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US History Final 11 Flashcards

1
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What do Americans celebrate on July 4th?

A

Americas Independence

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2
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What document is the supreme law of the land?

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The constitution

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What are the three unalienable rights according to the Declaration of Independence?

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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

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4
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What does Laissez-Faire translate to? How did this lead to the development of the American economy?

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Let it be.

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5
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Who developed the first successful motorized aircraft, and when/where?

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Wilbur and Orville Wright in North Carolina, on December 17

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What groundbreaking inventor literally shed light onto darkness in America, and what was their invention?

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Thomas Edison - light bulb

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Journalists who exposed corruption and filth in society were known as….

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Muckrakers.

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What was Teddy Roosevelt’s foreign policy called?

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big stick diplomacy

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The use of sensationalism and exaggeration in news reports is known as….

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Yellow journalism.

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10
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What was the purpose of the Panama Canal?

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It is a vital link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for ships to avoid lengthy and hazardous waters.

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11
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There were many different causes for WWI that can be remembered through the acronym MANIA. What does it stand for?

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Militarism, Alliances, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Assassination.

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12
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How did the Zimmerman Telegram cause the US to enter WWI?

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Inflamed American public opinion against Germany and helped convince Congress to declare war against Germany in 1917.

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13
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Fighting tactics during WWI are defined by trench warfare. What was the area of destruction between the two trenches known as?

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No man’s land

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14
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During WWI, the court case Schenk vs. the US determined that your free speech is not protected when it causes danger to others. What is an example discussed in class?

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Racism

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The average American was able to participate in the Roaring 20s consumer culture thanks to a “buy now pay later” model. What was the name of this model?

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point-of-sale (POS) installment loan

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16
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What did Prohibition set out to stop?

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the manufacture, transportation, and sale of alcohol

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17
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Underground or secret clubs where alcohol was served were known as…

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speakeasies

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18
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What does it mean to “buy on the margin”?

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paying a small percentage of a stock’s price as a down payment and borrowing the rest

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19
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What happened on Black Tuesday?

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The United States stock market crashed.

20
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Shantytowns and areas of the homeless population during the Great Depression became synonymous with a particular president’s failure. What were they called?

A

Hoovervilles

21
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What was the name of FDR’s policy to respond to the Great Depression?

A

The New Deal

22
Q

Blitzkrieg translates to…

A

lightning war

23
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Which three countries made up the Axis Powers during WWII?

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Germany, Italy, and Japan

24
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What happened on December 7th, 1941, made it a “day of infamy”?

A

The attack on Pearl Harbor

25
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Who became a symbol of women’s role in WWII and continues to represent the women’s movement today.

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Rosie the Riveter

26
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The largest sea invasion in history took place during WWII. What is it known as, and what is the date?

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The D-Day operation of June 6, 1944

27
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Which group of people were the primary target of German policies now known as the Holocaust?

A

Jews

28
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What does “Kristallnacht” translate to?

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“Crystal Night” - Night of Broken Glass

29
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What are the names of two Japanese cities where the US dropped the atomic bomb?

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Hiroshima and Nagaskai

30
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What was the purpose of the newly formed United Nations?

A

To maintain international peace and security

31
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What was the name of the cultural and political division between Communism and the Democratic West of Europe during the Cold War?

A

Iron Curtain

32
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During the Red Scare, it was common for people to accuse others of being communists, which could ruin people’s careers, causing them to be blacklisted. This tactic became known as…

A

McCarthyism

33
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The DMZ is the dividing line between North and South Korea. What is the degree of latitude that defines it?

A

Latitude 38°N

34
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The US’s primary policy during the Cold War was containment. This led to ______________, which were real conflicts that came to represent the struggle between the US and the USSR.

A

Wars in Korea and Vietnam

35
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What was the first man-made satellite, and who launched it into space?

A

Soviet Union - Sputnik I

36
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What were the names of the leaders of the US, USSR, and Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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John F. Kennedy, President of the United States
Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union
Fidel Castro, Prime Minister of Cuba

37
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What is the date of the Kennedy Assassination, what city, and by whom?

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November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald

38
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What was the purpose of Jim Crow Laws?

A

Enforced racial segregation

39
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The court case Plessy v. Ferguson legalized segregation as long as access was _______ but______.

A

Separate but equal.

40
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What did the court case Brown v. Board of Education determine?

A

Separating children in public schools based on race was unconstitutional.

41
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Who was the leader of the Civil Rights movement that emphasized peaceful protest?

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MLK Jr.

42
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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is most famous for the “_____________” speech.

A

“I Have a Dream”

43
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Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

A

President Lyndon Johnson

44
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Who was the leader of the Communist North Vietnamese?

A

Ho Chin Minh

45
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What theory was made out of fear that if Vietnam fell to communism, all of Southeast Asia would fall?

A

The Domino Theory

46
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What was the name of the mission that first landed a man on the moon? Who were the first two men to walk on the moon?

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Apollo 11 - Neil Armstrong and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin

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