US History II Final Exam Study Guide

Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US

the development of industries for the machine production of goods

an organization formed by workers to strive for better wages and working conditions

The U.S. growing larger to the west.

a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by the United States (1904-1914)

wilson's plan for world peace following world war I

a law forbidding the sale of alcoholic beverages

reform movements that sought to raise living standards and correct wrongs in American Society

Belief that all life was created by God

the process by which species gradually change over time

gave women the right to vote

the act that prohibited the manufacture, sale, or shipment of impure of falsely labeled food and drugs

law that made monopolies illegal and proctected rights of labor unions

a period of general fear of communists

hostility toward immigrants

the social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another

the economic crisis beginning with the stock market crash in 1929 and continuing through the 1930s

the historic period (1933-1940) in the U.S. during which President Franklin Roosevelt's economic policies were implemented

created a tax on workers and employers. That money provided monthly pensions for retired people.

war between allies (australia, belguim, brazil, canada, china, france, mexico, US, UK, USSr) and the Axis (Germany, hungary, japan, italy, ) from 1939-1945

A national policy of avoiding involvement in world affairs

allied forces under dwight d. eisenhower landed on the beaches of normandy in history's greatest naval invasion.

A national policy of actively trading with foreign countries to foster peace and prosperity

policy of providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian ideology

A conflict that was between the US and the Soviet Union. The nations never directly confronted eachother on the battlefield but deadly threats went on for years.

a war between North and South Korea

a war between the communist armies of North Vietnam who were supported by the Chinese and the non-communist armies of South Vietnam who were supported by the United States

1964, LBJ's policies of fighting poverty and racial injustice

President Kennedy's plan aimed at improving the economy, fighting racial discrimination, and exploring space.

a case that was brought to supreme court by black lawsuits to challenge the legality of segregation. The court ruled that segregation was legal as long as it was "equal"

Supreme Court declared abortion to be a private decision, Right to Abortion

Scandal involving illegal activities that led ultimately to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974

American President during WWI - had 14 point plan - key figure in League of Nations

United States industrialist and philanthropist who endowed education and public libraries and research trusts

Became president when FDR died; gave the order to drop the atomic bomb

president of the U.S from 1923-1933 leader of the US in the beginning of the great depression. He didn't want the gov involved in the peoples lives and thought that the people should express their individual rights.

leader of the Allied forces in Europe then was elected to be Pres. of the USA

President during Bay of Pigs, and Cuban Missile Crisis. Strong image icon. Creator of Civil Rights Act.

the US president who wanted to stay out of Vietnam but sent soldiers because his goal was to stop the spread of communism

withdrew American soldiers from South Vietnam.37th president

Tennessee highschool teacher who violated a state law by teaching evolution

United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists

she wrote the book called The Feminine Mystique during the womens rights movement

founder and original publisher of Ms. magazine, and was an influential co-convener of the National Women's Political Caucus.