| A | B |
|---|
| glasnost | period of openness in the Soviet Union |
| perestroika | period of economic restructuring in the Soviet Union |
| post-Cold War problem in USSR | increasing military expenses to compete against the US |
| post-Cold War problem in USSR | rising nationalism in Soviet republics |
| post-Cold War problem in USSR | move to a more western style of economy - market economy |
| post-Cold War problem in USSR | economic inefficiency |
| post-Cold War problem in USSR | Gorbachev's policies of glasnost and perestroika |
| post-Cold War goal of USA | more attention to foreign aid |
| post-Cold War goal of USA | more attention to humanitarian aid |
| post-Cold War goal of USA | greater support for human rights |
| President George H.W. Bush | Fall of communism in Eastern Europe |
| President George H.W. Bush | reunification of Germany |
| President George H.W. Bush | collapse of Yugoslavia |
| President George H.W. Bush | break-up of th Soviet state |
| President George H.W. Bush | Persian Gulf War, 1990-1991 |
| President George H.W. Bush | Persian Gulf War - women in combat |
| President George H.W. Bush | Operation Desert Storm |
| President William J. Clinton | NAFTA - North American Free Trade Agreement |
| President William J. Clinton | resumed full diplomatic relations with Vietnam |
| President William J. Clinton | lifting of economic sanctions against South Africa when apartheid ended |
| President William J. Clinton | NATO action in Yugoslavia |
| President George W. Bush | terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC |
| President George W. Bush | war in Afghanistan |
| President George W. Bush | war in Iraq |
| Brown v. Board of Education | Supreme Court decision that said segregated schools are unequal and must desegregate |
| Brown v. Board of Education | schools in Virgina were at the heart of the case, refusing to educate children equally |
| Thurgood Marshall | NAACP legal defense team lawyer |
| Oliver Hill | NAACP legal defense team leader in Virginia |
| Massive Resistance | closing of schools in Virginia to avoid having to integrate |
| Massive Resistance | many private academies were started in the state to avoid integration of schools |
| Massive Resistance | many white families in Virginia moved from cities to urban setting to avoid sending their children to integrated schools |
| NAACP | challenged segregation i the courts |
| NAACP | National Association for the advancement of Colored People |
| March on Washington | helped influence public opinion to support civil rights legislation |
| March on Washington | demonstrated the power of nonviolent, mass protest |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | prohibitd discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, or national origin |
| Civil Right sAct of 1964 | desegregated public accommodations (public places) |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | President Lyndon Johnson played an important role in its passage |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | outlawed literacy tests |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | federal registrars sent to the South to register voters |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | resulted in an increase in African American voters |
| Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Presidnet JOhnson played an important part in the passage of this legislation |
| Supreme Court | membership has become more diverse over time |
| Supreme Court | has included female and minority members in recent years |
| Thurgood Marshall | first African American justice on the Supreme Court |
| Clarence Thomas | African American justice currently serving on the Supreme Court |
| Sandra Day O'Connor | first female justice on the Supreme Court |
| Ruth Bader Ginsberg | female justice on the Supreme Court |
| Civil Rights movement of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s | provided a model that other groups have used to extend civil rights and promote equal justice |
| US Supreme Court | protects he individual rights listed in the US Constitution |
| US Supreme Court | identifies a constitutional basis for the right to privacy that is protected from government interference |
| US Supreme Court | invalidates legislative acts that exceed the authority granted to government officials (rule unconstitutional) |
| US Supreme Court | invalidates executive acts that exceed the authority granted to government officials (rule unconstitutional) |
| Reason for Immigration to US | political freedom |
| Reason for Immigration to US | economic opportunity |
| Immigration issues impacting policy | strain on government services |
| Immigration issues impacting policy | filling low-paying jobs in the US |
| Immigration issues impacting policy | border issues |
| Immigration issues impacting policy | pathway to citizenship |
| Immigration issues impacting policy | bilingual education |
| Immigration issues impacting policy | increasing cultural diversity |
| Immigrant contributions | diversity in music, the visual arts, and literature |
| Immigrant contributions | roles in the labor force |
| Immigrant contributions | achievments in scienc, engineering, and other fields |
| technology changes - historical | Kennedy pledges increased support for the space program |
| technology changes - historical | Race to the moon against the Soviets |
| technology changes - historical | better access to communications and information for business and individuals |
| technology changes - historical | more Americans have access to global information and viewpoints |
| John Glenn | 1st American ot orbit the earth |
| Alan Sheppard | 1st American in space |
| Neil Armstrong | 1st person to walk on the moon |
| Neil Armstrong | "That's one small step for man; one giant leap for Mankind." |
| Sally Ride | 1st female American Astronaut |
| technological advances in space exploration | space shuttle |
| technological advances in space exploration | Mars rover |
| technological advances in space exploration | Voyager missions |
| technological advances in space exploration | Hubble telescope |
| technological advances in communications | Satellites |
| technological advances in communications | Global Positioning system (GPS) |
| technological advances | robotics |
| technological advances in work, school, and health care in recent years | telecommuting |
| technological advances in work, school, and health care in recent years | online course work |
| technological advances in work, school, and health care in recent years | medical research |
| technological advances in work, school, and health care in recent years | improved medical diagnostic and imaging technologies |
| technological advances in work, school, and health care in recent years | outsourcing |
| technological advances in work, school, and health care in recent years | offshoring |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | advocated for tax cuts |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | transfer of responsibilities to state governments |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | appointment of judges who exercised "judicial restraint" |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | reduction in number of government programs |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | reduction in scope of government programs |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | strengthening of American military |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | election of George H.W. Bush as President |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | election of William J. Clinton, a centrist Democrat |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | Republican sweep of congressional elections of the 1990s |
| impact of Reagan Revolution | election of George W. Bush as President |
| government role in the economy | promotes a healthy economy characterized by full employment and low inflation |
| government role in the economy | Federal Reserve and control of money supply and credit |
| government role in the economy | the President and policy decisions |
| government role in the economy | the Congress and taxation and government spending |
