American Studies Semester 1

Front 1

How did Ali Salem describe those muslims who use terrorism to achieve their ends?

Back 1

they feel like dwarfs so they search for towers to destroy

Front 2

What positiveoutcome from 911 does friedman hope to occur which he called the conversation?

Back 2

Introspection by islam nations on how they may become more progessive

Front 3

What reason does Osama Bin Ladin give for why he attacked the US on 9/11/01?

Back 3

Unjust treatment of palestinians
Sanctions (between Gulf wars 1&2)
Troops in Saudi Arabia
US backing of corrupt Mideast governments

Front 4

What groups made up "Old immigration?"

Back 4

North and Western Euopeans

Front 5

Which wave of immigration occured in the 1880's and resulted in the biggest wave of immigration in US history?

Back 5

New Immigration

Front 6

How much do human beings of the world share in common?

Back 6

99.9% of their DNA

Front 7

What place was the eastern gateway of US immigration in the 1880's?

Back 7

Ellis Island

Front 8

What is true about the antropology of race?

Back 8

Race is a social structure

Front 9

Why do many scientists argue that race, as a concept, shoild be scraped?

Back 9

It's too broad and leads to stereotyping

Front 10

What group was the second largest in the US according tto the 2000 Census?

Back 10

Hispanics
s

Front 11

Marilyn Monroe

Back 11

Andy Warhol

Front 12

Women

Back 12

Willem de Kooning

Front 13

5 pictures (same)

Back 13

Andy Warhol

Front 14

Kennedy

Back 14

Robert Rauschenburg

Front 15

Burgers

Back 15

Claes Oldenburg

Front 16

3 colors

Back 16

Mark Rothko

Front 17

splatter

Back 17

Jackson Pollack

Front 18

Flag

Back 18

Jasper Johns

Front 19

Which Analogy is used traditionally in the United states to describe the creation of america?

Back 19

The melting Pot

Front 20

Which analogy is currently used to emphasize the unique differences we have in America?

Back 20

Salad Bowl

Front 21

Which modern analogy is currently used to emphasize both the unique and common characteristics that make up America?

Back 21

Stew

Front 22

From what English sport of the 1600's did American Baseball develope from?

Back 22

Rounders

Front 23

What was the main difference between English baseball and American Baseball? The English Version:

Back 23

threw the ball at the runner to make an out

Front 24

Who is the "father of baseball?"

Back 24

Alexander Cartwright

Front 25

What event of US history most gelped to spread the sport of Baseball?

Back 25

The civil war

Front 26

What Ohio Wesleyan baseball coacj later became the Dodger's general manager responsible for the integrating of pro. baseball?

Back 26

Branch Ricky

Front 27

record for most consecutive games (2,332)

Back 27

Cal Ripkin

Front 28

Boston outfielder with .406 season average

Back 28

Joe DiMaggio

Front 29

Yankee Outfielder who hit in 56 games in a row

Back 29

Ted WIlliams

Front 30

Played in games 2,130 games in a row

Back 30

Ty Cobb

Front 31

First african american in the major leagues

Back 31

Jackie Robinson

Front 32

won more games than any other pitcher (511)

Back 32

Cy Young

Front 33

career batting leader with .367 average

Back 33

Lou Gehrig

Front 34

1920'sYankee home run hitter

Back 34

Babe Ruth

Front 35

What country was invaded by Russia in August of 2008 rasing questions of wheter the U.S. and Russia might enter into a new Cold War?

Back 35

Georgia

Front 36

Which plane(s) attacked the World Trade Center in New York City?

Back 36

American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175

Front 37

Which plane(s) attacked the Pentagon in Washington, DC?

Back 37

American Airlines Flight 77

Front 38

How many planes were used in the attacks on 911?

Back 38

4

Front 39

Who was the leader of the attacks that died during the attacks?

Back 39

Mohammed Atta

Front 40

What is the connection between the 911 attacks and Iraq?

Back 40

al-Queda met with Saddam Hussein prior to the attacks

Front 41

What was the 911 commission?

Back 41

a bi-partisan commission who had the task of investigation the 911 attacks and a group formed at the deman of families of victims that wanted to know why and how attack occured

Front 42

What area of the economy wa/is primarily responsible for the current economic crisis?

Back 42

mortgages

Front 43

How much (so far) is the financial bail-out gaing to cost Americans tax payers?

Back 43

500 million dollars

Front 44

If each dollar equals a second, how long would it take the united states to pay off 1 trilllion dollars?

Back 44

31,688 years

Front 45

What is the current national debt fot the United States of America?

Back 45

10 trillion dollars

Front 46

According to the article we read titled Financial Madness, what are the roots of our financial crisis?

Back 46

Greed

Front 47

Which Presidental candidate risked his acceptance speech in an open stadium?

Back 47

Barrack Obama