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1
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What was the alliance between the US and the countries of Western Europe?

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NATO

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What was the speech that Eisenhower’s VP gave to save his candidacy?

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The Checker’s Speech

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What was the new international peacekeeping organization that was agreed on at the Yalta Conference?

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United Nations

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What was the country that the US and USSR fought over the governance of at the Yalta Conference?

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Poland

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5
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What was FDRs stance on Germany at the Yalta Conference?

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He wanted a restored and reunited Germany

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6
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How was Germany divided at Yalta?

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Into 4 sections. Each one’s controlled by either the US, USSR, France & Great Britain.

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Who had control over the German capital of Berlin?

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Either US, USSR, France or Great Britain.

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8
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How did the US handle the Japanese after World War II?

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They wanted to restore Japan

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9
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What the US policy to limit communism to the USSR and those countries they controlled?

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Containment

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10
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What policy said that the United States would help any nation at any time in their quest to fight communism?

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Truman Plan

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11
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What were the first two nations that the US helped defeat the spread of communism?

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Greece & Turkey

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12
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What was the US plan to help to re-build Western Europe?

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Marshall Plan

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13
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What was the BIGGEST reason people in the US supported the Marshall Plan?

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They feared the countries of Western Europe would fall to the communists

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14
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How did the Marshall Plan deal with communist countries like the USSR?

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They offered them aid to rebuild. Each country turned it down.

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15
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Why did the Soviets place a blockade on Berlin?

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Because the US, France & Great Britain unified their sections of Germany (became West Germany) & their sections of Berlin

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16
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What was the operation that brought in supplies to the communist controlled portion of Berlin called?

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Berlin Airlift

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17
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What was the alliance between the USSR and the communist governments of Eastern Europe?

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Warsaw Pact

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18
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What were two major reasons that the US fear of communism was heightened?

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The fall of China to the Communists and the USSR gaining access to the Atom Bomb

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19
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List 4 reasons for the Economic surge after World War II.

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GI Bill, tax cuts, increased consumer spending, consumers saving their money during the war

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What happened to women and minorities that were working in the industrial jobs during the war?

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Many were let go to give jobs back to the men returning from war.

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21
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What was President Truman’s legislative plan called?

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Fair Deal

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22
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What did the Taft-Hartley Act do?

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It greatly reduced the power of labor unions

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23
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What did the segment of Southern Democrats that were upset over the new Civil Rights stance of the party called?

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“Dixiecrats”

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24
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What were the major civil rights accomplishments of Truman?

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He desegregated the military and government

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25
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Why was General Douglas MacArthur dismissed during World War II?

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He publicly criticized President Truman on how he was handling the Korean War

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26
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What country did MacArthur and Truman disagreeing about bombing?

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China

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27
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What high-ranking government official was convicted of lying about spying?

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Alger Hiss

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28
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What was the couple that were convicted and executed over giving secrets about the atom bomb to the USSR?

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Julius & Ethel Rosenberg

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29
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What symbolized the fear of communist subversion in the US?

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McCarthyism

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30
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Who was Eisenhower’s Vice President?

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Richard Nixon

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31
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What happened to the standard of living in the United States during the 1950s?

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It increased dramatically

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32
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List 4 reasons for the economic expansion in the 1950s and 60s.

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Rapid expansion of the suburbs, continued government spending, rise in family incomes, baby boom

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33
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What happened to the nations birthrate between 1945-1960?

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It rapidly increased

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34
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What caused labor unions to lose pubic support in the 1950s?

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A series of corruption scandals by its leaders

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35
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What disease was largely erased when Jonas Salk created a vaccine?

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Polio

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36
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What was the response of the US government to USSR launching Sputnik in 1957?

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The government increased funding for math and science programs in schools

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37
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What piece of legislation caused the growth of the American suburbs?

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Federal Highway Act of 1956

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38
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How did the workforce change in the 1950s?

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White collar works outnumbered blue collar workers

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39
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What was suburban living criticized for by the “Beat Generation”?

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It’s conformity

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40
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What did parents think that Rock n’ Roll would do to their kids?

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Increase juvenile delinquency and sexual promiscuity

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41
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What groups did not experience the prosperity of the 1950s?

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Small farmers, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans

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42
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What did the Supreme Court Case of Brown v. Board of Education do?

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It ended school segregation

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43
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What did President Eisenhower do to help desegregate Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas?

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It brought in the National Guard

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44
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What did MLK lead in response to Rosa Parks failing to move to the back of the bus?

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The Montgomery Bus boycott

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45
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What was Martin Luther King’s philosophy on Civil Rights?

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Non-violent civil disobedience

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46
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Who was the first athlete to integrate professional sports when he made his debut in Major League Baseball?

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Jackie Robinson

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47
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List 4 causes of the Civil Rights movement in the 1950s.

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Growing African American middle class, increased levels of education for African Americans, Cold War, TV

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48
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Why did the nations social attitudes toward African Americans change after World War II?

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Americans saw how the Nazi’s used racism (holocaust) and realized it was wrong

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49
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What brought an end to McCarthyism?

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McCarthy accused members of military of being communist subversives, without evidence during a televised Senate hearing.

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50
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What was the policy of Eisenhower’s Secretary of State John Foster Dulles in response to communism?

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“Massive Retaliation” threatening to use nuclear weapons to counter communist aggression.

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51
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Why was the United States embarrassed by the Suez Canal crisis?

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The British, French and Israelis acted with US involvement

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52
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Who led a resistance movement to replace the Cuban government (taking over himself)?

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Fidel Castro

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53
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What country did Cuba align with after its relationship with the US disintegrated?

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USSR

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54
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What country did the Soviet Union crush to end hopes of a democratic government?

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Hungary

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55
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What did Eisenhower warn about in his farewell address?

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The military-industrial complex

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56
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What was the problem that President Kennedy has in the 1960 election?

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He was a Catholic

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57
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What was President Johnson’s legislative program called?

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The Great Society

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58
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What (issue) did LBJ declare a war on?

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Poverty

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59
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What immigrant groups saw increases after the passage of the Immigration Act of 1965?

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Hispanics & Asians

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60
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Who were the Freedom Riders?

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an interracial group of students working with CORE trying to force desegregation of bus stations

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61
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What event caused JFK to take action regarding Civil Rights?

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The demonstration in Birmingham

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62
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What was the law that prohibited discrimination in places of public accommodation?

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

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63
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What tactics did Southern state governments take to keep African Americans from voting?

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Violence, poll tax, racial gerrymandering, literacy tests

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64
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What was the philosophy that African Americans should “take back control of all aspects of their lives “ known as?

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Black Power

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65
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Why did the US experience an energy crisis in the 1970s?

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Because they supported Israel in a war with Middle Eastern nations. The Arab nations placed on embargo on oil to the US.

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66
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What countries began to challenge the US in manufacturing in the late 60’s?

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Japan & Western European countries

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67
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Who was Richard Nixon’s VP that resigned over accusations of receiving bribes?

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Spiro Agnew

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68
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What was Nixon’s firing of the special prosecutor in the Watergate called?

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“Saturday Night Massacre”

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69
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What action by Gerald Ford greatly hurt his public image?

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The pardon of Richard Nixon

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70
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What reached an all time high under Jimmy Carter?

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Interest Rates

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71
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What group urged African Americans to arm themselves and confront white society in order to force whites to grant them equal rights?

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Black Panthers

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72
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What was the book written by Rachel Carson that help to spark the environmental movement in the 1960s?

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“Silent Spring”

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73
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What college had a tragic event that sped up the US exit from Vietnam?

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Kent State University

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74
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What city was captured by North Vietnam as the communists took control of Vietnam?

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Saigon

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75
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What two nations did Nixon practice Détente’ (a relaxation of tensions)?

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China & USSR

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76
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What Supreme Court case said that schools could not lead students in prayer start the day?

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Engle vs. Vitale

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77
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What Supreme Court case said that if someone is accused of a crime and cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed for them?

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Gideon vs. Wainwright

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78
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What did JFK introduce to fight poverty in Latin American countries and help fight communism?

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Peace Corp

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79
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What was the event where the US attempted to overthrow the Castro led Cuban government?

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Bay of Pigs

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80
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What did the USSR do when the US refused to recognize the East German government?

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Built the Berlin Wall

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81
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What event occured because the USSR placed nuclear weapons (pointed at the US) and placed them in Cuba?

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Cuban Missile Crisis

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82
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How did JFK attempt to limit further Soviet missiles from being placed in Cuba?

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A blockade (quarantine) around Cuba

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83
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What did the US do in exchange for the USSR taking missiles out of Cuba?

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The US removed nuclear missiles in Turkey (aimed at the USSR)

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84
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Who were the group of North Vietnamese guerrillas who attacked South Vietnam?

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Viet Cong

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85
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What president escalated the war in Vietnam?

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LBJ

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86
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What gave LBJ congressional authority to use force in Vietnam?

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Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

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87
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What was the offensive launched by North Vietnam on the Vietnamese new year?

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Tet Offensive

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88
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What civil rights leader was assassinated in Memphis launching a series of riots across the country?

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MLK Jr.

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89
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Who did Sirhan Sirhan assassinate after a victory in the 1968 California primary?

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Robert Kennedy

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90
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What did Nixon call the group of the middle class that were tired of crime and disorder?

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“The Silent Majority”

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91
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What did Nixon call for in Vietnam?

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“Peace with Honor”

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92
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Who were the counterculture?

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Those that held values that conflicted with established society

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93
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What was the symbol for the counterculture’s political and social unrest in the 1960’s?

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Woodstock Music Festival

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94
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What did the American Indian Movement (AIM) want to accomplish with their seizure of lands at Wounded Knee?

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That reservations be managed by tribal governments

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95
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What event sparked the gay liberation in 1969?

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Stonewall Riot

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96
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What was the book, written by Betty Friedan, that argued that middle class women were nut fulfilled with their lives as house wives?

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“The Feminine Mystique”

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97
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What was the original mission of the National Organization of Women (NOW)?

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To fight against the pay gap (difference in money made by men and women)

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98
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What was the proposed amendment to the constitution that said equality should not be denied to anyone because of sex?

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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

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99
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How was African Americans representation in the middle class affected in the post-civil rights era?

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It increased.

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100
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What state did George W. Bush win to eventually win the election of 2000?

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Florida

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101
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What was the scandal that showed the US sold arms to Iran, thengave the money to aid the contras in Nicaragua?

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Iran-Contra Scandal

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102
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What was the symbolic end to the Cold War?

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The fall of the Berlin Wall

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103
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What two nations did the US exercise the Reagan Doctrine, to help those countries fight off Communism?

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Grenada & Nicaragua

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104
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What was Reagan’s plan to create a shield that would intercept and destroy nuclear missiles?

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Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)-“Star Wars”

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105
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What did Ronald Reagan call the USSR?

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“The Evil Empire”

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106
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What did Reagan greatly increase spending on?

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The military

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107
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What event showed a rising tide of conservatism in the 1980’s?

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Election of Ronald Reagan

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108
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What was Carter’s response to the hostage crisis in Iran?

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Negotiating the release of hostages for more than a year

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109
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What was the peace treaty that Jimmy Carter helped negotiate between Egypt and Israel?

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Camp David Accords

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110
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What was the message in Jimmy Carters “Malaise” speech?

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That the US was experiencing a “Crisis of Confidence” and needed to decrease dependence on foreign oil

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111
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What was the Five Power Pact?

To stop naval production for 10 years among the US,

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Britain, France, Japan and Italy

112
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What international agreement outlawed the practice of war?

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Kellogg-Briand Pact

113
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What law lowered the tariffs for foreign nations to stimulate trade?

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Reciprocal Trade Agreement

114
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What nation did the USSR fear had an increasing presence in SE Asia?

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Japan

115
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What was the US policy in Latin America that said we would stop intervening in their affairs?

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Good Neighbor Policy

116
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What did Germany & Italy think would help to ease their economic woes?

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Colonial Expansion

117
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What were the Neutrality Acts?

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Said that the US could not sell munitions to any nation at war

118
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What nation did Italy attack as its first act of aggression?

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Ethiopia

119
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Who did Germany & Italy support in the Spanish Civil War?

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The rebels

120
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What nation did FDR warn about in his “Quarantine Speech?

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Japan

121
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What was the US gunboat that Japan “accidentally” sank that was patrolling in China?

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Panay

122
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What land did Germany acquire prior to the Munich Conference and the start of WW II?

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Rhineland, Sudetenland, Austria, Czechoslavakia

123
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What was the result of the Munich Conference?

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Great Britain and France agreed to allow Germany to annex part of Czechoslavakia if they agreed to no more territorial expansion

124
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Who did Germany sign a non-aggression pact with prior to the start of World War II?

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Germany signed a non-aggression pact with the USSR

125
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What event started the war in Europe?

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When Germany invaded Poland

126
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When did France & Britain enter World War II?

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When Germany invaded Poland

127
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What did FDR come up with as a means to get around the Neutrality Acts?

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Cash & Carry plan

128
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What was the critical battle that the USSR won to allow help to arrive and eventually defeat the Germans?

A

Stalingrad

129
Q

What was a social change for women during the war?

A

They began to work in higher paying industrial jobs (traditionally filled by men)

130
Q

What was the symbol of women contributing to the industrial workforce?

A

“Rosie the Riveter”

131
Q

What group worked as “Code Talkers” to hide military messages from foreign spies?

A

Native Americans

132
Q

Did African Americans see an increase in combat responsibilities during WW II?

A

Yes

133
Q

What event caused Stalin to hold a grudge against FDR and Churchill?

A

For not waging war on the western front to start the war, to help take the pressure off the Soviets

134
Q

What caused African Americans to migrate to Northern cities during WW II?

A

Better paying jobs in the war industry

135
Q

Who was responsible for coordinating the industrial production of war materials during World War II?

A

War Production Board

136
Q

What happened for the first time to simplify collection of taxes to pay for the war?

A

Taxes were taken from employees checks

137
Q

After beginning in Africa, the Allied power moved on to knocking out which Axis power?

A

Italy

138
Q

How many Jews died during the Holocaust?

A

6 million

139
Q

What was the US position on Jews in the concentration camps?

A

If the war was won, the Jews would be helped

140
Q

What was the public reaction to labor strikes during World War II?

A

It resented labor unions for striking during a time of war

141
Q

List 4 products that Americans needed a ration stamp to purchase during the war.

A

Meat, sugar, coffee, butter, gas, tires, shoes, fuel oil

142
Q

When France surrendered, who was left to fight the Axis Powers?

A

Britain

143
Q

Who were the Allied powers in WWII?

A

US, Britain, USSR, France

144
Q

What German leader was elected the day after FDR took office?

A

Adolf Hitler

145
Q

What was the Allied Powers strategy against Japan in the Pacific?

A

“Island Hopping”

146
Q

What was the first major win the war with Japan?

A

Battle of Midway

147
Q

What was the lend-lease program?

A

Said that Britain could return weapons they borrowed or they could pay for them after the war

148
Q

What was Germany’s response to the lend-lease program?

A

Germany sunk US ships

149
Q

Which one of its allies did Germany turn on during WW II?

A

USSR

150
Q

What was the document released by FDR and Winston Churchill that denounced “Nazi Tyranny”?

A

Atlantic Charter

151
Q

Who was part of the Tripartite Treaty?

A

Japan, Italy, & Germany

152
Q

What event drew the United States into World War II?

A

Japan’s bombing of Pearl Harbor

153
Q

How did this affect public opinion about the US entrance into WW II?

A

US citizens were generally in favor of going to war

154
Q

Who were the Axis powers?

A

Germany, Italy, Japan

155
Q

What was a negative consequence of the increase of working mothers during the war?

A

Increase in Juvenile delinquency, teen prostitution, sexually transmitted diseases

156
Q

What two cities did the United States drop the atomic bomb on?

A

Nagasaki & Hiroshima

157
Q

What battleship did the Japanese surrender on to end World War II?

A

Missouri

158
Q

What happened to the legal and social status of Chinese Americans during the war?

A

It increased

159
Q

What did the Supreme Court say in the case Korematsu v. US?

A

It said it was constitutional to send Japanese Americans to relocation centers as a wartime precaution

160
Q

Where did the D-day invasion take place in the attempt to liberate France from German control?

A

Normandy

161
Q

What were the last two Japanese island outposts to be taken before the attack on Japanese mainland occurred?

A

Iwo Jima & Okinawa

162
Q

What was the scientific project that created the Atomic Bomb?

A

Manhattan Project

163
Q

What was the last major offense by Germany in World War II?

A

Battle of the Bulge

164
Q

What group of Americans was sent to relocation centers during the war?

A

Japanese Americans

165
Q

Why did Truman decide to use the Atom Bomb?

A

He thought it would save millions of lives

166
Q

What was Black Tuesday?

A

The crashing of the stock market

167
Q

What cause the end of the Great Depression?

A

WWII

168
Q

What were the 3 goals of the New Deal?

A

Relief, recovery, and reform

169
Q

What did the first phrase of the New Deal concentrate on?

A

Relief & Recovery

170
Q

How many bills were passed in the first 100 days of FDR’s administration?

A

15

171
Q

What did the “Second New Deal” concentrate on?

A

Recovery & Reform

172
Q

Who was the first chairman of the SEC?

A

Joe Kennedy

173
Q

How many justices did FDR want to be on the Supreme Court?

A

15

174
Q

Who was the first women ever nominated to a President’s cabinet?

A

Frances Perkins

175
Q

What is one of the big failures of the New Deal?

A

It failed to challenge Jim Crow Laws in the south and fight for racial equality

176
Q

What did FDR do to combat the “Roosevelt Recession” of the late 1930’s?

A

Increase government spending

177
Q

What group became loyal voters of the Democratic Party because of their inclusion in the New Deal programs?

A

African Americans

178
Q

Who was his closest advisor that urged him to help those less fortunate, including minorities and women?

A

Eleanor Roosevelt

179
Q

What were FDR’s African American advisors known as?

A

“Black Cabinet”

180
Q

What event marked the beginning of the Great Depression?

A

When the stock market crash, excess credit, foreign economies crashing, overproduction of farmers

181
Q

List 4 causes of the Great Depression.

A

Collapse of banks, stock market crash, excess credit, foreign economies crashing, overproduction of farmers

182
Q

What European country hurt the US because of its failure to pay WWI

A

Germany

183
Q

What critic of the New Deal called for a pension plan for older Americans?

A

Francis Townsend

184
Q

What critic of the New Deal called for a “Share Our Wealth Plan” that advocated the redistribution of wealth?

A

Huey S. Long

185
Q

Which law created the burst of union activity in the US?

A

Wagner Act

186
Q

What was the aim of sit down strikes?

A

It prevented strikebreakers from being used or new employees from being hired

187
Q

What New Deal program set up a pension system for retirees over 65 years old?

A

Social Security Act

188
Q

What New Deal program tried to employ most of the unemployed men that were recieving relief?

A

Work Progress Administration (WPA)

189
Q

What 4 voting groups were included in the realignment of the Democratic Party?

A

Unemployed & poor, African Americans,

190
Q

What was FDR’s “Court Packing” scheme?

A

FDR wanted to add new justices for every one over 70

191
Q

Who did people turn to for help during the Great Depression?

A

State & Local government, families, charities, churches

192
Q

What New Deal program provided cheap electricity to rural southern locations?

A

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

193
Q

What law insured individuals bank deposits?

A

Glass-SteagallAct

194
Q

What set up the regulation of the stock market?

A

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

195
Q

Why was the Great Plains called the “Dust Bowl” during the 1930’s?

A

The top soil blew away

196
Q

What were migrants from Oklahoma to California called?

A

Okies

197
Q

Who were the nine African American men that were falsely convicted of raping two white women?

A

Scottsboro Boys

198
Q

What were the makeshift communities if shacks that were formed during the Great Depression?

A

Hoovervilles

199
Q

Why did Hoover’s Reconstruction Finance Corporation fail?

A

Because it only gave money to big banks and corporations that had collateral

200
Q

What did the Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) do?

A

It out limits on the amount of crops farmers could produce, and paid them for those that they could not

201
Q

What was one of FDR’s first actions as president?

A

To take a “Bank Holiday” (suspend banking activities for several days)

202
Q

What were FDR’s radio broadcasts called, that were intended to “talk” to the American public?

A

“Fireside Chats”

203
Q

Who won the election of 1932?

A

FDR

204
Q

What was the most pressing crisis that FDR faced when he was elected President?

A

The banking crisis

205
Q

Why were banks collapsing in the early 1930’s?

A

People were all withdrawing their money

206
Q

What was the withholding of food to the market by farmers?

A

Farmers Holiday

207
Q

What did the Bonus Marchers want from the Government?

A

The payment of their bonus from fighting in WWI

208
Q

What did Douglas MacArthur do to get rid of the Bonus Marchers?

A

Burnt the tent city that housed the Bonus Marchers

209
Q

What event cemented Herbert Hoover’s lose of the election of 1932?

A

Burnt the tent city that housed the Bonus Marchers

210
Q

What was FDR’s legislative plan called?

A

New Deal

211
Q

Did the amount of women working through the 1930’s increased or decrease?

A

It Increased

212
Q

What happened to consumerism in the US during the Great Depression?

A

It greatly decreased. People went back to do things for themselves (making their own clothes, etc.)

213
Q

What happened to the rate of marriages during the Great Depression?

A

It Decreased

214
Q

What happened to the birthrate during the Great Depression?

A

It Decreased

215
Q

Why were magazines like Life popular during the Great Depression?

A

It gave people an escape from the real world problems.

216
Q

During the Great Depression what political party saw the most popularity it has ever attained (about 100,000 members)?

A

Communist Party

217
Q

What was Hoover’s plan to have business maintain employment and wage levels?

A

Volunteerism

218
Q

What was the highest protective tariff in peacetime history?

A

Hawley-Smoot Tariff

219
Q

Why did the Hawley-Smoot tariff not work?

A

Foreign governments raised tariffs to keep out American business

220
Q

What was TR’s main goal in East Asia?

A

to keep a balance of power in asia

221
Q

What were the disputed areas in the Russo-Japanese War (one of them was Korea)?

A

Korea and Manchuria

222
Q

What was the Roosevelt Corollary?

A

It said that the US would intervene if there is a chronic wrongdoing in any American republic

223
Q

What was an example of TR’s “Big Stick” diplomacy?

A

The acquisition of the Panama Canal

224
Q

What was the United States response to Columbia’s refusal to construct a canal through Panama?

A

The US encouraged a revolution by Panama

225
Q

What was the policy held by William Howard Taft that further US economic interest in Latin America?

A

“Dollar Diplomacy”

226
Q

List 4 causes of WW I.

A

Imperialism, Arms Race, Nationalism, secret military alliances

227
Q

Who were the Allied Powers during WW I?

A

Great Britain, France, US, Italy

228
Q

What nations were part of the Central Powers during WW I?

A

Germany, the Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria, Austria-Hungry

229
Q

What event started WW I?

A

Assassination of Franz Ferdinand, causing Austria-Hungry to declare war on Serbia

230
Q

What was the British passenger liner that was sunk leading many Americans to feel that the US should join the war?

A

The Lusitania

231
Q

What was the Sussex Pledge?

A

Germany agreed to stop using U-Boats (submarines) to attack defenseless vessels and the US promised to stay out of the war

232
Q

What slogan did Wilson use to try and end WW I before US became involved?

A

“Peace without Victory”

233
Q

What was the Zimmerman Note?

A

An attempt by Germany to form an alliance with Mexico and encourage them to attack the US

234
Q

What was promised to Mexico in the Zimmerman Note?

A

New Mexico, Texas & Arizona (land lost in the Mexican-American War)

235
Q

What Allied nation left the World War I effort as the US was entering?

A

Russia

236
Q

What was sold to help raise over $20 billion dollars to finance WW I?

A

Victory Bonds (War Bonds)

237
Q

How were African Americans treated after returning from WW I?

A

Not well

238
Q

What was the “Great Migration”?

A

African Americans moved industrial Northern cities for higher paying factory jobs

239
Q

What group was supposed to instill support for the war effort?

A

Committee on Public Information

240
Q

What laws were used to suppress dissent to the war effort?

A

Espionage & Sedition Acts

241
Q

What were “Loyalty Leagues” (also called “Loyalist Citizens) during the WW I era?

A

Organizations that encouraged neighbors to spy on one another and report anyone not being loyal

242
Q

List 4 of Wilson’s Fourteen Points.

A

Open diplomacy, freedom of the seas, international disarmament, an international peacekeeping organization and national self-determination of government

243
Q

List 2 obstacles to Wilson getting League of Nations approved.

A

Britain & France wanted to punish Germany, Senate Republicans were angry that Wilson did not include them in the negotiations.

244
Q

Who were the “Big Four” during the Paris Peace Conference?

A

US, France, Britain & Italy

245
Q

Why were Britain & France the most angry nations at the Paris Peace Conference?

A

They had suffered massive loss of life and property damage

246
Q

Which of the Central Powers was punished the most by the Treaty of Versailles?

A

Germany

247
Q

What were the punishments for Germany given by the Treaty of Versailles?

A

Had to take sole blame for the war, pay $33 billion in reparations, crippled their military, lost their colonies

248
Q

Why was Wilson unable to get people to support the League of Nations?

A

He went on a speaking tour to gain support and suffered a massive stroke

249
Q

Did the US enter the League of Nations?

A

No

250
Q

How was the Chicago Race Riot different from race riots that occurred in Northern cities?

A

African Americans began to fight back, answer violence against them, with violence of their own

251
Q

What civil rights leader made Black Nationalism famous and pushed the “Back to Africa Movement”?

A

Marcus Garvey

252
Q

What trial symbolized a mistrust of immigrants in the US?

A

The trial of Sacco & Vanzetti

253
Q

What was the campaign slogan of President Warren Harding?

A

“A Return to Normalcy”

254
Q

List 2 reasons the economy boomed in the 1920s.

A

Technology & After WW I the US was the only industrial super power that was healthy

255
Q

What was welfare capitalism?

A

Provided the workers with fringe benefits like health care, shorter work days in exchange for not joining a union

256
Q

What was the major problem facing farmers in the 1920s?

A

Overproduction of crops & low prices

257
Q

What product is the symbol of post - WW I consumerism?

A

Automobile

258
Q

What made the consumer culture possible in the 1920s?

A

Available Credit & Advertising

259
Q

Who supported a women’s right to use birth control?

A

Margaret Sanger

260
Q

What were women of the 1920s called that supported a greater freedom of dress and moral attitude called?

A

Flappers

261
Q

What was the Harlem Renaissance?

A

The outpouring of African American art and literature in the 1920s

262
Q

What was known as a “Noble Experiment”?

A

Prohibition

263
Q

What amendment outlawed the sale, manufacture and transport of liquor?

A

18th amendment

264
Q

Who profited most from prohibition?

A

Mobsters like Al Capone

265
Q

List 4 reasons that prohibition failed.

A

Rise of organized crime, lack of prohibition agents, bribery of law enforcement officers, abundance of liquor bootlegged into the nation

266
Q

What were those that came back from WW I disenchanted from life called?

A

The Lost Generation

267
Q

What was the purpose of the National Origins Act?

A

It established racially discriminatory immigration fixed shares a group is entitled to recieve

268
Q

What parts of the world were favored by the National Origins Act?

A

Northern & Western Europe

269
Q

What trial saw the ideas of science and religion clash?

A

Scopes Monkey Trial

270
Q

Why did Alfred E. Smith lose the Presidential election of 1928?

A

Because he was Catholic

271
Q

What political party becomes closely aligned with big business during the 1920s?

A

Republican party

272
Q

What party dominated the presidency during the 1920s?

A

Republican party

273
Q

What was the nickname given to Harding’s corrupt friends?

A

“Ohio gang”

274
Q

What was the greatest scandal during the Harding administration?

A

Teapot Dome Scandal

275
Q

What presidents were the most active in the 1920s in helping business and industry?

A

Warren Harding & Calvin Coolidge

276
Q

What economic policy did Republican presidents pursue to help the economy?

A

Cut taxes

277
Q

What did Henry Ford give the working man in the 1920s (NOT in the book)?

A

$5 Work day

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