Semester 2 Final Exam Review

Major turning point in public opinion about Vietnam

Who was president from 1980-1988?

More $ to spend & increased # of products to buy, ____________ became the American way of life.

Who was president from 1976-1980?

Who was president from 1992-2000?

Fascist dictator of Italy

Why did many Americans think the draft was unfair?

Site where "Big 3" met to discuss post-war Europe

Common characteristic of leaders of Italy, Germany, and Japan in years leading to WWII

Which best describes FDR's approach to fighting the depression?

Making damaging charges without evidence

Worked to unionize Latino Farm Workers

How did the fighting in Vietnam differ from fighting in WWII

His reforms led to the downfall of the Soviet Union

War Supporters

Who was president from 1963-1968?

President of South Vietnam

Site of largest civil rights gathering, "I have a dream speech."

Who was president from 1960-1963?

In 1962, the US learned that the USSR had put nuclear missiles in this country

"New Deal" President

Target of first atomic bomb

Using borrowed $ to fund government programs

Terrorist organization responsible for 9/11 attacks

MLK Jr. was the founder and first president of the

Only elected president to be impeached by the House

Major scandal of the Reagan Years involving illegal weapon sales

Army called in to allow 9 black students to attend Central High

Supreme Allied commander in Europe during WWII, and president for most of the 50s

Power of the Federal Courts to determine constitutionality of laws

Hitler's tactics -- using speed and overwhelming force -- that won many early WWII battles...

What way is US immigration in the early 21st century diff from immigration in the 20th century?

Who was president from 1952-1960?

President Blamed for the Great Depression

Sharp increase in US birth rate after WWII

War protesters

If one country is lost to communism, others will follow

The Berlin airlift was launched when the Soviets

First female cabinet officer (Dept. of Labor)

Author of Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men

Leader of the conservative revolution of the 80s

Buying stock for short-term gain

Which President asked Congress for the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Who was president from 1968-1974?

Connections that allow for international trade

Residential communities outside of cities

Site of 1954 Bus Boycott

Leader of the Soviet Union after Stalin's Death

Why did Japan attack the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in 1941?

Senator from Wisconsin who led communist "witch" hunts

Communist dictator of China

How did buying on credit contribute to the stock market crash?

Great Plains area damaged by drought

Head of the terrorist group responsible for 9/11

President Hoover's response to the Depression

Supreme Allied commander in the Pacific

Site of Native American armed occupation in 1973

General in charge of American troops in Vietnam

Which of the following ruled that "in the field of education, separate is inherently unequal?"

What was the main goal of the containment policy?

Rivalry between the US and USSR

Who was president from 1932-1945?

President who escalated US involvement in Vietnam

Pushed for a national pension program

President who got us out of Vietnam, but was forced to resign in disgrace

18 year old voting age

British Prime Minister during WWII

Payments individuals receive from the government

Founder and leader of the Vietnamese communist party

Which of the following was a major factor in a pres. election for the first time in 1960?

Why did Truman refuse MacArthur's request to bomb China during the Korean War?

Feminist leader who wrote the Feminine Mystique

Who was president from 1974-1976?

Building complex in Washington, DC

JFK assassinated here on Nov. 22, 1963

Site of Nazi trials after WWII

Why was the 2000 presidential election controversial?

Policy of going to the edge of all-out war to get your way

Who was president from 2000-2008?

Her civil disobedience sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott

Outspoken member of the Nation of Islam

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the 50s and 60s

General MacArthur's plan to defeat the Japanese was known as the

Belief that the government can be a positive force for change

Which of the following banned segregation in public facilities?

What was LBJ's program to end poverty and racial injustice?

________________ enabled N. Vietnam to supply the Vietcong

Site of D-Day Landing

Communist Leader of Cuba

Purpose of GI Bill of Rights?

How did US involvement in WWII help bring the Depression to an end?

Who was president from 1945-1952?

Which of the following established "separate but equal" doctrine that allowed legal segregation

Fascist leader of NAZI Germany

Which caused the end of the Cold War in 1991?

Who was president from 1988-1992?

Leader of Japan during WWII

Hitler invaded to begin WWII

Only person to become VP, then Pres. without being elected to either office.

One of the contributions Eleanor Roosevelt made to government was