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Social Studies Final Flashcards

1
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Pentagon papers

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United States officials lied about the progress of the Vietnam war

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War powers act purpose

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No president can commit troops to armed struggle

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3
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How watergate scandal began

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By the break in by five men at democratic headquarters

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4
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NAFTA

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Is an achievement of this president Bill Clinton

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5
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Globalization

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United States would lose jobs to other countries where wages or pay is lower

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Silent spring

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Author about environment issues by Rachel Carson

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7
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SALT

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President Nixon

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Did other politicians believe president Nixon abused his presidential power.

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Yes they thought he abused his presidential power and legal structures.

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9
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Dente meaning

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Hostile us and Soviet Union

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Executive branch

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President and Vice President and the head of government agencies

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Legislative

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Law makers

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Judicial branch

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Members of courts and supreme court judges are appointed for life.

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Democratic countries

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United States

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14
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Communist countries

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Soviet Union, China, north Vietnam, North Korea

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15
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Johnson’s policy

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Used this buildup of United States armed forces in Vietnam

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WW2

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Bombing of Pearl Harbor

17
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Why did Roosevelt use fireside chats

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He convinced people that it was safe to put money back in the bank when they reopened

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Ho chi men

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Leader of Vietnam

19
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Berlin Wall location

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East and west Germany

20
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Brown vs board of education

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Case that led to integration and desegregation Ina public schools

21
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D day

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1944 succefull invasion of France in WW2

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Goal of new deal

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To give people jobs and relieve unemployment

23
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Women roles did in ww2

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The women did the work traditional done by men

24
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Majority of holocaust victims

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Jews

25
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Cesar Chavez

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Hispanic leader for Union farm workers

26
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Dorothea Lange

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Photographer of migrant workers in the Great Depression

27
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What is a land slide election win

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To win easy

28
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How does the president win

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By popular votes

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