US History II Final Exam

Many people started farming as an effect of the Great Depression

Containing the spread of communism was the US main goal in ____

Speakeasies were underground hidden nightclubs

Giving in to someone's demands

JFK forced the SU into removing nuclear weapons from Cuba during what is known as

This contained a criticisms of President McKinley

To protect themselves, employers accused striking workers of being communists

Emmett Till was kidnapped, tortured and lynched by 2 white men for whistling at a white woman.

Ali was stripped of his championship title after refusing to go to Vietnam due to his religious beliefs he was a

Louis Armstrong was a famous ___ musician

Yellow journalism is exaggerated headlines and fabricated stories

JFK & MLK worked to create the Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Soviet Union set up the Berlin blockade in response to efforts from the W. to reunify ______

WWI vets and families made up the Bonus army that marched on Washington

In ____, the doctrine of "separate but equal" relating to public education was finally overturned.

genocide as practiced by the Nazis is deliberate extermination of a specific group of people

Robert Kennedy, John F. Kennedy's brother, served as ___

The Watergate scandal did not cause any public cynicism about government.

The Soviet Union signed a nonaggression pact with ___ that led to invasion of Poland

Television broadcast of American casualties was/were most effective in

In the 1920's union membership dropped.

___ believed that he needed to protect the American people from political radicals.

The Stonewall Riots are considered the most important events leading to the

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 helped the feminist movement become more organized and focused.

Primary reason for American Imperialism

stricter social and moral standards for women than for men in the 1920s.

A need for a new source of cheap labor did not stimulate US imperialism

Surprise and overwhelming force

The first practical peacetime use of airplanes was for

Shirley Chisholm, Gloria Steinem & others led the feminist movement.  It became more respected after the

_____, the Democratic nominee for President in 1960, was a senator from MA

Senators believed U.S. membership in the League of Nations

____preached a militant approach to civil rights as opposed to MLK's nonviolent message

FDR's 1st major action as president was to establish the Civil Works Administration

Drought, high winds, and overproduction of crops caused

The S.U. est. communist states w/i territories prev. occupied by Nazi Germany forming the __ around E. Europe

In the 1920s, in order to expand its membership, the Ku Klux Klan encouraged white woman to join.

Direct relief is a government system for payments or food to the poor

Charged with robbery and murder.

_____ enabled No. Vietnam to send troops to South Vietnam

This was seen as an extension of the Monroe Doctrine

John T. Scopes challenged a Tennessee law that forbade teaching evolution

name was given to the men and boys who rode the rails as they searched for work

Cesear Chavez used nonviolent means to organize _____ farm workers.

During ___presidency, federal spending increased most for defense and the military.

A celebration of African-American culture in literature and art.

This man's assassination was a major turning point in the civil right movement

The Tet Offensive was most effective in convincing the American public that the war was not winnable.

A young man could automatically be deferred from the draft by enrolling in college.

A need for a new source of cheap labor did not stimulate US imperialism

The HUAC investigated communism in the film industry.

_____ became the second president in US history to be impeached by the House.

Ended the Spanish-American War

Borrowing money to help pay for stock is

Terrorist leader orchestrated the 9/11 attacks on NY and Washington D.C.

The goal of the Truman Doctrine was to stop the spread of communism

The Rough Riders were led by Teddy Roosevelt

Francisco Franco was leader of Spain