What was the goal of FDR's New Deal?

restore the economy, help people get jobs

At the end of the Civil War, carpetbaggers

moved south and were not welcomed

The 1968 sneak attack of Viet Cong on U.S. forces in the Tet Offensive led many Americans to

become more critical of our involvement there

The 1960s forming of United Farm Workers Union by Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta had this goal

better wages & conditions to protect migrant farm workers

A goal of Reconstruction was to

restore the war-torn South, provide help to former slaves

Why did America enter the war in Vietnam?

prevent it turning Communist, Eisenhower's domino theory

Why did President Kennedy find himself at odds with the Russians in 1962?

They put missiles in Cuba pointed at us

Why did America invade France in June 1944?

to liberate them from German control

Gov. usually sided with management, like in the 1886 Haymarket Riot, because

unions were seen as violent socialists, business needed the$

Purpose of 1960s Regents of UC v Bakke, Miranda v. Arizona, and Gideon v. Wainwright S.C. cases

ensure that all person's civil rights are being upheld

What words best describe the 1920s?

Roaring, flappers, prohibition, nativism

Which words best fit World War I?

propaganda, trench warfare, mustard gas, Versailles Treaty

hostility towards new immigrants

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1
Which President made the decision to drop 2 atomic bombs on Japan?
Teddy Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Harry S. Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
2
What was the goal of FDR's New Deal?
restore the economy from World War I
abolish slavery
end prohibition
restore the economy, help people get jobs
3
At the end of the Civil War, carpetbaggers
moved south and were welcomed
moved south and were not welcomed
didn't want to free their slaves
supported Republican Reconstruction
4
The 1968 sneak attack of Viet Cong on U.S. forces in the Tet Offensive led many Americans to
become more critical of our involvement there
demand the impeachment of Richard Nixon
celebrate American troops in Vietnam
demand the war be expanded into Laos and Cambodia
5
President Lincoln's initial goal was to
free all the slaves
defeat the Germans
preserve the Union
defeat the British
6
The goals of the Missouri Compromise, Kansas-Nebraska Act, and Compromise of 1850 were to
end World War I
prevent a civil war
end the Civil War
abolish slavery
7
The 1960s forming of United Farm Workers Union by Cesar Chavez & Dolores Huerta had this goal
distract from the African American Civil Rights Movement
to organize violent protests to overthrow the government
prevent farmers from destroying surplus crops to raise price
better wages & conditions to protect migrant farm workers
8
What two groups were primarily negatively impacted by the railroad industry?
farmers and prominent businessmen
politicians and senators
Native Americans and farmers
robber barons and unions
9
A goal of Reconstruction was to
bring a peaceful end to World War II
violate the 13th Amendment
deport Communists and Social Darwinists
restore the war-torn South, provide help to former slaves
10
Why did America enter the war in Vietnam?
to steal their weapons
to protect it from the Nazis
prevent it turning Communist, Eisenhower's domino theory
to enter America's longest war and not be successful
11
What interest did American business have in Hawaii during the time of imperialism?
cigars
sugar
surfing
sharecropping
12
Why did President Kennedy find himself at odds with the Russians in 1962?
They stole our atomic secrets
They put missiles in Cuba pointed at us
They landed a man on the moon
They launched a satellite
13
Why did America invade France in June 1944?
to get back at them for Pearl Harbor
They were awful.
to liberate them from German control
to eat bread and cheese
14
Gov. usually sided with management, like in the 1886 Haymarket Riot, because
workers were dedicated and the gov wanted to support them
unions were seen as violent socialists, business needed the$
managers & business owners were very kind and generous
it was just easier
15
President Eisenhower took on what huge federal project?
Medicaid
War on Poverty
Medicare
Interstate Highways
16
At the beginning of World War II, Congress wanted America to
declare war on Japan
remain neutral
declare war on Germany
declare war on France
17
In 1948, America airlifted supplies to the people in this region because Russia blockaded them
Cuba
West Berlin
Normandy
East Berlin
18
During the Industrial Revolution, what 2 groups of workers were most exploited?
big business owners and foremen
children and poor immigrants
women and Congress
vertical and horizontal integration
19
Nickname given to people who supported America's involvement in Vietnam
war mongers
Hawks
war lords
war monsters
20
Purpose of 1960s Regents of UC v Bakke, Miranda v. Arizona, and Gideon v. Wainwright S.C. cases
require Germany to pay reparations from World War I
ensure that all person's civil rights are being upheld
provide equal treatment for all criminals
demand reparations for disenfranchised African Americans
21
Right after World War II, what became America's biggest goal?
eradicate polio
find and kill Communist spies
contain Communism
land a man on the moon
22
What words best describe the 1920s?
depression, rock and roll, Red Scare
jazz, atomic bombs, suffrage, prohibition
stock market, slavery, colored television, radio
Roaring, flappers, prohibition, nativism
23
Which words best fit World War I?
duck & cover, iron curtain, Mutually Assured Destruction
flappers, suffrage, margin buying, credit, prohibition
Nazis, atomic bombs, D-Day, Pearl Harbor
propaganda, trench warfare, mustard gas, Versailles Treaty
24
In the 50s, Senator McCarthy accused politicians and Army members of being
abolitionists
suffragettes
communists
prohibitionists
25
What is nativism?
hatred of Native Americans
hostility towards new immigrants
the right to vote
anarchy

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