USVA History Final Exam Review Flashcards

Flashcards based on Mr. Helms' review notes for the USVA History Final Exam in June 2024, covering key themes, geography, colonial era, revolution, the Constitution, Civil War, Reconstruction, Westward Expansion, Progressive Era, World Wars, Cold War, and Civil Rights Movement.

What are Mr. Helms' Six Themes of US History?

Geography and Technology, Business, Economics, and Capital, Diversity as Asset and Challenge, The Changing Scope of Liberty, The Problem of Power, and America in the World

What was the Mayflower Compact?

An agreement between the people on the Mayflower to create and obey laws, considered a founding document for the US republic.

What was the main reaction of England after going into debt from the French and Indian War?

England aggressively taxed the colonies to pay back the debt of the French and Indian War.

Why were colonists mad about taxation after the French and Indian War?

The colonists did not have representation in Parliament.

What was the Enlightenment?

A philosophical movement that emphasized reason and human rights, influencing the colonists' belief in their own rights.

What was the biggest problem with the Articles of Confederation?

The Articles of Confederation had very weak central authority.

What was the Great Compromise during the creation of the Constitution?

Every state gets two Senators regardless of population. Every state gets Representatives based on population.

What did the 3/5 Compromise do?

Allowed three of every five enslaved people to be counted for the purpose of determining how many representatives each state would have in the House of Representatives

What precedent was established in Marbury vs. Madison?

Established the precedent that the Supreme Court has the authority to rule a law passed by Congress unconstitutional.

Who was the Civil War between?

Was between the North (Union) led by President Abraham Lincoln and the South (Confederacy) led by President Jefferson Davis

What caused the start of the Civil War?

The war started when the South declared independence due to the federal government's stance against slavery

What was Reconstruction?

Reconstruction was a series of laws designed to bring the South back into the Union and ensure civil rights for formerly enslaved people.

Which group violently opposed Reconstruction?

The Ku Klux Klan

What is Manifest Destiny?

It was the clear and obvious destiny of the United States to move west.

What is civil society?

Civil society means the network of groups, communities, networks, and ties that stand between the individual and the modern state [government].

Which countries formed the Axis Powers in World War II?

Germany, Japan, and Italy

What caused the US to get involved in the World War I?

The sinking of the Lusitania, the Zimmerman telegram.

How did the United States get involved in the World War II?

The United States was slowly pulled from neutrality, to selling weapons to the Allies (that is England, etc.), and then eventually selling arms to England on credit.

What roles did woman take on in during the World War II?

Woman took on new roles in factories (“Rosie the Riveter”) –women were often workers in the “Arsenal of Democracy” (Roosevelt’s term)

What strategy did the UN use to help the South Koreans in the Korean War?

Containment

Which highly visible and successful movement goes back to the 1700’s and continues in various forms to this day?

The Civil Rights Movement