American History B

women

Federal law enforcement gained funds and powers to fight illegal transport of alcohol., Organized crime flourished as criminals began to meet the demands for alcohol., Some states made little or no effort to enforce the new law.

True

by singing Christian hymns

transport, sale, manufacture

As availability of alcohol was limited to the poor, it led to a reduction of domestic abuse.

Jim Crow laws

They moved in search of jobs in factories, like those in Chicago's meat-packing industry., They were fleeing the segregation and discrimination they encountered in the South.

White Americans in many cities were alarmed by growing black populations and often harassed African Americans, who in turn saw they could not rely on law enforcement and sometimes resorted to violence.

They had not encountered the same prejudices in Europe as they did in America.

False

Many whites were upset that African Americans, viewed as an inferior race, were so successful.

abolition

by electing representatives loyal to their cause

At first, women tended to vote along with the party preferences of their husbands.

to vote in elections

nearly a year

African American veterans found race relations difficult after experiencing equality in Europe.

Production, sale, or transportation of alcohol was illegal.

African Americans were ready to band together and protect their community.

Inaccessibility of alcohol to the lower socioeconomic classes improved domestic life.

Life in the northern states turned out to be no better than the ones that they tried to escape in the South.

Women had little immediate impact on politics after gaining the right to vote.

the establishment of speakeasies

Prohibition

Americans felt he had gone back on his promise to stay out of the war.

President Harding's home state

leasing petroleum reserves to private companies at low rates without competitive bidding, fraud, conspiracy, and bribery in the operation of the Veteran's Bureau

the 1929 stock market crash

More Americans lived in cities than on farms., Women had new freedoms, including with voting rights., Cheaper manufacturing made goods more available.

harlem

poetry

syncopation

Scott Joplin

the blues

They were interested in pleasure and adventure., Many lived outside of the United States.

despair

prohibition

evolution

greater separation between American government and religion

assimilation

honesty

overspeculated

investors buying stocks on margin, people buying goods on credit

Ragtime

Lost Generation

Calvin Coolidge

Billy Sunday

A cultural movement creating a new consciousness in the black community.

syncopation

He criticized evolution as a belief that people descended from monkeys.

flappers

Buying on margin led Americans to invest in unstable stocks, causing the stock market crash of 1929.

ending poverty in America

Stocks had been purchased on credit.

It passed the bonus bill for WWI veterans., It enacted the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act.

to promote the importance of patriotism, to protect the welfare of the Latin American community, to encourage solidarity among Latin Americans

pay war reparations

The Nazis did not make payments., The country's economy collapsed.

They all adhered to the gold standard.

purchasing an asset for part of its worth and borrowing the rest

regulation of bank lending

The president wanted programs for those in need to be enacted on a local level., Hoover believed that government should have a limited role in citizens' lives.

public works program

transient

Social Security, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Many Americans suffered from malnutrition., Many Americans became transient.

Loss of investor confidence that was connected to the falling stock market.

Herbert Hoover

League of United Latin American Citizens

anti-Catholic sentiment among American voters

Germany's war reparations

Money that a country or group who loses a war pays because of the damage, injury, and/or deaths that occurred.

Buying stocks on credit with only 10 percent of the initial investment.

Smoot-Hawley Tariff

polio

economy

Civilian Conservation Corps, Public Works Administration, National Recovery Administration

They did not see enough change and wanted programs to do even more.

reform, recovery, relief

They had low expectations because they believed President Hoover had not done much.

invasion by a foreign foe

trade and cooperation

US citizens owned property and businesses or had interests in Latin America., The United States had to know what was going on in the region due to its proximity.

soil erosion, overplanting, destroying local grasses

a photographer

A huge dust storm turned day into night on the Plains.

migrants escaping Dust Bowl hardships

"And the men of the towns and of the soft suburban country gathered to defend themselves; and they reassured themselves that they were good and the invaders bad, as a man must do before he fights."

radical politics

establish funds for tribal land purchases and educational assistance, limit the portioning of tribal lands and return surplus lands to tribes, hire primarily Native Americans for the Indian Bureau, encourage constitutions and charters that gave Indians power to manage their affairs

self-government

Many American citizens of Hispanic descent were deported.

Federal Emergency Relief Act

Indian Reorganization Act

National Recovery Administration

The Resettlement Administration established camps to house migrant workers.

The government passed legislation that provided relief, created recovery, and reformed economic institutions

A series of domestic programs enacted during Franklin Roosevelt's administration

A period of storms created by soil erosion and drought in the Great Plains.

a migrant farmer from Oklahoma

Woody Guthrie

The government established programs to avoid another depression and prevent economic downturns.

Fair Labor Standards Act - to standardize the 40-hour work week and minimum wage, Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 - for price support of crops to help farmers, Social Security Act - to help elderly Americans and people with disabilities, National Youth Administration - to provide jobs and education for those 16 to 25, Public Works Administration - to create millions of manual labor jobs

Under the Constitution, only Congress can create laws and codes and cannot pass that power to the president.

National Labor Relations Act

It provided federal insurance against the loss of deposits.

True

people involved with performance work

It created entertainment for people who needed an escape from everyday hardships.

communist

One purpose of the HUAC was to investigate aspects of President Roosevelt's programs.

economy

generate and provide inexpensive hydroelectric power, manufacture of nitrates and phosphorus for creating fertilizer

Roosevelt's Good Neighbor Policy increased trade and decreased troop presence in Latin America.

Teapot Dome Scandal

The Federal Theater Project created jobs while it funded theater productions that the public could attend for free or at a low cost.

Many of Hoover's reforms did not take effect until they were implemented under Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal policies.

Some states passed laws favoring creationism over evolution.

League of United Latin American Citizens

Nineteenth Amendment

The raising of tariffs in different countries throughout the world led to a restriction of trade.

the Great Migration

blues

Congress formed the House Un-American Activities Committee.

improve worker job security, establish a national welfare program, strengthen farms and small farmers

It created jobs and increased government revenue through taxation.

repatriation

The United States returned self-government to Native Americans to reduce government funding.

difficulty to enforce the law

Many people became transient and took to riding the rails in search of jobs.

It was the early formation of the Axis powers of Germany and Italy.

pertaining to church law

currency unit in parts of Europe

objector; protester

extreme right-wing; authoritarian

Benito Mussolini

removed from one's own country, usually politically driven

a citizen-centric government with elected leadership.

the seizing of power from presiding leadership

Germany's attack on Poland

Adolf Hitler

lebensraum

a camp where prisoners are sometimes subjected to physical or mental abuse; historically associated with Nazi Germany

a quick military strike, also known as "the Blitz"; German for "lightning war"

German for "living space"; exploited by Hitler for the aggressive acquiring of land for the Aryan race

Erwin Rommel

He lent and leased materials to the Allied powers instead of sending troops.

Joseph Stalin

the attack on Pearl Harbor

The United States banned the export of needed resources to Japan.

Hideki Tōjō

The United States declared war on Japan the next day.

Benito Mussolini

Blitzkrieg

A nation's policy for expanding its land holdings.

attack on Pearl Harbor

An authoritarian form of nationalism established in Italy in 1919.

Invasion of Poland

Spanish Civil War

ration stamps

entering the manufacturing workforce

An iconic American symbol that encouraged women to join the workforce.

The act allowed Congress to broaden the president's power regarding military action with little intervention from Congress.

establishing the Office of Censorship

to create an oil pipeline from Texas to New York

to enable the US government to raise money for the war effort

to combine government and industry efforts to outproduce the Axis powers

They were a government campaign created to gain support of American citizens for the war effort.

The first African American pilots to fly for the military.

set apart from the rest or from each other; isolated or divided

the act of spying or using spies, commonly by governments, to acquire political and/or military information

the act of confinement; imprisonment

Felix Longoria Affair

Americans helped by gathering essential items for war production.

Towns that became devoted to manufacturing goods for the war effort.

the role of women in factories

to gain the support of all Americans in the war effort

A government program that contracted Mexican migrant workers to work in America.

She was an icon of female manufacturers during war time.

manufacturing war goods

internment camps

North Africa

Soviet Union

barbarossa

George Patton

The Fascists in Italy were overthrown.

the countries—including Great Britain, France, Russia, and the United States—who fought the Axis powers in World War II

nations of Germany, Italy, Japan, and others who were allied during World War II

military operation in which forces land from sea

a truce to stop fighting a war at a specific time and place

a military strategy in which two forces attack the sides of an enemy formation

Capturing Rome would lead Italy to remove itself from the war.

Operation Olive

breaking the Gothic Line

It is a strategy in which two forces attack the sides of an enemy formation.

George. S. Patton

Battle of Stalingrad

It was the German invasion of the Soviet Union during World War II.

Mussolini was arrested after the loss of Sicily to the Allied Forces.

It was the overthrow of the Italian fascists.

to invade the peninsula of Italy

overlord

D-Day

Battle of the Bulge

enigma

Atlantic Wall

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Siegfried Line

radio, cinema

the deliberate killing of a large group of people who share similar cultural, national, or ethnic orientation

an area that Jews were forced to live in order to segregate them from the rest of the population

the genocide in which the Nazis killed about 6 million Jews

regulations that institutionalized race theories and removed German Jews from citizenship

Final Solution

nuremberg

historical narrative, usually autobiographical, written from personal knowledge

condition in which a person imagines that he or she suffers from various medical ailments

biased or misleading information that promotes a political cause or point of view

anne frank

V-E Day

nuremberg

The Diary of a Young Girl

film, radio

Holocaust

forced emigration, refined neighborhoods

D-Day

propaganda

the end of fighting in the European Theater

the Siegfried Line

island hopping

Iwo Jima

Guadalcanal

Navajo Code Talkers

United Nations (UN)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

to cause a bomb or an explosive device to explode

a Japanese air attack in which a pilot crashed an aircraft carrying explosives into a target

emission of energy as electromagnetic waves

dense, radioactive metal that is highly reactive

Manhattan Project

United States, Soviet Union

potsdam

V-J Day

Japanese Americans were sent to internment camps.

Manhattan Project

The organization collected intelligence during World War II for the United States.

The Soviet Union required British and American intervention in the European Theater due to the German invasion.

Navajo Code Talkers

Normandy, France

The image promoted women to join the workforce during World War II.

The bravery of the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II combat was instrumental in securing racial integration of the US military.

The Italian people overthrew Mussolini and reclaimed control of their country.

Bracero Program

It promoted the aggressive acquisition of territory in Europe.

Hideki Tōjō

It was the day the war ended in the European Theater.

the Japanese decision to begin using kamikaze pilots to attack naval vessels

Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor

It led to the decline of the Italian Fascists.

The Cold War became a manifestation of war being an extension of politics.

The United States wanted to rebuild Europe while discouraging the spread of Communism.

Marshall Plan

the second phase

From what I have seen of our Russian friends and Allies during the war, I am convinced that there is nothing they admire so much as strength, and there is nothing for which they have less respect than for weakness, especially military weakness.

The United States sought to restrict the expansion of Communism and Soviet influence.

The hiring of Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier.

to desegregate the armed services

New Mexico

changes in civil rights

discrimination, hostility to, or prejudice toward Jews

a country for Jewish people in the region of Palestine

a movement to reestablish, protect, and develop a Jewish state known as Israel

to pacify; to make less angry or hostile

declining to vote for or against a proposal or motion

joseph mccarthy

homosexual

Herman Sweatt

It was the firing of thousands of men and women based on sexual orientation.

Joseph McCarthy

Executive Order 9981

It was to remove Communists from the United States government.

His idea of war being an extension of politics was carried out with the Cold War.

It is a nation for Jewish people.

It was a three-phrase operation to end Japanese military rule and rebuild Japan's economy.

The case successfully challenged the separate-but-equal doctrine in Plessy v. Ferguson.

North Korea entered into South Korean territory.

North Korea was occupied by the Soviet Union during World War II.

Kim il-Sung

South Korean and American troops created a perimeter around the town of Pusan.

MacArthur was fired because of a disagreement over a prolonged war in Asia.

constitution

advertising

He gave a speech on television.

a truce to stop fighting a war at a specific time and place

a temporary suspension of fighting, usually during peace talks

prepare, organize, and begin moving troops for active service

SEATO had little impact on Southeast Asian countries due to its ineffective structure.

The North Korean army crossed the 38th parallel.

Korean Armistice Agreement

by decolonizing Asian countries and establishing alliances

MacArthur refused to respect the office of the president of the United States.

the Communist leader of North Korea

Truman decided not to seek a second term due to voter disapproval.

Inchon Invasion

It provided the opportunity for more individuals to attend colleges and universities.

montgomery gi bill

False

The government placed an emphasis on improving rocket technology.

money for illicit purposes

Desegregation in public education slowly took effect across the country.

False

topeka, kansas

supreme court justice

fourteenth

African Americans tested the ban by organizing integrated bus rides.

False

unrestrained; emotional and informal

lacking harmony, disagreeing

money remaining after mandatory uses, e.g., bills, taxes; extra income for discretionary use

the act of people spending money on goods and services

selling a product, usually targeting a particular group based on age, gender, income, etc.

becoming the same, uniform, similar

refers to the current, existing state of affairs

south

Millions of African Americans found new lines of work in urban settings.

alaskan

Daniel Inouye

Freedom Riders

Montgomery G. I. Bill

segregation

Thurgood Marshall

Schools were slowly desegregated throughout the United States.

consumerism

It provided the opportunity for more individuals to attend colleges and universities.

The United States concentrated its efforts into developing rockets.

space race

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas

John Kennedy, Richard Nixon

televised

prosperity

Kennedy wanted to establish a relationship with Soviet Premier Khrushchev.

The Soviets built the Berlin Wall to maintain control over German borders.

True

The administration was involved in the assassination of Ngo Dinh Diem.

Engel v. Vitale

Dr. King called for civil disobedience and racial equality.

thomas c. clark

Governor Wallace's attempt to block the desegregation of the University of Alabama

lawyer

oswald

Cuban Missile Crisis

A failed attempt by the United States government to assist in overthrowing Fidel Castro.

It led to the introduction of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

to build a relationship with Premier Khrushchev

the building of the Berlin Wall

The Soviets would not place weapons in Cuba, and the United States would remove weapons from Europe.

New Frontier

Mapp v. Ohio

He used government programs to end poverty and improve opportunities for poor Americans.

the Vietnam War

gemini

Immigration more than tripled following the passage of the legislation.

proponent

civil rights

grapes

fifth

Six-Day War

Sweatt v. Painter

Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier by playing for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Johnson's programs helped many out of poverty.

It reversed government-institutionalized segregation.

The act created a new criteria for immigration.

He aided in the passage of legislation to protect African American voting rights.

It deescalated the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Inchon Bay landing

Israel

It proved that prolonged space flight was not detrimental to humans.

Churchill's statement encouraged the United States to engage in the arms race.

Bay of Pigs

Lee Harvey Oswald

Battle of Dien Bien Phu

North Vietnamese troops were using trails into Cambodia to receive supplies.

Gulf of Tokin Resolution

Ho Chi Minh founded the Viet Minh, a Vietnamese Communist league, to liberate his homeland.

Paris Peace Accords

A cease-fire would be put into place upon signing., US troops would be withdrawn.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference

Indian Civil Rights Act

due process

civil disobedience, nonviolent protest

broken treaties

African American youths made up a large portion of the drafted population.

a way of life that is at odds with the current social norm

the tendency to consider material items as more important than intellectual or spiritual pursuits

rebellious youth of the 1960s who promoted peace, free love, free expression, and colorful, comfortable clothing

a person who supports female rights

the Gulf of Tonkin Incident

Paris Peace Talks

A state's obligation to respect the legal rights owed to a person.

materialism

Many believed the war caused the death of soldiers and reduced funding of social programs.

Martin Luther King Jr.

African American youths represented a disproportionally large portion of the drafted population.

Herbert Humphrey won the Democratic Party nomination.

The North Vietnamese fought harder to unite their country.

a heading at the top of a news story

suppression of communication that may be considered harmful or objectionable

foolish actions; an elaborate theatrical production

my lai

Pentagon Papers

The Vietnam War came to an end.

war powers

Congress became concerned about its loss of authority over engaging other nations.

He was acquitted because evidence against him was obtained illegally.

It embodied the movement to unite Vietnam as a Communist country.

Americans became more openly vocal about the war.

by bombing the Ho Chi Minh Trail

Congress became concerned about its loss of authority over engaging other nations.

censorship

My Lai Massacre

The leaked documents hastened the end of the war.

Pentagon Papers

The president has to consult Congress before initiating conflict., The president has to give regular reports to Congress about the deployment process.

False

The United States became a world leader in scientific exploration and human advancement.

increase in the supply of money and credit, resulting in rising prices and falling purchasing power

a monetary system or medium of exchange

relating to money or a country's currency

a country's system of production, consumption, and financial interactions

protect American currency from international money speculators, increase and expand employment opportunities, halt cost of living increases

dangerously tense

the right to independent rule and self-government

predating the settlement of territories or lands

a complaint, especially of unjust treatment

combative or controversial

True

She fought against women's rights by arguing that those rights were protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.

first

Many Americans believed it guaranteed women's individual rights.

vietnamization

He created diplomatic ties with China.

True

Yom Kippur

munich

Yom Kippur War

Initially Nixon's policies controlled inflation, but floating currencies increased the volatility of economic markets in the long term.

Equal Rights Amendment

She argued that the Equal Protection Clause in the Fourteenth Amendment already included women citizens.

sovereignty

Apollo 11

The endeavor of space exploration proved the United States was a world leader in scientific exploration and human advancement.

The break-in at the Democratic Headquarters led to an investigation of the Nixon administration's involvement in the incident.

dean

The Nixon administration wanted to prevent leaks of government information.

a fiasco; embarrassing failure

involved deeply in a conflict or difficult situation

a formal, legal process where charges are brought against elected officials

Washington Post

saturday

President Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal was revealed.

barbara jordan

The House brought articles of impeachment against the president.

False

Americans became critical of political leaders. Americans demanded the passage of a line of secession to the presidency.

agnew

impeachment

It was the break-in of the Democratic National Committee Headquarters.

It led to Richard Nixon's resignation from office.

The tape revealed President Nixon's involvement in the Watergate scandal.

Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

John Dean

Saturday Night Massacre

False

government

False

salt ii

amnesty

soyuz

Viking 1

to promote accessibility to public buildings and transportation

He signed legislation that ensured disabled children had the right to an equal education.

to give amnesty to Americans that dodged the draft during the Vietnam War

Ford tried to reduce arms in both the United States and the Soviet Union through the SALT II talks.

Education for All Handicapped Children Act

Her speech to the House Judiciary Committee was influential in bringing articles of impeachment against President Nixon.

Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein

President Nixon obstructed justice through destroying evidence.

The United States sent arms to Israel to retake Golan Heights.

Americans began to believe that the war was unwinnable.

The death of Robert Kennedy allowed Richard Nixon to win the election more easily.

My Lai Massacre

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project

Nixon's visit to China opened up foreign relations and opened economic US-China economic ties.

Americans believed that Nixon's resignation left a government of untrustworthy leaders.

The immediate effect convinced many that Dr. King's belief in nonviolence was not the answer.

pardon

Carter wanted transparency in government.

Menachem Begin, Anwar Sadat

President Carter presented the proposals to each leader in separate meetings.

False

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

Carter eased Americans' concerns by visiting the nuclear power plant.

tehran

True

True

The National Security Agency advised the president to halt all relations with Afghanistan., The State Department suggested the president acknowledge Muhammad Taraki as prime minister.

black

The Lakota were awarded $105 million dollars.

his pardoning of President Nixon

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

The Supreme Court awarded the Lakota $105 million dollars.

Camp David Accords

Three Mile Island

He attempted to increase domestic oil production., He sought to harness renewable energy.

President Carter was the intermediary, presenting the proposals to each leader in separate meetings.

Americans wanted solutions after an oil embargo and increased inflation led to a recession

Americans believed the president should display strength when dealing with other countries.

moral majority

the belief that American society had shifted away from Christian values

hinckley

13,000

Reagan's response showed that he would take swift action against those defying the law.

trickle

The economy was boosted through deficit spending.

rebels

The United States funded the Afghan people, allowing for better weapons and equipment.

Grenada

It was the concern that American society had shifted its social and moral values away from Christian values.

Congress increased funding to the Afghan people so they could afford better weapons.

Reaganomics

Reagan's overthrow of Communist forces in South America thwarted other government overthrows on the continent.

fundamentalist

John Hinckley

displaying strength when dealing with leaders from other countries

sequestration

proxy armies

resist Soviet encroachment , support American allies in third world countries

True

He wanted to free American hostages held by the Iranians while thwarting Communism in Nicaragua.

petroleum

Many believed that illegal immigration spurns the laws and values upon which America was based., Some worry terrorists will use America's borders to infiltrate the country and launch attacks.

perestroika

The lack of regional control stifled the development of new technologies and innovation that could improve productivity.

True

Gorbachev's reforms led to a loss of economic partners from the Eastern Bloc.

False

perestroika

The selling of weapons achieved the goals of releasing American hostages held by Iranian terrorists while funding Nicaraguan rebels resisting Communism.

Gorbachev's reforms led to a decline of the Eastern Bloc and a loss of economic partners for the Soviet Union.

Reagan's intervention led to the weakening of Communist efforts in third world countries.

The reduction of dependence on importing goods from nations that sponsor such acts.

to resist Soviet encroachment and support American allies in third world countries

sequestration

volunteer

The lack of Soviet involvement in the Middle East led to regional instability and terrorist attacks against the United States.

an official ban on trade

a policy or system of segregation based on race (from Afrikaans for separateness)

unjust or prejudicial treatment

something prohibited or disapproved by social custom

restrictions aimed at punishing or preventing certain activity

True

Prosecutors sought a retrial of the officers accused of beating Rodney King.

coalition

Iraq accused Kuwait of using slant-drilling to deplete Iraq's oil reserves.

Many believed the president was correct to allow Saddam Hussein to remain in power to prevent a protracted war.

Kuwait

L.A. Riots

Operation Desert Shield

After the repeal of segregation laws, the United States lifted economic trade and contributed funding to essential industries.

apartheid

Americans realized that the economy of the United States had a vast global impact on other nations.

coalition

The idea was that the lives of underprivileged Americans could be improved through volunteer organizations.

Ross Perot

True

Many believed the government became too controlling in Americans' lives.

True

The trade agreement accounted for a percentage of the world's Gross Domestic Product.

terrorism

Americans realized terrorists were not deterred by the US military.

internet

The government funded research that led to the development of the Internet.

alike, similar, all the same

the forcible removal of a person or group of people from a country

the mass killing of a large group of people, usually of a certain ethnic group

the forcible removal of ethnic or religious groups in order to make an area ethnically homogeneous.

The death of US soldiers in Somalia led America to remain neutral.

personal responsibility, limited government, individual liberty

The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy ended the ban on homosexuals in the military.

to facilitate easier trading between nations

Narcotics

Operation Desert Shield

Americans believed that Reagan would take swift action if anyone challenged the government.

The belief that tax cuts to the wealthy would trickle down to the less fortunate.

South African Apartheid

Using force to remove persons of given groups from the area.

Immigration Act of 1965

Camp David Accords

Many Americans believed that President Bush should have continued the Gulf War until Saddam Hussein was removed from power.

the acquittal of the officers who beat Rodney King

The Reagan administration's strategy to overwhelm the Soviet Union's global influence.

Americans viewed intervention in Afghanistan as another attempt to stop the spread of Communism.

Internet

John Hinckley

Conflicts between the branches over the budget led to a government shutdown.

an increase in prices and a decrease in the purchasing value of money

excess left over when requirements have been met

an excess of liabilities over assets

related to government revenue

demand-side

Americans believed they had more opportunities, which allowed the United States to compete globally.

browser

Consumers could install and remove middleware products.

willfully telling an untruth in a court

a written statement used as evidence in court

a formal, legal process where charges are brought against elected officials

an attempt to stop the discovery, apprehension, conviction, or punishment of someone who has committed a crime

It led to President Clinton being brought up on impeachment charges.

cuba

Elián wanted to have the opportunities that his mother died to provide him., His father wanted Elián returned to him in Cuba.

brady

Legislative restrictions were placed on licensed gun ownership for minors.

court tv

menendez

Americans believed the economic reforms provided more opportunities, which would allow the United States to compete more effectively on a global scale.

Many argued the boy should be returned to his father., Many believed returning him to Cuba was detrimental to the young boy.

He asked voters to consider if they were better off than they were before he was elected in 1992.

deficit

Court TV

Elián González Affair

United States v. Microsoft

hanging chads

Bush v. Gore

al-qaeda

World Trade Center and the Pentagon

perpetrated many violent acts against devout Muslims

Homeland Security

patriot

access personal information previously protected under legislation such as HIPAA

a person who has extreme or fanatical political or religious views

a final demand whose rejection will result in retaliation or breakdown of relations

a temporary alliance formed for combined action

a deadly bacterial disease that affects the skin and lungs

firdos

Abu Ghraib

Abu Ghraib as the site of daily violations of prisoners' basic human rights

National security was heightened but resulted in a reduction of personal freedoms.

Terrorists attacked the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

Bush v. Gore

The release of the Taguba Report revealed shocking living conditions for prisoners.

Homeland Security

The FBI director could apply for access to personal information previously protected under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Memorials honoring the dead were constructed.

The United States perpetrated violent acts against Muslims.

Curriculum

standardized testing

The Common Core State Standards plan was set forth to make education equitable for all students.

katrina

Anarchy

True

third

Nancy Pelosi

nancy pelosi

True

Kucinich

impeachment was unlikely to succeed and would be divisive

False

ownership society

Many unsuitable borrowers defaulted on risky loans, which led to a recession.

The government has instituted the use of standardized tests to increase the level of educational practices.

anarchy

The easy affordability of home loans created risky loans that would lead to an economic recession.

Nancy Pelosi

Kucinich/Wexler Resolution

Impeachment was unlikely to succeed and would be divisive.

curriculum

A temporary period of reduced economic activity that affects employment, production, profits, and sales.

economy, war

money used to save a business from financial failure

to end or cut off; refers to a loan lender taking back property, usually a house, because the loan borrower fails to pay

a loan of money to buy property that is to be paid back over a certain period of time

a period of time when housing prices peak at record highs due to demand and speculation.

Releasing more money into the economy would cause inflation and the US dollar to be devalued.

transparency

open up new lines of communication with citizens

affordable

many felt pressured to find health insurance or face more government taxes

Many thought their rights to choose would be violated.

individual mandate

taxing

an enclosed area that contains a group of buildings

an important person of high rank or office

observation of a person or place to detect activity and confirm suspicions

Operation Neptune Spear

discovering the location of Osama bin Laden and determining a plan of attack