History Exam 3

Front 1

Reading:
Business the Civilizer

Back 1

The amount of sheer drudgery that has been taken out of housekeeping in fifty years can be realized only by comparison, by drawing the illuminating parallel.

Front 2

Reading:
The 1932nd Psalm

Back 2

Hoover is my Sheperd, I am in want.

Front 3

Reading:
The Klansman Manuel

Back 3

Fraternal order history records the failure of many patriotic societies that were organized in a so-called democratic basis.

Front 4

Reading:
Eugene Debs Speech in Canton Ohio

Back 4

If war is right let it be declared by the people.

Front 5

Reading:
The Man Nobody Knows

Back 5

He said to himself: Only strong magnetic men inspire great enthusiasm and build great organizations. Yet Jesus built the greatest organization of all. It is extrodinary.

Front 6

Reading:
Wilson's Address to Congress

Back 6

The world must be made safe for democracy.

Front 7

Reading:
League of Nations

Back 7

We have forfeited and surrendered, once and for all, the great policy of "no entangling alliances" upon which the strength of the Republic has been founded for 150 years.

Front 8

Reading:
Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine

Back 8

Chronic Wrongdoing, or an imptence which results in a general loosening of the ties of civilized society, may in America, as elsewhere, ultimately require intervention by some civilized nation.

Front 9

Reading:
Roosevelts First Inagural Address

Back 9

So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.

Front 10

Bull Moose Party

Back 10

Theodore Roosevelt's political part that split the republican vote in 1912.

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Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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The Hoover program designed to ease the country out of the depression in 1932.

Front 12

2 part question:
-Emmergency Act of 1921
-Emmergency Act of 1924

Back 12

Two laws passed in the 1920's to severly limit immigration in the United States.

Front 13

Phillipe Varilla

Back 13

The French engineer that helped organize the Panama reveloution.

Front 14

Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy

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The controversy that caused Theodore Roosevelt to campaign for the Presidency in 1912.

Front 15

Kellog-Braind Pact

Back 15

The treaty declaring war illegal.

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Schlieffen Plan

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The German plan to defeat both France and Russia in World War I, that lead to the invasion of Belguim.

Front 17

5 part question:
-France
-Italy
-United States
-Japan
-Britain

Back 17

List five countries involved in the Washington Conference.

Front 18

Civilian Conservation Corporation

Back 18

The Roosevelt program to ease unemployment by working men ages 18-25, the program also known as "Roosevelt' Tree Army".

Front 19

Teapot Dome Scandal

Back 19

The scandal of the Harding Administration, in which military oil reserves were sold.

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Charles Hughes

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The Secretary of State, and the cheif negotiator of the Washington Conference.

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Bonus Army Crisis

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The event that ended with Herbert Hoover ordering the forced removal of homeless veterans from Washington D.C.

Front 22

3 part question:
-20 Million paid to Spain
-U.S. recieves Phillipines, Guam and Puerto Rico
-Independent Cuba

Back 22

Three points from the treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish American War.

Front 23

3 part question:
-40 million for Panamal Canal Company Assests
-10 million paid to Columbia
-250,000 dollars rent paid annualy.

Back 23

Three points to the Spooner Act.

Front 24

2 part question:
-Borah
-Lodge

Back 24

Two leaders of the Republican Party that opposed the Versailles treaty.

Front 25

Agricultural Adjustment Act

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The Roosevelt program designed to artificially inflate farm prices.

Front 26

Five Power Pact

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Another name for the Washington Conference.

Front 27

4 part question:
-Great Britain
-France
-Russia
-Serbia

Back 27

Four countries opposing Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1915.

Front 28

The Lusitania

Back 28

The passanger ship sunk by the German Navy in May of 1915, that nearly brought the United States into World War I.

Front 29

The Zimmerman Note

Back 29

The German communication, urging Mexico to declare war on the United States in 1917.

Front 30

The Arbic Pledge

Back 30

The promise made by Germany that created rules for attack by German submarines in World War I.

Front 31

The Second New Deal

Back 31

The series of Roosevelt programs, designed to create a welfare saftey net, beginning in 1935.

Front 32

4 part question:
-U.S. Woodrow Wilson
-Italy Orlando
-Britain Lloyd-George
-France Clamenceau

Back 32

Four individuals, major leaders at the Versailles Treaty Conference.

Front 33

Charles Forbes

Back 33

President Harding's Director of the Veteran's Administration, who was convicted of receving bribes and kickbacks.

Front 34

Reading:
Imigrant life in New York city tenemants

Back 34

One hundred and forty families, one hundred Irish, thirty-eight Italian, and two that spoke German tounge.

Front 35

Reading:
Condititons at the Slaughterhouse

Back 35

Such were the new surroundings in which Elzbieta was placed, and such was the work she was compelled to do.

Front 36

Reading:
George Rice losses to Standard Oil

Back 36

I have made a mistake, apparently, in supposing that the laws of our country could and would be enforced.

Front 37

Reading:
Lecture to Young Men

Back 37

Assuming that you have all obtained employment and are fairly started, my advice to you is aim high.

Front 38

Reading:
Americas Destiny

Back 38

Mr. President the times call for candor.

Front 39

Reading:
The New South

Back 39

The New South presents a perfect democracy, the oligarchs leading in the popular movement; a social system compact and closely knitted, less splendid on the surface, but stronger at the core; a hundred farms for every plantation, fifty homes for every palace, and a diversified industry that meets the complex needs of this complex age.

Front 40

Reading:
Conditions in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company

Back 40

The old inquistion had its rack and its thumbscrews and its instruments of torture with iron teeth.

Front 41

Reading:
Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft

Back 41

Everybody is talkin these days about Tammany men growin rich on graft, but nobody thinks of drawin the distinction between hones graft and dishonest graft.

Front 42

Reading:
On Sea Power

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Within, the home market is secured; but outside, beyond the broad seas, there are the markets of the world, that can be entered and controlled only by vigorous contest, to which the habit of trusting to protection by statute does not conduce.

Front 43

Tenure in Office Act

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The law passed by Congress that led directly to the impeachment of Andrew Johnson.

Front 44

5 part questin:
-50% swear alligence to the union
-Abolish Slavery
-Secission is illegal
-South is to not repay debt
-No Confederate Politician can hold office

Back 44

List five requirements that were part of Radical Reconstruction.

Front 45

Haymarket Massacre

Back 45

The murder of 7 police officers and wounding of multiple civilians on May 1, 1886 in Chicago.

Front 46

Eugene Debs

Back 46

The socialist leader in Chicago that led the sympathy boycott against Pullman.

Front 47

1877

Back 47

The year that middle class and upper class America began to perceive labor organizations as sources of violence.

Front 48

2 part question:
-Benjamin Wade
-Henry Davis

Back 48

The names of the two Congressmen sponsering Radical Reconstruction.

Front 49

Fusion Ticket

Back 49

The plan of the Populist Party to join the Democratic ticket in the Presidental election of 1896.

Front 50

Morale Economy

Back 50

The philosophy that suggests if a farmer fails, through no fault of his own, the community is obligated to provide assistance.

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Vertical Integration

Back 51

The philosophy of business that calls for the control of every aspect of production and distribution, up and down the line.

Front 52

Monopoly

Back 52

The philosophy of business that calls for total control of a product or industry.

Front 53

3 part question
-10% swear alligence to the union
-Abolish slavery
-South is not repay debt
-Secession is illegal

Back 53

List three requirements of Presidential Reconstruction.

Front 54

ABC Affair

Back 54

The Chilean Incident.

Front 55

Leonidis Polk

Back 55

The leader of the Farmer's Alliance that died during the 1892 Presidential campaign.

Front 56

4 part question:
-Less Bank
-Nationalize RR prices
-Womens right to vote
-Bimetalism

Back 56

Four reform ideas advocated by the Farmer's Alliance in the 1880's.

Front 57

Oliver Kelly

Back 57

The founder of the Grange movement.

Front 58

Terrence Powderly

Back 58

The leader of the Knighs of Labor up until 1886.

Front 59

Sanford Dole

Back 59

The United States citizen that led the Hawaiian revolution and urged annexation.

Front 60

2 part question:
-Purchase of Alaska
-Occupation of Midway

Back 60

List two actions taken by William Seward, in 1867, to increase the United States empire.

Front 61

4 part question:
-Leonidis Polk
-James Weaver
-Mary Elizabeth Lease
-Charles Mccune

Back 61

Four leaders of the Farmers Alliance.

Front 62

4 part question:
-Flordia
-South Carolina
-Oregan
-Louisianna

Back 62

The four states that had disputed election results in the Presidential election of 1876.

Front 63

Progresiveism

Back 63

The political philosophy that suggests the best method to improve society in the United States is through legislative action.

Front 64

2 part question:
-Democratic Post Master
-End of Reconstruction

Back 64

Two conditions demanded by the Democrats in the Bargain of 1877.

Front 65

Enabling Act

Back 65

“During time of crisis, Prime Minister has authority to close down gov & rule by decree”
Rhineland – disputed territory between France & Germany, rich in natural resources

Front 66

Ethiopia

Back 66

one of the few independent countries of Africa. Invaded by Italy, which pisses off rest of world

Front 67

Blitzkreig

Back 67

“Lightning War” – surprise atk, wipe out communications & command, move in & destroy enemy

Front 68

Rape of Nanking

Back 68

Japan murders 350k Chinese civilians in incredibly brutal ways for six weeks

Front 69

Munich Conference

Back 69

Hitler overwhelms Chamberlain w/ speech of German persecution
Bargain of Appeasement – Germany can keep territories as long as they quit being aggressive. Hitler breaks it.

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Non-Aggression Pact

Back 70

1939 Germany and Russia agree not to get in a fight with each other.

Front 71

US Neutrality Act of 1939

Back 71

US will sell war material to any country, but must pay in cash & local pickup only

Front 72

Disposal of Obsolete Battleships

Back 72

US replaces 50 naval ships, give old ones to England for convoy fodder.

Front 73

US Neutrality Act of 1941

Back 73

US will lend/lease war material to Brit & France. They’ll return it when done.

Front 74

Newfoundland Conference

Back 74

FDR promises Churchill Europe will take priority over Japan when US joins war.

Front 75

Soviet Scorched Earth Policy

Back 75

Soviets burn everything as they retreat into Russia from German troops.

Front 76

D-Day – June 6, 1944

Back 76

Allied troops land in Normandy, France to attack German troops

Front 77

Battle of the Bulge

Back 77

Dec-April - Germany tries to force Allied troops to surrender, but run out of gas

Front 78

Tehran Conference

Back 78

allied leaders meet to plan post-war, want unconditional surrender from Germany

Front 79

Yalta Conference

Back 79

FDR, Churchill, Stalin – beginnings of cold war – Russia distant, little trust.
1 – Germany & Berlin divided into 4 quarters. US, Brit, France, Russia each occupy & rebuild a quarter.
2 – Russians promise, within 3 mo. of German surrender, to declare war on Japan.
3 – All major leaders promise that their countries will participate in United Nations

Front 80

Potsdam Conference

Back 80

Truman, Attlee, Stalin –
1 – all allies will accept only unconditional surrender from Japanese
2 – US announces they successfully tested first atom bomb during conference

Front 81

Philippine Campaign

Back 81

US campaign to drive Japanese out of Philippines

Front 82

Iwa Jima

Back 82

Japanese would rather die before dishonor of giving up island.

Front 83

Hiroshima bombing

Back 83

Aug 6, 1945 – Atom bomb used on civilian target. Japan still doesn’t surrender.

Front 84

Nagasaki bombing

Back 84

Aug 9 – Japan had warning via pamphlets. Lead to eventual surrender

Front 85

Benito Mussolini

Back 85

Fascist dictator of Italy. Became dictator via Enabling Act once he was prime minister.

Front 86

Adolf Hitler

Back 86

Leader of Nazi party in Germany. Aggressive style lead to WW2

Front 87

Neville Chamberlain

Back 87

British Prime Minister at the Munich conference. Didn’t lay smackdown on Hitler

Front 88

FDR

Back 88

US President (D) – lead US during WW2. Eased US out of isolationist tendencies

Front 89

DeGualle

Back 89

leader of temp French gov in Britain during WW2

Front 90

Winston Churchill

Back 90

Brit PM – At Newfoundland Conference, Tehran conference, and Yalta conference

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Harry Truman

Back 91

Prez (D) (was FDR’s 2nd VP) – containment policy and had US accept world police power

Front 92

Stalin

Back 92

Communist leader of Russia during WW2. Interprets Yalta that he rebuilds Russia before Germany

Front 93

Attlee

Back 93

Brit PM at Potsdam Conference. Replaced Churchill

Front 94

Douglas MacArthur

Back 94

Military leader, only one who gets “Death b4 Dishonour.” Fired during Korean War

Front 95

Kennan

Back 95

state department specialist – expert on communism – containment theory

Front 96

George Marshal

Back 96

sec of state (US) – wrote plan offering money to any European countries if asked 4 rebuild

Front 97

Ridgeway

Back 97

appointed supreme commander after MacArthur. Understands limited warfare.

Front 98

Dewey

Back 98

US prez candidate (Republican) – was thought to be most likely to win due to bad polling techniques.

Front 99

Wallace

Back 99

US Prez candidate (Progressive) – thinks Truman is too conservative

Front 100

Thurmand

Back 100

US prez candidate (Dixiecrat) – southern Dem thought Truman too liberal

Front 101

Fidel Castro

Back 101

Pragmatic Nationalist that comes into power over Cuba. Initially wants US aid, turns to Russia

Front 102

Ho Chi Minh

Back 102

leader of the underground army in Viet Nam. Later the leader of North Viet Nam

Front 103

Bao Dai

Back 103

the member of a puppet royal family set up by France that initially ruled South Viet Nam

Front 104

Ngo Dinh Diem

Back 104

replaced Bao Dai. Incredibly corrupt leader of South Viet Nam that cheated and whatnot

Front 105

Kissinger

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Nat’l security advisor (Nixon) – leading peace talks in Viet Nam. "Peace at hand."

Front 106

SEATO

Back 106

A treaty orginization modled after NATO. South East Asian Treaty Orginization.

Front 107

ARVN
Army Republic of Viet Nam

Back 107

South Viet Nam's army.

Front 108

VC
Peoples Liberation Armed Forces

Back 108

Southern supporters of Ho Chi Minh.

Front 109

National Liberation Front

Back 109

A group in south Viet Nam who supported the North.

Front 110

Dien Bien Phu

Back 110

A conventenal battle where the Viet Minh destroy the French.

Front 111

Viet Minh

Back 111

Led by Ho Chi Minh to fight for their independence from the Jap's.

Front 112

Paris Peace Talks

Back 112

Talks that started with Linda Johnson but didn't go anywhere.

Front 113

General Westmoreland

Back 113

Leader of ground forces in Viet Nam.

Front 114

Tonkin Gulf Resolution

Back 114

A result of a skirmish between U.S. and north Viet Navy.

Front 115

Kent State and Jackson State

Back 115

2 colleges where students were killed for protesting against the war.

Front 116

Khe Sahn

Back 116

A U.S. outpost near the north boarder of Vietnam that was assulted as a decoy.

Front 117

Tet Offensive

Back 117

An attack by North Vietnemise on south vietnam taking military outposts.

Front 118

My Lai Massacre

Back 118

Troops kill innocent civilians making soilders look like mungrals.

Front 119

NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Orginization

Back 119

A mutual Defense treaty meaning guranted favored nations. In response Soviets create Warsaw Pact allowing Soviet troops into member countries.

Front 120

Taft-Hartley Act of 1947

Back 120

Reduces power of unions
1. Any industry closed shops are prohibited but union shops are allowed.
2. Secondary boycotts are illegal
3. Of a strike threatens the saftey or security of the US, the president has authority to order strikers back to work for a cooling off period.

Front 121

House Un-American Activites Comitte
HUAC

Back 121

Made to investigate orginizations thatt may cause a threat to the US. Alger Hiss testifies before HUAC about Joseph McCarthy as a spy and Joseph McCarthy is arrested.

Front 122

The Truman Doctrine

Back 122

Built upon the Roosevelt Coroly. U.S. becomes world police power.

Front 123

Reading:
Iwo Jima

Back 123

First person account looking back at what had happend at Iwo Jima.

Front 124

Reading:
Hiroshima

Back 124

Talks about the doctors and patients exposure to the atomic bomb. Also a little about what japs thought about using it.

Front 125

Reading:
Arsenal of Democracy

Back 125

Roosevelt talks about how the U.S. needs to start preparing to enter the war because if Britian falls we would soon be targeted from the Axis. We will also keep supplying Britian with whatever it needs to fight the war.

Front 126

Reading:
The Four Freedoms

Back 126

Roosevelt talks about the ever threat of invasion from Axis powers and how we need to protect our freedom.

Front 127

Reading:
Lincoln Day Address

Back 127

a speech talking about communism and a cold war. "I have in my hand 57 cases of individuals loyal to the communist party."

Front 128

Reading:
Declaration of Conscience

Back 128

She talks about how she is tired of democrats calling everyone communists and how this is a prime moment for the republican party to rise up.

Front 129

Reading:
Nixon-Krushchev debate

Back 129

Debates where Nixon and Krushchev poke fun at each other the whole time using their countries.

Front 130

Reading:
Farewell Address

Back 130

Esienhower uses his farewell speech to talk about the military and how it is responisble for our security and future.

Front 131

Reading:
John f. Kennedy's Inagural Address

Back 131

"ask not what your country can do for you- ask what you can do for your country." Kennedy