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What is Central High?
an all white school in Little Rock
What did Brown vs Board overturn?
segregation in schools
Who wanted to ignore the Supreme Court's ruling that segregation was no longer allowed in schools?
the governor of Arkansas
Who decided to attend Central High?
9 black students
What did the governor of Arkansas do when he found out that 9 black students would be attending Central High?
he ordered the national guard to block the school
Who decided to challenge the governor of Arkansas?
the president
Who did the president send to Little Rock?
the 101st airborne
What did the 101st airborne do?
they went to school everyday with the 9 black students
Who clashed with the army that was going to school with the Little Rock 9?
protestors
The Little Rock 9 girls were harassed in the ____
bathrooms
What happened to one girl who was apart of the Little Rock 9 when she was in the bathroom?
she had acid thrown in her face
The governor of Arkansas closed all schools in Little Rock for
1 year
Greensboro Sit-ins
Four college students sat in a segregated area of a diner and sit there all day to protest segregation
What resulted from Greensboro Sit-ins?
Hundred of people started doing this and it spread to Southern Cities
What did students begin to do to segregated restaurants?
boycott them
What did Sit-ins force restaurants to do?
to end segregation
What does the state department do?
advises the president on other countries, negotiates treaties, protects Americans traveling to other countries, is in charge of diplomats
Who is the current secretary of state?
Marco Rubio
Who is the first cabinet member in the line of succession?
the secretary of state
What building is the secretary of state's office in?
Truman building
The secretary of state has a staff of _
thousands
Travel advisory level 1
exercise normal precautions
Travel advisory level 2
exercise increased caution
Travel advisory level 3
reconsider travel
Travel advisory level 4
do not travel
Who are passports issued by?
the department of state
If you are under 16, how long is your passport valid for?
5 years
If you are above the age of 16, how long is your passport valid for?
10 years
Where can you use a passport card for?
Mexico, Canada, the Carribean
What is an ambassador?
an official representative of another country
Where is an ambassador placed?
the capitol
Ambassadors are usually political supports of the _
president
What countries does the USA not have ambassadors in?
North Korea, Afganistan, Iran
What is a doctrine?
a foreign policy belief system
Who are doctrines usually name after?
a president
What does a doctrine do?
allows a president to deal with an emergency situation
Who was the Monroe Doctrine named after?
James Monroe
When did the Monroe Doctrine start?
1820s
What did the Monroe Doctrine do?
It opposed European countries from invading western hemisphere
Who was the Truman Doctrine named after?
Hariet Truman
When did the Truman Doctrine start?
1940's
What did the Truman Doctrine do?
It wanted to support democratic countries against the Soviet Union
Who was the Kennedy Doctrine named after?
John F. Kennedy
When did the Kennedy Doctrine start?
1960s
What did the Kennedy Doctrine do?
It wanted to prevent communism from spreading to the Western Hemisphere
Who was the Bush Doctrine named after?
George W. Bush
When did the Bush Doctrine start?
after 9/11
What did the Bush Doctrine do?
It supported government change in unfriendly countries
Who is the Obama Doctrine named after?
Barack Obama
When did the Obama Doctrine start?
the twenty teens
What did the Obama Doctrine do?
It used special forces and drones to attack terrorists
What broke out in Cuba in the 1800s?
A rebellion
What did certain Americans want the US to do about the rebellion in Cuba?
They wanted the US to help the rebels
What did the US send to Cuba to monitor the rebellion?
a battleship
What was the battle ship that the US sent to Cuba called?
the Maine
When did the Maine arrive in Cuba?
1898
After the Maine arrived in Cuba, what happened month later?
it blew up
Who did the Americans blamed for the explosion of the Maine?
the spanish
When did America declare war on Spain?
April, 1898
What countries did America invade during the Spanish-American war?
Cuba and Puerto Rico
Who became a hero of the Spanish-American war?
Teddy Roosevelt
Who was defeated in the Spanish-American war?
the Spanish army
What happened to Cuba after the Spanish-American war?
it became an independent country
What happened to Puerto Rico after the Spanish-American war?
it became an American territory
What other country did American take from Spain?
the Philippines
What did America build after the Spanish-American war?
the Panama Canal
What is the Barbary coast?
Coast of the north Africa and the kingdom of pirates
What was the most famous kingdom in the Barbary Coast?
Tripoli
What did the Barbary Kingdoms do?
they sold people into slavery or would hold them for ransom
Who paid the Barbary Kingdoms every year?
Thomas Jefferson
The Barbary Kingdoms began _ the prices that Jefferson had to pay every year
raising
What did Jefferson decide to do after the Barbary Kingdoms raised the prices?
he ended the payments
Jefferson built a better ____
navy
When was the first Barbary War fought?
1801-1805
Who had an important role in the first Barbary War?
the marines
What were the marines used for in the first Barbary War?
to raid the coast of north Africa
The Barbary War is mentioned in what song?
the marine song
When did the second Barbary War take place?
1815
Who was the president during the second Barbary War?
Madison
Who did the US fight against in the second Barbary War?
Algeria
Who won the second Barbary War?
the US navy
What was the legacy of the Barbary War?
the US no longer had to pay money to the kingdoms, the US navy received a good reputation
Who were the allies in WW1?
Britain, Russia, France, Japan
Who was not apart of the allies during WW1?
the US
If a country who was apart of the allies was attacked, what would the other countries in the alliance do?
help the country that was being attacked
Who were the central powers during WW1?
Germany, Austria, Ottoman Empire
If a war started, who would Germany attack first?
France
Who was originally a member of the central powers but switched sides?
Italy
Who was Franz Ferdinand?
Archduke of Austria-Hungary, heir to throne
Who planned to assassinate Franz Ferdinand?
a group of serbs who lived in the Austrian empire
When did Franz Ferdinand arrive in Sarajevo?
June 28th 1914
How did the terrorists plan to assassinate Franz Ferdinand?
by throwing a bomb in his car, but it missed
How was Franz Ferdinand assassinated?
he wanted to visit the people who were injured during his first assassination attempt, but he was shot by a terrorist while he was caught in traffic
What is an ultimatum?
a final demand
Did Serbia reject or accept the ultimatum that Austria gave them?
reject
What was Austria's reaction to Serbia rejecting their ultimatum?
Austria declared war on Serbia
Who said that they would protect Serbia?
Russia