U.S. HISTORY REVIEW-MODERN U.S.

U.S. HISTORY REVIEW-MODERN U.S.

Multiple Choice

Apartheid happened in?

• America

• United States

• Africa

• South Africa

Multiple Choice

President Jimmy Carter’s decision to criticize South Africa’s apartheid policy and President Bill Clinton’s decision to send troops to Bosnia were both responses to

• human rights abuses

• civil wars

• immigration policies

• trade agreement violations

The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a cabinet department of the United States federal government, created in response to the September 11 attacks, and with the primary responsibilities of protecting the United States of America and U.S. territories (including Protectorates).

Multiple Choice

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led the federal government to create the

• Environmental Protection Agency

• Department of Homeland Security

• Central Intelligence Agency

• Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) was proposed by President Ronald Reagan on March 23, 1983, to use ground and space-based systems to protect the United States from attack by strategic nuclear ballistic missiles. Focused on strategic defense rather than the prior strategic offense doctrine of mutual assured destruction (MAD).

The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization (SDIO) was set up in 1984 within the United States Department of Defense to oversee the Strategic Defense Initiative

Ending of A War

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) was formally dissolved on 26 December 1991 by declaration № 142-H of the Soviet of the Republics of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. This declaration acknowledged the independence of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union following the creation of the Commonwealth of Independent States. On the previous day, 25 December 1991, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had resigned, declaring his office extinct, and handed over the Soviet nuclear missile launching codes to Russian President Boris Yeltsin. That same evening at 7:32 P.M. the Soviet flag was lowered from the Kremlin and replaced with the Russian tricolor. The dissolution of the world's first and largest Communist state also marked an end to the Cold War.

Multiple Choice

Which event led directly to the end of the cold war?

• reunification of Germany

• formation of the European Union

• breakup of the Soviet Union

• creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

THE U.S. & THE MIDDLE EAST

• The U.S. wants stability in the Middle East

• Wants the ability to access their oil reserves

• U.S. Heavily relies on the middle east for oil

Multiple Choice

How has the relationship between oil reserves, production, and consumption influenced United States foreign policy?

• The United States maintains military bases in Western European countries.

• The United States contributes humanitarian aid to Central African countries.

• The United States is committed to trade relations with Central Asian countries.

• The United States is interested in maintaining stability in Middle Eastern countries.

 The economy of the United States during the 1970’s and early 1980’s

• The 1973–75 recession or 1970s recession was a period of economic stagnation in much of the Western world during the 1970s

• putting an end to the general post-World War II economic boom

• It differed from many previous recessions as being a stagflation, where high unemployment coincided with high inflation

• Among the causes were the 1973 oil crisis and the fall of the Bretton Woods system

 The economy of the United States during the 1970’s and early 1980’s

• The emergence of newly industrialized countries increased competition in the metal industry, triggering a steel crisis, where industrial core areas in North America and Europe were forced to re-structure

• The 1973-1974 stock market crash made the recession evident.

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Multiple Choice

Based on the info in the previous slides, Which statement is most accurate about the economy of the United States during the 1970’s and early 1980’s?

• The increased cost of imported oil hurt economic growth.

• The Federal budget was balanced.

• Inflation declined sharply throughout these years .

• The number of jobs in farming increased while service jobs decreased.

President Lyndon B. Johnson

The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address on January 8, 1964. This legislation was proposed by Johnson in response to a national poverty rate of around nineteen percent. The speech led the United States Congress to pass the Economic Opportunity Act, which established the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) to administer the local application of federal funds targeted against poverty

Multiple Choice

… For the war against poverty will not be won here in Washington. It must be won in the field, in every private home, in every public office, from the courthouse to the White House.… — President Lyndon B. Johnson, State of the Union Address, January 8, 1964 This statement expresses President Lyndon B. Johnson’s view that the

• federal government is solely responsible for the war on poverty

• court system must be held accountable for poverty

• problem of poverty is easily solved

• entire country must help fight poverty

BAY OF PIGS INVASION OF CUBA

• President Kennedy was trying to overthrow Fidel Castro of Cuba.

• In 1959, Fidel Castro came to power in an armed revolt that overthrew Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.

• The U.S. government distrusted Castro and was wary of his relationship with Nikita Khrushchev, the leader of the Soviet Union.

• On April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles launched what became a botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs on the south coast of Cuba.

• The ultimate goal was the overthrow of Castro and the establishment of a non-communist government friendly to the United States

• The invasion was a disaster for the U.S. 

Open Ended

Explain why President John F. Kennedy supported the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba

Multiple Choice

The War Powers Act of 1973 was intended to affect the balance of power between the President and Congress by _______.

• allowing troops to be sent overseas without the president’s consent

• requiring the president to remove all United States troops from Southeast Asia

• placing limitations on the president’s ability to keep troops in hostile situations

• permitting the president to enter treaties without Senate approval

Open Ended

What was the outcome or verdict of Roe vs. Wade

Multiple Choice

“We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.”

—Brown v. Board of Education (1954)

Which constitutional idea was the basis for this Supreme Court decision?

• protection against double jeopardy

• equal protection of the law

• freedom of speech

• right of assembly

Cases Dealing with the Rights of the Accused

• Mapp v. Ohio

• Gideon v. Wainwright

• Miranda v. Arizona

Open Ended

Summarize in one sentence EACH the rights earned in the 3 cases listed Mapp v. Ohio, Gideon v. Wainwright, and Miranda v. Arizona.

Modern Trading Agreements

These trade groups goals to improve their domestic prosperity by eliminating barriers to trade within the realms of member nations.

The European Union (EU) is an union of 27 member states that are located primarily in Europe. EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital, enact legislation in justice and home affairs, and maintain common policies on trade, agriculture, removing quotas, fisheries and regional development.

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by the governments of Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America to assist with the prices of goods.. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994.

Multiple Choice

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the European Union (EU) both seek to expand trade within their organizations by

• prohibiting imports from nonmember nations

• creating a common currency and parliament

• lowering tariffs and eliminating import quotas between member nations

• forming military alliances