American History II Final Exam

British Prime Minister during WWII; coined the term "Iron Curtain"

Dictator of Nazi Germany during WWII

Internment camps in the US; treated poorly during WWII

US Commander in the Philippines WWII

Dictator of Soviet Union WWII

President who made the decision to drop the atomic bomb in WWII

Policy used by the US and Great Britain that gave into Germany's demands to seize territory pre-WWII

June 6, 1944; Allied invasion led by Eisenhower at the beaches of Normandy, France.

First Japanese city to be bombed with an atomic bomb; "Little Boy"; August 6,1945

1932-1945; mass killings of Jews, gypsies, Africans, handicapped people and more under the control of Hitler

Law permitting the sell of weapons by the US to other Allied countries during WWII

A secret project of developing an atomic bomb

Illegal for Americans to sell weapons to any country at war; banned the sale of arms to either side in a civil war

December 7,1941; "A day that who live in infamy"-FDR

International organization, 1945 to resolve conflicts between nations

1953; Allied commander in WWII, helped plan D-Day

Soviet leader during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Leader of communist China

Secretary of State; Marshall Plan- June 1947

Senator; Accused innocent people of being communist; Salem Witch Trials -> communist version

1950; Accused of running Soviet Spy Network; 1st civilians executed for espionage in 1953

US and British effort to keep West Berlin supplied during the Soviet blockade of the city

A list of persons who are disapproved of or who are to be punished or boycotted

US policy to stop the spread of communism

The political and military barrier that isolated Soviet-controlled countries of Eastern Europe after WWII

38th parallel; containment of communism to the North--who was supported by communists; democratic power to the South-- who was supported by UN forces; 1950-1953

George C. Marshall's plan~ would give European nations American aide to rebuild their economies

military alliance of the US and 11 other countries; set up to defend each other post WWII

USSR's lead in the Space Race; first artificial satellite

US policy of economic support for countries fighting against communism

Germany divided and reparations set; Poland's government; free elections

"King of Rock and Roll"

developer of the polio vaccine

sharp rise in the number of births after WWII and 1960s

Increase minimum wage to 75¢ an hour; increase social security by 75% and extended them to 10 million people; provided construction of low-income housing

Servicemen's Readjustment Act; provided general funds to veterans

First man on the moon; Apollo 11; 1969

Cuban communist leader; Bay of Pigs; Cuban Missile Crisis

First astronaut to orbit Earth

JFK's VP; became President on Air Force One after JFK was assassinated

Involved in the Bay of Pigs, Cuban Missile Crisis and forming the Peace Corps

Two term limit on the presidency

First spaceship to land on the moon

Kennedy approved play to start an uprising in Cuba; FAIL!

Divided East Germany from West Germany; stood as a visible symbol of Cold War divisions

Kennedy ordered a blockade that forced the USSR to remove weapons from Cuba

LBJ's goal to build a better society "where leisure is a welcome chance to build and reflect..."

Federal health care program for people over the age of 65

JFK's hope to increase aid to education, provide health insurance to the elderly and create a Department of Urban Affairs

An organization that sent Americans to provide humanitarian services in less developed nations

Stated that Lee Harvey Oswald was a lone assassin

Non-violent civil rights leader, March on Washington, Montgomery Bus Boycott

First African-American Supreme Court Justice

Her actions and arrest set off a historic bus boycott

1945 Supreme Court ruling "separate but equal" in schools was NOT constitutional

Refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government

Made segregation illegal

African Americans and white volunteers that traveled into the South on buses to draw attention to bus terminals

Incorporating a racial and religious group into a community

Action taken to protest discrimination (segregation) on public transportation

"Separate but equal" 1896

Latino American farmer that went on strike and demanded union recognition, increased wages, and better benefits

Created NOW

Nation Organization for Women; organization to promot feminist goals

Communist leader of North Vietman

This provides for the filling of the office of VP if a vacancy occurs

Lowering the voting age from 21 to 18

The theory if one country falls to communism those around it will also fall

Massive surprise attack; Guerrilla fighters attacked most American airbases in South Vietnam and most of the South's major cities

1964 "Blank Check"; Congress authorizes President Johnson to use all necessary measures to repel armed attacks against US force in Vietnam

Way to reestablish some limits on executive power; required the president to inform Congress of any commitment of troops abroad within 48 hours and to withdraw them within 60-90 days, unless Congress approved of sending troops

Watergate; Vietnam; Kent State

Nixon's Security Advisor

Journalists who broke the Watergate story

An agreement between Israel and Egypt to end 30 years of war in the Middle East; Cater

A thawing of Cold War tensions during the 1970s

Environment Protection Agency; set and enforce pollution standards, promoted research and directed antipollution activities with state and local governments

A sharp, widespread rise in prices

1979; The Ayatollah Khomeini led revolution in Iran; Took 60+ Americans for 444 days

Founded by all exporting countries to set oil prices

Talks between US and USSR that led to a treaty limiting the numbers and types of long range missiles each country could have; Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty

1962; Book- concluded that DDT(an insecticide) was harmful; Rachel Carson

1979;Accident; raised new questions about the safety of nuclear power

Scandal in which President Nixon authorized the cover up of a break in at the Democratic National (DNC) Headquarters which later led to his resignation

Opened a new era of US-Soviet relations; dismantled the Soviet "Empire" in Eastern Europe

1990- Iraq dictator invaded Kuwait (for oil)

First female Supreme Court Justice

Conservative Republican; won election of 1990 (beat President Carter); Best known as an actor

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Secretly sold weapons to Iran in exchange for American hostages; profits were sent to the contras

"Openess"; Allowed more freedom of religion and speech enabling people to discuss politics openly (USSR)

"Reconstructing" of Soviet economy; Allowed some private enterprise and profit making

Operation Desert Storm's UN invasion led by US to force Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait

Belief that the federal budget could be balanced by cutting taxes

1989, Chinese students and workers held demonstrations for democracy

First woman who served as Secretary of State

Republican nominated president in 1988

Elected in 1992(reelected in 1996)-Democrat; 2nd President to be impeached~but he still fulfilled all 8 years!; Whitewater (Clinton name attached to real-estate company that committed fraud, not found guilty)

New York Senator; Secretary of State; Democratic presidential candidate (2008)

Founder of Microsoft

Created a 5 day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks

An increase in average world temperatures overtime

Trade agreement between US, Mexico and Canada

Allows users to post information in the form of webpages and click on links to jump from website to website; internet

Leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist group

Elected President in 2000; Republican; 8 months into presidency, America was attacked

Elected President in 2008; First African American to win presidency

Terrorist attacks in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania (4 airplane hijacked)

US military action to avenge acts of terrorism

Previous leader of North Korea

Death of Kim Jong-Il and took over; CURRENT LEADER OF NORTH KOREA