AMH2020 Final

What event led the U.S. to enter WWII?

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

What was the U.S. strategy in the Pacific?

Island Hopping

What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?

Turning point in Pacific War

What was the purpose of the Lend-Lease Act?

Aid to Allied nations

Who were the Axis Powers during WWII?

Germany, Italy, Japan

What was the Manhattan Project?

Develop atomic bombs

What was the outcome of the Yalta Conference?

Plans for post-war Europe

What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?

Contain communism spread

What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?

Rebuild Western Europe

What organization was created in 1949?

NATO

Which conflict was a Cold War engagement?

Korean War

What triggered the Berlin Airlift?

Soviet blockade of Berlin

Who led a spy ring sharing atomic secrets?

Alger Hiss

What was the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Brink of nuclear war

What describes the U.S. economy in the 1950s?

Prosperity and consumerism

What act expanded the U.S. highway system?

Interstate Highway Act

Which group moved to the suburbs in the 1950s?

Middle-class white families

What was "Levittown"?

Symbol of suburban housing

What role did television play in the 1950s?

Central part of family life

What was a major criticism of 1950s culture?

Encouraged conformity and materialism

Which book critiqued suburban life?

The Lonely Crowd

What was the purpose of Johnson's Great Society?

End poverty and injustice

What was the outcome of the 1964 Civil Rights Act?

Outlawed discrimination in public

What was a key feature of the counterculture movement?

Rejection of mainstream culture

What triggered U.S. escalation in Vietnam?

Gulf of Tonkin incident

Who founded the United Farm Workers?

César Chávez

What did the Black Power movement advocate?

Racial pride and self-determination

What was the outcome of the Tet Offensive?

Public support for the war declined

What led to Nixon's resignation in 1974?

Watergate scandal

What was the significance of Roe v. Wade?

Legalized abortion nationwide

What was the purpose of the EPA?

Oversee environmental protection

What was the consequence of the 1973 OPEC oil embargo?

Rapid inflation and crisis

What was the outcome of U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam?

North Vietnam took control

What was the goal of the feminist movement in the 1970s?

Achieve gender equality

What event marked a crisis of confidence in Carter's administration?

Iran Hostage Crisis

What political movement gained momentum in 1980?

Conservative Right

What was Reaganomics based on?

Tax cuts and deregulation

What was a key feature of the Moral Majority?

Mobilization of Christian voters

What major arms program did Reagan promote?

Strategic Defense Initiative

What scandal involved secret arms sales to Iran?

Iran-Contra Affair

What major health crisis emerged in the 1980s?

HIV/AIDS epidemic

What was the economic result of Reagan's policies?

Large federal deficits

What happened on September 11, 2001?

Terrorist attacks occurred

What was the result of the 2008 financial crisis?

Global recession and bailouts

What law expanded healthcare access under Obama?

Affordable Care Act

What issue does Black Lives Matter address?

Police violence and injustice

Who was the first African American president?

Barack Obama

What transformed communication in the 21st century?

Satellite TV

What foreign policy challenge shaped the early 2000s?

War on Terror

What was a major theme of the 2016 election?

Populism and polarization