Final Exam Short Review

Most consumers in the 1920’s made purchases using _______________, which caused many of them to go into _____________.

What reasons did the United States give for dropping the atomic bombs on Japan?

What event in 1962 brought the world to the brink of nuclear war?

Pick the main reason the U.S. wanted to expand at the turn of the century. (All are right-pick the best answer!)

At the start of Reconstruction these laws were passed but eventually removed.

One cause of WWII was:

They wanted to use _____________________ to address these issues and change society for the better.

Before the U.S. got involved in WWI, business leaders wanted to enter it because they had lent money to GB and France.

What was name of LBJ’s broad domestic agenda?

What did the U.S. government do to help further the settlement of the West?

The leader of the Soviet Union during WWII was:

What country had fought in Vietnam since the end of World War II before finally surrendering in 1954?

The U.S. was perfect for massive industrial growth during the Gilded Age because of:

The Allied invasion at Normandy on June 6, 1944 is known as:

What was the generation that had fought in WWI and came of age in the 1920’s called?

The Battle of the ______________ in the winter of 44-45 was the last German advance against the Allied forces in Europe.

The U.S had a(n) _________________________ economy before the Civil War.

The Battle of Midway in 1942 was the turning point against Japan in the Pacific Theatre.

The leader of Great Britain during WWII was:

The U.S. had a(n) _____________________ economy by 1900.

Which one was NOT a cause of WWI?

Progressive Era reformers wanted to address the _________________ issues that arose from the Gilded Age.

When carpetbag governments left at the end of Reconstruction these laws were passed; they would lead to segregation.

Two new political ideologies arose before the war; the right-wing ideology was known as ______________________.

What was the treaty called that would decide the terms of peace at the end of WWI?

Two new political ideologies arose before WWII; the left-wing ideology known as _____________ would originate in Russia.

What supreme court case upheld segregation in 1896?

The overall Allied commander in Europe during WWII was:

Two leaders were assassinated in 1968: Martin Luther King, Jr. and ________________________________.

What type of culture developed in the 1920’s (and again in the 1950's and the 1980’s)?

What was the name of the generation that grew up during the Great Depression and fought in WWII?

The United States adopted __________________________ to prevent the spread of communism.

What pacifist emerged as the leader of the Civil Rights movement?