World War Two to 9/11 UNIT EXAM Flashcards
Watergate
richard nixon had the plumbers break into democratic national committee office
Government trust
public trust went down for government
Containment
used to stop spread of communism
Marshall Plan- provided assistance to foreign countries
Truman Doctrine
the US should support countries being threatened by communism
Little Rock 1957-
desegregation of central schools
Commander in Chief
president
Red Scare
Fear of Communism
Martin Luther King
i had a dream, wanted to desegregate
-Nonviolence
protested in ways that were peaceful, boycotting, sitting groups
National Emergency
allows president to declare national emergency without requests from states
Korematsu v. United States
withheld japanese americans from west coast in fear that they were spies
NATO
north atlantic treaty organization
Rosie the Riveter
poster used to empower women during war times, to feel strong
Women wartime labor
there weren’t many men b/c they left for the war so women had to do most work
Nixon v. United States
withheld 18.5 min of recordings that he took and was being impeached
Executive Privilege
can withhold information from congress for the safety of the nation
Brown v. Board of Education
wanted to desegregate schools
Equal Protection
under 14th amendment, gov’t can’t deny citizens of equal protection
War Powers Act
limits presidents to initiate or escalate war
Congress power over troops
raise up an army
Great Society
gave help to foreign nations in poverty
