Final Exam Study Guide Flashcards
(21 cards)
Korematsu v. United States
Supreme Court ruling deciding that national security is more important than liberty during war time.
Isolationism/neutral
The US’s policy before joining WW2
Iraq War/War on Terror
Started by the US to find Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) within a middle eastern country’s border
Levittowns
Small suburban homes that were mass produced and made affordable to middle class families as a generation returned from war
Bush ultimately won the 2000s election due to what decision?
Supreme Court Ruling that a recount of votes would be unconstitutional
GI bill
Help provide affordable loans for veterans
Tuskegee Airmen
The first all-black unit to fight bravely in Europe during WW2
Environmentalism:
Involves humans caring for the impact they have on nature
New Federalism
Nixon;s support of local/state government over national government that slowed desegregation
Containment
Foreign policy expressed in the Truman Doctrine about communism
Ford’s approval rating went down after he did what presidential action?
Pardoned Nixon
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
Us Oil Embargo
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Failed attempt by the CIA to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba
Brady Bill
Clinton’s domestic program regarding the purchase of guns; created cool down period
Vietnamization
Unsuccessful plan for South Vietnam to assume more fighting as America withdrew
Globalization
The process in which businesses, organizations, and countries begin operating on an international scale
Rosie the Riveter
Symbol encouraging women to work in factory jobs previously dominated by men
Mutually Assured Destruction
Doctrine/Policy that prevented an all out war between US and USSR since both sides feared a nuclear conflict
Detente
Policy used by Nixon while visiting USSR and China to build foreign relations
Al Qaeda
Terrorist group responsible for 9/11
Trickle Economics/Reagan Economics
Reagan’s policy believing in tax cuts for the wealthy to improve the economy
