Identifications: * Yuppies/VCRs/Three Mile Island * Yuppies: young‚ urban professionals who wore ostentatious gear such Rolex watches or BMW cars. they came to symbolize the increased pursuit of wealth and materialism of Americans in the 1980s‚ represented decade of greed‚ stopped being radical‚ worried about weight. * VCRs: video cassette recorders became popular in the late 70’s that allowed viewers to tape and view later their favorite programs and to rent movies on cassette
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Chapter 28: The Liberal Era‚ 1960-1968 A New Beginning: Nixon-Kennedy televised debates made voters choose Kennedy: chose Lyndon Johnson as VP‚ got Catholic votes JFK won and promised a “new frontier” to get America moving again--won in ’61 Kennedy’s Domestic Record: JFK’s major policies included: Boost defense budget—nuclear weapons‚ military‚ and “Green Berets” to do guerrilla warfare “Race to the Moon” Cut in corporate taxes Anti-pesticide warnings and Clean Air Act—regulating automotive/industrial
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Chapter 19 Key Terms: New vs Old Immigrants: The old immigrants be from da NW Europe. English speaking Protestant countries such as: Ireland‚ Germany‚ DA BRITISH‚ and ze Welsh. Da old protestants were willing to assimilate in the culture and peoples. The new immigrants are SE Europe. Non- english‚ more religions such as Catholics and Jews. They were from countries such as: Italy‚ Poland‚ da Slovs‚ Greek‚ Croatians‚DA COMMUNISTS jk the Russians. The new immigrants didn’t plan on staying permanently
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30.1 Introduction | -In the 1920’s‚ many people were investing.-As more and more people put money in the stock market‚ prices of shares kept rising.-On Tuesday‚ October 29‚ 1929‚ a day still remembered as Black Tuesday‚ stock prices plunged.-Stocks lost their value because many people wanted to sell their shares but every few people wanted to buy.-The stock market crash was a key cause of the Great Depression‚ but it was not the only cause. | 30.2 A Shaky Stock Market Triggers a Banking CrisisA
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Chapter 30 The Gorbachev Era Gorbachev became the new leader of the Soviet Union. Perestroika meant only a reordering of economic policy. The most important instruments was glasnost. Soviet citizens and officials were encouraged to discuss openly the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union. Previously banned works were now published‚ and music based on western styles began to be performed openly. Gorbachev called for the creation of a new Soviet parliament. Legalized the formation of other
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The Cold War (continued) Chapter 27 to page 837‚ plus 863-64 in Chapter 28 The Eisenhower Presidency 1. Eisenhower - What type of chief executive was he? He gave peace and stability. He gave a sense of unity‚ inspired confidence and even Democratic liberalism and republican like him .With McCarthyism and desegregation of schools‚ he had a hand off approach. 2. “Dynamic Conservatism” - How did it differ from conventional conservatism? - Reduce taxes‚ contain inflation‚ and govern efficiently
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Haley Luu Chapter 1 - Outline! AP U.S. History ! I. Introduction! a. Three things Native Americans had in common! i. They identified themselves primarily as members of multigenerational families rather than as individuals or subjects of governments.! ii. Most emphasized reciprocity and mutual obligation rather than coercion as means of maintaining harmony within and between communities. ! iii. They perceived the entire universe‚ including nature‚ as sacred.! II. The First Americans
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Name: ____________________ Date: ____________________ Enduring Vision Ch 1 & 2 Use your knowledge of U.S. History to answer the following questions. Put your answer on the answer sheet. Save the answer sheet as your name‚ type your name on it‚ and email to me in 1 week. ____ 1. Which of the following is not one of the theories about how America was originally settled? 1-3 |a. |Siberian hunters crossed from Asia to North American during the last ice age.
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Joe is constantly trying to feed us with facts and observations he makes in order to convince the readers that he is a reliable narrator. He uses short factual sentences‚ such as "I picked up the cordless and dialled last number recall" (pg 47)‚ "Then two things happened" (pg 48) and "I fixed my 12 pages with a paperclip and balanced their weight in my hand" (pg 50). The use of numbers and language like "weight" help him not only calm himself down‚ but convince the readers that he’s in control of
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Chapter 1: Native Peoples of America‚ to 1500 I. The First Americans‚ c. 13000-2500 BC 1. Widespread Settlement a. NE Asia 2. Learned from each other A. Peopling New Worlds 1. 2 dominate theories a. Siberian Hunters i. Crossed land-bridge during Ice Age b. Earlier people traveled by boat 2. Stories confirm that ancestors originated in Western Hemisphere 3. Paleo-Indians a. First Americans b. Established the foundations of Native American life i.Bands
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