*Spring Final US History

Supreme Court’s ruling directly addressed authority of federal government in-civil liberties

Most influenced the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)?

What was President Hoover’s plans for direct relief from the federal government?

Explain why Elvis and Rock n’ Roll scared parents.

Where did the 9 black students that had to be protected by troops to attend white school live?

What happened first in Greensboro, NC?

Why do some historians credit rock ‘n’ roll music with helping to break down racial barriers?

What event was most significant in the U.S. decision to enter World War II?

Which Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?

What is Joseph McCarthy known for?

What does this 1930s cartoon depict?

Communist leader of Cuba that contributed to growing tension in the U.S.

Accelerated the pace of suburbanization. Removed transportation obstacles of missiles & quickened air pollution.

Why was the Securities and Exchange Commission established?

Describe a Roaring Twenties flapper:

Many civil rights activists took what on interstate buses to see if they had been integrated

Who led the D-Day invasion, as part of Operation Overlord?

Protest by students challenged segregation demonstrating at “whites only” public places

Example-giving up principles to avoid conflict (appeasement) that happened before WWII started?

What country used the U-boat to the greatest military advantage during the early years of WWII?

“iron curtain” describes the political division between what two areas (NOT COUNTRIES)?

What were Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes a part of?

What are some reasons for the use of atomic weapons (bombs)?

What laws did Congress pass mid 1930’s in response growing militarism of Germany, Italy, Japan?

How did the 18th Amendment impact the respect of the law in the U.S.?

What was the impact of the Treaty of Versailles on the outbreak of WWII?

What is a Kamikaze attack?

What was the 1st satellite in space?

What does this mean- Neutrality Act called the “Cash and Carry” provision?

Mission created by the CIA to train Cuban exiles, purpose of invading and overthrowing Castro (it was a fiasco)?

During World War II, J. Robert Oppenheimer oversaw what project?

What was the objective of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)?

Stating that both countries would split Poland following initial invasion. Which two countries?

Which ideology most influenced those who supported the Immigration Act of 1924?

Which is true about the policy of containment in Asia, in the period from 1949-1953?

Courts defer to Congress & the president over questions national security during time of war?

Women served as nurses, ambulance drivers, electricians, & pilots as part of what organization?

What was the name given for jobs such as sales, advertising, insurance, and communications?

What was the name of the 13 most tense days of the Cold War ?

Act of Congress, 1941 -provisioned arms and supplies to any country whose defense was vital USA

What did the most damage to Hoover’s reputation during the Great Depression?

What was the goal of the Marshall Plan?

What was the significant impact that radio had on U.S. society?

What is the message of this WWII poster?

Who is Lee Harvey Oswald?

Warm part of USA where Suburbs popped up.

Who wrote The Feminine Mystique?

Who is Rosa Parks?

Most significant in contributing to the onset of the Great Depression in the United States?

What is the idea that if one country falls to communism, then the rest will fall too?