Honors US History Finals Exam Flashcards
In his work, F. Scott Fitzerald focused on…
wealthy people without spiritual values
What did the American Liberty League oppose
Roosevelt’s policies
In the 1930s, Huey Long and Charles Coughlin called for
extreme economic changes
What was the result of Franklin Roosevelt’s plan to add justices to the Supreme Court
FDR’s politcal support was weakened
What advancement did black Americans make during the 1930s
Roosevelt appointed many blacks to federal positions
The Washington Conference in 1921 led to treaties dealing with
arms limitations
In japan, right-wing extremists took power in the 1930s with calls for
territorial expansion
Direct american involvement in Nicaragua in the early 1900s took the form of
controlling all commercial exports
The american policy of staying out of foreign conflicts was known as
isolationism
What country did the Nazi Party rise to power during a period of high unemployment.
German Empire
In the early months after bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Allied powers decided to
concentrate on fighting Germany
Which two battles were turning points in the Allies’ favor
Stalingrad and Midway
What was the effect of WW2 on the American economy
blacks and women were guaranteed equal pay
The two Japanese cities that suffered atomic bomb blasts were
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Which of the following was not part of Truman’s Fair Deal
public housing
The US gave economic aid to war-torn countries in Europe under the
Truman Doctrine
During the late 1940s Americans became increasingly concerned about
civil rights
In 1952, critics of President Truman called him
weak and uncertain
Eisenhower’s economic policies were of the most benefit to
workers
Cold War tensions eased in 1964 when the
Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty was signed
What country did the Soviets send nuclear missiles to in 1962
Cuba
What country did the US put down a political uprising in 1965
Dominican Republic
Unlike President Kennedy, President Johnson was
successful with Congress
Which of the following people, in campaigning for president, said he would send American troops to Vietnam
Lyndon Johnson
