Final Exam Matching terms

Question 1

Vladimir Lenin

Answer 1

Marxist/communist leader of the Bolsheviks who led the overthrow of the provisional Russian government and founded the USSR (soviet union) after a civil war against opposing forces

Question 2

Emperor Hirohito (japan)

Answer 2

Dominated nearly every aspect of japanese life, blamed great depressions impact in japan on lack of space and resources. Pushed for imperial expansion; Ex: invasion of manchuria and china

Question 3

Joseph Stalin (USSR)

Answer 3

“communist” dictator; successor of vladimir lenin. Mass purges, and exiles of political rivals. Extensive deaths from executions and famines.

Question 4

Benito Mussolini (Italy)

Answer 4

Fascist leader “ideal italian”, pushed fascism through propaganda linked to roman empire, ex: invasion of ethiopia

Question 5

Adolf Hitler (Germany)

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Appointed chancellor after failed coup against wiemer republic. Chancellor -> dictator, took control of german gov. Holocaust to create master race. Invaded austria and czechoslovakia

Question 6

Axis Powers

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Included Germany (hitler), Japan (hirohito), and Italy (Mussolini)

Question 7

Allied Powers (WW2)

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Great britain, france, china, USSR, and USA

Question 8

Mein Kampf

Answer 8

Adolph hitlers auto biographical manifesto, written while he was in prison after failed overthrow of Weimar Republic; Laid out plains for consolidating power over Germany, establishing a fascist government, and systematically eliminating jews and others to create what he considered to be a master race

Question 9

Aushwitz and Chelmno

Answer 9

Examples of Nazi Concentration Camps that served as elimination camps.

Question 10

Blitzkrieg

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Rapid assaults from both air and ground units (lightning warfare)

Question 11

Reasons for growing opposition towards germany before the US entered WW2

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Many disturbed by brutal Japanese invasions of Manchuria and china, end of open door policy, Japanese fighter pilots attacked USS Panay

Question 12

Reasons for growing opposition towards Germany before the US entered WW2

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Hitlers plans were well known, (mien kampf, the great dictator film), several american ships sunk by german u-boats

Question 13

political polarization

Answer 13

grouping individuals, organizations and ideas into opposing categories based on oversimplified political assumptions

Question 14

examples of increasing government action by some 20th century democratic presidents

Answer 14

used gov power to regulate economy,

Question 15

Clyde belle court, dennis banks, russel means.

Answer 15

Leaders of American indian movement

Question 16

Cesar chavez’s and dolores huerta

Answer 16

united farm workers apart of the chicano movement

Question 17

Hector P Garcia

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prominent mexican american civil rights leader, ww2 vet, helped found the american gi forum

Question 18

1965 Voting Rights Act

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response to continued AA voting restrictions, banned further obstacles to voting

Question 19

1964 Civil Rights Act

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Banned segregation in public accommodations (stores, restaurants, theaters) banned employment discrimination

Question 20

24th Amendment

Answer 20

Banned poll taxes

Question 21

Nation of Islam

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Radical approaches towards AA rights

Question 22

Black Panthers

Answer 22

AA activists who took radical approaches to fight

Question 23

Martin Luther King

Answer 23

Prominent AA civil rights rights leader; championed non violent resistance; led largely peaceful marches

Question 24

Rosa Parks

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Montgomery bus boycott

Question 25

Claudette Colvin

Answer 25

Bus boycott w rosa parks

Question 26

Mccarthyism

Answer 26

hunt for communist subversives; political “witch hunts”

Question 27

Primary reasons for growing skepticism’s and discontent during the cold war

Answer 27

civil rights restrictions, vietnam war draft, tet offensive,

Question 28

HUAC

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held congressional investigations of suspected sub verses

Question 29

Ho Chi Minh

Answer 29

pro communist leader of viet minh, successfully appealed to US twice for support with Vietnamese independence; sought to support from USSF

Question 30

Proxy wars

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Korean and vietnam war

Question 31

NSC-68

Answer 31

way of containing communist ideas from spreading; used militarization

Question 32

Containment

Answer 32

ways to prevent the spread

Question 33

United Nations

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replaced league of nations, international commission that helped solve disputes

Question 34

Prominent explanations for using atomic bombs during ww2

Answer 34

“necessary” to avoid invasion and loss of american lives,

Question 35

Fat man and little boy

Answer 35

Atomic bombs

Question 36

Kamikaze Planes

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“death before dishonor”

Question 37

Why the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor

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respond to us support for china and especially for cutting japans access to oil

Question 38

operation husky

Answer 38

allied invasion of italy through sicily

Question 39

D-day

Answer 39

invasion of Normandy, france (occupied by nazi germany

Question 40

Redlining

Answer 40

Tactic that hindered minorities ability to get home loans after WW2

Question 41

The “strange paradox”

Answer 41

fighting for freedom and democracy while facing social and legal discrimination

Question 42

Enola Gay

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dropped first bomb on hiroshima

Question 43

GI Bill/ servicemen’s readjustment act

Answer 43

helped war veterans reintegrate into civilian life.