VU American History semester two final

What was started by the French in the 1880s and finished being built by Americans under Theodore Roosevelt? It made shipping goods between coasts easier and cheaper, feeding the industrial growth, and allowed the US to have a two-ocean Navy.

Panama Canal

Who was the 1901-1909 “Square Deal” president that was dedicated to increase US Naval power, and designate more National Parks, and promote food safety (FMIA and FDA)?

Theodore Roosevelt

What 1898 war was fought in Cuba and the Philippines and ended with Cuba’s independence and US getting Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines?

Spanish-American War

Which 1920 amendment prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages? It was met with protest and the creation of speakeasys. The 21st amendment repealed it.

18th amendment

Which 1920 amendment gave women the right to vote and run for elected office? It made male political candidates have to think about issues important to women.

19th amendment

What December 7, 1941 Japanese attack on an Hawaiian port led to martial law and racism and President Franklin D. Roosevelt asking Congress to declare war.

Pearl Harbor

What secret US government research and engineering project developed the world’s first nuclear weapons? It was looked into by a committee created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that included Albert Einstein and developed by scientists and engineers in New Mexico that included Robert Oppenheimer. The atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 and in Nagasaki three days later.

Manhattan Project.

Which Supreme Court case dealt with a Japanese-American man who ignored Executive Order 9066, which excluded Japanese people? 2/3 of the court ruled that protecting the US against espionage was more important than the man’s rights.

Korematsu v. United States

In which document did the President asked Congress for $400M to prevent Greece and Turkey from falling to Communism? It changed US foreign policy to containment.

Truman Doctrine

What supplied democratic residents in West Berlin in 1949 when Soviets halted transportation to it, making Communist East Berlin look badly?

Berlin Airlift

What is the fear of Communist subversion within society? It was fueled by Joseph McCarthy and McCarthyism (1950-1954), which was the practice of trying to minimize Communist threat by accusing and detaining suspects he thought to be a threat (specifically the federal government, Hollywood, and the army).

Red Scare

Which Supreme Court cases dealt with the desegregation of schools, starting the legal ground for the Civil Rights Movement? It is the combination of five cases from 1953 to 1954.

Brown v. Board of Education

What protest fought against De Facto segregation in the transportation services in a town in Alabama? Black people, led by Martin Luther King Jr., protested by finding other ways of transportation.

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Who was murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman? The two men that tied him up and threw him in the river were not found guilty even though they

Emmett Till