U.S. History Era Review Foundations of the Republic Westward Expansion / Gilded Age 1776 - 1791 People Events 1865 - 1890 Terms People Events Terms *Thomas Jefferson *Declaration of *popular sovereignty *Lewis & Clark *Transcontinental Railroad *Manifest Destiny *James Madison Independence *e pluribus unum *Men Who Built *Homestead Act *Americanization *Alexis de Tocqueville *American Revolution *federalism America *Dawes Act *free enterprise *John Jay *Constitution *checks & balances *Andrew Carnegie *Klondike Gold Rush *corporation *Benjamin Rush *Bill of Rights *separation of powers *John D. Rockefeller *industrialization *John Witherspoon *1st Amendment *egalitarianism *Thomas Edison *13, 14, 15 Amendments *Plessy v Ferguson *laissez faire *Henry Ford *Bessemer Process *Gospel of Wealth *John P. Muhlenberg *Alexander Graham *telephone *philanthropy *Charles Carroll Bell *Rise of Labor Unions *John Hancock *monopoly *Interstate Commerce Act Progressive Era 1890 - 1920 People Events Terms *Jane Addams *corruption *17th Amendment *Nativists *Susan B. Anthony *urbanization *Social Gospel *tenement housing *W.E.B. DuBois *immigration Movement *muckrakers *Ida Wells *Chinese Exclusion Act *19th Amendment *secret ballots *Frances Willard *American Indian *Federal Reserve Act *initiative *Upton Sinclair Citizenship Act *Pure Food & Drug *referendum *Theodore Roosevelt *Progressive Act *recall *William H. Taft Movement *direct party primaries *Woodrow Wilson *Clayton Anti-Trust Act *women's suffrage *16th Amendment Imperialism World War I 1898 - 1920 People Events 1914 - 1918 Terms People Events Terms *Theodore Roosevelt *Spanish-American War *Imperialism *Woodrow Wilson *Assassination of *Isolationism *Rough Riders *Panama Canal *yellow journalism *John J. Pershing Archduke Ferdinand *American *Alfred Thayer Mahan *De Lome Letter *Big Stick Policy *Alvin York *Sinking of Lusitania Expeditionary Force *Sanford B. Dole *Sinking of U.S.S. Maine *Open Door Policy *Zimmerman Telegram *Unrestricted *Joseph Pulitzer *Boxer Rebellion *Dollar Diplomacy submarine warfare *William Randolph *Selective Service Act *Schenck v U.S. Hearst *Battle of Argonne *New war technology *Henry Cabot Lodge Forest *Fourteen Points *Trench Warfare *League of Nations *Treaty of Versailles People Roaring 20's Great Depression & New Deal 1920 - 1929 1929 - 1941 People Events *Warren Harding *1st Red Scare *assembly line *Herbert Hoover *Stock Market Crash *Buying on Margin *Calvin Coolidge *Sacco & Vanzetti Trial *eugenics *Franklin D. Roosevelt *Banking Crisis *Hoovervilles *Henry Ford *Scopes "Monkey" Trial *temperance *Eleanor Roosevelt *Dust Bowl *National Recovery *Clarence Darrow *Teapot Dome Scandal *prohibition *Dorthea Lange *Fireside Chats Administration *Herbert Hoover *18th Amendment *mass consumption *John Steinbeck *Agricultural *Civilian Conservation *Charles Lindbergh *21st Amendment *Tin Pan Alley Adjustment Acts Corps. *Flappers *Harlem Renaissance *Social Security Act *Federal Reserve *Langston Hughes *Great Migration *22nd Amendment *FDIC *Court Packing Scheme *Securities & Exchange *Marcus Garvey Events Terms Terms Commission World War II 1939 - 1945 People Events Terms *Franklin D. Roosevelt *Tuskegee Airmen *Pearl Harbor *Battle of Midway *Appeasement *Dwight Eisenhower *Flying Tigers *Executive Order 9066 *Atomic bombing of *Blitzkreig *George C. Marshall *Navajo Code Talkers *Rationing Hiroshima / Nagasaki *Office of War Information *George Patton *Rosie the Riveter *Victory Gardens *concentration camps *Douglas MacArthur *Adolf Hitler *War Bond Drives *island-hopping *Omar Bradley *D-Day Invasion *Vernon Baker *Battle of the Bulge *Harry Truman *Holocaust *Chester Nimitz *Bataan Death March Postwar & Cold War Civil Rights Movement 1946 - 1991 1950's & 1960's People Events Terms People Events Terms *Harry Truman *Nuclear Arms Race *Containment Policy *Martin Luther King Jr *Desegregation of *separate but equal *Dwight Eisenhower *Korean War *Truman Doctrine *Rosa Parks *Sputnik / Space Race *Marshall Plan *Thurgood Marshall Armed Forces *Brown v Board of Educ. *civil disobedience *Julius & Ethel Rosenberg *House Un-American *North American *John F. Kennedy *Sweatt v Painter *24th Amendment *Joseph McCarthy Activities Committee Treaty Organization *Lyndon B. Johnson *Montgomery Bus Boycott *Equal Employment *Mao Zedong *Berlin Airlift *McCarthyism *Jackie Robinson *Civil Rights Act of 1957 Opportunity Comm. *Jonas Salk *Interstate Highway Act *"In God We Trust" *Little Rock Arkansas *Elvis Presley *Baby Boom *NASA *Sit-Ins & Freedom Rides *G.I. Bill *Beat Generation *March on Washington *affirmative action *Civil Rights Act of 1964 *Voting Rights Act of 1965 1960's & Vietnam 1970's Conflict & Change 1960 - 1973 People Events Terms People Events Terms *John F. Kennedy *Bay of Pigs Invasion *Domino Theory *Richard Nixon *Strategic Arms *Détente *Lyndon B. Johnson *Cuban Missile Crisis *Counterculture *Gerald Ford Limitation Treaty (SALT) *Rust Belt *Barry Goldwater *Beat Generation *Great Society *Jimmy Carter *OPEC *Sun Belt *Malcolm X *Vietnam War *Gulf of Tonkin Res. *Environment Protection *Oil Embargo *Betty Friedan *Tet Offensive *War Powers Act Agency *Stagflation *Cesar Chavez *Anti-War Movement *Endangered Species Act *Hector P. Garcia *Black Power Movement *Title IX *Hernandez v Texas *Roy Benavidez *Feminist Movement *Mendez v Westminster *Camp David Accords *John Glenn *Chicano Movement *Delgado v Bastrop *Community Reinvestmnt *Am. Indian Movement *Tinker v Des Moines *Edgewood ISD v Kirby *White v Regester Act *Watergate Scandal *Iran Hostage Crisis 1980's Conservative Resurgence Toward A New Millennium 1980 - 1992 1990's & 2000's People Events Terms People Events Terms *Ronald Reagan *New Right *Reaganomics *Bill Clinton *Contract with America *Globalization *George H.W. Bush *Reagan Doctrine *Federal deficit *Ross Perot *Balkans Crisis *International *Sandra Day O'Connor *Strategic Defense *Americans with *Oprah Winfrey *North American Free Organizations *Billy Graham Initiative Disabilities Act *Estee Lauder Trade Agreement (NAFTA) *Phyllis Schlafly *Peace Through Strength *Robert Johnson *World Trade Organization *Iran-Contra Affair *Lionel Sosa *Clinton's Impeachment *Marines in Lebanon *George W. Bush *2000 Election *No Child Left Behind *End of Cold War 1991 *Barack Obama *9/11 Attacks *Dept. of Homeland *Persian Gulf War *Sonia Sotomayor *War on Terror Security *Hurricane Katrina *Financial Crisis *Patriot Act *American Recovery & *2008 Election Reinvestment Act STAAR Review Activity 1st Semester Terms Review Time Periods Foundations of the Republic Gilded Age Progressive Era Imperialism World War I Roaring 20's Great Depression & New Deal World War II Identify the Era / Time Period for each set of definitions. Then use your Era Review to write the correct vocabulary term to the right. Time Period WWI Time Period Imperialism Time Period Progressive Era Time Period Roaring 20s Time Period government policy of not taking part in economic, political, or military alliance German U-Boat attacks on Allied & neutral nations' unarmed ocean liners Sensational & dramatic news coverage, emphasizing crime & scandal WWII Time Period Gilded Age Time Period WWI Time Period Roaring 20s Time Period West / Gilded Time Period WWII Time Period Gilded Age Time Period Imperialism yellow journalism Big Stick Policy the belief in protecting the interests of native-born citizens before immigrants Nativism one-room apartments in overcrowded cities that lacked daylight & plumbing tenement housing New industries, inventions, & use of advertising led to an age of _____________. mass consumption a ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. prohibition taking the risk of buying something in hopes or re-selling at a higher price. speculation yielding to an enemy's demands in order to maintain peace. allowed internment camps for Japanese-Americans who might pose a threat. large-scale introduction of manufacturing & advanced technological enterprises group of people that control the actions of different companies to control price American troops led by John J. Pershing, who insisted on well-trained soldiers a defensive form of warfare & a major reason for a stalemate in fighting fireside chats appeasement Executive Order 9066 industrialization monopoly or trust Am. Expeditionary Force trench warfare a trial over the constitutionality of banning the teaching of evolution in school Scopes Monkey Trial convicted & executed of a robbery because of the hysteria against foreigners Sacco & Vanzetti Trial tried to "Americanize" or assimilate Native Americans into mainstream culture Dawes Act law passed in 1882 that prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act FDR's prposal to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices. Court Packing Scheme Great Depression Provided workers a safety net with unemployment insurance & old age pensions. Time Period unrestr. submarine warfare Teddy Roosevelt's policy for the US to use military force as international police Great Depression Roosevelt used the radio to speak directly to the American people. Time Period isolationism Social Security Act means "lightning war," a swift military strategy using tanks, planes, & infantry Blitzkrieg locations where Nazis killed Jews & other minority groups considered inferior concentration camps the desire to promote the welfare of others through generous donations philanthropy Carnegie's idea that wealthy people should give back to the less fortunate Gospel of Wealth One of the causes of the Spanish-Am. War when an explosion sunk a US ship Policy in 1899 stating that foreign nations must allow free trade in China Sinking of USS Maine Open Door Policy Time Period Progressive Era Time Period Roaring 20s Time Period WWI Time Period Roaring 20s Time Period Progressive Era Time Period a social reform movement calling for Christians to help their fellow man movement started by Susan B. Anthony for women to gain the right to vote an era of heightened creativity among African-Am writers, artists, & musicians mass movement of African-Americans from rural South to cities in the North Tanks, airplanes, machine guns, submarines, & poison gas A major battle fought in 1918 in which the Germans were defeated. Gilded Age Time Period WWII Time Period WWII women's suffrage Harlem Renaissance Great Migration New War Technology Battle of Argonne Forest pioneered by Henry Ford & revolutionized production and manufacturing assembly line a section of NY city where blues, jazz, & ragtime were melded together Tin Pan Alley a journalist who uncovers wrongdoing in politics or business muckrakers law that placed restrictions on the makers of prepared foods & patent medicine Shaky banking practices; bank runs; and bank failures. Great Depression Period of drought when winds buried farms w/ topsoil forcing farmers to move Time Period social gospel movement The first railroad to connect the U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean. Long hours, low wages, & poor working conditions led to the ________________. Pure Food & Drug Act Banking Crisis Dust Bowl Transcontinental Railroad Rise of Labor Unions helped make ensure an adequate food supply for troops & civilians. Victory Gardens a way for civilians to raise money for the war on the home front. War Bond Drives June 6, 1944 the Allied invasion of German troops on the beaches of Normandy D-Day Invasion 5,000 American prisoners died when the Japanese forced this 60-mile journey Bataan Death March Part of FDR's New Deal that helped to create jobs & put people back to work. Civilian Conservation Corps Great Depression Created to monitor the stock market, prevent fraud, & guard against collapse. Securities & Exchange Com. Time Period Time Period WWII Time Period Roaring 20s Time Period African-American fighter group in the Air Corps that served as bombing escorts Transmitted undecipherable codes for the Allies to communicate by. a political scandal in which President Harding's appointment took bribes Tuskegee Airmen Navajo Code Talkers Tea Pot Dome Scandal human race could be improved if only desirable people allowed to reproduce eugenics a society of equals in which each person has the opportunity to be prosperous egalitarianism Foundations of Rep.Our nation's first motto meaning "Out of many comes one." E Pluribus Unum STAAR Review Activity 1st Semester Terms Review Time Periods Foundations of the Republic Gilded Age Progressive Era Imperialism World War I Roaring 20's Great Depression & New Deal World War II Identify the Era / Time Period for each set of definitions. Then use your Era Review to write the correct vocabulary term to the right of each definition. Time Period government policy of not taking part in economic, political, or military alliance German U-Boat attacks on Allied & neutral nations' unarmed ocean liners Time Period Sensational & dramatic news coverage, emphasizing crime & scandal Teddy Roosevelt's policy for the US to use military force as international police Time Period the belief in protecting the interests of native-born citizens before immigrants one-room apartments in overcrowded cities that lacked daylight & plumbing Time Period New industries, inventions, & use of advertising led to an age of _____________. a ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages. Time Period taking the risk of buying something in hopes or re-selling at a higher price. Roosevelt used the radio to speak directly to the American people. Time Period yielding to an enemy's demands in order to maintain peace. allowed internment camps for Japanese-Americans who might pose a threat. Time Period large-scale introduction of manufacturing & advanced technological enterprises group of people that control the actions of different companies to control price Time Period American troops led by John J. Pershing, who insisted on well-trained soldiers a defensive form of warfare & a major reason for a stalemate in fighting Time Period a trial over the constitutionality of banning the teaching of evolution in school convicted & executed of a robbery because of the hysteria against foreigners Time Period tried to "Americanize" or assimilate Native Americans into mainstream culture law passed in 1882 that prohibited Chinese laborers from entering the U.S. Time Period FDR's proposal to increase the number of Supreme Court Justices. Provided workers a safety net with unemployment insurance & old age pensions. Time Period means "lightning war," a swift military strategy using tanks, planes, & infantry locations where Nazis killed Jews & other minority groups considered inferior Time Period the desire to promote the welfare of others through generous donations Carnegie's idea that wealthy people should give back to the less fortunate Time Period One of the causes of the Spanish-Am. War when an explosion sunk a US ship Policy in 1899 stating that foreign nations must allow free trade in China Time Period a social reform movement calling for Christians to help their fellow man movement started by Susan B. Anthony for women to gain the right to vote Time Period an era of heightened creativity among African-Am writers, artists, & musicians mass movement of African-Americans from rural South to cities in the North Time Period Tanks, airplanes, machine guns, submarines, & poison gas A major battle fought in 1918 in which the Germans were defeated. Time Period pioneered by Henry Ford & revolutionized production and manufacturing a section of NY city where blues, jazz, & ragtime were melded together Time Period a journalist who uncovers wrongdoing in politics or business law that placed restrictions on the makers of prepared foods & patent medicine Time Period Shaky banking practices; bank runs; and bank failures. Period of drought when winds buried farms w/ topsoil forcing farmers to move Time Period The first railroad to connect the U.S. from the Atlantic Ocean to Pacific Ocean. Long hours, low wages, & poor working conditions led to the ________________. Time Period helped make ensure an adequate food supply for troops & civilians. a way for civilians to raise money for the war on the home front. Time Period June 6, 1944 the Allied invasion of German troops on the beaches of Normandy 5,000 American prisoners died when the Japanese forced this 60-mile journey Time Period Part of FDR's New Deal that helped to create jobs & put people back to work. Created to monitor the stock market, prevent fraud, & guard against collapse. Time Period African-American fighter group in the Air Corps that served as bombing escorts Transmitted undecipherable codes for the Allies to communicate by. Time Period a political scandal in which President Harding's appointment took bribes human race could be improved if only desirable people allowed to reproduce Time Period a society of equals in which each person has the opportunity to be prosperous Our nation's first motto meaning "Out of many comes one." STAAR Review Activity 2nd Semester Terms Review Time Periods Post War / Cold War Civil Rights Movement 1960's & Vietnam 1970's Conflict & Change 1980's Conservative Resurgence 1990's 2000's Toward a New Millennium Identify the Era / Time Period for each set of definitions. Then use your Era Review to write the correct vocabulary term to the right. Time Period Cold War Time Period 60s & Vietnam Time Period CRM Time Period 80 Con. Resurge Time Period Post War Time Period 70's Conflict Time Period 60s & Vietnam Time Period 80 Con. Resurge Time Period Cold War Time Period 70s Conflict Time Period CRM Time Period 60s & Vietnam Time Period Cold War Time Period 70s Conflict A change in our nation's motto as a firm stance against Communist ideology. Operation that moved supplies into West Berlin during a Soviet blockade. "In God We Trust" Berlin Airlift Lyndon B Johnson's plan to increase opportunity & improve American lifestyle Great Society no person can be excluded from participation or denied benefits based on sex Title IX Passed by President Truman as one of the first steps toward integration. desegregation of armed forces Doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson that led to segregated facilites "separate but equal" Reagan believe the way to fix the economy was through supply side economics Reaganomics arms program to create a "missile shield" to protect the US from nuclear attack Strategic Defense Initiative 1956 a network of highways that connect major cities around the country Law passed to help returning veterans buy homes & pay for college. an order that prohibits trade of a particular good with a particular nation. Interstate Highway Act G.I. Bill Oil Embargo an economic recession characterized by inflation and unemployment. Stagflation a foreign policy failure of JFK in a failed attempt to overthrow Cuban dictator Bay of Pigs Invasion crisis that arose between the US & Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba Cuban Missile Crisis scandal that negotiated the release of hostages by selling Contras arms Iran-Contra Affair 1983 terrorist attack when a suicide bomber killed 241 Marines in Beirut. Marines in Lebanon American policy of resisting further expansion of Communism around the world containment policy 1947 program of American economic assistance to rebuild Western Europe. a worldwide association of countries that seek to regulate price & supply of oil Marshall Plan OPEC an agreement between Israel & Egypt in 1978 to bring peace between them. Camp David Accords Supreme Court case that overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine. Brown v. Board of Ed. This started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus. Montgomery Bus Boycott African-Ams should control their own businesses & communities; Malcolm X Black Power Movement created as a visual celebration of Mexican American culture. Chicano Mural Movement established to investigate disloyalty to the U.S. Government House Un-Am Activities Com 1957 the first satellite is launched into orbit by the Soviet Union Sputnik / Space Race government agency created in 1970 to protect Americans' health & environment Env. Protection Agency law that requires Fish & Wildlife Service to list animals threated by extinction Endangered Species Act Time Period CRM Time Period 1990s New Mill Time Period 80 Con. Resurge Time Period 70s Conflict Time Period Cold War Time Period CRM Time Period 60s & Vietnam Time Period 1990s New Mill Time Period 70s Conflict Time Period CRM Time Period 2000s Time Period 60s & Vietnam Time Period 2000s Time Period CRM Time Period MLK Jr. preached the nonviolent refusal to obey an unjust law. African-Am intentionally sat in "whites only" areas and on bus rides to protest sit-ins & freedom rides the integration of cultures, economies, & politics of nations around the world globalization Agreement to remove trade restrictions among Canada, Mexico, & the U.S. NAFTA Reagan's belief that to prevent war was to discourage enemy with large military Peace Through Strength passed in 1990 it was the first civil rights act protecting those with disabilities Americans w Disabilities Act Nixon's policy of relaxation of Cold War tensions between the US & Soviet Union Détente An agreement between the US & Soviet Union to limit their nuclear weapons SALT Alliance of U.S., Canada, & Western Europe against Communist aggression. NATO McCarthy was a Senator who accused govt workers of being Communist. McCarthyism Civil Rights demonstation in Washington DC where MLK gave I Have A Dream March on Washington Gov. Orval Faubus used troops to prevent 9 African-Am's from goint to school Little Rock Nine the belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would too. Domino Theory 1964 Congressional resolution permitting LBJ to take military action in Vietnam Gulf of Tonkin Resolution pledge made by Republican candidates to scale back govt & balance the budget Contract with America a conflict among former communist nations; US gets involved to stop genocide Balkans Crisis political scandal that Nixon tried to cover up then later resigned as President. Watergate Scandal when militants in Iran seized the US Embassy & held hostages for 444 days Iran Hostage Crisis landmark act that banned discrimination based on race, gender, or religion Civil Rights Act of 1964 federal policy for employers to actively seek to increase minorities at work affirmative action an act passed to loosen restrictions on intelligence gathering after 9/11 attack a cabinet created after 9/11 to coordinate federal agencies to prevent terrorism 1968 attack by Viet Cong & N. Vietnamese forces through S. Vietnam placed limits on the President's ability to send troops to war without approval the closest presidential election in history; George W Bush defeats Al Gore. education reform bill by George W Bush to hold schools accountable for success Patriot Act Dept. of Homeland Security Tet Offensive War Powers Act 2000 Election No Child Left Behind Act outlawing tactics being used in the South to prevent African-Am's voting Voting Rights Act of 1965 Enforces the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & ensures fair & equal hiring practices Equal Employment Opp. group of young Americans in the 60s who rejected traditonal culture 60s & Vietnam demonstrations nationwide protesting the Vietnam war & led to the 18th Amend Time Period the election year in which the first African-Am became President of the U.S. economic stimulus package passed by Obama to halt the recession of 2008 2000s civil disobedience Counterculture Anti-War Movement 2008 Election American Recovery & Reinvest STAAR Review Activity 2nd Semester Terms Review Time Periods Post War / Cold War Civil Rights Movement 1960's & Vietnam 1970's Conflict & Change 1980's Conservative Resurgence 1990's 2000's Toward a New Millennium Identify the Era / Time Period for each set of definitions. Then use your Era Review to write the correct vocabulary term to the right. Time Period A change in our nation's motto as a firm stance against Communist ideology. Operation that moved supplies into West Berlin during a Soviet blockade. Time Period Lyndon B Johnson's plan to increase opportunity & improve American lifestyle no person can be excluded from participation or denied benefits based on sex Time Period Passed by President Truman as one of the first steps toward integration. Doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson that led to segregated facilites Time Period Reagan believe the way to fix the economy was through supply side economics arms program to create a "missile shield" to protect the US from nuclear attack Time Period 1956 a network of highways that connect major cities around the country Law passed to help returning veterans buy homes & pay for college. Time Period an order that prohibits trade of a particular good with a particular nation. an economic recession characterized by inflation and unemployment. Time Period a foreign policy failure of JFK in a failed attempt to overthrow Cuban dictator crisis that arose between the US & Soviet Union over nuclear missiles in Cuba Time Period scandal that negotiated the release of hostages by selling Contras arms 1983 terrorist attack when a suicide bomber killed 241 Marines in Beirut. Time Period American policy of resisting further expansion of Communism around the world 1947 program of American economic assistance to rebuild Western Europe. Time Period a worldwide association of countries that seek to regulate price & supply of oil an agreement between Israel & Egypt in 1978 to bring peace between them. Time Period Supreme Court case that overturned the "separate but equal" doctrine. This started when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus. Time Period African-Ams should control their own businesses & communities; Malcolm X created as a visual celebration of Mexican American culture. Time Period established to investigate disloyalty to the U.S. Government 1957 the first satellite is launched into orbit by the Soviet Union Time Period government agency created in 1970 to protect Americans' health & environment law that requires Fish & Wildlife Service to list animals threated by extinction Time Period MLK Jr. preached the nonviolent refusal to obey an unjust law. African-Am intentionally sat in "whites only" areas and on bus rides to protest Time Period the integration of cultures, economies, & politics of nations around the world Agreement to remove trade restrictions among Canada, Mexico, & the U.S. Time Period Reagan's belief that to prevent war was to discourage enemy with large military passed in 1990 it was the first civil rights act protecting those with disabilities Time Period Nixon's policy of relaxation of Cold War tensions between the US & Soviet Union An agreement between the US & Soviet Union to limit their nuclear weapons Time Period Alliance of U.S., Canada, & Western Europe against Communist aggression. McCarthy was a Senator who accused govt workers of being Communist. Time Period Civil Rights demonstation in Washington DC where MLK gave I Have A Dream Gov. Orval Faubus used troops to prevent 9 African-Am's from goint to school Time Period the belief that if Vietnam fell to communism, the rest of SE Asia would too. 1964 Congressional resolution permitting LBJ to take military action in Vietnam Time Period pledge made by Republican candidates to scale back govt & balance the budget a conflict among former communist nations; US gets involved to stop genocide Time Period political scandal that Nixon tried to cover up then later resigned as President. when militants in Iran seized the US Embassy & held hostages for 444 days Time Period landmark act that banned discrimination based on race, gender, or religion federal policy for employers to actively seek to increase minorities at work Time Period an act passed to loosen restrictions on intelligence gathering after 9/11 attack a cabinet created after 9/11 to coordinate federal agencies to prevent terrorism Time Period 1968 attack by Viet Cong & N. Vietnamese forces through S. Vietnam placed limits on the President's ability to send troops to war without approval Time Period the closest presidential election in history; George W Bush defeats Al Gore. education reform bill by George W Bush to hold schools accountable for success Time Period Act outlawing tactics being used in the South to prevent African-Am's voting Enforces the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & ensures fair & equal hiring practices Time Period group of young Americans in the 60s who rejected traditonal culture demonstrations nationwide protesting the Vietnam war & led to the 18th Amend Time Period the election year in which the first African-Am became President of the U.S. economic stimulus package passed by Obama to halt the recession of 2008
