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ELL Cold War (1945-1990) Flashcards

ELL Cold War Review (1945-1990)
Mr. Lickteig
Fort Riley Middle School

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26146984Truman DoctrineUnited States use economic aid to help foreign countries contain communism0
26146988United Nationsorganization in 1945 used to resolve conflicts1
26146989Warsaw PactA military alliance in eastern Europe formed by The Soviet Union in 1955 as a reaction to NATO2
26146990NATOMilitary Alliance formed in 1949 by the United States and 11 other countries to defend each other in case of attack3
26146991North Atlantic Treaty Organizationwhat NATO stands for4
26146992McCarthysenator from Wisconsin responsible for the 2nd Red Scare5
26146993Second Red Scarea widespread fear of Communism in the US, 1950s6
26146995EisenhowerPresident of the US during most of the 1950s7
26146996TrumanPresident at the end of WWII8
26146997Stalinleader of USSR until his death in 1953, originally part of the Big Three9
26146998KennedyPresident of the US from 1961 to 1963; during Cuban Missile Crisis10
26146999Lee Harvey Oswaldman who assassinated JFK11
26147000Dallasplace where JFK was assassinated12
26147001Johnsonman who became president after JFK was assassinated13
26147002Silent Majoritynickname for the average American voters who didn't shout or protest14
26147003OPECabbreviation for the group of countries in the Middle East who came together to charge a set price for OIL15
26147004Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countrieswhat OPEC stands for16
26147005Watergatethe scandal which forced NIXON to RESIGN17
26147006NixonPresident at END of Vietnam War18
26147007FordPresident who took over after Nixon's resignation, never was on the ballot19
26147008CarterPresident who was a "peanut farmer"; served during Iran Hostage Crisis and the Camp David Accords20
26147009detenteeasing of tension between two countries21
26147010embargobanning trade with another country22
26147013ReaganPresident during most of the 1980s23
26147014Reaganomicsnickname for the economic platform used by the President in the 1980s24
26147021Chinathis country became Communist in 1949 and fueled the fear that Communism would take over the world25
26147022Mao Zedongleader of Communist Revolution in China26
26147023blacklistwhen a company refuses to hire someone because they have been called a Communist27
26147026RosenbergsMarried nuclear physicists who were convicted of helping the Soviets; were executed28
26147027Communismgovernment runs / controls everything in the economy, used in USSR29
26147029Capitalismmarket economy, supply & demand decide how much an item costs, used in USA30
26147031Forgotten Warnickname for the Korean War because it was between WWII and Vietnam31
26147033Chinacountry that helped North Korea during the Korean War32
26147034Interstate Highwaythe first 8 miles of this were built outside Topeka in the 1950s33
26147035Khrushchevleader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's death in 195334
26147037Fallout Shelterbunkers designed to protect people should there be a nuclear attack35
26147038Duck and Cover!strategy taught to school students to protect themselves from nuclear attack; like a TURTLE36
26147039rollbackto make Communist countries Democracies; to revert back to a prior stage37
26147040Massive Retaliationused by Eisenhower; threatened to use nukes to stop spread of Communism38
26147041covert operationssecret missions undertaken by the CIA during the Cold War39
26147042CIAorganization in charge of covert operations in the USA; created after WWII40
26147043KGBorganization in charge of covert operations in the Soviet Union41
26147047U2 Spyplanethis was shot down over the Soviet Union and increased tensions of the Cold War in the late 1950s42
26147048suburbsduring the 1950s a lot of the middle class moved to these; OUTSIDE of cities43
26147049Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson; made segregation illegal in SCHOOLS44
26147050Plessy v. FergusonSupreme Court case that LEGALIZED segregation in the US; 189345
26147051NAACPGroup that helped support the Brown v. Board of Education case through the system46
26147052Peace Corpsgroup created by JFK to support humanitarian causes in developing countries47
26147053New Frontiername for JFK's plan for economic development; spend money on military, the poor, and NASA48
26147054Sputnikname of he first artifical satellite in space; launched by USSR49
26147055Cuban Missile Crisisten days in Oct 1962 where there world was the closest it has ever been to total nuclear war50
26147056CastroCommunist leader in Cuba51
26147058blockadestopping supplies from entering a nation or port52
26147061Great Societyname for LBJ's plan to make America good for everyone, including women, minorities and the poor53
26147062Apollo Programname for group at NASA who was in charge of putting a man on the moon54
261470631969year the US put a man on the moon55
26147065draftforced males age 18-35 to join the military56
26147066counter culturea group that is different from the majority; the Hippie Movement during the 1960s was the largest every57
26148104containmentthe belief that the US should STOP THE SPREAD of Communism58

1920's Flashcards

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136232486Red Scarea period of general fear of communists0
136232487KKKterrorist group of white southerners who used violence to keep blacks from voting1
136232488Sacco and Vanzettiwere two italian born american laborers and anarchists who were tired convicted and executed via electrocution on Aug 3 1927 in Ma for the 1920 armed robbery. it is believed they had nothing to do with the crime2
136232489Teapot Domea government scandal involving a former United States Navy oil reserve in Wyoming that was secretly leased to a private oil company in 19213
136232490Scopes Monkey Trial1925, the trial that pitted the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution against teaching Bible creationism4
13623249119th Amendmentgave women the right to vote5
13623249218th AmendmentProhibited the manufacture, sale, and distribution of alcoholic beverages6
13623249321st Amendmentrepeal of prohibition7
136232494Prohibitionthe period from 1920 to 1933 when the sale of alcoholic beverages was prohibited in the United States by a constitutional amendment8
136232495Speakeasyillegal bar that served liquor during Prohibition9
136232496Bootleggersomeone who makes or sells illegal liquor10
136232497Anti-Semitismprejudice against Jews11
136232498Buying on MarginPurchasing stock with a little money down with the promise of paying the balance at sometime in the future12
136232499Installment Buyinga system for paying for goods by installments13
136232500Harlem Renaissancea period in the 1920s when African-American achievements in art and music and literature flourished14
136232501Spirit of St. Louissingle engine plane in which Lindberg made the first transatlantic flight15
136232502The Jazz SingerThe first "talkie"16
136232503St. Valentines Day MassacreAl Capone's orchestrated attack against rival gangster "Bugsy" Moran in Chicago17
136232504W.E.B. Dubois1st black to earn Ph.D. from Harvard, encouraged blacks to resist systems of segregation and discrimination, helped create NAACP in 191018
136232505Marcus GarveyLeader who called for a return to Africa to form a separate nation there19
136232506Charles LindbergAmerican hero who was the first to fly solo from New York to Paris20
136232507Louis ArmstrongFamous trumpet player during the Jazz Age21
136232508Jack Dempseywas the most famous heavy-weight boxing champion of the 1920s. he helped make boxing a big money sport.22
136232509Charlie ChaplinThe name of a famous movie comedian in the 1920s23
136232510Gertrude Ederlyfirst swimmer to cross the English Channel24

Unit 3: Ancient Greece Flashcards

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94564893agorathe marketplace of a Greek city state, center of civic life, a central area in Greek cities used both as a marketplace and as a meeting place0
94564895mytha traditional story accepted as history1
94564897epica long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds2
94564899areteThe highest virtue in Homeric society; courage and excellence that equipped a hero to acquire and defend honor3
94564901polisCity-state4
94564903phalanxformation of infantry carrying overlapping shields and long spears; group of men packed together (for attack or defense)5
94564904helotIn the society of ancient Sparta, a peasant bound to the land6
94564906democracyGovernment by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representative7
94564908tragedydramatic play dealing with the downfall of a heroic or noble character8
94564910comedya humorous form of drama that often includes slapstick and satire9
94564911socratic methodway of teaching developed by Socrates that used a question-and-answer format to force students to use their reason to see things for themselves10
94564913hellenismBlending of Egyptian, Persian and Greek culture; emphasis on philosophy and sciences.11
94564915minoansA Neolithic people that started around 3000BCE, supposedly the earliest people on the island of Crete. They were excellent sailors & traded w/ Egypt & the Fertile Crescent and were conquered by mainland Greece around 1400 BCE.12
94564917Homerancient Greek epic poet who is believed to have written the Iliad and the Odyssey (circa 850 BCE)13
94564918HerodotusGreek historian whose writings, chiefly concerning the Persian Wars, are the earliest known examples of narrative history.14
94604016Thermopylaea narrow pass in east-central Greece where an unsuccessful attempt by the Spartans led to their defeat by Xerxes and the Persians in 480 B.C. during the Persian Wars15
94604017Persian WarsA series of wars between Greek city-states and the Persian Empire (5th century B.C.).16
94604018The RepublicThe best-known writings of Plato, in which Socrates is shown outlining an ideal state, ruled by philosopher-kings.17
94604019OlympicsGreek athletic competitions to celebrate the Gods and feed city-state rivalries beginning in 776BCE, eventually revived in 1896.18
94604020Phillip IIKing of Macedon; gained control of Greece; believed his destiny to unify Greek city-states and spread Greek culture; left throne to son Alexander the Great19
94604021The AcademySchool founded by Plato in Athens to train statesmen and citizens, focus on philosophy20
94604022Mycenaeanan Indo-European person who settled on the Greek mainland around 2000 B.C.21
94604023DorianA member of an ancient Hellenic race that completed the overthrow of Mycenaean civilization and settled esp. in the Peloponnisos and Crete22
94604024Trojan WarMycenaeans (Greeks) vs. Troy. Trojan Prince kidnapped Helen, wife of the Mycenaen's king. Greeks won when they tricked the Trojans with the Trojan Horse. The Iliad gives information about the Trojan War.23
94604025tyrantperson who takes power by force and rules with total authority24
94604026oligarchya system of government in which a small group holds power25
94604027aristocracya government in which power is in the hands of a hereditary ruling class or nobility26
94604028monarchyA government ruled by a king or queen27
94604029direct democracysystem of government in which citizens gather at mass meetings to decide on government matters28
94604030philosopherlover of, or searcher for, wisdom or knowledge29
94604031philosophylove of wisdom30
94604032Socratesphilosopher who believed in an absolute right or wrong; asked students pointed questions to make them use their reason31
94604033PlatoStudent of Socrates, started the Academy, wrote The Republic about the perfectly governed society, taught Aristotle32
94604034Aristotlephilosophy student of Plato, tutor of Alexander the Great33
94604035PericlesAthenian leader noted for advancing democracy in Athens during its Golden Age and for ordering the construction of the Parthenon.34
94604036SolonRuler who outlawed slavery and made government reforms35
94604037Iliada Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) that tells the story of the final years of the Trojan War36
94604038Odysseya Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy37
94604039Black-figure potteryblack figures painted on terra-cotta, associated with the Golden Age of Greece38
94604040Red-figure potterythe background is glazed black so that figures stand out in terra-cotta39
94604041hubrisexcessive pride or arrogance that results in the downfall of the hero/character40
94604042kleosGreek word for glory or fame after death, like Achilles41
94604043Alexander the Greatsuccessor of Philip of Macedon; 1st global empire stretching from Greece to India, spread of Hellenistic culture is greatest achievement42
94604044XerxesPersian King that fought Greeks in Persian Wars, especially in the battle of Thermopylae43
94604045Leonidasking of Sparta and hero of the battle of Thermopylae where he was killed by the Persians (died in 480 BCE)44
94604046Achillesson of Peleus and Thetis, Greek warrior in the Trojan War and hero of Homer's Iliad45
103225027acropolisa hilltop where citizens met for government activities and religious observances46

Indian Culture Flashcards

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362810962HinduismThe major Indian religious system, which had its origins in the religious beliefs of the Aryans who settled India after 1500 B.C.0
362810963BrahminThe highest of the four classes of the caste system, traditionally made up of priests1
362810964VedasAncient Sanskrit writings that are the earliest sacred texts of Hinduism.2
362810965KarmaIn Hindu belief, all the actions that affect a person's fate in the next life3
362810966Hindu KushThe mountain range North West of the Indian Peninsula4
362810967VishnuA Hindu god considered the preserver of the world5
362810968SamsaraIn Hinduism (and Buddhism), the endless cycle of birth and suffering and death and rebirth6
362810969BrahmaA Hindu god considered the creator of the world.7
362810970The RamayanaThe Hindu epic poem about Prince Rama, defender of good8
362810971KshatriyaA member of the royal or warrior Hindu caste9
362810972Caste(Hinduism) a hereditary social class among Hindus10
362810973ShudraThe lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status11
362810974The Ganges RiverFor Hindus, India's most sacred river12
362810975Mohenjo-DaroAncient city on the Indus River13
362810976VaishyaThird of the four varnas of India's caste system which are made up of merchants and farmers14
362810977ShivaThe Destroyer15
362810978VarnaIn Hinduism, the name for the original social division of Vedic people into four groups (which are subdivided into thousands of jatis)16
362810979The Indus RiverThe first Indian civilization was developed here and the Indus River flows southwest across a drier plain17
362810980Himalayan MountainsThe highest mountain range in the world, separates India from China18
362810981DharmaIn Hinduism, the duties and obligations of each caste19

Adjectives, personality Flashcards

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196118238BraveValiente0
196118239BossyMandón1
196118240PoliteEducado2
196118241CalculatingCalculador3
196118242IrresponsibleIrresponsable4
196118243SpoiltMimado5
196118244PunctualPuntual6
196118245SelfishEgoista7
196118246ExtrovertExtrovertido8
196118247SensibleSensato9
196118248SensitiveSensible10
196118249PensivePensativo11
196118250MeanTacaño12
196118251TimidTimido (sth)13
196118252HonestHonesto14
196121810PassionatePasional15
196121811Hot bloodedDe sangre caliente16
196121812BraveValiente17
196121813CourageousCon coraje18
196121814AdventurousAventurero19
196121815LivelyAnimado, dicharachero20
196121816DedicatedDedicado21
196121817DevotedDevoto22
196121818LoyalLeal23
196121936criticalcrítico24
196121996fussyquisquilloso25
196121997narrow-mindedcorto de miras26
196121998scandalousescandaloso27
196121999stubbornobstinado, testarudo, terco28
196122000obstinateobstinado29
196122001materialisticmaterialista30
196122002mercenarymercenario31
196122003possessiveposesivo32
196122318shytímido, asustadizo33
196122319self-consciousacomplejado34
196122320reservedreservado35
196122321imaginativeimaginativo36
196122322creativecreativo37
196122323emotionalsentimental38
196122324unstableinestable39
196122433agressiveagresivo40
196122434violentviolento41
196122435brutalbrutal42
196122436ruthlessdespiadado, cruel, implacable43
196122437spitefulrencoroso44
196122438vengativevengativo45
196122593unpredictableimprevisible46
196122594indecisiveindeciso47
196122595two-facedcon dos caras48
196122596hypocriticalhipócrita49
196122597dishonestdeshonesto50
196122598changeablevariable51
196122599temperamentaltemperamental52
196122600insincereinsincero53
196122601unreliablepoco fiable54
196402001pessimistpesimista55
196402002masochistmasoquista56
196583752racistracista57
196583753patriotpatriota58
196709900fatalistfatalista59
196709901romanticromantico60
5755561130moodytemperamental, malhumorado61

Essentials of Abnormal Psychology chp1 Flashcards

Essentials of Abnormal Psychology
advanced abnormal psychology
Carlos Albizu University

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766333084abnormal behaviorActions that are unexpected and often evaluated negatively because they differ from typical or usual behavior.
766333085behavior therapyAn array of therapeutic methods based on the principles of behavioral and cognitive science, as well as principles of learning as applied to clinical problems. It considers specific behaviors rather than inferred conflicts as legitimate targets for change.
766333086behavioral modelExplanation of human behavior, including dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from experimental psychology.
766333087behaviorismExplanation of human behavior, including dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from experimental psychology.
766333088castration anxietyIn psychoanalysis, the fear in young boys that they will be mutilated genitally because of their lust for their mothers.
766333089catharsisRapid or sudden release of emotional tension thought to be an important factor in psychoanalytic therapy.
766333090classical conditioningFundamental learning process first described by Ivan Pavlov. An event that automatically elicits a response is paired with another stimulus event that does not (a neutral stimulus). After repeated pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes a conditioned stimulus that by itself can elicit the desired response.
766333091clinical descriptionDetails of the combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings of an individual that make up a particular disorder.
766333092collective unconsciousAccumulated wisdom of a culture collected and remembered across generations, a psychodynamic concept introduced by Carl Jung.
766333093coursePattern of development and change of a disorder over time.
766333094defense mechanismsCommon pattern of behavior, often an adaptive coping style when it occurs in moderation, observed in response to a particular situation. Psychoanalytic theory suggests that defense mechanisms are unconscious processes originating in the ego.
766333095dream analysisPsychoanalytic therapy method in which dream content is examined as symbolic of id impulses and intrapsychic conflicts.
766333096egoIn psychoanalysis, the psychic entity responsible for finding realistic and practical ways to satisfy id drives.
766333097ego psychologyPsychoanalytic theory that emphasizes the role of the ego in development and attributes psychological disorders to failure of the ego to manage impulses and internal conflicts. Also known as self-psychology.
766333098etiologyCause or source of a disorder.
766333099exorcismReligious ritual that attributes disordered behavior to possession by demons and seeks to treat the individual by driving the demons from the body.
766333100extinctionLearning process in which a response maintained by reinforcement in operant conditioning or pairing in classical conditioning decreases when that reinforcement or pairing is removed; also the procedure of removing that reinforcement or pairing.
766333101free associationPsychoanalytic therapy technique intended to explore threatening material repressed into the unconscious. The patient is instructed to say whatever comes to mind without censoring.
766333102idIn psychoanalysis, the unconscious psychic entity present at birth representing basic drives.
766333103incidenceNumber of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific period (compare with prevalence).
766333104intrapsychic conflictsIn psychoanalytic theory, a struggle among the id, ego, and superego.
766333105introspectionEarly, nonscientific approach to the study of psychology involving systematic attempts to report thoughts and feelings that specific stimuli evoked.
766333106mental hygiene movementMid-19th-century effort to improve care of the mentally disordered by informing the public of their mistreatment.
766333107moral therapyPsychosocial approach in the 19th century that involved treating patients as normally as possible in normal environments.
766333108neurosis (neuroses plural)Obsolete psychodynamic term for a psychological disorder thought to result from an unconscious conflict and the anxiety it causes. Plural is neuroses.
766333109object relationsModern development in psychodynamic theory involving the study of how children incorporate the memories and values of people who are close and important to them.
766333110person-centered therapyTherapy method in which the client, rather than the counselor, primarily directs the course of discussion, seeking self-discovery and self-responsibility.
766333111phobiaPsychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation.
766333112presenting problemOriginal complaint reported by the client to the therapist. The actual treated problem may be a modification derived from the presenting problem.
766333113prevalenceNumber of people displaying a disorder in the total population at any given time (compare with incidence).
766333114prognosisPredicted development of a disorder over time.
766333115psychoanalysisAssessment and therapy pioneered by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes exploration of, and insight into, unconscious processes and conflicts.
766333116psychoanalystTherapist who practices psychoanalysis after earning either an M.D. or a Ph.D. degree and receiving additional specialized postdoctoral training.
766333117psychoanalytic modelComplex and comprehensive theory originally advanced by Sigmund Freud that seeks to account for the development and structure of personality, as well as the origin of abnormal behavior, based primarily on inferred inner entities and forces.
766333118psychodynamic psychotherapyContemporary version of psychoanalysis that still emphasizes unconscious processes and conflicts but is briefer and more focused on specific problems.
766333119psychological disorderPsychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not a typical or culturally expected response.
766333120psychopathologyScientific study of psychological disorders.
766333121psychosexual stages of developmentPsychoanalytic concept of the sequence of phases a person passes through during development. Each stage is named for the location on the body where id gratification is maximal at that time.
766333122psychosocialTreatment practice that focuses on social and cultural factors (such as family experience), as well as psychological influences. Psychosocial approaches include cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal methods.
766333123reinforcementIn operant conditioning, consequences for behavior that strengthen it or increase its frequency. Positive reinforcement involves the contingent delivery of a desired consequence. Negative reinforcement is the contingent escape from an aversive consequence. Unwanted behaviors may result from reinforcement of those behaviors or the failure to reinforce desired behaviors.
766333124scientist-practitionerMental health professional expected to apply scientific methods to his or her work. A scientist-practitioner must know the latest research on diagnosis and treatment, must evaluate his or her methods for effectiveness, and may generate research to discover information about disorders and their treatment.
766333125self-actualizingProcess emphasized in humanistic psychology in which people strive to achieve their highest potential against difficult life experiences.
766333126shapingIn operant conditioning, the development of a new response by reinforcing successively more similar versions of that response. Both desirable and undesirable behaviors may be learned in this manner.
766333127superegoIn psychoanalysis, the psychic entity representing the internalized moral standards of parents and society.
766333128systematic desensitizationBehavioral therapy technique to diminish excessive fears, involving gradual exposure to the feared stimulus paired with a positive coping experience, usually relaxation.
766333129transferencePsychoanalytic concept suggesting that clients may seek to relate to the therapist as they do to important authority figures, particularly their parents.
766333130unconditional positive regardAcceptance by the counselor of the client's feelings and actions without judgment or condemnation.
766333131unconsciousPart of the psychic makeup that is outside the awareness of the person.

U7_ENM301_Starting up & Listening_Examples Flashcards

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189064611cuisineI am really keen on French ...... .0
189064612make small talkI don't enjoy parties where I have to ...... with complete strangers.1
189064613undertakeStudents are required to ...... simple experiments.2
189064614recipientsThis latest cut in government spending will affect income support ...... and their families.3
189064615conversing withShe's so shy that ...... her can be quite difficult.4
189064616underpinHe presented the figures to ...... his argument.5
189064617affinitiesThere are several close ...... between the two paintings.6
189064618Adaptability...... is a necessary quality in an ever-changing work environment.7
189064619sense of humourHis ...... is one of his better traits.8
189064620high-flyingHe is a ...... investment banker.9
189064621distinctiveShe's got a very ...... voice.10
189064622insultsShe made several ...... about my appearance.11

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