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US History - Finals Review Flashcards

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What is the name of the Hurricane that decimated New Orleans in 2005?

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Hurricane Katrina

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Why was the Presidential election of 2008 historically significant?

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The first African-American president is elected.

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What are the names of the two wars which resulted from the 9/11 attacks?

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Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

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Who was President for most of the decade?

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Bush

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What was the name of the Space Shuttle that exploded in 2003?

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Columbia

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Was the President kicked out of office?

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No

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Name the four terrorist attacks which happened during the 90’s.

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WTC, WACO, OKC, ATL

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What was the new economy of the 90’s?

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.com economy

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Who was President for most of the decade?

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Bill Clinton

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What does NAFTA stand for?

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North American Free Trade Agreement

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Tearing down the Berlin Wall marked the end of what?

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The Cold War

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Name the three technological advancements that emerged in the 80’s that start with a C.

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Computers
Cell phones
Credit cards

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Describe the overall morale of the American people during the 1980’s.

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Everyone was happy

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Who was President and how did he boost the economy in the 1980’s?

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Ronald Reagan

Military spending

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What was happening in Miami in the 1980’s?

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Drug/Crime wave

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What type of government did the USSR promote?

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Communism

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What was the goal in the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

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To stop the spread of Communism

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What was the driving force behind the space race? Scientific, Social, Economic, or Military?

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Military

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What do we call the generation born right after WWII?

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Baby boomers

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Who had missiles in Cuba?

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USSR

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Who was the first country to put a satellite into space?

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The USSR launches the first satellite, called SPUTNIK, into space.

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Where were four college students killed during a Vietnam protest?

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Kent State

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What type of government did the USA promote?

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Democracy

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What is the term used to describe the strategy of trying to stop the spread of Communism?

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Containment

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How did TV affect the American people’s view of the Vietnam War?

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They started to hate the war, because they could now see how violent it really was, and what it was like. People saw the violence, and they wanted to end the war and bring our troops home.

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Which Germany held Berlin?

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Soviet Berlin, also known as East Germany

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Which Berlin was owned by the Soviets?

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East Berlin was owned by the Soviets

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What is an arms race?

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Two countries stockpile as many weapons as they can to fight against one another.

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What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?

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The Soviets built the Berlin Wall around West Berlin. Our allies were trapped inside the wall. The Berlin Airlift was used to fly in food and supplies to the people trapped within the wall

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What famous boxer refused to serve in Vietnam, even though he was drafted?

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Muhammad Ali

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What does VE stand for?

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Victory in Europe

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Why did the US drop an atomic bomb on Nagasaki?

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We dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima first, but Japan still wouldn’t surrender.

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Why did the US put Japanese-Americans in internment camps?

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We were afraid that the Japanese that lived in America would turn against us and spy on us for Japan.

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How did WWII bring the US out of the Great Depression?

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The new factories that made war supplies created new jobs, and that boosted our economy and pulled us out of the Depression.

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What was the purpose of D-Day?

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To invade Europe/ Germany/ France.

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The ability to do what better than the enemy brought the US victory?

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We were able to out produce the enemy.

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Which two countries emerged as the world powers?

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The USA and the USSR

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What was the role of women in the US in WWII?

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They filled in jobs at factories while the men were away fighting in the war.

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What is the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor?

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December 7th, 1941

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What does Rosie the Riveter represent?

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She represents the women who worked in the factories and helped us win the war and women’s independence.

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How did TV coverage affect the public opinion of the Vietnam War?

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America watches the Vietnam war on TV, and it changes the public opinion of the Vietnam war. People see how horrible the war is and want it to end. They want to bring our soldiers home.

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What happened to Nixon as a result of Watergate?

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He lied about what happened, and the country stopped trusting the government. In the end, Nixon resigned

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What was Nixon trying to do to his rivals in the Watergate Scandal?

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President Nixon was paranoid, had people bug the opposing party’s rooms so that he could listen in and win the election

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What happened to the American view of the US government as a result of the Watergate Scandal?

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The country stopped trusting the government

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What commodity was there a shortage of in the US in the 1970s?

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Oil Shortage

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What was the order of assassinations?

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JFK
Malcolm X
MLK
RFK

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Other than the Vietnam War, what was a topic of civil unrest in the 1960s?

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Civil rights movement

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What was the subject of protest at the Berkley Riots in the 1960s?

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Vietnam War

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What is the name of the black militant group formed in the 1960s?

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Black Panthers

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What ideas did Marcus Garvey promote?

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He believed that we were all kings and queens
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Black pride

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Who believed in non-violent protest?

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MLK

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What are two major events that occurred in the 1960s?

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Land on moon, Woodstock

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Watts is a section of what major US city?

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Los Angeles

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Name one agency from Alphabet Soup.

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TVA, PWA, or WPA

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What environmental event hit the Mid-West and caused people to move away?

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Dust bowl

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Who was President of the US during the Alphabet Soup days?

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FDR

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How did the Great Depression lead to WWII?

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Vacuum of power, Hitler and others filled that.
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Interdependent economy, our fall caused Europe’s war, gave window of opportunity for dictators to rise.

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What is the purpose of the great projects started by the US Govt during the Great Depression?

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Create jobs

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What caused the Great Depression?

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Panic, stock market crash, withdrawing money, or loans

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How was the beginning of the 1920s economically different than the end of the decade?

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Rich to poor

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Where did people move to in the early 1920s?

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Cities

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What banking action created a bubble of debt that would soon burst and send us into the Great Depression?

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Loans

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What was the effect of Prohibition on crime?

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Higher crime rate

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How did bosses affect the government?

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Bribed the government to get political favors

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What was the purpose of Unions?

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To protect workers’ rights

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What technological advancement allowed longer working hours?

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Electricity

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How did Henry Ford change factories?

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Assembly line

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What two minority groups of people were commonly found working in factories?

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Immigrants and Women

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