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1st Semester Exam Flashcards

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What were the goals of the Progressive era

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Protect social welfare and moral improvement, creating economic reforms, and fostering efficiency

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What was Teddy Roosevelt’s (TR) domestic policies

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Trust busting, conservation, food sanitation, and railroad regulation

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What was the important about the coal strike of 1902

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TR made the owner increase pay and decrease work hours for the public safety

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What are Taft’s domestic policies

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Tariffs, conservation, children bureau, and trust buster

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What are Wilson’s domestic policies

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Tariffs lowered, Bank reform, trust busting, Federal Reserve act, business help, and women’s suffrage

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What does the Federal Reserve act do

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Created the Fed to help stop the periodical depressions sense the 1830’s

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What was Teddy Roosevelt’s (TR) foreign policies

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open door, Big Stick, Panama canal, Great White Fleet, and Roosevelt Corollary

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What are Taft’s foreign policies

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Dollar Diplomacy, Manchurian Railroad, and Latin American treaties

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What are Wilson’s foreign policies

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Big Brother/ Self-Determination and treaties to minimize war in Latin america

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What were the ramifications of us building the Canal

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panama became its own country and we could freely us it

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What was the significance of the Great White Fleet

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showed U.S. power and strength plus the first national fleet to sail around the world

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What was the Roosevelt corollary

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an extension of the Monroe Doctrine but more about the U.S. economic interests and to keep Europians out of western rebellions

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Who were the Allies of WWI

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France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, and United States

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Who were the Central powers of WWI

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Germany, Austria-Hungry, Bulgaria, and Ottoman Empire

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What was the cause of WWI

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European power and nationalism increased leading to an arms race and hostile alliances

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What was the cause of the U.S. joining WWI

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U.S. boats attacked, Zimmerman Notes, and billion dollar loans to allied forces

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What was the Major Weakness of the League of Nations

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U.S. wasn’t a member

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What were the 14 points intended to do

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to end the war in Europe peacefully and to create world peace

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1920’s attitude on credit

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People loved the idea of spending now and paying later even if they knew they couldn’t pay it off

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Why was the U.S. isolationist in the 1920’s

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exhausted and disillusioned with war and much of Europe, believed Russia and similar political beliefs ruined the labor force

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What was a return to normalcy

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it was the time before WWI which many Americans thought of as an easier time

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What were the Harding Scandals

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Harding was a hands off president which allowed his cabinet members to do some scandals things

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What was the worst scandal during Harding’s presidency

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The teapot Dome

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What was the Teapot Dome

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It was the selling of federally owned oil

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When was the Stock Market Crash

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Oct 29, 1929

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What happened with the Stock Market Crash

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People and business invested large sums of money and then people started to sell more than people were buying

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What was the Howley-Smoot Tariff

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The highest protective tariff ever in U.S. history trying to force people to buy American made goods

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Why were movies popular during the depression

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it was an escape for many Americans

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What were the criticisms of the New Deal

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Some thought the new deal when too far while others thought it didn’t do enough

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What was the name of the AAA

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Agricultural Adjustment Act

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What did the AAA do

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Tried to raise crop prices to help farmers by paying them subsidies not to grow crops

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What did the CCC do

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Provided jobs to young unmarried men in environmental improvement projects

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What was the name of the CCC

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Civilian Conservation Corps

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What was the name of the SSA

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Social Security Act

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What did the SSA do

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Gave benefits to retired workers of survivors and dependents; people of old age, survivors, and disability insurance

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What was the name of the WPA

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Works Progress Administration

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What did the WPA do

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created 8 million jobs and is considered to be the most important work relief agency

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What was the name of the FDIC

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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What did the FDIC do

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Insured banking deposits in all member banks

40
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What specific economic issue did FDR deal with first

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The Banking Crisis

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What was FDR’s first goal as president

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to restore the peoples faith in the government

42
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What is relief

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help poor and unimplored to survive

43
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What is recovery

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get economy moving again

44
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What is reform

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change things to prevent future depressions

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What is deficit spending

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spending more money then the government takes in

46
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How was FDR able to get elected for 4 terms

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The U.S. was in a depression and in WWII so they thought it would be better if the same person was in charge of it for longer

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Why did FDR attempt to reform the Supreme Court

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They overturned two legislation saying they were unconstitutional

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What were FDR’s Policies during the New Deal

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Spend money, create new jobs, help the poor, fix the economy

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What was the direct legacy of the new deal

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larger government, deficit spending, safe guards for depression

50
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Why did FDR find such success getting legislation passed

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had control of congress as well as appointing several Supreme Court Justices

51
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What was the Good Neighbor Policy

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Improve relations with Latin America so there wont be a second Zimmerman note

52
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How does the U.S. have a 2 front war

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fighting in Europe as well as Asia

53
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What was the Munich Conference

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GB trying to appease Germany to stop the war but didn’t work

54
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What was the U.S. foreign policy from 1919-1939

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Isolationism

55
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What is Blitzkrieg

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using all forces into one spot overwhelming the opponent

56
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What are Totalitarian Leaders

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Leaders that control every aspect of a persons life as well as the economy

57
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What was the battle of Britain

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Germany air attacked Britain at its most important sites. Britain fought back killing 2x the amount they lost

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What was the Lend-Lease act

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Giving away $50 billion to the Allies to avoid the problems of demanding them to repay us back

59
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What was the Atlantic Charter

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FDR and Churchill’s plan for the post-war world

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Why did the U.S. begin a trade embargo with Japan

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Japan took control of a French base and even more expansion closer to the U.S.

61
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What was pearl Harbor

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Perfect strategic place to attack for Japan but it led to the sleeping beast to finally come out to play

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What was Europe First

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U.S. agreed to fight in Europe more heavily to try and help GB and the USSR

63
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What was the Four freadoms

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Freedom from speech and expression, of religion, from want, from fear

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What was the Office of Price Administration

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stabilized prices and rent while also rationed scarce products

65
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What was Japanese internment

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the placement of Japanese and Japanese-Americans into camps believing they were working with the Japanese government

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What was operation torch

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U.S. and British troops landing in Africa to get into Europe

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How did WWII affect the Great Depression

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America was able to create more jobs and sell more things to make enough money to get out of the Great Depression

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What was the Bataan Death March

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U.S. commander surrendered and his troops were force to march to their death. Many died durring the march

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Who was Douglas MacArthur

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5th person to be a five star general and the supreme commander of the SW Pacific

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What was the Battle of Coral Sea

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1st naval engagement in history where aircraft carriers engaged each other

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What was the Battle of Midway

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it was a turning point in the war. Broke the Japaneses code and became equal with their navel abilities

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What was the Battle of Guadalcanal

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island with airfield and was the 1st major offensive of the Allies in the pacific

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What was the Battle of Leyte Gulf

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Largest Naval Battle in history. U.S. wanted to cut off Japan’s oil supplies. Japan never used large naval fleets again

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What was the first use of Kamikaze aircraft

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in the battle of Leyte Gulf

75
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What was the Yalta Conference

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promise from the Soviets to help fight Japan after the war in Europe. 2nd time the big three met and talk about the division of Germany

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What was the battle of Iwa Jima

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1st battle on Japanese soil and needed base for Japan to attack U.S. B-29s

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What was the San Francisco Conference

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US, UK, USSR and China sponsored and over 50 countries attended

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What was the Potsdam Conference

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1st meeting as the big three with Truman. Atomic bomb as bargaining chip but Stalin already knew about it

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What was the Manhattan Project

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plan for the construction and detonation of atomic bombs

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