U.S. Final Exam Prep

To deny a person or a group the ability to join, enter or participate

Something usually negative that causes people to leave where they live

14 year old boy from Chicago who was murdered in Mississippi

Improvements for the needs of people

Aboard this ship, 939 Jewish refugees fled Germany in 1939 in search of a new home.

The branch of government that carries out laws

Axis Power

Organization created in 1945. Goals are to maintain international peace.

A benefit of following current events

How many states joined the Confederate States of America?

Branch of government that interprets laws (courts)

Years of WWII

The dopest influencer on Tik Tok currently is....

The following was a major cause of WWII

A person who dies for a cause or belief.

Fitting into a new culture; sometimes forced at the expense of your ethnicity/heritage.

This handsome boys name:

A principle of Constitution that states people have power to decide an issue

First ten amendments of the U.S. Constitution, passed in 1791

17th president of the United States.

Fitting into a new culture; sometimes forced at the expense of your ethnicity/heritage.

Years of the Reconstruction Era

The following was a "pull" factor for immigrants

This was a major reason the Allies won WWII

The study of the rights, duties and responsibilities of citizens

There was only one genocide in the 20th century (1900's)

June 1944 Allied invasion of Nazi held France.

A document issued by Lincoln freeing slaves on January 1, 1863

A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence against African Americans

Currents events helps us in the following ways

A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

“Strong minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, weak minds discuss people.”

Axis Power

Dec 7, 1941. Japan surprise attack on U.S. naval base in Hawaii

Axis Power

President of the Confederate States of America

The branch of U.S. government that makes/creates laws

Policy favoring native-born inhabitants over immigrants. (= PREJUDICE)

An action by the House of Representatives to accuse the POTUS of a crime.

My grade for U.S. II Final will most likely be:

Hatred or prejudice against Jewish people

On Beach Day 2025, we will be walking in what direction towards the Atlantic?

Judges from the Allied powers presided over the hearings of Nazis accused of war crimes.

Title of Hitler's book

Led a raid of a government arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia,

System of government that allows people to vote for representatives

Choosing to leave the Union (U.S.).

President of the U.S., 1861-1865

What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?

Who created the Join or Die image?

Written in 1787; the supreme law of the United States

Racist Birmingham Commissioner of Public safety

A factor that draws or attracts people to another location

The following was a major cause of WWII

A group of people representing each state (and DC) who select the president and VP.

Exaggerated loyalty to a region/area of country.

What year was the U.S. Constitution created?

Commanding officer of U.S. forces during WWII; became 34th POTUS in 1953

Deliberate killing of a large group of people is called genocide

What year were the Bill of Rights passed?

The location of the 1963 Children's March demonstrations.

A system that helped enslaved African Americans follow a network of escape routes

This was a major reason the Allies won WWII

Years of the Civil War

Famous Speech given by Lincoln at a memorial for Union soldiers that died in Pennsylvania.

A person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country.

What year was the Voting Rights Act passed, prohibiting racial discrimination.