Unit 7 Exam

American Republic Ch 24-27

GI Bill

Legislation providing various benefits to returning World War II veterans, including financial assistance for education, housing, and unemployment.

baby boom

A significant increase in the birth rate following World War II, resulting in a large population of children and young adults in the United States.

urban sprawl

The expansion of urban areas into surrounding rural land, often leading to the development of suburbs and increased reliance on automobiles.

Thomas Dewey

A prominent Republican politician who ran for president against Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944 and Harry S. Truman in 1948, known for his role as the Governor of New York.

civil rights movement

A social and political movement in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s aimed at ending racial discrimination and securing equal rights for African Americans.

Jackie Robinson

The first African American to play in Major League Baseball in the modern era, breaking the color barrier in 1947.

United Nations

An international organization founded in 1945 to promote peace, security, and cooperation among countries.

General Assembly

The main deliberative body of the United Nations, where all member states have a voice and vote on important issues.

Marshall Plan

A U.S. program initiated in 1948 to aid Western Europe in economic recovery after World War II.

Iron Curtain

A term used to describe the political, military, and ideological barrier that divided Europe into two separate areas from the end of World War II until the end of the Cold War.

Truman Docterine

A U.S. policy established in 1947 to provide political, military, and economic assistance to countries threatened by communism.

March on Washington

A large-scale civil rights demonstration held in 1963, advocating for jobs and freedom, famously featuring Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.

Fair Deal

A series of proposals put forth by President Harry S. Truman in 1949 aimed at improving social safety nets, raising the minimum wage, and expanding civil rights.

Brown vs Board of Education

A landmark Supreme Court case from 1954 that declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional, overturning the "separate but equal" doctrine.

New Frontiers

A set of domestic programs proposed by President John F. Kennedy in the early 1960s, aimed at addressing issues such as education, healthcare, and civil rights.

Vietnam

A communist country supported by the Soviet Union and China, while South Vietnam was non-communist and backed by the United States. The conflict was part of the Cold War struggle between communism and democracy.

Gulf of TonHokin

A resolution passed by Congress in 1964 that authorized military action in Vietnam following alleged attacks on U.S. ships.

Hochiminh Trail

A network of supply routes used by North Vietnam to transport troops and supplies to South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

Kent State University

Site of a 1970 protest against the Vietnam War where National Guard troops fired on students, resulting in four deaths.

Watergate Building

The site of a 1972 break-in that led to a major political scandal, resulting in the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

Panama

Country that was given control of a US canal in 1999.

Camp David

Iran

A country where more than 50 US hostages were held until the inauguration of President Reagan.

president during the Persian Gulf War

George H.W. Bush

President during the Welfare Reform Act and NAFTA

Bill Clinton

Leader of UN Forces during the Persian Gulf War

General Norman Schwarzkopf

President who created the “Star Wars” Program

Ronald Reagan

First female supreme court justice

Sandra Day O’Conner

First female attorney general

Janet Reno

Lybian leader responsible for terrorism in the US

Mummar al Quadafi

Leader of the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Mikhail Gorbachev (1985-1991), the final Soviet leader, known for glasnost and perestroika.

leader of Iraq who invaded Kuwait

Saddam Hussein

date of the most significant terrorist attack on the united states

September 11 2001

International terrorist organization responsible for the 9/11 attacks

al-Quada

muslim extremist group that governed Afghanistan

Taliban

cabinet department created in response to terrorist attacks in America

Department of Homeland Security

legislation passed after 911 to make it easier to locate suspected terrorists

Patriot Act

Devices intended to harm or kill great numbers of people

weapons of mass destruction

time of economic uncertainty from 2007 to 2009

the Great Recession

Obamacare

patient protection and affordable care act

supreme Court case, granting marriage rights to same-sex partners

Oberjefell vs Hodges

Iraqi leader defeated by coalition forces in 2003

Saddam Hussein

muslim terrorist group that arose from the remnants of Al-Qaeda

ISIS

trade agreement that replaced NAFTA

USMCA

virus that brought a global pandemic during 2020

COVID-19

Trump‘s policy to make decisions he deemed to be in the best interest of the country and its citizens

America First

Worldview

set of beliefs that a person uses to look at the world and interpret it

multiculturalism

The belief that several different cultures can exist side-by-side without being dominated by any one culture