American History II Unit 4 Test

It’s what the title says

Allied Powers

A Major International Military coalition that opposed the Axis Powers. The Allied Powers included Great Britain, The Soviet Union, and the U.S.

What was the last event leading up to the surrender of Japan and the end of WW2?

The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

What Was Japanese Internment During WW2?

When American citizens living on the West Coast of Japanese ancestry were forced to relocate into incarceration camps.

Who Were Navajo Code Talkers?

Native American Marines who used their native language to transmit secret messages. Navajo Code Talkers played a major role in the Pacific Theater and helped ensure Allied victory.

Who Were The Tuskegee Airmen?

A group of brave African American aviators who served with distinction during WW2. They broke down many racial barriers within the military.

What was the Baby Boom?

When there was a very significant increase in birthrate between 1945-1964 (this occurred after the end of WW2).

What was the Warsaw Pact?

A military alliance formed in 1955 by the Soviet Union and its Eastern European allies.

What is NATO?

A military alliance of 32 countries from Europe and North America formed in 1949 to provide collective defense against possible aggression, particularly from the USSR.

What were Levittowns?

Mass-produced and affordable suburban housing developments created after WW2, representing a housing boom and rise of suburban living post-war.

What is conformity?

The trend of people and groups adhering to expectations and societal norms, often at the expense of individual expression.

Who was Rosa Parks?

A famous American activist in the Civil Rights Movement. She is best known for her refusal to move from her seat in defiance of Jim Crow laws.

What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?

A pivotal 382-day boycott of the Montgomery, Alabama city bus system.

Who were the Black Panthers?

A civil rights political organization founded by college students in October 1966 in Oakland, California.

Who were the SNCC?

A pivotal student-led organization founded in 1960 that played a big role in organizing and participating in non-violent direct-action campaigns to challenge racism and segregation.

What was CORE?

An interracial group of students in Chicago that pioneered the use of nonviolent direct action regarding Civil Rights (1942).

What was the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

An act signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson that outlawed discriminatory voting practices like literacy tests and poll taxes.

What was the Civil Rights Act?

A landmark law that outlawed discrimination based on race, sex, religion, and national origin in the U.S., primarily in the workforce.

What was the Bracero Program?

A series of agreements between the U.S. and Mexico that allowed Mexican workers to enter the U.S. to help provide relief to the agricultural labor shortage during and after WW2. The program ran from 1942-1964 and brought in millions of Mexican workers into the country.

What was the Brown v. Board of Education court case?

The Supreme Court case that ruled racial segregation within the public education system.

What was the Marshall Plan?

A United States-led initiative that provided economic aid to Western Europe after WW2 to prevent the spread of communism and rebuild war-torn economies.

What was Containment/NSC-68?

A U.S. foreign policy strategy aimed at preventing the spread of Soviet influence and communism.

What was Redlining?

An unfair practice based on denying access to loans and mortgages to minority communities in order to keep neighborhoods segregated.

What is Consumerism?

A societal emphasis on buying and acquiring goods and services beyond what is necessary for basic needs.

What was the Fair Deal?

A domestic policy agenda proposed in 1949 that built upon the New Deal and aimed to further expand social and economic programs.

What was McCarthyism (the 2nd Red Scare)?

The political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals and a campaign spreading fear of Russian communist influence in America and of Soviet espionage.

Who were the Axis Powers?

A military coalition formed during WW2 primarily consisting of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and the Empire of Japan

what was the date of the bombing at Pearl Harbor?

Decmeber 7th, 1941

What was the Potsdam Conference?

A meeting of the Allied leaders to discuss the postwar fate of Germany and Europe

Who were the Rosenbergs?

An American married couple executed in 1953 for conspiracy to commit espionage, specifically about the atomic bomb

Who was Francis Gray Powers

Best known for being shot down while flying a secret CIA spying mission over the Soviet Union

What is Antisemitism

Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews

What were victory gardens?

Vegetable gardens planted by families across the U.S. to help supplement food supplies and support the war effort during WW2

What is thr Iron Curtain

A metaphoric and later literal barrier that divided Europe after WW2, seperating communist Eastern Europe from the democratic West. The term was popularized by Winston Churchill in his 1946 speech.

What was Duck And Cover (Film)

An 1952 American civil defense animated and live action social guidence film that is often refered to as propaganda. the film teaches students what to do in the event of a nuclear explosion

What were 'Miracle Drugs’

A phrase often referred to medications that appeared to offer new hope for trating previously difficult conditions

What is Domestic Policy

A public policy overseeing administrative decisions that are directly related to all issues and activity within a state’s borders

What are Blue Collar jobs

Manual labor Jobs

What is a Executive Order?

A signed, written, and published directive from the president that manages operations of the federal goverment

what is foreign policy

the set of decisions and actions that make up the public policy of a government to protect the wellbeing of its citzens when dealing with foreign affairs

What is the cost of living

A repersentation of total expenses needed to cover basic necessities

What is Rations

A system where the goverment controls the distribution of scarce rescources and goods to ensure fair access for all, especially during times of national shortage

What is Mobilization

The action of a country preparing and organizing troops for active service