American history key terms 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryAmerica - 19th and 20th centuryA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ElizabethCatherineCreated on: 13-09-16 12:02 Affirmitive action goverment programme that seeks to encourage positive discrimination in favour for under represented groups/favouring the discriminated against 1 of 25 American Exceptionalism the idea that america is unique or exceptional 2 of 25 Appeasment giving into others demands to prevent them getting aggressive 3 of 25 ARVN army of the republic of vietnam 4 of 25 attorney general head of the department of justice 5 of 25 attrition process of reducing someones strength though gradual, sustained attack 6 of 25 baby boom rapid rise in population/births after ww2 7 of 25 Bible belt an informal term describing the conservative and religious southern stated and part of the midwest 8 of 25 big goverment critical right wing term to describe a goverment too large or ineffective 9 of 25 bill of rights first ten amendments of US constinituation laying out all americans rights 10 of 25 bipartisan 2 party goverment sytem, when common ground is found beetween traditionally opposite sides 11 of 25 blaxploitation 1970s genre of films including black actors, targeted at an urban black audience 12 of 25 blue collar worker name given to those working in industry 13 of 25 boycott refusal to buying product/using service as a means to pressure them into change 14 of 25 brezhnev docrtrine policy outlined in 1968 saying USSR would support communist goverments when threatened 15 of 25 brinksmanship pushing opponent to the edge in hope they will concede 16 of 25 busing using school buses to move students around, ensuring schools are racially mixed even if area if one ethnic group 17 of 25 campaign process of persuading people to vote for a partty or induvidual 18 of 25 capatalism economic and political sytem where trade and industry are controlled privately to make a profit rather than by goverment. 19 of 25 caucus meeting of members in a political party to select candidates or decide policy 20 of 25 commencment address speech given to univesity students at graduation by someone of merit 21 of 25 conspiracy theory a thery suggesting a group has covered up, through secret and delibirate action, a harmful or illegal situation 22 of 25 constitution the rule book on how the country should be organised 23 of 25 convention formal meeting of a US political party to choose candidates or establish policy 24 of 25 counterculture anti establishment movement, created by civil rights movement 25 of 25
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