U.S. History Final Exam Review

In what U.S. city was President Kennedy assassinated?

When is your U.S. History Final Exam?

What occurred on October 29th, 1929?

1st major turning point for Allied forces in Europe during WW2, Soviets began moving westward

2 Italian immigrants, arrested & charged w/ robbery & murder causing international outrage

Only person to be appointed to position of President & Vice President in US history

Era of prohibiting the manufacture, sale, & transportation of alcoholic beverages

What was the name of the plane that dropped the 1st Atomic Bomb?

What occurred on December 7th, 1941?

What was the name of FDR's plan to help problems of the Great Depression?

What was Richard Nixon's middle name?

Scandal that forced Richard Nixon to resign as President of the United States?

At what university did Nat'l Guard troops kill 4 students & injure 9 others?

Who won the Presidential Election of 1912?

Culture of young people rejected mainstream America & sought to create alternative society

What was the plan to turn the fighting over to South Vietnam & withdraw US troops from Vietnam?

Top secret plan to develop the Atomic Bomb

Nickname of young people who took advantage of increased financial service jobs in the 80's

52 US hostages held captive for 444 days by Iranian militants

1954 Supreme Court cased ruled "separate but equal" education was unconstitutional

Month-long massive attack by NVA & VC meant to bring down South Vietnam

Leader of Nazi Party & promised to bring Germany out of chaos in 1930's

Whose assassination sparked World War I?

Enacted in 1930, established highest tariff in US history & worsened the Great Depression

Term used describe writers who wrote about the corrupt side of business & public life

Nickname of President Reagan's economic program based on supplyside or "trickle down" economics

1919 treaty brought end to World War I & established new nations, borders, & war reparations

Series of law enacted in 1935 & 1936 to prevent US arms sales & loans to nations at war?

Civil Rights activists who rode buses through the South in early 60's to challenge segregation

Civil Rights activist, leader of the SCLC, & author of the famous "I Have A Dream" speech

The Allied Invasion of Axis controlled North Africa

U.S. General in charge of Operation Torch & Operation Overlord, & became President in the 1950s

Teddy Roosevelt's campaign of progressive reforms aimed at protecting people vs. big business

Wave of prejudice against foreign people that swept US after World War I?

Who won the Presidential Election of 2000?

Policy of blocking another nation's attempts to spread its influence

Betty Friedan's book, concluded women felt "trapped" by domestic life

State of hostility w/o direct military conflict between US & Soviet Union after World War II?

Law banned discrimination of basis of race, sex, nat'l origin or religion in public places, etc