History Final Exam

F.D.R suffered from…

polio

The name given to F.D.R’s advisors was the

Brain Trust

The day the Stock Market crashed is called

Black Tuesday

The musical name for the 1930’s was the

Swing Era

F.D.R’s informal radio talks were called

fireside chats

Before becoming president, F.D.R was

Governer of New York

Another name of the New York Stock Exchange was

Wall St

Who was the key member of F.D.R’s “Black Cabinent”

Mary Mc Leod-Bethune

Eleanor Roosevelts newspaper column was called

My Day

First woman to hold cabinet position in U.S. History was

Francis Perkins

President Hoovers intial policy towards the depression was

“hands off”

What was an economic and environmental disaster

The Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl caused

desolation and destruction

What did the Social security act set up

It set up the Pension System and the unemployment act

the 1930s became known as the _____ of hollywood

Golden Years

Difference between and Bull and Bear Market

the bull market means the stock market is good and the prices rise and the bear market means the stock market is bad and prices drop

What was the only issue in the campaign of 1932

The Depression

During the war, the role of woman rose with the need (true or false)

true

The war turned a spotlight on the injustice of racism in the U.S. (true or false)

true

The fictional woman who worked in a defense plant

Rosie the Riverter

The U.S. war correspondent who brought nightly broadcast to the U.S. while London was being bombed

Edward R Murrow

The injustice given to the Japanese-Americans during World War II acknowledged me in 1988

Ronald Reagan

Policy of Appeasement

letting things happen to avoid war

What did the U.S. place on Japan after 1937

embargo

What were Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos called in 1941

French Indochina

What was the name of the agreement signed by the U.S. and England in August of 1941

Atlantic Charter

Who suffered the worst discrimination during WWII

Japanese-Americans

The U.S. response to WWII’s start was a(n)

Isolationist Party

The name given to the backyard gardens during WWII was

Victory Gardens

The theme of the U.S. foreign policy during the 1920s was

Limited cooperation

In January if 1042, F.D.R. ordered the forcible relocation of Japanese-Americans to

Internment Camps

When F.D.R. was elected for a third term in 1940, it

ended the tradition started by George Washington of only two terms

The founding of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) in 1942 paved the way for

Civil Rights movement in the 50’s and 60’s

What is the memorial for the soldiers from Pearl Harbor

U.S.S. Arizona

What significance did the bombing of Pearl harbor have

It meant the U.S. was in war for the second time in 25 years

The Batlles of Midway and Guadalcanal turned the tide of the war in the Pacific ocean toward the allies (true/false)

true

the yelta conference represented the high point of allied good will (true/false)

false -Tehran Conference

Two theaters of operation in WWII were

European and Pacific

the names of the two atomic bombs

fat man, and little boy

the Normandy invasion was

the largest amphibious invasion in history

what was leap-frogging

it was going from japan’s strategic islands to the next and skipping the others

the _____ was germany’s last counter offense of WWII

Battle of the Bulge

who was in command of the famous Normandy invasion

eisenhower

on the island of _____ a famous flag raising took place in the pacific

iwo jima

the code name for the Normandy invasion was

operation overload

the brutal march taken by the prisoners after the fall of the Philippines is known as the

Bataan Death March

D-Day’s date

June 6, 1944

What was the result of WWII

the U.S. became the most powerful country in the world

As the U.S. got closer to Japan, President Truman was faced with a decision of extreme magnitude; to invade Japan or drop the atomic bomb? Describe everything that went into his decision

The U.S. told Japan they were going to face complete destruction if they did not unconditionally surrender. We made no mention of a bomb in this threat. Japan decided to ignore the warning so now Truman had to make a decision. His decision came down to two factors: the amount of American Casualties and the bitterness Americans had toward Japan for the Pearl Harbor attack. His decision to bomb them ultimately came down to American vs. Japanese lives. His decision to drop the bomb came down to saving the lives of Americans.

President Truman ended segregation in the military (true/false)

true

The Soviet Blockade of Berlin was a success and a cold war victory for them (true/false)

false

cold war

struggle for power between the U.S. and soviet Union

iron curtain

imaginary line that divided the Eastern and Western Europe

______ provided returning soldiers with money to attend college, buy homes, get pensions, and receive hospitalization

GI BILL

truman won the election of 1948 because of his famous _____ campaign

whistle stop

the city of berlin was located in which zone at the end of WWII

Soviet

president truman’s response to the Soviet blockade of Berlin was the

berlin airlift

the war trials for the German leaders held at the end of WWII were in

nuremburg

the battle that turned the tide of the Korean war toward the UN was the Batlle of the

Inchon

Trumans program of reform was called the

fair deal

which amendment limited the president to two full terms

22nd ammendment

the Korean war is also known as the

forgotten war

who coined the term “iron curtain”

churchill

Who was put in command of all NATO forces in 1949

Eisenhower

explain the truman-macarthur controversy that occurred during the Korean war

Difference of opinion on how the war should be run. MacAuthor wanted on all out war. Truman favored an elimited war. MacAuthor openly critized Truman in the press. Truman removed MacAuthor from command and ordered him home. He accused him of insubordination. MacAuthor returned home to a heros welcome. Truman was seen as the bad guy. He upheld his role in commander in chief. Cease fired occured on July 27, 1953

domino theory

when one country falls into communism the rest will follow

rock n roll blended elements of country-n-western with rhythm and blues of black artists (true/false)

true

religious faith was linked to patriotism of the 1950s (true/false)

true

who led the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr

Who used the fear of communism to gain fame from 1950 till 1954

Joseph McCarthy

whos perseverance helped put an end to separate but equal education

Marshall Thurgood

whos refusal to give up their seat was the quiet beginning of a national civil rights movement

rosa parks

the ruling by the supreme court that ruled separate schools for whites and blacks were unconstitutional was called

Brown vs. Board of Education

What was the job of SEATO

the job was to prevent communism from spreading in Southeastern Asia

what sparked the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955, what did it entail, and what was the result

What sparked it was Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat for a white male and was arrested. This sparked a peaceful protest which was led by Martin Luther King Jr where all African Americans boycotted the bus. This meant they would walk anywhere they needed to go instead of using the bus. This protest was a successful protest because the Supreme Court had changed the law, so African Americans no longer had to sit in the back of the bus.

The Berlin wall was built by Russians to prevent people from leaving west berlin going into east berlin (true/false)

false

lyndon b Johnson challenged the nation to build a

great society

this civil rights leader opposed the use of violence

martin Luther King jr

hospital coverage for citizens over 65 was provided by

medicare act

what gave lbj the authority to “take all necessary measures” to protect American forces in Southeast Asia

Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

What hung over the Democratic national convention in 1968 like a black cloud

vietnam war

VISTA was actually a

domestic peace corps

The army special forces in Vietnam were the

Vietcong

the direct phone line between Washington and Moscow is called the

hot line

the counter culture of the sixties was known as

hippies

jfks plan to improve American was called his

new frontier

JFKs most successful program was the ___ which still exists today

peace corps

what is the difference between a hawk and dove

hawks are for the war and doves are against

what were the two findings of the warren commission that investigated the death of JFK

there was one man and there was no plan of attack

the new counter culture of the 1960s promoted two what ideas

being against ways of broad culture of america and the vietnam war

what was the purpose of the summer freedom project in Mississippi during the summer of 1964

to get blacks registered to vote

the name of Dr. Kings famous speech was

i have a dream

what was the name given to the surprise attack by the NVA and the VC on New Years Eve 1968

t-attack

the organization whose purpose was to give women greater freedom and equality was

NOW

who assassinated Martin Luther King Jr.

James Earl Ray

On November 22, 1963 tragedy struck the U.S. in Dallas, Texas. Explain what took place that day and what events followed this tragedy

on Nov 22, 1963, President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas while driving in a motorcade with his wife and Texas governor John Conneley through Dealey Plaza. Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the crime. Lone gunmen theory, never found guilty because two days later while being transferred to another jail Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby. This murder was seen on national TV. On the afternoon of Nov 22, Lynden B Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president aboard Air Force I, Kennedys funeral was covered live by Television as the whole nation mourned. He was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. An eternal flame burns over the grave.

Why were we in Vietnam

prevent the spread of communism, the domino effect, regression, and to uphold the reputation of the U.S.