U.S. History Exam Review: The New Deal to the 1970s

A series of flashcards designed to help review key concepts and events from US history related to the New Deal up to the 1970s.

What was one significant outcome of the First New Deal in 1933?

Regulation of the banking industry through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What principle did the Truman Doctrine uphold?

The United States must support free peoples who are resisting subjugation by armed minorities or outside pressures.

What was President Roosevelt’s key aim during the New Deal?

To provide relief for the unemployed and restore economic stability.

How did the Great Society aim to improve urban America?

By rebuilding cities to accommodate a rapidly growing urban population.

What did the Government's Federal Writers’ Project fail to utilize in its dealings with Zora Neale Hurston?

Her literary talent and anthropological training.

What was a primary reason for the invisibility of poverty in America during the 1960s?

The suburban migration that distanced middle-class Americans from the realities of urban poverty.

What event is referred to as the turning point in U.S. involvement in Vietnam?

The Tet Offensive of 1968, which altered public perception of the war.

What was Phyllis Schlafly known for in the context of the feminist movement?

Leading efforts to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment.

What was a significant aspect of the New Deal for Native Americans?

The Indian Reorganization Act, which aimed to increase tribal land ownership and self-government.

What key legislation was passed as part of the Second New Deal in 1935?

The Social Security Act, providing retirement insurance and unemployment compensation.

Which of the following characterized Nixon’s attempts to control inflation in the early 1970s?

Imposing a wage-and-price freeze.

What were the main goals of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)?

To promote civil rights and organize grassroots activism.

How did the actions taken in the Yalta Conference impact post-war diplomacy?

Agreed to establish a postwar international peacekeeping organization and the division of postwar Germany.

What was the significance of the Watergate scandal?

It led to a major political crisis that diminished public trust in government.

What did President Johnson's Great Society programs seek to address?

Social inequality, urban decay, and educational shortcomings.