Early College Final Exam Flashcards

Flashcards for Early College Final Exam Review

Containment Policy

Containing Soviet expansion and communism was the best way for the United States to deal with Soviet power.

Domino Theory

Truman predicts that the fall of one country to communism would spread to neighboring countries.

McCarthyism

Campaign against alleged communists in the U.S. government, often people lost jobs, many wrongly accused.

Cuban Missile Crisis

Brink of nuclear war, Soviets agree to remove missiles in Cuba if the US publicly pledged to never invade Cuba and secretly remove missiles in Turkey.

Tet Offensive

Viet Cong and North Vietnamese launch surprise attacks against US throughout South Vietnam. Shocks the American public.

Kent State Massacre

Protest turns violent when the National Guard opened fire killing 4 and wounding 9 students.

Roe V Wade

Struck down laws forbidding abortions during the first 3 months of pregnancy. Has since been overturned.

Reaganomics

Argued stagflation resulted from excessive corporate and personal income taxes, weakened incentives for people to increase productivity, save money and reinvest in economic expansion.

Operation Desert Storm

Iraq invades Kuwait, 33 countries including the U.S. come to aid in its defense

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Guaranteed equal treatment for all Americans and outlaws discrimination in public places based on race, sex, or national origin