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47 Cards in this Set
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Why did the US not attempt to acquire African colonies during the imperialist era?
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European nations were already there
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During the Spanish-American war, the US gained influence over what three countries?
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1. Cuba
2. Puerto Rico 3. the Philippines |
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What is a Muckraker?
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an investigative journalist
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Most Progressive Era legislation was designed to benefit who?
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urban working class people
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Why was the Panama Canal built?
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make shipping faster
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What two forms of government amount to the same thing?
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communism and fascism
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What gave greater self-governing rights to Puerto Rico and the Philippines?
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The Jones Acts of 1916-1917
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Which nation did not fight on the Allied side during WWI
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Austria
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What was the final push for US involvement in WWI
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Germany issued a direct threat against the US
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Woodrow Wilson is notable for...
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1. extension of voting rights to women
2. reforming the banking system 3. tariff reduction |
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How did Americans show support for WWI at home?
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1. growing " victory gardens"
2. buying war-bonds 3. doing without meat and bread |
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The Great Migration that happened from 1915 to 1930 involved
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African Americans going north for factory jobs
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The terms " bread line", " Okie" , and "Hooverville" are associated with...
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the Great Depression
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What was the main cause of the Dust Bowl?
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months of almost no rain
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What was a " Speakeasy"
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a nightclub that sold alcoholic drinks during Prohibition
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What contributed to the freedom in women's behavior during the 1920's?
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1. winning the right to vote
2. work experience during WWI 3. Taking men's places at work during the war when the men were gone |
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What New Deal program was intended to protect people against repetition of the Great Depression?
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ( FDIC )
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The United Nations is best described as...
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an international peacekeeping organization
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What describes Pres. Truman's foreign police in regard to the Soviet Union?
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to prevent the spread of communism
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What was established after WWII to help with peacekeeping?
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The United Nations
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which First Lady is historically noted for equality for African Americans?
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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What name is given to racial segregation in South Africa?
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apartheid
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In 1945 what country became the only nation ever to fire a necular weapon at an enemy?
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The United States
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What provided the impetus for the amendment that lowered the voting age to 18?
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the military draft
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What characterizes American society from 1945 -1960
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1. tv's and cars
2. large white migration to suburbs 3. more students going to college |
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The USSR installed nuclear missiles in Cuba to do what?
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intimidate the United States
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What did the Soviet Union promise the United States it would do after victory in Europe
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join the US troops in Japan
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What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift?
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to get food and supplies to West Berlin
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How did the US influence the outcome of the Cold War?
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increasing nuclear defence spending
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Why is West Berlin the symbolic heart of the Cold War?
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it was the only free city behind the Iron Curtain
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The Primary purpose of Pres. Johnsons's Great Society Program was..
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to bring ecomomic and edicational opportunity to the poor
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Who did the most of all the US presidents to achieve full civil rights for blacks?
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Johnson
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The Black Power movement was organized around the principles of...
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separatism and violent resistance
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What helped as a peaceful positive reflection of Cold War hostility between the US and the SU
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the race to the moon
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What describes the purpose of the North Atlantic treaty Organization?
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provide for the defence of any member nation that was attack
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What marks the closest time the US and the USSR ever came to fighting?
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the Cuban Missile Crisis
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Which war ended with conditions being the same as they were at the start of the war?
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the Korean War
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What is the Tet Offensive?
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massive North Vietnamese attack on US troops
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what important relations were made under the Nixon Administration?
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Soviet Union and China
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What helped get Nixon elected in 1968?
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1. division in the Democratic Party
2. a promise to end the war in Vetnam 3. promise to restore American society and stability |
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What was the Nixon-era scandal?
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Watergate
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What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
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North and South Vietnam united under Communist Rule
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Thw War Powers Act of 1973 states that the president...
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must get congress approval to send troops to war for more than 60 days
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Under what president did the United States broker a major peace agreement between Egypt and Israel?
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Jimmy Carter
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What describes the Iran Contra scandal in the 1980's
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The US sold guns to Iran and used the money to help the Contras in Nicaragua.
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What year did the stock market crash causing the Great Depression?
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1929
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Who was the first female Supreme Court justice?
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Sandra Day O'Connor
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