APUSH Exam Review 3

NATO

• A military alliance between North American and European countries for collective defense against aggression.

• A trade agreement between North American and European countries.

• A cultural exchange program between NATO member countries.

• A humanitarian organization focused on disaster relief.

Social Security Act

• Legislation establishing a system of old-age, unemployment, and survivors' insurance.

• A program providing free healthcare to all citizens.

• A tax reform law aimed at reducing income tax rates.

• A federal initiative to promote job creation in urban areas.

New Deal

• A series of programs and reforms implemented by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to combat the Great Depression.

• A military strategy used during World War II.

• A social welfare program established in the 1960s.

• An economic policy introduced by President Herbert Hoover.

Immigration Act of 1965

• Legislation abolishing the national origins quota system.

• Legislation increasing immigration from Europe.

• Legislation restricting immigration from Asia.

• Legislation allowing unlimited immigration from Latin America.

Decolonization

• Process by which colonies gained independence from European powers.

• A method of colonizing new territories.

• A strategy for economic exploitation of colonies.

• A political movement to strengthen colonial rule.

Second Wave Feminism

• Movement focused on women's rights and equality, particularly in the workplace and society.

• A campaign for women's suffrage in the early 20th century.

• An initiative to promote women's roles in domestic settings.

• A movement advocating for equal pay for men and women only.

Watergate

• A political scandal involving the Nixon administration's attempted cover-up of illegal activities.

• A famous music festival in the 1960s.

• A major environmental disaster in the 1970s.

• A legislative act passed to regulate water quality.

Spanish-American War

• Conflict between the United States and Spain in 1898, resulting in American acquisition of territories.

• A war fought between Spain and France over colonial possessions.

• A conflict that led to the independence of Cuba from Spain.

• A naval battle between the United States and Japan in the Pacific.

Court Packing Scheme

• A plan by FDR to reduce the number of justices in the Supreme Court.

• An attempt by FDR to expand the Supreme Court to gain favorable rulings for his New Deal programs.

• A strategy to increase the number of federal judges in lower courts.

• A proposal to limit the terms of Supreme Court justices.

Neutrality Acts

• A series of laws passed in the 1930s to prevent the United States from being drawn into foreign conflicts.

• A collection of treaties aimed at promoting international trade in the 1940s.

• Legislation designed to support military alliances during World War I.

• A set of regulations to control immigration in the 1920s.