American History

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the United States in 1945
What were the legacies of the sec...,
Why was truman in a difficult pos...,
The political parties 3
26  cards
chapter two- the USA as a superpower
Why do the usa and ussr oppose ea...,
What was the long telegram 2,
Who was dean acheson 3
24  cards
chapter three- Truman and post war reconstruction
Truman and winning his first term...,
Truman and his 21 point programme 2,
What troubles will truman face po...
20  cards
chapter four- African Americans in the North and South
Context of the division between n...,
Naacp 2,
Core 3
26  cards
chapter 5- the presidency under Eisenhower
Biographical overview of eisenhow...,
The significance of the advertise...,
The significance of the advertise...
22  cards
Chapter six- the economy in the 1950s and the consumer society
Was the post war era starting to ...,
What were the reasons for economi...,
What was the impact of the consum...
17  cards
Chapter 8- African Americans in the Eisenhower presidency
What was the position of african ...,
What was the position of african ...,
The significance of education wit...
27  cards
Chapter 9- the presidential election of 1960
Who was jfk 1,
What was the significance of the ...,
What would be the strengths of ke...
20  cards
chapter seven- the USA and the Cold War
What was significant about the ap...,
What was significant about the de...,
What was significant about the sp...
24  cards
chapter 10- challenges to American Power
The legacy of the crises over ber...,
What would be the significance of...,
What would be the significance of...
16  cards
Chapter 11: African Americans in the North and South
How much did kennedy have influen...,
The significance of the rise of t...,
The significance of the sit ins 3
15  cards
Johnson as president
Johnson as president his personal...,
Johnson s policies 2,
What would be the significance of...
23  cards
Maintaining American World Power- chap. 14
What was the significance of the ...,
Why was johnson torn with what to...,
How would johnson deal with this 3
22  cards
Chapter 15 African Americans in the North and South- Johnson
What was the significance of the ...,
What was the significance of incr...,
What were the consequences of the...
23  cards
Chapter 16- Social division and protest movement
What was the significance of the ...,
What was the significance of the ...,
What is the significance of femin...
16  cards
Chapter 17- the presidential election of 1968 and the reasons for Nixons victory
Why was nixon not expected to win...,
How did this begin to change 2,
Who was billy graham 3
25  cards
chapter 18- the restoration of conservative social policies
Who was milton friedman 1,
What was the significance of the ...,
What was the significance of roe ...
21  cards
Chapter 20- The Watergate Affair and its aftermath
Where did the watergate affair ta...,
Who was j edgar hoover 2,
What was the cause of the waterga...
13  cards
Chapter 21- Ford and Carter as Presidents
Gerald ford as president 1,
What was the significance of snl 2,
Carter as president 3
20  cards
Chapter 19- the limits of American world power
Nixon and the vietnam war the ele...,
How did nixon deal with the vietn...,
How did the nv respond to the thr...
4  cards

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