US History Semester 2 Final Review Flashcards

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1
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FDR pushed program after program through congress to provide relief, create jobs, and stimulate economic recovery

A

First 100 days

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Increasing the number of judges on a court to influence its ideological balance or achieve political goals

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Court packing

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FDRs response to critics who said he was not doing enough for ordinary americans

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Second new deal

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4
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who did the New Deal help and not help

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H - the unemployed, farmers, and workers affected by the Great Depression.
N/H - minorities, especially African Americans

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5
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Sept. 1, 1939

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beginning of WW2

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6
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Dec. 7, 1941

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attack of pearl harbor

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7
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Jun 6, 1944

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D-Day

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8
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Axis powers

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Germany Italy and Japan

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9
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what was the Manhattan Project

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making of the atomic bombs

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used by allied forces, capturing strategic islands to advance toward the japanese mainland

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Island hopping strategy

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11
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battle between Germany and Soviet union

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Battle of stalingrad

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12
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Hiroshima and nagasaki

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bombs the US dropped on japan

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13
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How was west germany created

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division of germany after WW2 with the merging American, french, and british occupation zones

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14
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How did the Soviets get the atomic bomb

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they made it using espoinage, scientific research, and investment in its nuclear program

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contained the spread of communism and provided economic and military aid to countries threatened by communist expansions

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Truman doctrine

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16
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Marshall plan and its purpose

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to provide economic aid to help rebuild western european countries after WW2 and prevent the spread of communism

17
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McCarthy and McCarthyism

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he would accuse people of being communists without proof. A time when people were afraid of communism so they started accusing others of being communists

18
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conflict between North Korea (supported by china and the Soviet Union) and South Korea (supported by the US)

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Korean War

19
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Freedom rides purpose and reactions

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met with violence but highlighted injustice