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History of the Americas
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- an economic theory asserting that benefits provided to the wealthy and businesses will eventually "trickle down" to the rest of the population through job creation and economic growth
- the total value of all goods and services produced within a country's borders in a specific time period, serving as a key indicator of economic performance
- theory that communism must be prevented from spreading to other countries and that the united states must use military force to stop it if necessary
- a political scandal in the 1980s involving the covert sale of weapons to iran by the united states government to fund nicaraguan contra rebels, leading to congressional investigations and convictions
- assassinated on november 22, 1693, in dallas, texas, when he was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade, sparking a wave of investigations and conspiracy theories
- created by president lewis b. johnson to improve the social welfare safety net in the united states
- individuals or policies favoring limited government intervention, traditional values, and a free-market approach to economic issues
- created the world bank and imf to solve the world's economic problems
- spanish colony in the pacific whom the united states helped free from the spanish, but soon after took as their own colony
- war executed because of containment theory. united states' first real war loss
- over 200,000 participants, including martin luther king jr,. gathered at the lincoln memorial in washington, d.c., advocating for equal rights and economic opportunities for african americans
- island country located about 90 miles from florida. positioned ussr nuclear weapons towards the united states
- reducing or eliminating government restrictions and regulations on industries, with the goal of fostering competition and economic efficiency
- split up by the allies and ussr after world war two. was saved by the united states via air dropped supplies
- government actions related to taxation and spending to influence the economy, aiming to achieve economic goals such as full employment and stable prices
- involving the break-in at the democratic national committee headquarters in the watergate office complex, leading to the revelations of widespread abuses of power and subsequent resignation of president richard nixon in 1974
- refers to the economic policies of president ronald reagan in the 1980s, emphasizing tax cuts, reduced government regulation, and a belief that stimulating economic growth among the wealthy would benefit the entire economy
- a fourteen-year-old african american was murdered in mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman, an event that played a significant role in the civil rights movement in the united states
- asian nato member. the united states withdrew its nuclear weapons from this country to end the cuban missle crisis
- globally centered groups that try to solve world problems