USH 2nd Semester Final 1

Due to our involvement in Israel and Palestine, which group has an extreme hatred for the US?

This President was instrumental in removing troops from Vietnam.

The KKK used violence and intimidation during the CRM to restrict who's freedoms?

After WWI, the first _____ brought about an irrational fear of anything communist or foreign.

President Harding preached a "return to ________" after WWI.

Early in WWII, the U.S. wasn't involved and focused on problems at home.  What was this called?

The U.S. took issue with Iraq invading Kuwait, so it got involved in which war?

A war of ___ is the act of wearing down your opponent until they don't want to fight anymore.

Term used in the 1970s when prices of things rose quickly, but the economy did not grow.

In this type of market, share prices are rising and buying is encouraged.

Nixon's trip to China and the U.S.S.R. in 1972 was part of his new policy called...

Which Supreme Court case was the beginning of the end to segregation in schools?

Which war was the catalyst for the Vietnam War?

Name the revolutionary Af. Am. group that believed only revolution could end black oppression?

Which March produced the famous "I have a dream" speech?

The botched invasion of Cuba to remove Castro from power in the early 60's was called what?

Organization of countries who product and control the supply of oil.

What caused the price of oil in the U.S. to rise dramatically during 1973?

Which Supreme Court case ruled the separate-but-equal doctrine?

Which Amendment enforced Prohibition?

When soldiers left home in WWII, more __ and ___ were able to get jobs in factories than before

The storming of a U.S. embassy in what country caused a hostage crisis in 1979?

What topic of study is being pictured here?

The fall of this was significant because it signaled the beginning of the end of the Cold War.

Which Civil Rights leader believed in peaceful, non-violent protests to prove a point?

Giving South Vietnam back to the people, giving them control of their country and the fighting.

How did the Vietnam War impact America?

What did the U.S. government do with many Japanese living on the W. coast during WWII?

Many Americans didn't trust their government during the Vietnam War.  This was known as the...

Which of these caused the massive collapse of the banking system during the Great Depression?

What were the statutes that enforced segregation?

The arms race started by Reagan in the 1980s ultimately led to...

Which doctrine resulted in the U.S. pledging to fight communism?

In December 1991, Gorbachev declared that this no longer existed.

Nixon wanted to reopen trade relations with China.  This was known as ___.

During the Great Depression, this was happening in the Midwest, forcing farmers to move to town

What did the United States drop on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Event which caused many Americans to doubt whether or not the Vietnam War could be won.

Who created a media frenzy with his claims of having a list of Communists in our govt?

Who was the President during the main year of the CRM and Vietnam War?

Which college did James Meredith enroll in with the help of Pres. Kennedy, causing race riots?

On June 6, 1944, America began the invasion of Nazi-occupied Europe.  This became known as...

Which plan was put into place to help Western Europe recover from WWII?

Which event finally made the United States join the fighting in World War II?

The fall of this city signaled the end of U.S. involvement and the end of the Vietnam War.

This was the name of the agencies created by FDR during the 1st and 2nd New Deals.

At which parallel was Korea split?

What does NAACP stand for?

What topic of study is being pictured here?

This type of manufacturing took place during the 1920s and was spurred on by Henry Ford.

Which Civil Rights leader believed that violence was acceptable in self-defense?

Imaginary line that divided Eastern Europe from the Soviet Union.

The name of the U.S. government organization that developed the atomic bomb was called 

Our involvement in the Korean War is an example of ______.

The trial of _______ and _______ during the 1920s deepened America's fear of foreigners.

Reaganomics helped to improve the U.S. economy in the 1980s by...

What was the illegal movement of alcohol?

Great Britain, France, the United States were known as the ___ in WWII.

One cause for the rise of dictatorships after WWI was...

What scandal led to Richard Nixon's resignation as President?

Adolf Hitler led which political party to power after World War I?

The Gulf of Tonkin Incident gave rise two which Resolution?

Who was the catalyst towards the desegregation of buses?

American involvement in the Korean War is an example of...

The separation of races

What was the name of the guerilla fighting force for N. Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

How did the U.S govt help returning soldiers pay for college, start businesses, and get homes?

What event is being pictured here?

Which Act removed the poll tax on African Americans for voting?

According to this theory, if one country falls to communism, all will fall.

What was the name of the group of Afr. American school children admitted to school is Arkansas?

The _____ Monkey Trial challenged Creationism and Evolutionists in the 1920s.

President Kennedy showed pictures of long-range missiles in which country?

How did Nixon try to cover up the break in at the Democratic National Committee office in D.C.?

Which Amendment repealed Prohibition?

Before we became involved in fighting in WWII, how did the U.S. help the Allies?

As a tactic by the US, this was sprayed on the forests of Vietnam to uncover guerilla fighters.

This type of Diplomacy opened the doors of trade between the U.S. and China.

Which topic of study is this picture portraying?

Which of the following forms of entertainment became fixtures in pop culture in the 1920s?