Commission to investigate job discrimination Industries FDR to end discrimination in armed forces which created the executive order 8802
Abu ghraib
prison in Baghdad where American forces were torturing the prisoners. this led to the increased tensions on the home front during the Iraq war. led to the McCain amendment which outlawed such treatment but bush denounced but signed
AFL
American Federation of Labor. A union of skilled workers from one or more trades which focused on collective bargaining (negotiation between labor and management) to reach written agreements on wages hours and working conditions. The AFL used strikes as a major tactic to win higher wages and shorter work weeks. Endorsed immigration restriction during the Progressive Era, and La Follette for president in the 1920s. the amount of people who joined unions increased but the unions discriminated based on race
AAA
Provided crop subsidies to reduce production and educational programs to teach methods of preventing soil erosion. this protected farmers from price drop but angered Americans bc food was going to waste
Aimee McPherson
fundamentalist and media sensation who also created the Foursquare church. created precedent for future televangelist
al Smith
first Catholic nominated for president. lost in 1928 because of his religion, urban background and views on prohibition. criticized the new deal as socialist and helped form the anti new deal American Liberty League
Alberto Gonzalez
torture memo regarding prisoner torture Guantanamo Bay us Attorney General for George W bush argued president use whatever measures needed to prevent any future attacks. was main influence of Bush’s response to 9/11
Alfred mahan
wrote “the sea influence of the sea upon history” which increased expansionists mood. advocated a movement to acquire foreign territories
Alger hiss
state department official who was accused of being a Soviet spy and was put In prison. thought to be a victim of Nixon’s ruthlessness but was later found to be an actual Soviet spy. increased the suspicion that Dem was associated to communism and fed McCarthyism and helped Republicans
Alice paul
women’s suffrage leader who founded the national women’s party to pressure congress to pass a women’s suffrage amendment. led to the key wins in NY and MI which ultimately led to the win for women’s sufferage
alliance for progress
aimed to establish economic cooperation between Latin America and US by helping overcome poverty under JFK. was actually a way to try to contain communism
Andrew mellon
was sec of the Treasury under Harding who favored trickle down economics. tried to get congress to make a cut in income tax for the wealthy to promote business. was influential under Reagan and supply side economics
Anthony Comstock
create the NY society for the suppression of vice. pushed for tougher measures against sins. shut down gambling, and lottery operations and censored obscene publications
Atlanta compromise
agreement with southern blacks would work meekly and submit to white political rule. southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic education and due process in law. helped ease race tensions in society by insisting that blacks should prove economic value and racism would go away
Betty friedan
wrote “the feminine mystique” that denounced the suburban home as a “comfortable concentration camp”. insisted that women must work outside home. helped progress women towards independence
big stick policy
neg peacefully while also threatening w the “big stick” or the military. especially in terms of Latin America and the Roosevelt corollary. policy of imperialism which acted to worsen foreign relationship w Latin american countries by acting out of business interests
bonus army
jobless ww1 vets came to Washington to lobby congress to give them immediate payment of money promised to them by 1945. Hoover opposed the payments and sent the army after them
bull Conner
police commissioner in Birmingham Alabama who pledged to keep Birmingham segregated. sent men w electric cattleprods, high pressure water hoses, and snarling attack dogs onto non violent protesters. vicious tactics pushed Kennedy to negotiate with demonstrators
bull moose
TR’s supporters left Republicans convention outraged at Chicago disqualifying many of Roosevelt’s delegates. nominated Hiram Johnson, endorsed nearly every reform cause, including lower tariffs, women’s suffrage, business regulations, abolition of child labor, eight hour work days, workers compensation. helped business regulations which improved working conditions
Caesar Chavez
turned to the more militant tactics of the Latino civil rights movement. was a charismatic leader who blended religion with nonviolent resistance to fight for social changes.
camp David Accords
agreement reached between leaders of Israel and Egypt after protracted negotiations brokered by Carter. Israel surrendered land seized in earlier wars and Egypt recognized Israel as a nation. did not lead to lasting peace
Carrie nation
radical member of temperance movement and used vandalism to achieve her goals. helped pave way to eighteenth and nineteenth amendment
Charles coughlin
attacked FDR and encouraged the national Union of social justice. anti-Semitic and called for the nationalization of banks. potent force against the new deal
Charles Lindbergh
first man to fly nonstop across the Atlantic ocean, and became a classic American hero. became celebrity who portrayed individualism
children’s aid society
founded by William Bruce and established forms, reading rooms, and workshops where boys could learn practical skills. took orphaned children off streets and shipped them to the country and placed with families to work
CCC
sent 250k young men to work camps to perform restoration and conservation tasks. removed surplus of workers from cities, provided healthy conditions for boys, provided money for families. combined work relief with environmental projects
Clayton act
took a legal approach, listed corporate activities that could lead to federal lawsuits, spelled out specific illegal practices such as selling at a loud to undercut competitors. Wilson administration able to effectively regulate business by filling nearly 100 antitrust suits
Cody’s army
unemployed workers matched from Ohio to Washington to draw attention to the plight of workers and to ask the government for relief. Cleveland still wouldn’t intervene
Daniel ellsburgh
Nixon’s plumbers targeted him by breaking into his psychiatrist office. the one who released the Pentagon papers
David reisman
wrote”the lonely cloud” and believed that the new company people were eager to follow the cuse from their peers and not think innovatively or act independently
Dennis vs united States
declared that Congress could limit freedom of speech is National Security required such restriction and affirm the conviction and jailing of the communist despite any evidence of Espionage or violence. this high-end Cold War anxieties about Communists and spies which allowed the Truman Administration to gain a firm control
detente
reduce tensions, as with Nixon’s Cold War policy towards China and the Soviet Union. full diplomatic relations were achieved in 1979 and Nixon’s trip to Soviet Union in 1972 resulted in several trade and Technology agreements as well as SALT 1 and ABM. help ease relations with these countries as Nixon took the first steps in ending the arms race