Many regretted intervention in the First World War, especially after Senate hearings revealed bankers and arms merchants had profited enormously from it.

Hitler had admirers in the United States.

Anticommunists though German expansion could check Soviet aggression.

Businessmen such as Henry Ford wanted to maintain profitable German markets.

It was clear to most people that there was little possibility of an Allied victory.

authorized military aid to Germany and Japan.

authorized military aid to those fighting against Germany and Japan

excluded China

excluded the Soviet Union.

maintained trade relations with Japan

Allied invasion of the Soviet Union.

Allied invasion of Japan.

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan.

Allied invasion of Europe at Normandy.

unemployment declined, production soared, and income taxes increased.

the economy grew only slightly.

income taxes increased only for the wealthy.

little was done to regulate the economy.

the actual size of the federal government shrank as the New Deal ended.

The populations of both San Francisco and Los Angeles declined as the prospect of a Japanese invasion led many people to migrate inland.

The West Coast cities of Portland and Seattle received a relatively small amount of federal money for their shipyards.

Unlike other regions profiting from military-industrial production, growth rates in the West remained essentially flat.

Millions of Americans moved to California for jobs and military service.

The military temporarily relocated its headquarters to Portland to plan for a Japanese invasion.

had little impact.

permanently changed the way employers viewed them.

allowed them to make temporary gains.

permanently changed the way unions viewed them.

did not increase employment rates, especially for marred women

The press supported the policy of internment almost unanimously.

The Supreme Court refused to intervene.

Japanese-Americans in Hawaii were exempt from the policy.

Japan used it as proof that America was racist toward non-white people

Once their loyalty was proven, they were free to leave.

The Allied war efforts in Europe and Asia.

the effort to end discrimination against Mexican immigrants and blacks.

women's struggle for acceptance as industrial workers and mothers.

the effort to end discrimination against blacks while fighting fascism.

not supported by the NAACP.

Stalin agreed to allow free and unfettered elections in postwar Poland.

The Yalta agreement planted the seeds of conflict.

Roosevelt and Churchill did not ultimately object to Soviet postwar control of the Baltics.

Stalin agreed to leave southern and eastern Europe out of the Soviet sphere.

Stalin refused to enter the war against Japan.

the Soviet Union.

Germany.

Japan.

Great Britain.

France.

preventing the expansion of U.S. economic interests in Latin America to appease growing unrest in impoverished regions.

a focus on the containment of further military conflict in the postwar world.

preventing the spread of communism worldwide.

George Kennan's theory that the United States must pursue normal relations with the Soviet Union, or fail to contain Chinese postwar aggression.

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separated the free West from the communist East.

divided East and West Germany.

separated the United States from the Soviet Union.

separated Japan from the rest of Asia.

divided North and South Korea.

advocated a return to isolationism.

was an alliance between the United States and Great Britain.

called for more cordial relations with the Soviet Union.

committed the United States to fighting communism only in Asia

committed the United States to fighting communism anywhere.

provided economic assistance to the Soviets.

was a U.S.-Soviet program to rebuild Europe.

offered economic assistance to noncommunist governments.

was limited in scope and focused on West Germany.

was largely unsuccessful for lack of support from Congress.

a barrier erected by Allied forces in postwar Berlin to shield them from angry protests of starving residents.

a means for the United States to justify its threat to mobilize Allied Forces stationed in Turkey.

erected because the United States Threatened to invade the Soviet Union

the reaction by the Soviet Union to the establishment of a separate currency in western Berlin's occupied zones.

a temporary defensive measure by the United States that was soon taken down.

The organization would keep both the U.S. and the Soviet Union in check.

NATO would prevent the expansion of the British empire as well as of American imperialism.

The pact would guard them against Soviet aggression as well as against the resurgence of a powerful Germany.

NATO would contain communism but also contain the costs of defense for European nations.

NATO would counterbalance Soviet influence and that of the United Nations.

Members of the national press corps who covered the story of Strom Thurmond's breakaway from the Democratic Party

Southern Democrats who walked out of the 1948 convention to from the "States' Rights Democratic Party"

Southern labor organizers who campaigned against passage of the Taft-Hartley Act

Republicans who favored maintaining segregation in the South in support of the principle of states' rights?

Members of the Commission on Civil Rights

had the full support of the Senate during his anticommunist crusade.

successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the federal government.

successfully uncovered the communist infiltration of the U.S. army.

was hailed as an American hero for his fight against communism.

was an embarrassment to his party by 1954.

waned, given widespread American sentiment that any criticism of American society smacked of "disloyalty."

continued in the same vein as those achieved during the Truman administration.

included enforcement of bans on discrimination in employment and housing.

remained a strong priority for the Democratic Party.

became more important after the Soviets pointed out American hypocrisy.

get an education.

buy a home.

buy a gray flannel suit.

buy a car.

advance within the military.

effectively spread images of working-class life to a growing number of Americans.

tried to replace newspapers as the most common source of information but failed.

became the nation's least favorite form of leisure activity.

became an effective advertising medium

presented shows that were controversial

declined in use, and the Midwest suffered economically.

became a status symbol only for the wealthy.

remained a luxury, not a necessity of life.

altered the American landscape

was replaced by the train as the preferred method of transportation.

remained in the industrial jobs they held during the war.

did not work outside the home.

were concentrated in low-paying, nonunion jobs.

earned the same wages as men.

joined unions.

were made worse with the introduction of the policy of massive retaliation.

improved somewhat after the end of the Korean War and the death of Stalin.

stayed about the same as those experienced during the Truman years.

worsened considerably after the death of Stalin.

improved immensely after the end of the Korean War.

encompassed an enormous range of territory, including several tiny western European nations

was largely left out of the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union.

was an invented term describing developing nations not aligned with either the Soviet Union or United States.

included many nations newly created out of former European colonies.

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He sang songs no one had ever heard before.

He was one of the most gifted vocal performers of his generations.

He brought the rhythms and sexually provocative movements of black musicians to white audiences.

He sang openly about civil rights and equality.

His mixed-race parentage made him popular among blacks and whites.

was sparked when Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat to a white man.

did not succeed in desegregating the public buses.

propelled Thurgood Marshall into the national spotlight as a leader in the civil rights movement..

marked the end of the civil rights movement.

lasted less than two weeks.

In opposition to integration, white southerners often burned down schools.

While the general public was outraged, southern congressional politicians supported the Supreme Court's decisions.

Southerners worked closely with the NAACP, cooperating when they could to integrate schools.

Some states closed the public schools rather than integrate, and offered white children the choice to opt out of integrated schools.

Southerners took it in stride, recognizing that the time had come for change.

was broadcast only on the radio.

allowed Nixon to demonstrate his best qualities, thus winning the debate.

showed Kennedy to be an ineffective speaker, and thus he lost.

highlighted the impact of television on political campaigns.

was little noticed at the time.

Texas and Missouri.

Maryland and Massachusetts

Florida and South Carolina.

Alabama and Mississippi.

Washington and Oregon.

included various female speakers.

included speeches with militant language.

focused solely on economic justice.

focused solely on a languishing civil rights bill.

was a high point in black and white cooperation.

was built with the cooperation of West Germany and her western allies, who sought to improve relations with Soviet Union.

was torn down in 1989 by a group of Soviet protestors.

was erected in 1961 by the Soviets to stem the rising tide of emigration from East Berlin to West Berlin.

became an unlikely symbol of hope that one day the Cold War would end.

was a temporary defensive measure enacted after a serios of riots.

immediately addressed the demands of black activists.

remained completely uninvolved.

was reluctant to address the movement's demands until 1963.

instructed his brother Robert Kennedy to immediately enforce desegregation in the South.

proposed a civil rights bill his first week in office.

was first proposed by Richard Nixon as a means to gain support of congressional Democrats during Eisenhower's second term.

was not a part of Johnson's Great Society Agenda.

concentrated on equipping the poor with skills and rebuilding their spirit and motivation.

guaranteed an annual income for most Americans.

focused on understanding economic changes and responding to them.

failed in its efforts to establish free speech on college campuses.

began in Berkeley to protest a campus ban on political groups convening and distributing literature at a central meeting place.

began in Los Angeles to protest a campus ban on political literature.

began in Port Huron to protest a campus ban on political literature.

had little support among college-age students at the time.

was a nonbinding measure that passed both the House and Senate, calling for peace negotiations between North and South Vietnam.

was opposed by the majority of lawmakers in Congress.

authorized a ground invasion of U.S. troops into North Vietnam.

authorized the president to take "all necessary measures to repel armed attack" in Vietnam.

outlined an attack and exit strategy in South Vietnam.

was banned in several states.

attracted many straight women.

initially excluded women.

was inspired by the civil rights movement.

ended with the successful Stonewall riot.

the bracero program

Cesar Chavez

Mario Savio

Carlos Bulosan.

the Border Patrol

created a woman's constitutional right to an abortion.

was the least controversial piece of the rights revolution

provoked little opposition.

declared school prayer was unconstitutional.

legalized birth control.

They understood that the popular gay movement could convert hundreds and thousands of impressionable youth.

Thousands of new civil rights movements encouraged gays and lesbians to "come out."

They feared that gays and lesbians might push for an end to the "don't ask, don't tell" policy.

They suspected that many among their ranks were gay and lesbian themselves.

They feared that the gay and lesbian movement might push for higher taxes on the wealthy.

the need to fight communism around the world.

the policy of containment.

the right of the United States to intervene in Latin America.

an increased military presence in Southeast Asia.

human rights as a diplomatic priority.

expanded food stamps and school lunch programs.

enlarged government revenue.

decreased the national debt.

strengthened labor unions.

resulted in a rise in economic inequality.

could describe the 1980s, a decade where making deals was more profitable for companies than making products

was a Mondale-Ferraro 1984 campaign slogan slamming Reagan's coddling of the rich.

could describe the 1980s, a decade where organized labor made substantial gains as it had in the 1890s.

was the title of a 1980s documentary about "yuppies" who sold out to the financial establishment.

ended with a federal budget surplus

quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Kuwait.

ousted Saddam Hussein from power.

lacked a clear strategic political goal.

was criticized by the United Nations.

quickly drove the Iraqi army out of Iran.

promised to expand welfare.

pledged to continue the policies of President Bush in the Middle East

combined social liberalism with elements of conservatism.

promised to restrict access to abortion.

did not support gay rights.

created a free-trade zone for the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

created a free-trade zone for the United States, Great Britain, and Canada.

was hailed by organized labor and environmental groups.

raised tariffs significantly against imports from South America.

created a free-trade zone for the United States, Japan, and western Europe.

was not a major issue for the president.

was opposed by drug companies, insurance companies, and doctors.

was championed by First Lady Hillary Clinton, who succeeded in getting Congress to back her universal coverage plan

became a policy priority for congressional Republicans who opposed the Clinton plan.

was easily understood by most voters and received little criticism

He grew increasingly radical in his opposition to Republicans.

He brought Republicans into his cabinet in order to build a more bipartisan government.

He campaigned against radical Republicans and moved toward the center.

He increasingly embraced the position of the Democratic left.

He intensified his alliance with Democrats in the Senate.

elevating human rights to a central place in international relations.

defeating the few pockets of communism left in the world.

taking a hard line against economic competitors like Mexico and Canada.

building what he called a New World Order.

preemptive strikes to weed out dictatorial leaders that posed a threat to American security.

the poor and middle-class became worse off, while the rich became significantly richer.

there was a significant rise in real income among working-class Americans.

Americans saved more and invested less.

America entered a profound recession, the likes of which had not been seen since the 1930s.

job growth for Americans increased at an unprecedented rate.

had declined significantly.

increasingly came from Asia and Latin America.

increasingly came from eastern Europe.

had stayed about the same.

centered in rural areas.

declined because there was little new prison construction.

experienced shorter sentences and more rehabilitation programs than before.

increased because crime rates increased in the 1990s.

increased as state governments increased penalties for crimes and decreased parole.

declined because states refused to fund the "prison-industrial complex."

affected only homosexuals and transgender Americans.

affected only drug users and hemophiliacs.

was spreading less rapidly among gay Americans.

brought an end to the gay rights movement.

had been brought under control around the world.

Republicans had denounced Reagan's new conservatism and returned to the more moderate brand of Gerald Ford and Nelson Rockefeller.

The tensions in foreign affairs had reinforced a sense of national solidarity in both major parties.

The economic crisis of the decade had convinced Republicans and Democrats that they needed to join forces for an effective political response.

The new president, Bill Clinton, was moving clearly toward the political center.

Bill Clinton had been able to attract millions of Republicans voters in 1992.

had an extramarital affair with a White House staff member.

authorized a break-in at the Republican national headquarters.

extorted money from oil companies in exchange for government contracts.

ordered troops into Somalia without congressional approval.

lied about his extramarital affair before the grand jury.

finally decided by the Supreme Court.

decided by the Florida attorney general.

in question because of voter fraud in Florida.

a landslide victory for Bush.

finally decided by the U.S. Senate

banned all Muslims from further entry into the United States.

blamed all the shadowy terrorist organization knows as Al Qaeda.

blamed the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the birthplace of mastermind Osama Bin Laden.

declared a war on terror.

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with the full support of the United Nations.

because its dictator, Saddam Hussein, had ordered the terrorist attacks on September 11.

because it was believed that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

with the full support of the international community.

and unlike during the Vietnam War, an anti-war movement did not develop.

the Federal Reserve Bank had kept interest rates at unprecedentedly low levels.

banks and other lending institutions issued "subprime" mortgages.

Wall Street Bankers developed complex ways of repackaging and selling "subprime" mortgages to investors.

The Federal Reserve Bank and other regulatory agencies slowed the speculative frenzy.

public and private policies favored economic speculation and get-rich-quick schemes.