Final Exam Review (2021-2022)

In a 1946 speech, Winston Churchill used the term “iron curtain” to describe which political division?

Why did President George H.W. Bush launch the war against Iraq in 1991?

Lyndon B. Johnson launched a war on what in the 1960’s?

All of the following were notable muckrakers from the Progressive Era EXCEPT:

The message “We came in peace for all mankind” is associated with what 20th century event?

Most _________________ immigrants made their way through Ellis Island.

The Central Pacific Railroad employed _______ immigrants, while _________ immigrants worked for the Union Pacific.

What characteristic distinguished Levittown, New York, from most other communities during the period?

During World War II, J. Robert Oppenheimer oversaw the effort to:

What was the goal of President Wilson’s Fourteen Points?

President Theodore Roosevelt led the effort to reform the meatpacking industry after reading

The U.S. helped Panama get independence from which country so that we could construct a canal there?

What subsequent development could have inspired the same cartoon?

The United States took over Hawaii and eventually annexed that territory because of what resource?

Prior to U.S. entry into World War I, what factor most challenged the nation’s neutrality?

What was Franklin Roosevelt’s plan called to help America recover from the Great Depression?

Which of the following is associated with the action depicted in this cartoon?

Members of the Bonus Army were members of what war?

Martin Luther King Jr. encouraged methods on the example of which individual?

During World War I, American soldiers engaged in trench warfare on the western front were fighting in which country?

Appealing to many African Americans’ anger and frustration , __________ preached a militant approach to civil rights.

Collective experiences of those journalist Tom Brokaw calls the “Greatest Generation” include what historic episodes?

Favoritism towards native-born Americans is known as what?

To improve labor conditions, many industrial workers formed

A corporation/person that had control over an entire industry was referred to as what?

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

Which presidential action best illustrates the policy of détente?

The first radio broadcasts, a bull stock market, and surrealism and art deco were features of which decade?

What was the largest unemployment rate at the height of the Great Depression?

Which lands did the United States gain as a result of the Spanish-American War?

John D. Rockefeller made his fortune in which of the following industries?

One accomplishment of the ________ was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.

The ________________ provided many basic needs for the Plains Native Americans and was central to their way of life.

Which amendment resulted in making the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol illegal in all of America?

General George Custer and his troops were defeated and all killed at the _________________________.

Most Dust Bowl migrants headed to

Which doctrine was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education?

The prospect of striking _______________ drew many settlers to the Great Plains.

Eisenhower described which situation as a row of dominoes that fall, one after another, once the first domino falls?

Over which of the following events did yellow press sensationalism most influence U.S. governmental actions?

What legal contest exposed the widening cultural rift between religion and modern science during the twentieth century?

The U.S. attempted to settle the Great Plains via the Homestead Act of 1862. How many acres of land were given away?

Which of these programs WAS NOT part of President Kennedy’s New Frontier proposals?

Which country was excluded from the Treaty of Versailles negotiations?

The conditions of the Treaty of Versailles contributed to which of the following outcomes?

In what part of the United States were most of the internment camps for Japanese-Americans?

With which of the following is this image most closely associated?

Which amendment gave women nation-wide suffrage?

This photograph most likely depicts a middle-class living room during the

All of the following were economic conditions while President Clinton was in office EXCEPT: