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the civil war vocabulary

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History of the United States
Slavery in the United States
Bleeding Kansas
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Postmasters
Abraham Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln–Douglas debates
Stephen A. Douglas
Abolitionism
Kansas–Nebraska Act
American Civil War
Social Issues
War
Politics

The Civil War (1850-1880) 147. William Seward: Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson;?purchase of Alaska ?Seward?s Folly? 148. Compromise of 1850: (1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico,(3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in DC, and (6)new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A .Douglas ? Fugitive Slave Act ? runaway slaves could be caught in the?North and be brought back to their masters (they were treated as?property ? running away was as good as stealing)

world war i vocabulary

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Presidency of Woodrow Wilson
United States in World War I
Lynching
Committee on Public Information
Politics of the United States
History of the United States
Politics
War

World War I (1910-1920) 255. Lusitania: British passenger liner secretly carrying ammunition sunk by German u-boat, included American passengers 256. Zimmerman Note: intercepted by Britain; Germany proposed alliance with Mexico, using bribe of return of TX, NM, and AZ; Japan included in alliance 257. Unrestricted submarine warfare: Germany announced that it would sink all (including American) ships, attempt to involve U.S.in war? 258. Creel Committee: Committee on Public Information; aimed to sell America and the world on Wilson?s war goals; propaganda, censorship, ?four-minute men? speeches, ?Liberty Leagues? (spy on community) 259. War Industries Board: attempted to centralize production of war?materials; ineffective due to American desire for laissez-faire government

world war ii vocabulary

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Military history by country
Military
Delano family
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nuclear warfare
Fair Employment Practices Commission
world war II
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Lend-Lease
Pacific War
Quarantine Speech
War
Politics

World War II (1920-1945) 315. Good Neighbor Policy: withdrawal of American troops from foreign nations (especially Latin America) to improve international relations and unite western hemisphere; Clark Memorandum(rebukes the ?big stick?); peaceful resolution of Mexican oil fields 316. Isolationism in 1920s & 1930s: Americans concerned with economic depression; sought to avoid European involvement, no apparent immediate threats 317. Neutrality Acts, 1935-37: prohibited aiding of belligerent nations,?banned civilian involvement; limited power of president during international war, built up armed forces 318. Quarantine Speech, 1937: FDR encouraged democracies to quarantine their opponents (economic embargos); criticized by isolationists

1945 vocabulary

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Military history by country
Military
Politics
Soviet Union–United States relations
Cold War
Vice Presidents of the United States
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Communism
Harry S. Truman
Anti-communism
Containment
Alger Hiss
War

1945-1960 335. President Harry Truman: first president to show positive response to civil rights movement; worked heavily on keeping Soviet spread of communism in check? 336. Jackie Robinson: first African-American in major league baseball 337. Desegregation of Armed Forces (1947): banned racial discrimination in federal practices; To Secure These Rights called for desegregation, anti-lynching, end of poll taxes 338. Dixiecrats, 1948: fought for old Southern way of life (states? rights), attempted to gain higher standing within Democratic party; aimed to deny Truman enough electoral votes to avoid his reelection by nominating Strom Thurmond (SC governor)

1960 vocabulary

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Politics of the United States
united states
Vice Presidents of the United States
Soviet Union–United States relations
Richard Nixon
Ronald Reagan
United States presidential election
vietnam war
Cold War
John F. Kennedy
South Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
Politics
War

1960-present 372. Election of 1960: Kennedy vs. Nixon, Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous) 373. President John F. Kennedy: second youngest president, entered?presidency as tensions of the Cold War increased; unable to get major initiatives through Congress due to conservative bloc; tax cuts (economic stimulation); reluctantly gets involved in civil rights; emphasizes Space Race (man on the moon) 374. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring: effects of pesticides on the environment; changed way Americans viewed their impact on nature 375. Berlin Wall: due to threat of nuclear war, Soviets erected wall to separate East Berlin from West Berlin (end exodus of intellect to west); symbol of communist denial of freedom

American Foreign Policy Outline

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US Gov and Politics
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cold War
History by period
Foreign policy of the United States
United States law
Military–industrial complex
Containment
Central Intelligence Agency
International relations
Humanities
Criticism of American foreign policy
George F. Kennan
Politics
War
foreign policy

CHAPTER 20 Foreign Policy and Military Policy REVIEWING THE CHAPTER CHAPTER FOCUS This chapter presents a survey of selected topics in United States foreign policy (or rather policies), focusing on the political processes involved in arriving at those policies. After reading and reviewing the material in this chapter, you should be able to do each of the following: 1. List the constitutional powers of the president and compare them with the authority of Congress in foreign affairs. Indicate why it is naive to read the Constitution literally in order to determine which institution has the major responsibility to conduct foreign policy. Explain why the president has a larger role than the Framers intended.

US History Important People

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Politics of the United States
united states
Sons of the American Revolution
slavery
Theodore Roosevelt
Abolitionism
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Civil disobedience
Sarah Grimké
Conservatism in the United States
Betty Friedan
Muckraker
Politics
War

U.S. History Review: People, Ideas/Concepts, Events Name _______________________ Pd. _________ PEOPLE She went on a hunger strike to influence the passage of the 19th Amendment ____________________________ Promoted nationalism by establishing language standards for American English__________________________ She exercised civil disobedience in her support of women?s suffrage ____________________________ He was supportive of labor unions and Socialist views ____________________________ He led raid on Harpers Ferry that created fear of slave revolts ____________________________ Published the Liberator in which he condemned slavery on moral grounds ____________________________

Arms to Iran

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Contra
Iran–Contra affair
Games
Politics
War

When the story broke that the US has sold arms to Iran and the profits from the sales had been funneled to the rebels fighting the Nicaraga government and rally of hale came down and engulfed the nations media. The Iran-Contra affair threatened the US government from the president down. The man at the center of the storm was Oliver North. He was in part a national hero and to some the ultimate super villian. He handled the crisis with honor that only the US military could command.
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Ap US History Chapter 10

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National security
Security
Government
National Security Agency
Mass surveillance
Privacy of telecommunications
Surveillance
Law enforcement
NSA electronic surveillance program
NSA warrantless surveillance controversy
Politics
War

November 2013 Debate ? PRO Introduction: In the wake of Edward Snowden?s leak and subsequent fleeing of the US, the NSA has come under increased scrutiny by the American public. This is unfortunate, considering the impressive job that the NSA has been doing over the last decade. After extensive research, I agree with the resolution that follows. Resolved: The benefits of domestic surveillance by the NSA outweigh the harms. Contention 1: The NSA?s surveillance programs have kept Americans safe for years. Increased focus on domestic intelligence is a necessary response to the threat posed by international terrorism.

Chapter 8 Focus Questions

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Politics of the United States
Virginia
united states
Thomas Jefferson
Conservatism in the United States
james madison
University of Virginia
James Monroe
Federalist Party
Louisiana
War
era of good feelings
Politics
APUSH

1. How did Jefferson's philosophy shape policy toward public expenditures, the judiciary, and Louisiana? Jefferson served for more than twenty years as the president of the American Philosophical Society. Jefferson brought with set of ideas about the need and importance for tightly controlled central government, payment of the national debt, and downsizing the American military. When offered the chance to buy Louisiana, an action not specified in the Constitution, Jefferson eagerly jumped at the chance to rid the New World of France. He justified the purchase by stating the new land doubled the land available for the union. His sponsorship of the Lewis and Clark expedition exemplified his interest in science and his hope for practical results from science.

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