Transcript Monday, March 7th - Leon County Schools

Monday, March 7th
Happy Monday! 
 Please take out something to write with.
 Reminder: Chapter 23 Test Wednesday
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HLA: Chapter 23 Highlighter Study – due
Wednesday
World Affairs Timeline – due
Wednesday
Review! Review! Review!
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Why did the United States enter WWI?
How did WWI end?
Why did the United States enter WWII?
What was the cause of the Cold War?
What was goal of the Korean War? The Vietnam
War?
What was the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
Why did the United States enter the Afghanistan
War in 2001?
Why did the United States invade Iraq during the
Iraq War?
Tuesday, March 8th
Happy Tuesday! 
 Get ready to review Chapter 23
 Reminder: Chapter 23 Test TOMORROW!
 HLA: Chapter 23 Highlighter Study – due
Tomorrow
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Review! Review! Review!
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Each of you has a note card.
Half of the class has a definition. Half of the class
has a key term.
Search around the room, trying to find the person
whose definition matches your key term!
Once you have found your match, sit with your
partner at a pair of desks.
Carefully, safely, and calmly, FIND YOUR
MATCH!
1. Good Neighbor Policy
Emphasized friendly relations between the
United States and Latin American countries
2. NATO
Military alliance created to protect against the
threat of the Soviet Union and other
communist nations
3. Cuban Missile Crisis
Period in which the U.S. faced the threat of
nuclear weapons. It was resolved by a
blockade placed by President Kennedy.
4. Socialism
System in which society oversees economic
and political functions.
5. United Nations
Peacekeeping organization formed by several
nations following World War II.
6. Representative Democracy
Form of government in which the people elect
representatives to work in government.
7. Pearl Harbor
American naval base that was attacked by
Japanese air forces.
8. Monarchy
Form of government that is run by a King or
Queen
9. Direct Democracy
Form of government in which everyone’s vote
counts towards government policies
10. Isolationism
Policy of avoiding conflict by limiting
involvement in foreign affairs.
11. Oligarchy
Form of government that is run by a small
group of people
12. Communism
System in which the economy and politics are
run by the “community”/government
13. League of Nations
Organization formed after World War I,
which the United States did NOT join
14. Iranian Hostage Crisis
Event during President Jimmy Carter’s term,
in which 52 Americans were taken hostage
15. Monroe Doctrine
Stated that the U.S. would treat European
involvement in Latin America as an act of
aggression
16. Zimmerman Telegram
Message sent from Germany to Mexico,
whose interception caused the United States
to enter WWI.
17. Cold War
Conflict caused by differing economic and
political systems of government between the
United States and Soviet Union.
18. Bay of Pigs
Failed U.S. military invasion of Cuba, under
President Kennedy
19. Neutrality
Policy of not favoring either side in a conflict
20. Containment
Policy intended to prevent the spread of
communism, by promoting democracy
21. Gulf War I
Also known as Operation Desert Storm, in
which the U.S. entered Iraq in order to liberate
Kuwait.
22. Détente
A lessoning of tension
23. Gulf War II (Iraq War)
U.S. invasion of Iraq due to the belief that
Iraq possessed “weapons of mass destruction”
24. Doctrine
Statement that explains how the government
plans on dealing with other nations
25. Terrorism
The use of violence against civilians for
political gains
26. Dollar Diplomacy
The act of sending U.S. troops to other nations
to protect financial interests
27. World Trade Center
Location in New York City that was
destroyed by a terrorist attack on September
11, 2001
28. Autocracy
Form of government in which one person has
complete control
29. Satellite Nations
A nation-state that is controlled by another
nation seeking to expand power
30. Vietnam War
Conflict in which the United States attempted
to contain communism in Vietnam