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Class: HIST - American History 1 - Introduction; Subject: History; University: Tallahassee Community College; Term: Forever 1989;
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plane that dropped bomb on hiroshima and nagasaki TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 February 1945. UN forms after meeting. US, UK & USSR TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 2.3 million veterans used after WWII. benefited veterans, low cost mortgages, loans, tuition and living conditions expenses paid for while attending schools TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 meeting of the allied powers in conneticut. created International Monetary Fund (IMF), General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade, and The World Bank TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 2nd red scare. free ideas and thinking slows down. "Communissts sprinkled through society". Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon. frequent charges of disloyalty. Millions questioned and investigated.
worked for government and was lawyer and advisor at the Yalta Conference. Whitaker Chambers accused Hiss of helping Chambers steal important official papers. Sentenced to 5 years in jail. Truman administration backed Hiss up. TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 falsely accused of being spies for soviets. Professed innocence but was found guilty of conspiring to commit espionage in 1951. Sentenced to death TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 The House Committee on Un-American Activities or House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) (1947-1975) was an investigative committee of the United States House of Representatives. TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 policy set forth by the US to act as global police force to fight off communism TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 helping europe to rebuild western europe. US sent funds to 16 different countries.
created by young blacks for communication between other similar civil rights groups. no religious affiliation. TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 tested state compliance with the federal law of no segregation on inter-state transportation. TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 created by SNCC. made for to help people pass the voting literacy tests. TERM 19
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DEFINITION 20 MLK and SCLC doing a peaceful protest in Selma, Alabama. Violence against protestors including fire hoses.
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DEFINITION 23 Wanted blacks exempt from the military and an end to police brutality. Male domination, military charisma. TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 arrested for killing policeman. Protests for Huey after he was arrested. TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 during the American Indian Movement 67 tribes represented in Chicago in 1961.
agreement to not test nuclear weapons in the atmosphere. TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 looked to US for alliance and asked for loan. became leader of North Vietnamese. US becomes aware of Minh's interest in Communism. TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 wealthy and well educated in the US. Placed in charge by US and told US he was introducing democracy to institutions throughout vietnam. US found out it was untrue and they assassinated him. TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 Vietname caught US off guard and attacked on Vietnamese Holiday killing 500 marines TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 shootings of peacful protestors of the US- Cambodian Involvement
leaked out lies the Presidents have made to country about the Vietnam war. TERM 37
DEFINITION 37 March 1968. US forces enter village and find no sign of VC and killed 300 villagers execution style. TERM 38
DEFINITION 38 leader of troops at My Lai Massacre. Calley was sentenced to life in prison but was pardoned by Nixon. TERM 39
DEFINITION 39 created to deal with issues of race in society. Did not take part in gender issues during the Women's Movement. TERM 40
DEFINITION 40 The National Organization for Women is the largest feminist organization in the United States.Congress lobbyed for NOW.
group of burglars hired by Liddy and Hunt break into the Democratic National Committee offices to wire tap phones but they are arrested. TERM 47
DEFINITION 47 Judge for the burglars. Sirica refused to believe the burglars acted on their own. TERM 48
DEFINITION 48 Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, writers from the Washington Post, began receiving calls from a guy named "Deep throat" and receiving information saying that the Nixon Administration was tied to the burglaries. TERM 49
DEFINITION 49 new attorney general hired by Nixon. TERM 50
DEFINITION 50 special prosecutor hired by Elliot Richardson.
new prosector put on case after Cox is fired. TERM 52
DEFINITION 52 Nixon's VP but was kicked out of office and charged with tax evasion. TERM 53
DEFINITION 53 Nixon's Secretary claiming to have accidentally deleting sections of the tapes. TERM 54
DEFINITION 54 1st article- obstruction of justice for impeding the investigation, July 272nd article- abuse of power with his misuse of government agencies, July 293rd article- contempt of congress TERM 55
DEFINITION 55 South Carolina member of the US HOR. Anticivil rights activist. Dixiecrats
document by Southern Legislators calling the Brown v The Board of Education decision a "clear abuse of judicial power" TERM 62
DEFINITION 62 governor of Arkansas that didn't allow 9 black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock, Alabama. Faubus put the national guard in front of the school then the court ordered the national guard to leave. then Eisenhower took over national guard to allow students into school.