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BRITISH AND FRENCH WANTED HIS TROOPS, HE KNEW THEIR STRATEGY
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Wilson's 14 points
Freedom of Seas
Arms Reduction
Self determination of new countries
Establish league of nations |
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Auto Maker
he wanted to democratize the car and make it affordable
implemented assembly line |
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Broke all sorts of records. He was actually an excellent pitcher before he became a home run king. He was the first baseball player to make over 100,000 dollars a year. |
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| Black intellectuals are going to create a movement. The Harlem Renaissance. They gathered around Harlem and started a social movement. Artists are going to create a new identity for themselves. |
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| : Mitchell Palmer was the head of the FBI and the point was to crack down on communism. Over four thousand people were arrested and 600 were deported. The FBI abused the power, using it to crack down on anyone they deemed “dangerous” to the gov’t. They targeted specific groups including members of the socialist party, labor unions, and immigrants. Not all of them were actual communists. Guilt by Association |
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Prohibited the manufacturing, distribution, and consumption of alcohol. Complete ban on alcohol.
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| THE CREATION STORY WAS TAUGHT IN SCHOOL AND sCOPES WAS TEACHING EVOLUTION IN TENNESSEE |
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LAISSEZ-FAIRE PRESIDENTS
STOCK MARKET CRASH 1929
CAUSES: decline in consumer spending, overproduction, foreclosure of farms, international market problems |
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| 15,000 VETERANS FROM THE GREAT WAR MARCHED TO WASHINGTON. WANTED ENTIRE PENSIONS FROM WAR. WANTED IT IN ONE LUMP SUM.CONGRESS DENIED, THOUSANDS LEFT BUT FEW THOUSANDS, HOOVER PANICKED AND TEAR GASSED WITH TANKS ONTHE VETS. |
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| Liberalism (welfare capitalism) |
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| Move the U.S. from pure capitalism to welfare capitalism. When the economy has taken a turn for the worse, the gov’t needs to step in and get involved. Help manage the economy. |
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It was Roosevelt’s advisory group. He is going to gather together two important groups of people. He adds social workers and Ivy League intellectuals. |
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
This meant that people would not panic; which meant extra money in the bank for loans. They would take care up to 2,500 dollars. Roosevelt is getting more trust for the federal government. |
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| U.S. gov’t will give farmers a certain amount of money (a federal grant) if they promise to keep some of their farmlands fallow (unfarmed.The reason why was to control the production of crops. There was an overproduction so prices had dropped and farmers weren’t making as much money. They destroyed their own crops, plowing them over, slaughter their livestock, and pour milk onto the streets. It became very unpopular. It hurt sharecroppers. |
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| It called for the building of dams in the Tennessee Valley. These dams are designed to control floods and provide hydroelectric power. For the first time thousands and thousands received electricity. Hospitals and Schools could be modernized. |
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| Most popular new deal program. It would allow thousands of young men, particularly in the urban areas, with jobs. Conservation jobs. They advertised the CCC in the cities. The men would board buses and head west to build parks, plant trees, clean up towns. |
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aA doctor from California; he gets involved in politics. He campaigned for the assistance of elderly people who are unemployed. He created old age pensions. An early form of social security. He pushes through the Townsend plan in CA and he felt it should be a national plan. So Townsend criticized Roosevelt saying he wasn’t doing enough for the elderly |
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He was from Louisiana. He was very popular as both a Senator and governor of Louisiana. He created the share the wealth plan. He meant with Congressmen and was very critical that Roosevelt wasn’t doing enough. He should take greater action. |
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] An attempt by Roosevelt to solve labor disputes. According to the NLRA, for the very first time American workers have the right to unionize and strike. Furthermore, both management and labor unions can arbitrate and negotiate for a deal before a federal judge. |
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| A series of acts passed in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 to limit U.S. involvement in possible future wars and that was created in response to the belief that U.S. involvement in WORLD WAR I resulted from loans and trade with the ALLIES |
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| Hitler wrote this while in prison. The essential arguments included: when I get out of jail I will conquer Europe, the German (Aryan) race is the superior race in the world, and Jews were the source of all of Germany’s problems. |
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| France and England enacted this policy: Let us avoid war at all costs |
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| HITLER TRIED TO DEMORALIZE THE ENGLISH BY BOMBING THEM, WINSTON CHURCHILL ENCOURAGED DON'T GIVE UP SO ENGLAND HELPED EACH OTHER AND RALLIED AND OUTLASTED. |
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| This is where the U.S. will loan our military hardware to England and at the end of the war the British would return the loaned military hardware. The problem: things get broken, lost, destroyed. We are practically giving away our weapons |
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| This was a secret meeting between Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt. According to this charter the men agreed on two things: one- this is a war about saving democracy, two-should we win the war we will make Germany better afterwards rather than punish it. They recognized the mistakes made from the Versailles Peace Treaty. |
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The Chinese leader was Chiang Kei-shek. He was the leader of the Chinese nationalist. He was more concerned with defeating Chinese communists (rep. by Mao Ze Dong) than the Japanese. The Japanese were taking over major cities and the Chinese army fled. The Japanese killed and murdered over 300 million Chinese people at Nanking. |
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| After a year of planning the Japanese navy attacked the U.S. navy. Originally they were looking for aircraft carriers. Four major U.S. battleships were destroyed and 2,500 U.S. servicemen were killed. It awakened the U.S. After a couple days, Roosevelt declared war with Japan. Japan struck an alliance with Germany and so Germany declares war on the U.S. |
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| Women and minorities played a great role. She was a mascot to encourage women to get involved in factories and such. |
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| Passed by Roosevelt in 1942. Where over 125,000 Japanese Americans mostly from California were placed in internment camps. |
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| For the young Mexican American men they are going to reject conformity of white middle class America. In East L.A. They were targeted by local police and there were a series of fights. During the riots the local police would arrest the zoot suitors. Their idea. Why should we fight for a country that considers us lower? |
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| We will fight over seas and hopefully when we get home we will be set free. This is what the African Americans were hoping for. |
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Over 6 million Jews were exterminated. Another 5 million were executed including other ethnic groups, political enemies, handicapped individuals, and homosexuals. There were Germans who protested but their voices were not effective. |
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| The invasion of Normandy (France.) It was a successful invasion |
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| Hitler makes one last desperate attack. Took place along the Rhine River. Thousands of Germans attacking the Allied lines pushing the troop lines further and further back but they couldn’t break the lines. As a result, the Germans lost. The Germans were being attacked on both sides. |
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| The Japanese were hoping for the same kind of victory like at Pearl Harbor; the American forces were steady and launched a counter attack. They used their air force and blew up four air craft carriers. The Battle of Midway was a disaster. |
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| First atomic bomb is dropped. At least 80,000 immediately died. Because Japan leader refused to surrender unconditionally. |
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| Passed by President Truman, under this plan the U.S. provided 15 billion dollars in economic aid to Europe to rebuild their public infrastructure and their businesses. |
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| An attempt to contain communism in Eastern Europe. He is going to try to save Greece and Turkey. As a response to the civil war between these two countries, Truman would provide financial aid to anti-communist forces in Greece and Turkey. Over 400 million dollars. |
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| created as a result of the Policy of Containment |
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| U.S. leaders were afraid of going back into depression. U.S. policymakers needed to find a justification of this up-keep during times of peace. They argued communism is a real threat and this was supposed to justify military build-up. |
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| Ordered by Truman. It was designed to help West Berlin by dropping crates of food medicine, water, and other supplies. Over two million tons of food a day. The West Berlin people were saved. |
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| Established by the U.S. Alliance between U.S. and WESTERN Europe. France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Great Britain… |
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| GENERAL DOUGLAS MACARTHUR |
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| He had a good idea. He was going to spilt his troops in half. Half would stay at Pusan and the other half would launch an attack at Inchon |
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| Alger Hiss was a high ranking official working for the U.S. state department. Back in the 1930’s he was a member of the American Communist Party. Hiss was placed in jail for his past affiliation. He was tried and found guilt of communist like activities. He was black listed. Created greater fear and anxiety. |
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| A senator from Wisconsin, he used this hysteria to his advantage. He used anti-communist politics to defeat his opponents. He was involved in the House of Un-American Activities Committee. |
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a. the U.S. gov’t will provide grants and loans to veterans so that they can use these loans and grants to get a college education. Also low interest rates for housing. |
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| The beginning of planned communities. Cheap simple houses outside the city. This town was a planned, premade community. The residential numbers would grow because of the demand. |
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| He was a very popular novel. The two characters got involved in sex, drugs, and everything they did was spontaneous while they went on this road trip. |
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| how, many women were not happy with their lives. |
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STUDENTS FOR A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
Members of the SDS were critical of U.S. Cold War policies and culture at home. Reject social conformity. And embrace participatory democracy. |
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| BROWN VS. BOARD OF EDUCATION |
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| no seperate but equal but no timetable |
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| BLACK KID, WENT TO MISSISSIPPII TO VIST FAMILY AND DIDN'T KNOW THE RULES DONT TALK TO WHITES. HE TALKS TO WHITE LADY OFF OF DARE SINCE HE'S USED TO IT. LADY DIDN'T LIKE, KKK SHOWED UP WANTING HIM. FAMILY SAYS NO SO THEY'RE BEAT UP AND HIS BODY IS RECOVERED IN THE RIVER. NON GUILTY DUE TO AREA. |
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a. She refused to give up her seat to a white person. |
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| African Americans were encouraged to not take the bus. Carpool, walk, or take taxis. It was designed to hurt the Montgomery bus companies. The buses were dependent on black passengers. Over 90 percent participated and lasted for 381 days. In the end the Montgomery buses caved in. It was a huge public relations nightmare. |
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| Nine black students were supposed to enroll in an all white high school. |
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| GREENSBORO SIT-IN PROTESTS |
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| Four black college students were protesting segregated lunch counters. They refused service. They were harassed and forced to be removed. Police arrested the students. Word got around though. More students both black and white joined in. It lasted for a week. |
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| it outlawed discrimination in public accommodations and employment on the basis of race, skin color, sex, religion, or national origin. |
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a. Johnson passed an act making it illegal to hold literacy tests and poll taxes to register to vote |
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| STRIKE BACK BLACK ACTIVIST |
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confrontation between, US, Russia, and Cuba during Cold War.
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| VIETNAMESE COMMUNIST REVOLUTIONARY AND STATESMAN. |
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| GULF OF TONKIN RESOLUTION |
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| JOINT RESOLUTION BY THE U.S. TO TWO NAVAL SKIRMISHES OFF COAST OF NORTH VIETNAM BETWEEN U.S. DESTROYERS AND VIETNAMESE TORPEDO SHIPS. |
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| The purpose of the offensive was to strike military and civilian command and control centers throughout South Vietnam and to spark a general uprising among the population that would then topple the Saigon government, thus ending the war in a single blow |
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| The plan was to encourage the South Vietnamese to take more responsibility for fighting the war. It was hoped that this policy would eventually enable the United States to withdraw gradually all their soldiers from Vietnam |
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| UNARMED SHOOTING OF COLLEGE STUDENTS BY OHIO NATIONAL GUARD. THEY HAD BEEN PROTESTING INVASION OF CAMBODIA. |
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| TOP SECRET PAPERS WITH THE HISTORY OF THE U.S's POLITICALLY MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN VIETNAM. |
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LYNDON B. JOHNSON'S.
Two main goals of the Great Society social reforms were the elimination of poverty and racial injustice. |
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| is used in several countries as a descriptive term for various policies and/or groups that are right-wing. It has also been used to describe the emergence of Eastern European parties after the collapse of communism. |
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