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8213443201FranchiseThe right to vote. Between 1820-60s, states revised their constitutions to expand (or limit) the right to vote to every white man.0
8213443202NotablesNorthern landlords, slave-owning planters, and seaport merchants who dominated the American political system.1
8213444960Martin Van BurenHe became's the architect of party politics. Organizes New York's first political machine. Use patriotism, spoils system, and caucus. Became governor of NY, was Jackson's vice president, and becomes 8th president of the United States.2
8213444961Political MachineOrganized group of insiders that direct the political parties.3
8213448574Spoils SystemThe awarding of public jobs to political supporters in an electoral victory. Andrew Jackson introduced this after his election in 1828.4
8213448575John Quincy AdamsSecretary of state under James Monroe- Ch.7 stuff. Parlays success of to become president in 1824. He and Jackson finished the election in a tie, Henry Clay, speaker of the House chooses who gets to be the next president. Henry clay manipulated the presidency5
8213450279CaucusMeeting held by political party: chose candidates , enforce policies and run party politics6
8213450280Henry ClayThe American System, he made it. In bed with John Quincy Adams. Andrew Jackson hates him. This guy is responsible for the Compromise of 1850 which deals with C.A. becoming a state7
8213452143American SystemHenry Clay based his candidacy on this system, which was his integrated mercantilist program of national economic development similar to the Commonwealth System of the state governments. Believe in a National Bank protected tariffs Federal Government should fund transportation system Andrew Jackson hates National bank-benefits wealthy8
8213453473Andrew JacksonGained Fame in Battle of New Orleans Parlayed fame to become senator of US and eventually president. Is from Tennessee. Ran for president in 1824-lost Became president in 18299
8213454956Internal ImprovementsA term for the improvements of roads and canals.10
8228153211Corrupt bargainThe term for the election of 1824 that was used by Andrew Jackson and his supporters to describe J.Q.A's presidency in exchange gives Henry Clay Secretary of state.11
8228158445"consolidated government"a term for a powerful and oppressive national government.12
8278847210Tariff of AbominationsRefers to Tariff of 1828-raised duties on raw materials South opposes the Tariff of 1828 says it destroys the economy13
8278852163John C. CalhounBeen US senator from Carolina, will be Andrew Jackson's vice president Wrote South Carolina preposition and protest "and coined the tariff of abolitionism blamed it for the souths problems14
8278891973Daniel WebsterWas a united states senator who opposed nullification. The Hayne-Webster Debates.15
8278900380NullificationThe constitutional argument that a state can void a federal law from congress.16
8278905539States' Rightsit is an interpretation of constitution that exerts the power of states in order to circumscribe the federal powers.17
8278924807Second Bank of the United StatesIt is the national bank w/ multiple branches which has been chartered in 1816 for 20 years. Intended to regulate the economy, became issue in Andrew Jackson's reelection of 1826.18
8278924808Nicholas BiddlePresident of National Bank. Attempted/wanted to recharter the national bank early prior to it needing to recharter it.19
8278929870Indian Removal Act of 1830act of congress that called for relocation of Indian tribes to the west of the Mississippi River20
8278988887Trail of TearsA forced westward migration of Cherokees from Georgia to modern day Oklahoma in 1838.21
8294986904Roger B. TaneyAttorney general and Secretary of Treasury and chief justice of Supreme court and served from 1834-64 who is a state's rights guys. Ex: Charles Bridge Co. v. Warren Bridge Co. (1837)22
8294995054Classical Liberalism/ Laissez FaireThe principle that less government the better. Specifically in economics.23
8295072551Whigs1834 political party, those who support them disliked Andrew Jackson's policies were democrats. Called themselves this term because Whigs were against monarchies.24
8295106350Panic of 18372nd largest economic crisis in US history. Economic depression from 1837-43.25
8295134235Specie Circular-talking about Currencyan executive order issued in 1836 that the Treasury department could only accept gold or silver in the purchasing of land.26
8295140853John Tylerthe vice-presidential candidate of 1840 for the Whigs. Is from Virginia, a Jacksonian democrat, was more of a democrat, splits the Whig party. Elected president in his own right in 1844. Big platform is annexing Texas.27
8295140854Ethnocultural PoliticsRefers to fact that american voters did so according to ethnicity and religious values rather than political party.28

AP US History - US Presidents Flashcards

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8579760886Washington1789-1797 Federalist Whiskey Rebellion; Judiciary Act; Farewell Address0
8579760887Adams1797-1801 Federalist XYZ Affair; Alien and Sedition Acts1
8579760888Jefferson1801-1809 Democratic-Republican Marbury v. Madison; Louisiana Purchase; Embargo of 18072
8579760889Madison1809-1817 Democratic-Republican War of 1812; First Protective Tariff3
8579760890Monroe1817-1825 Democratic-Republican Missouri Compromise of 1820; Monroe Doctrine4
8579760891Quincy Adams1825-1829 Democratic-Republican "Corrupt Bargain"; "Tariff of Abominations"5
8579760892Jackson1829-1837 Democrat Nullification Crisis; Bank War; Indian Removal Act6
8579760893Van Buren1837-1841 Democrat Trail of Tears; Specie Circular; Panic of 18377
8579760894Harrison1841 Whig "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!"; First Whig President8
8579760895Tyler1841-1845 Whig "His Accidency"; Webster-Ashburton Treaty9
8579760896Polk1845-1849 Democrat Texas annexation; Mexican War10
8579760897Taylor1849-1850 Whig Mexican War hero and staunch Unionist11
8579760898Fillmore1850-1853 Whig Compromise of 185012
8579760899Pierce1853-1857 Democrat Kansas-Nebraska Act; Gadsden Purchase13
8579760900Buchanan1857-1861 Democrat Dred Scott decision; Harpers Ferry raid14
8579760901Lincoln1861-1865 Republican Secession and Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation15
8579760902Johnson1865-1869 Democrat 13th and 14th amendments; Radical Reconstruction; Impeachment16
8579760903Grant1869-1877 Republican 15th amendment; Panic of 187317
8579760904Hayes1877-1881 Republican Compromise of 1877; labor unions and strikes18

AP US History Period 5 (1844-1877) (A) Flashcards

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9872628128Radical ReconstructionReconstruction strategy that was based on severely punishing South for causing war0
9872628129Black CodesLaws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War1
9872628130Military Reconstruction Act1867; divided the South into five districts and placed them under military rule; required Southern States to ratify the 14th amendment; guaranteed freedmen the right to vote in convention to write new state constitutions2
9872628131Reconstruction Amendments13th: abolished and continues to prohibit slavery and involuntary servitude, 14th: secured the rights of former slaves after reconstruction, 15th: prohibits each government in the United States to prevent a citizen from voting based on their race3
9872628132Freedmen's Bureau1865. help former black slaves after civil war Organization run by the army to care for and protect southern Blacks after the Civil War4
9872628133Compromise of 1877Ended Reconstruction. Republicans promise 1) Remove military from South, 2) Appoint Democrat to cabinet (David Key postmaster general), 3) Federal money for railroad construction and levees on Mississippi river5
9872628134KKKStands for Ku Klux Klan and started right after the Civil War in 1866. The Southern establishment took charge by passing discriminatory laws known as the black codes. Gives whites almost unlimited power. They masked themselves and burned black churches, schools, and terrorized black people. They are anti-black and anti-Semitic.6
9872628135carpetbaggerA northerner who went to the South immediately after the Civil War; especially one who tried to gain political advantage or other advantages from the disorganized situation in southern states7
9872628136scalawagA derogatory term for Southerners who were working with the North to buy up land from desperate Southerners8
9872628137sharecropperA person who works fields rented from a landowner and pays the rent and repays loans by turning over to the landowner a share of the crops.9
9872628138Manifest DestinyA notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.10
9872628139Brigham Youngsecond leader of the Mormon religion who led them to Utah due to persecution.11
9872628140Mexican-American WarUS defeated Mexico; gained the Mexican Cession War fought over possession of Texas, which was claimed by both Mexico and the United States; the settlement ending this war gave the United States the northern part of the Texas territory and the territories of New Mexico and California.12
9872628141Gadsden Purchasethe purchasing of land from Mexico that completed the continental United States It provided the land needed to build the transcontinental railroad.$ 10 Million13
9872628142Louisiana Purchase1803 purchase of the Louisiana territory from France. Made by Jefferson, this doubled the size of the US.14
9872628143Joseph Smithfounder of the mormon or Latter-day saints church15
9872628144Trail of tearsIn 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an area in present-day Oklahoma. The Cherokee people called this journey the "Trail of Tears," because of its devastating effects.16
9872628145Andrew Jackson-Nicknamed "old hickory" -President of the common man. As president he opposed the Bank of US, did not allow individual states to nullify federal laws, was responsible for the Indian Removal Act, the "Trail of Tears". Created Spoils System.17
9872628146Thomas JeffersonPresident who doubled the side of the country through the Louisiana Purchase.18

AP US History - US Presidents Flashcards

APUSH Presidents through Lincoln

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8336105816George Washington1789-1797 Federalist Whiskey Rebellion; Judiciary Act; Farewell Address0
8336105817John Adams1797-1801 Federalist XYZ Affair; Alien and Sedition Acts1
8336105818Thomas Jefferson1801-1809 Democratic-Republican Marbury v. Madison; Louisiana Purchase; Embargo of 18072
8336105819James Madison1809-1817 Democratic-Republican War of 1812; First Protective Tariff3
8336105820James Monroe1817-1825 Democratic-Republican Missouri Compromise of 1820; Monroe Doctrine4
8336105821John Quincy Adams1825-1829 Democratic-Republican "Corrupt Bargain"; "Tariff of Abominations"5
8336105822Andrew Jackson1829-1837 Democrat Nullification Crisis; Bank War; Indian Removal Act6
8336105823Martin Van Buren1837-1841 Democrat Trail of Tears; Specie Circular; Panic of 18377
8336105824William Henry Harrison1841 Whig "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!"; First Whig President8
8336105825John Tyler1841-1845 Whig "His Accidency"; Webster-Ashburton Treaty9
8336105826James Polk1845-1849 Democrat Texas annexation; Mexican War10
8336105827Zachary Taylor1849-1850 Whig Mexican War hero and staunch Unionist11
8336105828Millard Fillmore1850-1853 Whig Compromise of 185012
8336105829Franklin Pierce1853-1857 Democrat Kansas-Nebraska Act; Gadsden Purchase13
8336105830James Buchanan1857-1861 Democrat Dred Scott decision; Harpers Ferry raid14
8336105831Abraham Lincoln1861-1865 Republican Secession and Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation15

AP US History - US Presidents Flashcards

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8601549977George Washington1789-1797 No party Whiskey Rebellion0
8601549978John Adams1797-1801 Federalist XYZ Affair1
8601549979Thomas Jefferson1801-1809 Democratic-Republican Marbury v. Madison2
8601549980James Madison1809-1817 Democratic-Republican War of 18123
8601549981James Monroe1817-1825 Democratic-Republican Monroe Doctrine4
8601549982John Quincy Adams1825-1829 Democratic-Republican Tariff of Abominations5
8601549983Andrew Jackson1829-1837 Democrat Indian Removal Act6
8601549984Martin Van Buren1837-1841 Democrat Trail of Tears7
8601549985William Henry Harrison1841 Whig Repeal of the independent treasury act8
8601549986John Tyler1841-1845 Whig Annexation of Texas9
8601549987James Polk1845-1849 Democrat Mexican War10
8601549988Zachary Taylor1849-1850 Whig Nashville convention11
8601549989Millard Fillmore1850-1853 Whig Compromise of 185012
8601549990Franklin Pierce1853-1857 Democrat Kansas-Nebraska Act13
8601549991James Buchanan1857-1861 Democrat Dred Scott decision14
8601549992Abraham Lincoln1861-1865 Republican Civil War15
8601549993Andrew Johnson1865-1869 Constitutional unionist 14th amendment16
8601549994Ulysses Grant1869-1877 Republican 15th amendment17
8601549995Rutherford Hayes1877-1881 Republican Compromise of 187718
8601549996James Garfield1881, Republican American Red Cross established19
8601549997Chester Arthur1881-1885 Republican Chinese exclusion act20
8601549998Grover Cleveland1885-1889 Democrat Interstate commerce act21
8601549999Benjamin Harrison1889-1893 Republican Hull house opened22
8601660148Grover Cleveland1893-1897 Democrat Pullman Strike23
8601550000William McKinley1897-1901 Republican Spanish-American War; Open Door policy24
8601550001Theodore Roosevelt1901-1909 Republican Progressivism; Square Deal; Big Stick Diplomacy25
8601550002William Howard Taft1909-1913 Republican Dollar diplomacy NAACP founded26
8601550003Woodrow Wilson1913-1921 Democrat WWI; League of Nations; 18th and 19th amendments; Segregation of federal offices; First Red Scare27
8601550004Warren Harding1921-1923 Republican "Return to normalcy", return to isolationism; Tea Pot Dome scandal; Prohibition28
8601550005Calvin Coolidge1923-1929 Republican Small-government (laissez-faire) conservative29
8601550006Herbert Hoover1929-1933 Republican "American individualism"; Stock Market Crash; Dust Bowl; Hawley-Smoot Tariff30
8601550007Franklin Delano Roosevelt1933-1945 Democrat New Deal; WWII; Japanese Internment; "Fireside Chats"31
8601550008Harry Truman1945-1953 Democrat A-bomb; Marshall Plan; Korean War; United Nations32
8601550009Dwight Eisenhower1953-1961 Republican Brown v. Board of Education; Second Red Scare; Highway Act and suburbanization ("white flight"); Farewell Address warning of the military industrial complex33
8601550010John Kennedy1961-1963 Democrat Camelot; Bay of Pigs; Cuban Missile Crisis; Space program; Peace Corps34
8601550011Lyndon Johnson1963-1969 Democrat Civil and Voting Rights acts; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; Great Society35
8601550012Richard Nixon1969-1974 Republican Environmental Protection Act; China visit; Moon Landing; Watergate36
8601550013Gerald Ford1974-1977 Republican Pardoning of Nixon; OPEC crisis37
8601550014Jimmy Carter1977-1981 Democrat stagflation / energy crisis; Iran hostage crisis; Camp David Accords38
8601550015Ronald Reagan1981-1989 Republican Conservative revolution; Iran-Contra scandal39
8601550016George H. W. Bush1989-1993 Republican Persian Gulf War40
8601550017Bill Clinton1993-2001 Democrat NAFTA; Lewinsky scandal and impreachment41
8601550018George W. Bush2001-2008 Republican War on terrorism; Patriot Act; Tax cuts; "No Child Left Behind"42
8601550019Barack Obama2008-2017 Democrat Affordable Care Act43
8601550020Donald Trump2017-? Republican "Make America Great Again"44

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7617392048Columbian ExchangeRefers to the exchange of plants and animals between the New World and Europe following the discovery of America in 1492. New World crops such as corn, tomatoes, and potatoes had a dramatic effect on the European diet. At the same time, Old World domesticated animals such as horses, cows, and pigs had a dramatic effect on life in the New World.0
7617392049MercantilismWas the economic philosophy of Great Britain in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Like other mercantile powers, Great Britain sought to increase its wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of trade with its colonies.1
7617392050Half-Way CovenantThe Puritans established this to ease requirements for church membership. It allowed the baptism of the children of baptized but unconverted Puritans.2
7617392051EnlightenmentWas an eighteenth-century philosophy stressing that reason could be used to improve the human condition. Thinkers such as Thomas Jefferson stressed the idea of natural rights. This can clearly be seen in the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."3
7618131647DeismThe belief that God created the universe but allowed it to operate through the laws of nature. Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin believed that natural laws could be discovered by the use of human reason.4
7618131648The First Great AwakeningThis term refers to a wave of religious revivals that spread across the American colonies during the 1730s and 1740s.5
7618131649Republican Government/RepublicanismThe belief that government should be based on the consent of the people. Inspired the American revolutionaries of the eighteenth century.6
7618131650Separation of PowersThis term refers to the division of power among the legislative, judicial, and executive branches of government. Alexander Hamilton defended the principle of this when he wrote, "There is no liberty if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers..."7
7618433347Checks and BalancesThis term refers to a system in which each branch of government can check the power of the other branches. For example, the president can veto a bill passed by Congress, but Congress can override the president's veto.8
7618433348Judicial ReviewThe Supreme Court can strike down an act of Congress by declaring it unconstitutional. This principle was established in the case of Marbury v. Madison.9
7618433349Internal Improvements/American SystemTerm referring to the development of a national transportation system. The American System refers to a set of proposals designed to unify the nation and strengthen its economy by means of protective tariffs, a national bank, and internal improvements such as canals and new roads. Henry Clay was the chief proponent of the American System.10
7618433350Cult of Domesticity/Republican MotherhoodThis idea refers to the idealization of women in their roles as wives and mothers. This concept suggested that women would be responsible for raising their children to be virtuous citizens of the new American republic.11
7618433351TranscendentalismWas a philosophical and literary movement of the 1800s that emphasized living a simple life and celebrating the truth found in nature and in personal emotion and imagination. Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau were the foremost transcendentalist writers.12
7619032030PerfectionismThe belief that humans can use conscious acts of will to create communities based upon cooperation and mutual respect. Utopian communities such as Brook Farm, New Harmony, and Oneida reflected the blossoming of perfectionist aspirations.13
7619032031The Second Great AwakeningThis term refers to a wave of religious enthusiasm that spread across America between 1800 and 1830. Middle-class women played an especially important role in this by making Americans aware of the moral issues posed by slavery.14
7619032032Jacksonian DemocracyThis term refers to a set of political beliefs associated with Andrew Jackson and his followers. Included respect for the common sense and abilities of the common man, expansion of White male suffrage, appointment of political supporters to government positions, and opposition to privileged Eastern elites.15
7619174050NullificationLegal theory that a state in the United States has the right to nullify (invalidate) any federal law that the state deems unconstitutional. John C. Calhoun was the foremost proponent of the doctrine of nullification. Inspired by his leadership, a convention in South Carolina declared the tariffs of both 1828 and 1832 unenforceable in that state16
7619174051Manifest DestinyThe term refers to the 19th-century belief that the United States would inevitably expand westward to the Pacific Ocean.17
7619174052Popular SovereigntyThe principle that the settlers of a given territory have the sole right to decide whether or not slavery will be permitted there. Led to a divisive debate over the expansion of slavery into the territories. The first great test occurred in Kansas18
7619174053Jim Crow LawsThese were post-Civil War laws and customs designed to discriminate against African-Americans19
7619174054Social GospelRefers to a 19th-century reform movement based on the believe that Christians have a responsibility to actively confront social problems such as poverty. Led by Christian ministers, advocates argued that real social change would result from dedication to both religious practice and social reform20
7619174055Gospel of wealthThis was the belief that the rich were the guardians of society's wealth and , as such, had a duty to serve society in humane ways. Andrew Carnegie was the foremost advocate.21
7619174056Social DarwinismThis term refers to the belief that there is a natural evolutionary process by which the fittest will survive. Wealthy business and industrial leaders used this to justify their success. John D. Rockefeller used this to justify his success: "The growth of a large business corporation is merely survival of the fittest... The American Beauty rose can be produced in the splendor and fragrance which brings cheer to its beholder only by sacrificing the early buds which grow up around it. This is not an evil tendency in business. It is merely the working out of a law of nature and a law of God22
7619273283Frontier ThesisThis term refers to the argument by historian Frederick Jackson Turner that the frontier experience helped make American society more democratic. Turner especially emphasized the importance of cheap, unsettled land and the absence of landed aristocracy. Here is an illustrative quote: "From the beginning of the settlement of America, the frontier regions have exercised a steady influence toward democracy... American democracy is fundamentally the outcome of the experience of the American people in dealing with the West..."23
7619273284New immigrantsThis term refers to the massive wave of immigrants who came to America between 1880 and 1924. The old immigrants came primarily from England, Germany, and Scandinavia. The new immigrants came primarily from small farms and villages in southern and eastern Europe24
7619273285NativismFavored the interests of native-born people over the interests of immigrants. The Know-Nothings were the first nativist political party. Nativist's directed their hostility against Irish and German Catholic immigrants25
7619273286MuckrakersThese were early 20th century journalists who exposed illegal business practices, social injustices and corrupt urban political bosses Leading muckrakers included Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis, and Ida Tarbell.26
7619273287TaylorismThis was a system of scientific management developed by Frederick W. Taylor. Sought to develop a disciplined labor force by eliminating wasted motion27
7619528674Vertical integrationOccurs when a company controls both production and distribution of its product. For example, Andrew Carnegie used this to gain control over the US steel industry28
7619528675Horizontal integrationOccurs when one company gains control over other companies that produce the same product29
7619528676HoovervillesThese were slums or shantytowns inhabited by unemployed and homeless people during the great depression30
7619528677Laissez-faire economicsThis is an economic philosophy stating that economic activities should be largely free of governmental interference, regulations, and restraint. It is interesting to note that it was supported by leaders who, ironically, also supported protective tariffs.31
7619528678IsolationismWas a US foreign-policy calling for Americans to avoid entangling political alliances. During the 1930s, isolationist drew support from ideas expressed in Washington's farewell address. The Neutrality Acts of the 1930s were expressions of a commitment to isolationism.32
7619528679ContainmentWas the name for a US Cold War foreign-policy designed to contain or block the spread of Soviet influence. George F. Kennan was an American diplomat and specialist on the Soviet union who wrote an influential article advocating that the United States focus its foreign policy on containing the spread of Soviet influence33
7619528680McCarthyismThis term refers to the making of public accusations of disloyalty without sufficient evidence. Senator McCarthy played on the fears of Americans by claiming that Communists had infiltrated the U.S. State Department and other federal agencies. Senator McCarthy's accusations helped create a climate of paranoia, as Americans became preoccupied with the perceived threat that posed by alleged Communist subversives working in the United States.34
7619528681Domino TheoryThis theory refers to the belief that if one country falls to communism, its neighbors will also be infected and fall to communism. For example, the fall of South Vietnam would lead to the loss of all of south east Asia The following statement by an American Secretary of State illustrates the domino theory: "If Indo-China were to fall and if it's fall led to the loss of all of Southeast Asia, then the United States might eventually be forced back to Hawaii, as it was before the Second World War"35
7619528682Massive RetaliationThis was a military doctrine associated with President Eisenhower's secretary of state John Foster Dulles. In the event of an attack by the Soviet Union or any other hostile power, the United States would retaliate with massive force, including nuclear weapons. The threat of massive retaliation was designed to deter an enemy from launching an initial attack.36
7619528683Black PowerThis movement of the 1960s advocates that African Americans establish control of their political and economic life. Key advocates of Black Power included Malcolm X, Stokely Carmichael, and Huey Newton.37
7619528684Hawks and DovesHawks supported US involvement in the Vietnam War and believed America should increase military force to win the war. Doves opposed the Vietnam war and believed the United States should withdraw it's forces from Vietnam38
7619528685DétenteThe term refers to the relaxation of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union; it was introduced by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and President Richard Nixon. Examples of détente include the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), expanded trade with the Soviet Union, and President Nixon's trips to China and Russia.39
7619528686ReaganomicsRefers to the economic policies of President Ronald Reagan; it is also called supply side economics. President Reagan hoped to promote growth and investment by deregulating business, reducing corporate tax rates, and lowering federal tax rates for upper and middle income Americans40

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 29 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 29 Limits of a Superpower, 1969-1980

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9035367272Henry KissingerNixon's national security adviser, he later become secretary of state during Nixon's second term. He helped Nixon to fashion a realistic foreign policy that generally succeeded in reducing the tensions of the Cold War. (p. 625)0
9035367273VietnamizationPresident Nixon announced that he would gradually withdraw U.S. troops from Vietnam and give the South Vietnamese the money, the weapons, and the training that they needed to take over the full conduct of the war. Under this policy, U.S. troops in South Vietnam went from over 540,000 in 1969 to under 30,000 in 1972. (p. 626)1
9035367274Nixon DoctrineThis doctrine declared that Asian allies would receive U.S. support but without the extensive use of U.S. ground forces. (p. 626)2
9035367275Kent StateIn April 1970, President Nixon expanded the war by using U.S. forces to invade Cambodia. A nationwide protest against this action on U.S. college campuses resulted in the killing of four youths by National Guard troops at Kent State in Ohio. (p. 626)3
9035367276My LaiThe American public was shocked to learn about a 1968 massacre of women and children by U.S. troops in the Vietnamese village of My Lai. (p. 626)4
9035367277Pentagon PapersThe New York Times published the Pentagon Papers, a secret government history documenting the mistakes and deceptions of government policy-makers in dealing with Vietnam. (p. 626)5
9035367278Paris Accords of 1973In January 1973, the North Vietnamese agreed to an armistice, in which the United States would withdraw the last of its troops and get back over 500 prisoners of war (POWs). The agreement also promised a cease-fire and free elections. However, the armistice did not end the war, but it allowed the United States to extricate itself. (p. 627)6
9035367279detentePresident Nixon and Kissinger strengthened the U.S. position in the world by taking advantage of the rivalry between the two Communist giants, China and the Soviet Union. Their diplomacy was praised for bringing about detente, a reduction of Cold War tensions. (p. 627)7
9035367280China visitAfter a series of secret negotiations with Chinese leaders, in February of 1972 Nixon astonished the world by traveling to Beijing to meet with Mao Zedong, the leader of Communist China. His visit initiated diplomatic exchanges that ultimately led to U.S. recognition of the Communist government. (p. 627)8
9035367281antiballistic missilesPresident Nixon used his new relationship with China to put pressure on the Soviets to agree to a treaty limiting antiballistic missiles (ABMs). (p. 627)9
9035367282Strategic Arms Limitation TalksPresident Nixon used his new relationship with China to put pressure on the Soviets to agree to a treaty limiting antiballistic missiles (ABMs), a new technology that would have expanded the arms race. After the first round of Strategic Arms Limitations Talks (SALT I), U.S. diplomats secured Soviet consent to a freeze on the number of ballistic missiles carrying nuclear warheads. While this agreement did not end the arms race, it was a significant step toward reducing Cold War tensions and bringing about detente. (p. 627)10
9035367283Middle East War (1973)On October 6, 1973, the Syrians and Egyptians launched a surprise attack on Israel in an attempt to recover the lands lost in the Six-Day War of 1967. President Nixon ordered the U.S. nuclear forces on alert and airlifted almost $2 billion in arms to Israel to stem their retreat. The tide of battle quickly shifted in favor of the Israelis. (p. 631)11
9035367284OPEC; oil embargoAfter October 1973 Arab Israel War, the Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) placed an embargo on oil sold to Israel's supporters. The embargo caused a worldwide oil shortage and long lines at gas stations in the United States. (p. 631)12
9035367285New FederalismIn a program known as revenue sharing, or the New Federalism, Congress approved giving local governments $30 billion in block grants over five years to address local needs as they saw fit. Republicans hoped revenue sharing would check the growth of the federal government and return responsibility to the states, where it had rested before the New Deal. (p. 628)13
9035367286stagflationThe U.S. economy in the 1970s faced an unusual combination of economic slowdown and high inflation. To slow inflation, President Nixon at first tried to cut federal spending. When this policy contributed to a recession and unemployment, he adopted Keynesian economics and deficit spending. He surprised the nation by imposing a 90-day wage and price freeze. Next, he took the dollar off the gold standard, which helped to devalue it relative to foreign currencies. (p. 628)14
9035367287southern strategyHaving received just 43 percent of the popular vote in 1968, President Nixon was well aware of being a minority president. To win over the South, he asked the federal courts in that region to delay integration plans and busing orders. He also nominated two southern conservatives to the Supreme Court. The Senate refused to confirm them, and the courts rejected his requests for delayed integration. Nevertheless, his strategy played well with southern white voters. (p. 629)15
9035367288wage and price controlsIn 1971, President Nixon imposed a 90-day wage and price freeze to slow inflation. (p. 628)16
9035367289off the gold standardIn 1971, President Nixon took the U.S. off the gold standard, which helped to devalue the U.S. dollar relative to foreign currencies. (p. 628)17
9035367290cost of living indexedIn 1972, Congress approved automatic increases for Social Security benefits based on the rise in the cost of living. (p. 628)18
9035367291Title IXIn 1972, Congress passed this statue to end sex discrimination in schools that received federal funding. (p. 628)19
9035367292Burger CourtIn 1969, President Nixon appointed Warren E. Burger of Minnesota as chief justice to succeed the retiring Earl Warren. The Burger Court was more conservative than the Warren Court, but some of its decisions angered conservatives. (p. 629)20
9035367293Roe v. WadeIn 1973, the Supreme Court struck down many state laws prohibiting abortions as a violation of a women's right to privacy. (p. 629)21
9035367294election of 1972In the 1972 presidential election Richard Nixon easily won a second term by defeating Democratic Senator George McGovern of South Dakota. Nixon won every state except Massachusetts. (p. 629)22
9035367295George McGovernIn 1972, this Democratic Senator from South Dakota was a very liberal, antiwar, antiestablishment candidate for president. He was defeated easily by Richard Nixon. (p. 629)23
9035367296Watergate cover-upIn June 1972, a group of men hired by Nixon's reelection committee were caught breaking into the offices of the Democratic national headquarters in the Watergate complex. This break-in and attempted bugging were only part of a series of illegal activities. No proof demonstrated that Nixon had ordered the illegal activities. However, it was shown that Nixon participated in the illegal cover up of the scandal. (p. 630)24
9035367297plumbersThe president's aides created this group to stop leaks to the press as well as to discredit opponents. (p. 630)25
9035367298enemies listThe White House created this list of prominent Americans who opposed Nixon or the Vietnam War. (p. 630)26
9035367299United States v. NixonIn the last days of the Watergate scandal, the court denied Nixon's claims to executive privilege and ordering him to turn over the Watergate tapes. (p. 629)27
9035367300War Powers ActIt was found that President Nixon had authorized 3,500 secret bombing raids in Cambodia, a neutral county. In November 1973, after a long struggle, Congress finally passed this act over Nixon's veto. This law required Nixon and any future president to report to Congress within 48 hours after taking military action and to obtain Congressional approval for any military action lasting more than 60 days. (p. 631)28
9035367301impeachment and resignationThe start of impeachment hearings in the House forced Nixon to eventually turn over the Watergate tapes, tape recordings of Nixon in his office. The tapes clearly implicated Nixon in the cover-up. The House Judiciary Committee voted three articles of impeachment: (1) obstruction of justice, (2) abuse of power, and (3) contempt of Congress. On August 9, 1974 Nixon resigned. (p. 632)29
9035367302imperial presidencyCold War presidents had used national security, secrecy, executive privileged, and the mystique of the office to concentrate power into the White House. (p. 640)30
9035367303Gerald FordAs vice president, he became president when Richard Nixon resigned on August 1, 1974. He was a likeable and unpretentious man, but his ability to be president was questioned by many in the media. (p. 632)31
9035367304pardon of NixonIn his first month in office President Gerald Ford granted Richard Nixon a full and unconditional pardon for any crime he might have committed in office. (p. 632)32
9035367305reform of CIAFormer Congressman George H. W. Bush was appointed by President Ford to reform this agency after it had been accused of assassinating foreign leaders. (p. 633)33
9035367306fall of SaigonIn April 1975, the U.S supported government in Saigon fell and Vietnam became one country under Communist rule. (p. 633)34
9035367307Cambodia genocideIn 1975, the U.S. supported government in Cambodia fell to the Khmer Rouge, a radical Communist faction that killed over one million of its people in an effort to rid the country of western influence. (p 633)35
9035367308battle over inflationIn 1979-1980, inflation seemed completely out of control and reached the unheard of rate of 13 percent. (p. 636)36
9035367309BicentennialIn 1976 the United States celebrated its 200th birthday. (p. 633)37
9035367310election of 1976In 1976 presidential election Democrat James Earl (Jimmy) Carter won a close election by defeating Gerald Ford. He was helped by running as an outsider and the voters memory of Watergate. (p. 634)38
9035367311James Earl (Jimmy) CarterHe was elected president in 1976. He was a former Democratic governor of Georgia. (p. 634)39
9035367312human rightsPresident Carter championed the cause of human rights around the world. He opposed the all-white oppressive governments of South Africa and Rhodesia. He cut aid to Argentina and Chile for their human rights violations. (p. 634)40
9035367313Panama Canal TreatyIn 1978, the Senate ratified a treaty that would gradually transfer control of the Panama Canal from the U.S. to Panama. (p. 634)41
9035367314Camp David AccordsIn September 1978, President Carter arranged for leader of Egypt and Israel to met at the Camp David presidential retreat to provide a framework for a peace settlement between the two countries. (p. 635)42
9035367315Iranian hostage crisisIn November 1979, Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran, Iran and held more than 50 of the U.S. staff as hostages. The hostage crisis dragged on for the rest of Carter's presidency. (p. 635)43
9035367316recognition of ChinaIn 1979, the U.S. ended its official recognition of the Chinese government in Taiwan and completed an exchange of ambassadors with the People's Republic of China. (p. 635)44
9035367317Soviet Afghanistan invasionIn December 1979, Soviet troops invaded Afghanistan, an action that ended a decade of improving U.S.-Soviet relations. (p. 635)45
9035367318Paul Volcker, high interest ratesIn 1980, the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board pushed interest rates to 20 percent in order to combat inflation. (p. 636)46
9035367319malaise speechIn 1979, President Jimmy Carter gave a speech in which he blamed the U.S. problems on a "moral and spiritual crisis". (p. 636)47
9035367320cultural pluralismThe U.S. population became more racial diverse and diverse ethnic and cultural groups strove to celebrate their unique traditions. (p. 637)48
9035367321impact of 1965 immigration lawThe end of ethnic quotas favoring Europeans opened the United States to immigrants from all parts of the world. (p. 637)49
9035367322Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986This act penalize employers for hiring immigrants who had entered the country illegally or had overstayed their visas, while granting amnesty to undocumented immigrants arriving by 1982. (p. 637)50
9035367323Hispanic AmericansIn 2000, they became the country's largest minority group. (p. 637)51
9035367324Cesar ChavezIn 1975, as leader of the United Farm Workers Organization he organized boycotts and eventually gained collective bargaining rights for farm workers. (p. 637)52
9035367325American Indian MovementTo achieve American Indian self-determination and revival of tribal traditions this organization was founded in 1968. (p. 638)53
9035367326Indian Self-Determination ActIn 1975, this act gave American Indian reservations and tribal lands greater control over internal programs, education, and law enforcement. (p. 638)54
9035367327gaming casinosThe American Indians attacked widespread unemployment and poverty on reservations by building these facilities. (p. 638)55
9035367328Asian AmericansIn the 1980s, this group became the fastest growing minority population. (p. 639)56
9035367329gay liberation movementBy the mid 1970s, homosexuality was no longer classified as a mental illness and the federal Civil Service ended its ban on unemployment of homosexuals. (p. 639)57
9035367330Earth DayIn 1970, this annual celebration day, was created to show concerns about pollution and the destruction of the natural environment. (p. 639)58
9035367331Exxon Valdez accidentIn 1989, this oil tanker ran aground and created a massive oil spill off the coast of Alaska. (p. 639)59
9035367332Three Mile IslandIn 1979, this nuclear power plant accident in Pennsylvania turned public opinion against nuclear power. (p. 639)60
9035367333Chernobyl meltdownIn 1986, this nuclear plant in the Soviet Union exploded killing many people. (p. 639)61
9035367334Clean Air ActIn 1970, Congress passed this act to protect the air. (p. 639)62
9035367335Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)In 1970, Congress created this agency to protect the environment. (p. 639)63
9035367336Clean Water ActIn 1972, Congress passed this act to protect the water. (p. 639)64
9035367337Environmental SuperfundIn 1980, Congress created this fun to clean up toxic dumps, such as Love Canal in New York state. (p. 639)65
9035367338Endangered Species ActIn 1973, Congress passed this act to protect endangered species. (p. 639)66

AP US History - US Presidents Flashcards

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8398005597George Washington1789-1797 Federalist0
8398005598John Adams1797-1801 Federalist1
8398005599Thomas Jefferson1801-1809 Democratic-Republican2
8398005600James Madison1809-1817 Democratic-Republican3
8398005601James Monroe1817-1825 Democratic-Republican4
8398005602John Quincy Adams1825-1829 Democratic-Republican5
8398005603Andrew Jackson1829-1837 Democrat6
8398005604Martin Van Buren1837-1841 Democrat7
8398005605William Henry Harrison1841 Whig8
8398005606John Tyler1841-1845 Whig9
8398005607James Polk1845-1849 Democrat10
8398005608Zachary Taylor1849-1850 Whig11
8398005609Millard Fillmore1850-1853 Whig12
8398005610Franklin Pierce1853-1857 Democrat13
8398005611James Buchanan1857-1861 Democrat14
8398005612Abraham Lincoln1861-1865 Republican15
8398005613Andrew Johnson1865-1869 Democrat16
8398005614Ulysses Grant1869-1877 Republican17
8398005615Rutherford Hayes1877-1881 Republican18
8398005616James Garfield1881, Republican19
8398005617Chester Arthur1881-1885 Republican20
8398005618Grover Cleveland1885-1889 (1st term), 1893-1897 (2nd term) Democrat21
8398005619Benjamin Harrison1889-1893 Republican22
8398005620William McKinley1897-1901 Republican23
8398005621Theodore Roosevelt1901-1909 Republican24
8398005622William Howard Taft1909-1913 Republican25
8398005623Woodrow Wilson1913-1921 Democrat26
8398005624Warren Harding1921-1923 Republican27
8398005625Calvin Coolidge1923-1929 Republican28
8398005626Herbert Hoover1929-1933 Republican29
8398005627Franklin Delano Roosevelt1933-1945 Democrat30
8398005628Harry Truman1945-1953 Democrat31
8398005629Dwight Eisenhower1953-1961 Republican32
8398005630John Kennedy1961-1963 Democrat33
8398005631Lyndon Johnson1963-1969 Democrat34
8398005632Richard Nixon1969-1974 Republican35
8398005633Gerald Ford1974-1977 Republican36
8398005634Jimmy Carter1977-1981 Democrat37
8398005635Ronald Reagan1981-1989 Republican38
8398005636George H. W. Bush1989-1993 Republican39
8398005637Bill Clinton1993-2001 Democrat40
8398005638George W. Bush2001-2008 Republican41
8398005639Barack Obama2008-2017 Democrat42
8398005640Donald Trump2017-? Republican43

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 25 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 25 Diplomacy and World War II, 1929-1945

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9043119948Good Neighbor PolicyPresident Franklin Roosevelt's foreign policy of promoting better relations with Latin America by using economic influence rather than military force in the region. (p. 523)0
9043119949Pan-American conferencesIn 1933, the United States attended a conference in Montevideo, Uruguay, in which we pledged to never again intervene in the internal affairs of any Latin American country. At a second conference in 1936, the U.S. agreed to the cooperation between the U.S. and Latin American countries to defend the Western Hemisphere against foreign invasion. (p. 523)1
9043119950Soviet Union recognizedThe Republican presidents of the 1920's had refused to grant diplomatic recognition to the Communist regime that ruled the Soviet Union. President Franklin Roosevelt promptly changed this policy by granting recognition in 1933. (p. 524)2
9043119951Independence for PhilippinesIn 1934, President Roosevelt persuaded Congress to pass the Tydings-McDuffie Act which provided independence for the Philippines by 1946. (p. 524)3
9043119952reciprocal trade agreementsIn 1934, Congress enacted a plan that would reduce tariffs for nations that reciprocated with comparable reductions for U.S. imports. (p. 524)4
9043119953Japan takes ManchuriaIn September 1931, Japanese troops invaded Manchuria, on China's eastern seaboard. The League of Nations passed a resolution condemning the action but did not take action. (p. 521)5
9043119954Stimson DoctrineIn 1932, Secretary of State Henry Stimson said the United States would not recognize territorial changes resulting from Japan's invasion of Manchuria. (p. 522)6
9043119955fascismA political system in which people glorify their nation and their race through an aggressive show of force. Economic hardships led to the rise of military dictatorships, first in Italy, then in Japan and Germany. (p. 524)7
9043119956Italian Fascist partyIn 1922, they seized power in Italy. They attracted dissatisfied war veterans, nationalists, and those afraid of rising communism. They marched on Rome and installed Mussolini in power. (p. 524)8
9043119957Benito MussoliniHe founded the Italian Fascist Party, and sided with Hitler and Germany in World War II. In 1945, he was overthrown and assassinated by the Italian Resistance. (p. 524)9
9043119958EthiopiaIn 1935, fascist Italy invaded this African nation. (p. 526)10
9043119959German Nazi partyThis party arose in 1920's Germany in reaction to deplorable economic conditions after war and national resentments over the Treaty of Versailles. By 1933, the party under leader Adolph Hitler, had gained control of the German legislature. (p. 524)11
9043119960Adolf HitlerAustrian-born founder of the German Nazi Party and chancellor of the Third Reich (1933-1945). His fascist philosophy, embodied in the book Mein Kampf attracted widespread support, and after 1934 he ruled as an absolute dictator. Hitler's pursuit of aggressive nationalist policies resulted in the invasion of Poland (1939) and the subsequent outbreak of World War II. His regime was infamous for the extermination of millions of people, especially European Jews. He committed suicide in 1945, when the collapse of the Third Reich was imminent. (p. 524)12
9043119961Axis PowersAlliance of Germany, Italy, and Japan during World War II.13
9043119962Spanish Civil WarIn 1936, a rebellion erupted in Spain after a coalition of Republicans, Socialists, and Communists was elected. General Francisco Franco led the rebellion. The revolt quickly became a civil war, by 1939 Franco had established a military dictatorship. (p. 525)14
9043119963Francisco FrancoIn 1936, he plunged Spain into a Civil War. By 1939, Franco's Fascist had established a military dictatorship. (p. 525)15
9043119964RhinelandIn 1936, Adolf Hitler invaded this region. This was in violation of the Treaty of Versailles which had declared the area a demilitarized zone. (p. 526)16
9043119965SudetenlandIn 1938, Hitler insisted Germany had the right to take over an area in western Czechoslovakia. (p. 526)17
9043119966MunichA 1938 conference, at which European leaders attempted to appease Hitler by turning over the Sudetenland to him in exchange for promise that he would not expand Germany's territory any further. (p. 526)18
9043119967appeasementA policy of making concessions to an aggressor in the hopes of avoiding war. In the years 1935 to 1938, a series of military actions by Fascist dictatorships made Britain, France, and the United States nervous, but they did nothing to stop the actions. * 1935 - Italy invades Ethiopia * 1936 - German troops invade the Rhineland * 1937 - Japan invades China * 1938 - Germany takes the Sudetenland (p. 526)19
9043119968Poland; blitzkriegOn September 1, 1939, Germany invaded this country using overwhelming air power and fast-moving tanks, a term of warfare called lightning war. Britain and France then declared war against Germany. (p. 528)20
9043119969isolationismA policy of non-participation in international economic and political relations. A 1934 committee led by Senator Gerald Nye concluded the main reason for participation in World War I was because of the bankers and arm manufacturers greed. This caused the U.S. public to be against any involvement in the early stages of World War II. (p.. 525)21
9043119970Nye CommitteeIn 1934, a Senate committee led by South Dakota Senator Gerald Nye to investigate why America became involved in World War I. They concluded that bankers and arm manufacturers pushed the U.S. into the war so they could profit from selling military arms. This committee's work pushed America toward isolationism for the following years. (p. 525)22
9043119971Neutrality ActsLaws passed by isolationists in the late 1930s, that were designed to keep the United States out of international wars. (p. 525)23
9043119972America First CommitteeIn 1940, after World War II had begun in Asia and Europe, isolationists became alarmed by President Roosevelt's support for Britain. To mobilize American public opinion against the war, they formed this committee. Charles A. Lindbergh was one of it spokesmen. (p. 525)24
9043119973Charles LindberghIn 1927, this U.S. aviator thrilled the world, by making the first nonstop flight from Long Island to Paris. In 1940, he was a speaker for the isolationist America First Committee. (p. 480, 525)25
9043119974Quarantine speechIn 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made this speech after Japan invaded China. He proposed that democracies act together to "quarantine" Japan. Public reaction to the speech by the American public was negative, and the idea was abandoned. (p. 526)26
9043119975cash and carryPolicy adopted by the United States in 1939 to preserve neutrality, while aiding Great Britain. Great Britain could buy U.S. military arms if it paid in full and used its own ships to transport them. (p. 528)27
9043119976Selective Training and Service ActIn 1940, Roosevelt passed this law requiring all males aged 21 to 36 to register for military service. (p. 528)28
9043119977destroyers-for-bases dealIn September 1940, Roosevelt cleverly arranged a trade that would help Great Britain. The United States gave Britain fifty older but still serviceable US destroyers, in exchange the U.S. was given the right to build military bases on British Islands in the Caribbean. (p. 528)29
9043119978FDR, third termIn the 1940 presidential election, Franklin D. Roosevelt won a third term in office. (p. 529)30
9043119979Wendell WillkieFranklin Roosevelt's Republican opponent in the 1940 Presidential election. (p. 529)31
9043119980Four Freedoms speechA speech by President Franklin Roosevelt on January 6, 1941 that proposed lending money to Britain for the purchase of U.S. military weapons. He argued that the U.S. must help other nations defend "four freedoms" (freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear). (p. 529)32
9043119981Lend-Lease ActIn March 1941, this act permitted Britain to obtain all U.S. arms they needed on credit during World War II. (p. 529)33
9043119982Atlantic CharterIn August 1941, U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt and British prime minister Winston Churchill met aboard a ship off the coast of Newfoundland. They created this agreement which outlined the principles for peace after the war. (p. 530)34
9043119983escort convoysIn July 1941, the U.S. began to provide protection for British ship carrying U.S. arms being transported to Britain. (p. 530)35
9043119984oil and steel embargoIn September 1940, Japan joined the Axis powers. The United States responded by prohibiting export of steel and scrap iron to Japan and other countries. In July 1941, when Japan invaded French Indochina, the U.S. cut off Japanese access to many vital materials, including U.S. oil. (p. 530)36
9043119985Pearl HarborOn December 7, 1941, a date that will live in infamy, this U.S. naval base in Honolulu, Hawaii was bombed by Japanese planes. 2,400 Americans were killed and 20 warships were sunk or severely damaged. The next day, the United States declared war on Japan. (p. 531)37
9043119986War Production BoardDuring World War II, President Roosevelt established this agency to allocated scarce materials, limit or stop the production of civilian goods, and distribute contracts among competing manufacturers. (p. 531)38
9043119987Office of Price AdministrationThis World War II federal agency regulated most aspects of civilian lives by freezing prices, wages, and rents and rationing commodities in order to control inflation. (p. 532)39
9043119988government spending, debtDuring World War II federal spending increased 1000 percent between 1939 and 1945, and the gross national product grew by 15 percent or more each year. By the war's end, the national debt was $250 billion, five times what it had been in 1941. (p. 532)40
9043119989role of large corporationsDuring World War II, the 100 largest corporations accounted for 70 percent of wartime manufacturing. (p. 532)41
9043119990research and developmentThe United States government worked closely with industrial companies, universities, and research labs to create and improve technologies that could be used to defeat the enemy. (p. 532)42
9043119991Manhattan ProjectCode name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II. (p. 532)43
9043119992Office of War InformationEstablished by the government to promote patriotism and help keep Americans united behind the World War II effort. (p. 533)44
9043119993the Good WarThe term for the unity of Americans supporting the democratic ideals in fighting World War II. (p. 533)45
9043119994wartime migrationDuring World War II, over 1.5 million African-Americans migrated from the South to job opportunities in the North and the West. (p. 533)46
9043119995civil rights, Double VDuring World War II civil rights leaders encouraged African Americans to adopt the Double V slogan - one for victory, one for equality. (p 533)47
9043119996executive order on jobsDuring World War II, President Roosevelt issued an executive order to prohibit discrimination in government and in businesses that received federal contracts. (p. 533)48
9043119997Smith v. AllwrightThis Supreme Court case in 1944 ruled that it was unconstitutional to deny membership in political parties to African Americans as a way of excluding them from voting in primaries. (p. 533)49
9043119998Braceros programA program the American and Mexican governments agreed to, in which contract laborers would be admitted to the United States for a limited time as migrant farm workers (p. 533)50
9043119999Japanese internmentIn 1942, over 100,000 Japanese Americans living on the United States West coast were rounded up and put in internment camps. (p. 534)51
9043120000Korematsu v. U.S.A 1944 Supreme Court case which upheld the order providing for the relocation of Japanese Americans. It was not until 1988 that Congress formally apologized and agreed to pay financial compensation to each survivor. (p. 534)52
9043120001Rosie the RiveterA propaganda character designed to increase production of female workers in industrial jobs in the shipyards and defense plants during World War II. (p. 534)53
9043120002wartime solidarityThe New Deal helped immigrant groups feel more included, and serving together in combat or working together in defense plants helped to reduce prejudices. (p. 534)54
9043120003election of 1944In this presidential election, Franklin D. Roosevelt replaced his vice president with Harry S. Truman, as they ran against Republican Thomas Dewey. Roosevelt won an unprecedented fourth term, but he died within three months. (p. 534)55
9043120004Harry S. TrumanHe became president on April 12, 1945, when President Franklin Roosevelt died suddenly. In August 1945, he order an atomic bomb be dropped on Hiroshima then on Nagasaki, to end the war with Japan. Japan surrendered on September 2, 1945. (p. 537, 538)56
9043120005Battle of the AtlanticThe protracted naval war to control the shipping lanes in the North Atlantic. (p. 535)57
9043120006strategic bombingUnited States bomber carried out daylight bombing raids on military targets in Europe, but the lines between military and civilian targets became blurred as war went on. (p. 535)58
9043120007Dwight EisenhowerThe United States general who commanded the invasion of Normandy (D-Day), Casablanca and the defeat of Nazi Germany. (p. 536)59
9043120008D-DayOn June 6, 1944 the Allies landed in northern France with the largest invasion by sea in history. By the end of August Paris was liberated from the Nazis, and by September Allied troops had crossed the German border. (p. 536)60
9043120009HolocaustA methodical plan, orchestrated by Germany's Adolph Hitler to eliminate Jews, non-conformists, homosexuals, non-Aryans, and mentally and physically disabled. Six million Jews and several million non-Jews would be murdered by the Nazis. (p. 536)61
9043120010island-hoppingThe United States strategy in the Pacific, which called for capturing Japanese-held islands in the Pacific and moving on to others to bring the American military closer and closer to Japan itself. (p. 536)62
9043120011Battle of MidwayOn June 4-7, 1942, the U.S. naval victory over the Japanese fleet at Midway Island. The Japanese lost four of their best aircraft carriers. The battle marked a turning point in the war in the Pacific. (p. 536)63
9043120012Douglas MacArthurUnited States general who served as chief of staff and commanded Allied forces in the South Pacific during World War II. (p. 537)64
9043120013kamikaze attacksJapanese pilots would deliberately crash their planes into American ships, killing themselves, but also inflicting severe damage to the ships. (p. 537)65
9043120014J. Robert OppenheimerAmerican theoretical physicist and professor of physics. He led the top-secret Manhattan Project, which built the world's first atomic bomb. (p. 537)66
9043120015atomic bombA nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission. (p. 537)67
9043120016Hiroshima; NagasakiOn August 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Then on August 9, a second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. About 250,000 Japanese died as a result. Within a week after the second bomb was dropped, Japan agreed to surrender. (p. 537)68
9043120017Big ThreeThe leaders of the Allies during World War II included: Soviet Union - Joseph Stalin, Great Britain - Winston Churchill, United States - Franklin Roosevelt. (p. 537)69
9043120018Casablanca ConferenceThe conference attended by Roosevelt and Churchill in January 1943, to discuss the strategy to win World War II. The plan called for the invasion of Sicily and Italy by British and American troops. They resolved to accept nothing less than unconditional surrender of Axis powers. (p. 537)70
9043120019unconditional surrenderA surrender with any demands or requests. (p. 538)71
9043120020Tehran, Yalta, PotsdamThe three cities that held conferences for the leaders of the Allied powers, United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union during World War II. (p. 538)72
9043120021United NationsOn October 24, 1945, this international organization formed after World War II to promote international peace, security, and cooperation. (p. 539)73

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