US History EOC Review

U.S. businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992

President who negotiated through the Cuban Missile Crisis, was assassinated 11/22/1963

American civil rights activist who co founded the National Farm Workers Association

Period of economic prosperity and large attributions to technology

First satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957

to legally forgive a crime 

What was the climatic confrontation of the First Indochina War between France and Vietminh?

13 Day period of negotiation in which the U.S. and the Soviets were on the brink of M.A.D

This bill gave greater authority to law enforcement and government in matters of security

 What political system holds total authority over society?

Competitive military and weapon buildup between the Soviet Union and U.S. 

4 students protesting here were killed during an anti draft protest 

Unit group that consists of a father, mother, and children

Increased executive war powers, enabling Johnson to do what was necessary to contain Communism

formal process in which an official is accused of an unlawful activity

 an economic systembased on private ownership and unrestricted competition.

 Truman fired this general because he advocatesattacking China to end stalemate in Korean War

President that gave Nixon a full pardon

JFK's presidency term was called this to symbolize his young and bold goals and policies

A polit. and econ system where the gov. owns the means ofproduction and distribution of goods

President during the Oklahoma City Bombing, later impeached after lying under oath 

First African American President!

Soviet leader who increases work on the Berlin Wall and puts missiles in Cubaleading to Crisis

provided economic aid and reconstruction to those European Nations devastated by WWII

Active refusal to obey certain laws of a government in a type of nonviolent resistance

Softening of hostile relations between United States and China 

President who came into power after Nixon was impeached but lost popularity after pardoning him

Refusing to use or buy certain products or services as a means of protest

In response to NATO, the Soviet Union created this with its Eastern European satellite nations.

What was the mass movement of people out of the inner cities?

Leader of the al Qaeda terrorist that attacked American on the 9/11 

Economic System based on collective ownership of property.

 a system of government by the people, exercised directly or through elected representatives.

The Rosenbergs were found guilty of this crime and executed for sharing atomic secrets

Concern for government involvement was expressed after

Failed CIA Invasion of Cuba to overthrow Castro 

Chinese political and military leader who served from 1928-1975. Exiled to Taiwan

State of tension between the Soviet Union and the United States without actual war.

Truman helped found this intelligence organization with the National Security Act of 1947

When two nations are on the verge of war/conflict

refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white woman and was arrested

After the launch of Sputnik the U.S. decided to increase education in these fields

Huge political rally for human rights, where MLK Jr. gave his "I have a dream" speech

JFK's attorney general who was later assassinated during his presidential campaign 

A group that practiced militant self defense of minority communities against US Gov

Post WWII meeting involving Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt

This group was primarily responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attack 

Phrase Nixon used to comfort the American people and justify Vietnamization 

Term coined by Winston Churchill to describe the line of communism stretching across Europe

Islamic Fundamentalist group who took control of Afghanistan

Ruthless Leader of Iran who was put in power by U.S. involvement who gained high oil exports

NAFTA and European Union are examples of 

The movement offear of communism that spread across America during the early Cold War

President who pardoned the draft dodgers from the Vietnam War

Theory that if one country becomes communist then the surrounding countries will follow

Peace treaty between Israel and Egypt mediated by Jimmy Carter

This year was the first year the presidential debates were televised

What new style of music quickly became popular in the 50's?

First female Supreme Court Justice, appointed by Reagan

USSR and USA worked to impress other countries at the Yalta Conference with this

Agency started by Teddy Roosevelt that investigates federal charges

Domestic terrorist attack on the Murrah Federal Building. Killed 168 people 

The belief in a strict, literal interpretation of scriptures and disciplines 

Supreme Court case  which declared "separate but equal" unconstitutional

An agreement that separated Vietnam into two zones, the North and South

This peacetime military alliance made post WW2 includes US + Canada + W. Europe nations

American General through the Vietnam War

proposed that the U.S be “global policeman” + aid given to Greece/Turkey to oppose communism

Competition between nations regarding achievements in the field of space exploration

U.S. policy of withdrawing troops out of Vietnam while training the S. Vietnam forces

Held by the SNCCthese peaceful protests occurred in libraries, theaters and restaurants

Idea that if taxes are reduced, free market activity will be increased, boosting the economy

Sen who spoke out against commie influence in the gov and incr fear of communism spreadin to US

Leader of the Soviet Union during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Which President looked to help correct societal issues with pardoning draft evaders

Nuclear, radiological, chemical and biological weapons that can do large amounts of damage

Troops with rifles and tanks fired upon unarmed civilians in China demonstrating peacefully

Warfare that include hit and run and ambush tactics 

This organization is made up of 28 nations that coordinate beneficial economic policies

Implemented reforms in the Soviet Union, leading to the fall of the Soviet Union, 

Failure of USA to control espionage acts in the country lead this country turning to communism

Legal doctrine that supported racial segregation, as upheld by the 14th  Amendment

What Star Wars like program developed an anti-ballistic system to prevent missile attacks

21 days of combat started by the UN to stop terrorism 

President during the 9/11 attacks that began the War on Terror

Group of celebrities that were blacklisted and put on trial by McCarthy

Took over after JFK's assassination, his dream of a "Great Society" included a war on poverty

The practice of making accusations of subversion or threat without proper evidence is

Series of urban attacks on South Vietnam during the Vietnamese lunar holiday 

 The France and the U.S. support in which supplies were dropped to stranded West Berliners

This law made it illegal to exclude hiring based on sex