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Which countries represented the Triple Alliance in WWI?
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
What contributed the MOST to the stalemate on the Western Front in WWI?
Trenches
How did German U-boats change warfare at sea?
They were hidden and fired without warning
The British blockade of Germany lead to what events
Unrestricted submarine warfare and the sinking of the Lusitania
The Zimmermann Telegram lead to what events
Wilson’s message to Congress about supporting the war and Congress’s declaration of war
The goal of a peaceful post-war world lead to what events
The Treaty of Versailles and the Fourteen Points
Who was president when the Great Depression began?
Herbert Hoover
Which president had the “Brain Trust” to help him deal with the Great Depression?
FDR
Who created the New Deal?
FDR
Which last name was targeted by Americans during the Great Depression?
Hoover
Who used fireside chats to talk to Americans during the Great Depression?
FDR
What was one major underlying cause of the Great Depression?
Instability in the U.S. economy
What did FDR promise at the beginning of his presidency?
Relief, recovery, and reform
What main strategy did Roosevelt and Churchill agree on in WWII?
Concentrate on defeating Germany and Italy in Europe
Which operation took place on D-Day, June 6th 1944?
Operation Overlord
What was the Manhattan project?
Top secret atomic bomb program
What did Stalin promise at the Yalta Conference?
To have free elections in Eastern Europe
What was the role of the United Nations (UN)?
Be the peacekeeper after the League of Nations
Which U.S. strategy was used in the Pacific Theater?
Island hopping
What was one reason the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
To avoid invading mainland Japan
Why was America able to help win WWII?
Women, African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, and others supported the U.S.
Why did the Cold War begin after WWII?
The U.S. and U.S.S.R. were trying to become the superpowers of the world
What was the purpose of the Truman Doctrine?
Support nations trying to resist Soviet control
How did the USSR react to the Marshall Plan and NATO?
It created its own economic plan and military alliance; the Warsaw Pact
Which incident was the U.S. directly responsible for?
The U-2 Spy Plane Incident
Which of the following CAN’T be attributed to the JFK assassination?
Black Power leaders killed JFK because he didn’t support Civil Rights
What did the Warren Commission’s official report state?
Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone
Why did Search and Destroy missions often fail?
The Vietcong and NVA ambushed U.S. patrols
What was one main reason the Kent State massacre occurred?
Nixon’s invasion of Cambodia
What principle was MOST associated with American Involvement in Southeast Asia?
Domino Theory
What was President Johnson’s objective in Vietnam?
Prevent a communist takeover of South Vietnam
What did Brown v. Board of Education conclude?
“Separate but equal” was unconstitutional
What is NOT an example of direct action by the Civil Rights Movement? (Martin Luther King was against it)
Watts Riots
What gave African-Americans more rights than they had previously, and ended segregation in all public accommodations?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What was Containment?
US policy of limiting to communist expansion around the world.
What was the Truman Doctrine?
Us policy of resistance to Soviet expansion and aid to democracies.
What is NATO?
North Atlantic Treaty Organization; alliance among US, Canada, and 9 Western European countries.
What was the Warsaw Pact?
Alliance among Soviet Union and 7 Eastern European nations.
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