Final Exam Flashcards
1
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Wat was the Levittown?
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It gave veterans affordable housing and created the modern suburbs.
2
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The Dixiecrats (state rights) and Progressives argued that?
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U.S. Was picking a fight with USSR and Truman was covering up problems at home by focusing on foreign policy.
3
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The Dixiecrats opposed what?
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Civil rights and federal interference in state matters.
4
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Things looked bad for Truman, as _______ was heavy favorite.
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Dewey
5
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Truman went on wild “_______ ________” campaign trail with the _______ _______, which was a continuation of FDR New Deal.
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Truman went on the wild whistle stop campaign trail with the Fair Deal.
6
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The Second Red Scare was a _______ _________
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Hunt for subversives.
7
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Truman responded to GOP with the Executive Order 9835 which authorized the general to?
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Make up a list of disloyal organization.
8
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What did the Foreign Policy divide?
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The Cold War divides Europe between Western and Soviet spheres of influence. East is Communist West is anti-Communist.
9
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It supports people’s efforts to have free governments.
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What is the Truman Doctrine?
10
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What is the policy of the Truman Doctrine?
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It is the Containment of Communism where it already exists.
11
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USSR responds with the _______ _______ and starts the Cold War.
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Berlin blockade
12
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HST responds with the ______ ______
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Berlin Airlift 1948-49
13
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NATO formed in ________
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1949.
14
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What year does the USSR develop the A-Bomb?
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1949
15
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In 1950 North Korea invades who?
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South Korea
16
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The domestic policy was a decade of general affluence BUT?
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Internationally a time of nuclear stand off with the USSR
17
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What did the GI Bill do?
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It helped returning veterans go to school or get job training
18
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What was the Federal Highway Act of 1956?
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It was the Revolution in Highway transportation by massive road building
19
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What was the Consumerism?
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It taught Americans to buy credit. It was known as the credit card revolution.
20
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The Baby Boom refers to the high birth rate between ______ and ______
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1945 and 1960
21
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During the paradox women’s roles became?
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More firmly established however 1/3 of women worked.
22
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What Rock and Roll singer take the youth by storm?
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Elvis
23
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The Brown vs the Board of Education in 1954 reserved ________ vs __________ on issue of what?
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The Plessy vs. Fergueson case was an issue on separate but equal
24
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The Plessy vs Ferguson case was countered by the _________ _________. This led to forced de-segregation of schools with a major confrontation at Little Rock, Ar
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Southern Manifesto
25
What two main events happened during the 1930?
The worldwide depression and the rise of totalitarian governments.
26
What caused the Great Depression?(name a few)
1) An unequal distribution of wealth
2) The rich over-speculated in the stock market and brought stocks on margin.
3) The working classes had decreased buying power as unemployment grew.
4) Weak industries continued to overproduce goods that the working class could not buy.
5) Oligopolies controlled prices and kept them high
6) European markets were still recovering from WWI, when the NY stock exchange dropped, the euro markets followed.
7) When the stock market began correcting, panic selling caused more selling and the market collapsed.
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How did the Great Depression affected people in the 1930?
1) unemployment
2) Home and farm fore closure
3) Greater losses to minorities and women in employment opportunities
4) Rise of Communist in Labor Unions
5) A basic distrust of the American people for their government and corporations.
28
How did President Hover respond to the Great Depression?
Hoover did not feel that it was the place of the federal government to interfere in the lives of the people
29
What were Hoover beliefs about the federal government and U.S. Citizens?
Hoover believed that family, charity, volunteerism and state government should handle the depression troubles.
30
What was the New Deal?
The New Deal stressed federal government as well as corporate action.
31
The radio was used to communicate with the people in ______ _______ that told them that all would be well.
Fireside chat
32
What is the CCC agency?
Men were employed in forestry work.
33
What was the NRA agency?
Supported business setting prices but also protected the jobs of workers
34
What was the TVA agency?
Project to develop the Tennessee River Valley for hydroelectric power.
35
What was the WPA agency?
Public works building projects.
36
What was the social security act?
A federal tax that would provide a safety valve against homelessness and starvation.
37
The new deal agenda made Roosevelt and the Democrats widely popular and cause what as a result?
Many African Americans to become democrats
38
While FDR policies helped some they did not help all and he was criticized by ________ and __________
Liberals and conservatives
39
What did the conservatives say about FDR policies?
They said that he was leading the nation down the road to socialism and building up the federal government to dangerous levels.
40
What did the Liberals say about the FDR policies?
Liberals said that his reforms were too little and work too slowly.
41
Leaders rose up in _______, _________, and __________ that led most nations to imperialism and totalitarianism.
Japan, Italy, and Germany
42
What is totalitarianism?
It is the governments desire to exercise total control over all aspects of society.
43
Who were the leaders that rose up in Germany, Italy, and Japan?
Germany-Hitler
Italy- Mussolini
Japan- Tojo
44
What was the GI Bill of Rights?
It helped servicemen get an education.
45
What was the Levittown?
It gave veterans affordable housing and created the modern suburbs.
46
What is the second red scare?
Hunt for subversives
47
Define McCarthysim?
Synonymous with paranoia but has recently been defended
48
What is the foreign policy?
Cold War divides Europe between western and Soviet spheres of influence. East is communist and west is anti-communist.
49
What was the Truman doctrine?
Supports people efforts to have free governments.
50
What was the Truman doctrine policy?
The policy is containment of communism where it already exists.
51
What was the Marshal plan implemented?
Devastation in Europe is a breeding ground for communism so US launches Marshall Plan and pours 14 Billion dollars into Western Europe.
52
USSR responds with the _______ _______ and starts the Cold War
Berlin blockade
53
When was NATO formed?
In 1949
54
In 1949 USSR develops the what?
A-bomb
55
What was the domestic policy?
Domestically a decade of general affluence but internationally a time of nuclear stand off with the USSR.
56
What was the Federal Highway Act of 1956?
Revolution in Highway transportation by massive road building
57
Consumerism taught American to what?
Buy on credit this was known as the credit card revolution.
58
The Baby Boom refers to the High birth rate between ______ and ______
1945 and 1960
59
What was the paradox?
Women's roles in the home became more firmly established however 1/3 of women worked.
60
Martin Luther King practice what?
The Black Panthers practice what?
The Black Muslims practice what?
Martin Luther King practice non-violent
The black panthers practice violence
The black Muslims practice separatist
61
What does NATO mean?
North Atlantic Treaty Organziation
62
The civil rights act of 1964 and the voting rights act of 1965 outlawed what?
Literacy test and Medicare
63
The Truman doctrine supports people efforts to have what?
Free government
64
In 1950 North Korea invades______________.
South Korea
65
What is the 38th parallel?
The most armed border on earth
66
What is the Foreign policy?
The policy is containment
67
In 1957 USSR launched __________ and U.S. Created ________
Sputnik and U.S. Created NASA
68
What does NASA mean
Natl Aeuronoticus Space Admin
69
In 1960 Kennedy elected the youngest what?
POTUS
70
JFK was killed on?
November 1963
71
What happened during the civil rights?
1) the civil act of 1964
2) the voting rights act of 1965
3) the black power movement and black panthers and a turn towards Islam
4) split in movement as some turn violent and separatist by 1965 with the watts riot
72
What happened during the war in Vietnam?
1) Gulf of Tonkin Resolution of 1964 allowed the president to use all necessary means to protect US forces.
2) Tet offensive 1968 was a military success for US but a political disaster, many began questioning the war goals and its win ability.
3) selective service act continued to fuel the army.
4) basic strategy was search and destroy
5) build up from 1965-1968 75,000 men 1965 to 275,000 1966 to 485,000 1967 to 543,000 by 1969.
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What happend during the student protest?
1) a counter culture movement centered around the anti-war movement but much more.
2) repudiation of consumerism, imperialism, racism and capitalist ideals.
3) support for the civil rights
4) a turn Away from Christianity and toward eastern religious such as Buddhism
5) beginnings of drug culture
6) high point is the 1968 Democratic Convention in Chicago.
74
During the beginning of the modern feminist movement Now was formed in _____
1966
75
What was the GI Bill?
It helped servicemen get an education.
76
What caused the stock market crash in 1929
Panic selling
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what are Bolshevik?
Radical socialists
78
By 1928 the dictator _______ ________ rose to power.
Joseph Stalin
79
What was the Holocaust?
Jews were persecuted and eventually had their property confiscated and was thrown into camps
80
1941 changes world war why?
The United States led Britain and holland in cutting off imports of oil to Japan. This was a crucial need of Japanese industry and military.
81
What does CCC stand for?
The civilian conservation corps
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What does the WPA mean
Work Progress administration
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What does TVA mean?
Tennessee Valley Authority
84
The Japanese were guided by the code ___________ in fighting the war.
Bushido
85
Germany, Italy, and Japan sign the ___________ ________ and become the axis powers of WWI
Tripartite Pact
86
Germans use _________ to defeat Poland and France.
Blitzkrieg
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France depends on the __________ _________ for defense.
Maginot line
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During the Battle of Britain?
Britain stands alone and holds off Germany.
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__________ _________ ___________ argues against lend lease that it would get us into the war.
American First Committee
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The ___________ __________ in August 1941 with GB solidifed US support for Britain and decides to fight Germany first
Atlantic Charter
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What prompted Japan to attack Pearl Harbor?
U.S. Expansion in Asia, U.S. Opposition to Japanese aggression, and the building of a Pacific Fleet.
92
What was the Turing point of the pacific campaign?
Midway
93
U.S. Engages in a campaign of _____ _________ which cuts off Japanese garrisons and isolates them.
Island hopping
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U.S. Navy engages Germany Navy in the ______ ______________ which is the key to victory in Europe
Battle of the Atlantic
95
Allies begin _______ ________ of the axis powers
Strategic bombing
96
Germany army is defeated at ________ February 1943. Turning point in the land war in Europe
Stalingrad
97
What was the executive order of 9066?
Security measure that moved Japanese Americans into camps.
98
__________ project developed the A bomb.
Manhattan project
99
________ prospered from wartime industry.
Sunbelt
100
During Vietnam the basic strategy was _________ and ________.
Search and destroy
101
In 1964 what allowed the president to use all necessary means to protect US forces in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
102
What continued to fuel the army during Vietnam?
Selective service act
103
The Excutive order 9066 was a?
Security measure that moved Japanese Americans into camps
104
During Regan presidency there were problems in the cities such as?
Crack cocaine and AiDs
105
The carter administration started coming apart with?
Stagflation, the fuel crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, and the failed rescue attempt of desert one.
106
What destroyed Nixon administration?
The watergate scandal
107
What doctrine started the process of Vietnamization
Nixon Doctrine
108
The expansion of feminism case was?
Roe vs Wade
109
Nixon won close election due to the ?
Split in Democratic Party and Chicago riots
110
Carter greatest achievement was the camp David accord between __________ and __________
Israel and Egypt
111
The Iran hostage crisis was the beginning of the?
Islamic Revolution and it made carter look weak. It cost him the election of 1980.
112
What incidents demonstrated US weakness in 1961
Bay of pigs followed by Berlin Wall
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3 mile island
Was a nuclear meltdown
114
What during the little rock incident!
Ike sends in federal troops to integrate public schools
115
In foreign policy Nixon was a master of detente which was?
The easing of tension with USSR and China (SALT)
116
The watergate scandal destroyed who administration?
Nixon, because he was spying on different people so the government impeached him he became the first president to be impeached.
117
During the student protest counter culture movement centered around what?
The anti-war movement but much more.
118
The student protest supported the _______ rights
Civil rights
119
During the student protest people turned away from Christianity and towards eastern religions such as _______
Buddhism
120
Americans landed on the moon in what year ?
1969
121
In domestic policy Nixon courted the ________ class and the _______.
Middle class and the suburbs
122
Carter was human rights advocate and lobbied for freedom for
Soviet minorities
123
During Nixon presidency anti-war demonstrations grew larger and more violent such as the?
Kent st shootings
124
In the beginning of modern feminist movement Now was formed in
1966
125
Why did Truman drop the atomic bomb?
1) end the war
2) send message
3) see if it works
4) justify the costs
5) revenge
6) save American lives
126
Who were the axis?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
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Who were the allies?
Britain, France, and Poland
