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What is the most universal crop in North Carolina?
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TOBACCO
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Where is most of NC’s industry and major cities located?
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PIEDMONT
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Describe NC’s weather.
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WET AND MILD
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What does municipal mean?
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CITY
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What is a census and why is it important?
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COUNT OF POPULATION AND USED TO DETERMINE GOVERNMENT SERVICES
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What are the big three industries in NC?
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TOBACCO, TEXTILES AND FURNITURE
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What are the political divisions in NC?
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COUNTIES
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What are sources of freshwater in NC?
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PRECIPITATION, UNDERGROUND, RIVERS
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What is the primary economic activity in rural areas of NC?
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AGRICULTURE
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What is the largest minority in NC?
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BLACKS
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What is the only river in NC that empties directly into the ocean?
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CAPE FEAR
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Which form of business organization showed the greatest increase in the latter 19th century?
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CORPORATION; PEOPLE INVEST BY BUYING SHARES OF STOCK
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What could big business do because it was so powerful?
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ELIMINATE COMPETITION, BRIBE GOV OFFICIALS, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF LABORERES
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How did the expansion of the railroad business promote big business?
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INCREASED ACCESS TO RAW MATERIALS AND INCREASED NUMBER OF MARKETS
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Which North Carolina cities are located along the Piedmont Crescent?
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RALEIGH, DURHAM, GREENSBORO, WINSTON - SALEM, HIGH POINT, CHARLOTTE
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What resources were available in NC to promote the growth of the furniture industry?
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TIMBER AND UNSKILLED LABOR
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What were the 3 major industries in NC following the Civil War?
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TOBACCO, TEXTILES, FURNITURE
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What industries was the Duke family involved in in North Carolina?
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TOBACCO, TEXTILES, ELECTRICAL POWER
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What were contributing factors to the growth of Duke’s tobacco industry in NC?
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RAILROADS, ADVERTISING CIGARETTE ROLLING MACHINE
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What were the causes of urbanization in the latter part of the 19th century?
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IMMIGRATION AND INDUSTRIALIZATION
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Where in American did most urban areas develop in the latter half of the 19th century?
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NORTHEAST
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What major problem resulted in America from the tremendous industrial growth experienced in the latter half of the 19th century?
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UNEQUAL DISTRIBUTION OF WEALTH
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What problems did farmers experience following the Civil War? (problems with RR and banks?)
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BANKERS CHARGED HIGH INTEREST RATES, RR CHARGED HIGH SHIP RATES
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What was the major problem in America created by the Industrial Revolution in the latter 1800ʼs?
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OVERPRODUCTION
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How did the growth of the railroads contribute to the decline of the Native Americans?
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BROUGHT SETTLERS WHICH KILLED THE BUFFALO-SOURCE OF FOOD, CLOTHING, SHELTER
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Characterize the old immigration and the new immigration.
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OLD - NORTHWEST EUROPE - ENG, SWE, FRA, GERM - SETTLED IN RURAL AM
NEW - STHEAST EUR - ITALY, POLAND, RUSSIA, GREECE,-SETT IN URBAN AM |
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Why have immigrants met such opposition in America? (2 reasons)
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DIFFERENT AND COMPETITION FOR JOBS
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Why were immigrants helpful to the growth of America?
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PROVIDED LABOR NEEDED FOR A GROWING NATION
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What were 4 major labor problems in America following the Civil War?
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LOW WAGES, LONG HOURS, CHILD LABOR, UNSAFE WORKING CONDITIONS
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What did laborers do to try to correct problems and what problems did these have?
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FORM LABOR UNIONS BUT AMERICANS DID NOT SUPPORT THEM EARLY ON BECAUSE OF VIOLENCE
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What is the laissez - faire theory of government and what groups did this hurt in the late 1800’s?
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NO GOV INTERFERENCE IN BUSINESS; FARMERS AND LABORERS
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What was the disastrous result of the application of machinery to farming?
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OVERPRODUCTION
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What did the Sherman Anti - trust act say?
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ANY COMBINATIONS OF BUSINESS IN RESTRAINT OF TRADE IS ILLEGAL
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Name inventions that resulted in an increase in the number of female workers?
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TYPEWRITER, ADDING MACHINES, TELEPHONE,
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What were problems created by urbanization?
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INCREASE IN CRIME, SLUMS, INADEQUATE WATER/SEWAGE SYSTEMS AND POLICE/FIRE
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What were 3 effects of industrialization in America?
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URBANIZATION, LABOR UNIONS, HIGHER STANDARD OF LIVING
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What do the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments say?
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13TH - ABOLISH SLAVERY;
14TH - EVERYONE BORN IN US A CITIZEN OF US; 15TH - ALL CITIZENS HAVE RIGHT TO VOTE |
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What is a blacklist?
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LIST OF EMPLOYEES THAT EMPLOYERS SHOULD NOT HIRE BECAUSE THEY ARE TROUBLEMAKERS
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What means did whites use to keep blacks from voting following the Civil War and know what each was?
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LITERACY TEST - HAD TO TAKE A TEST ON TO BE ABLE TO VOTE, GRANDFATHER CLAUSE - YOU COULDNʼT VOTE UNLESS YOUR GRANDFATHER HAD HAD THE RIGHT TO VOTE, POLL TAX - HAD TO PAY A TAX IN ORDER TO VOTE
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Why did poor whites support the Jim Crow system in the south?
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SO THEY WOULD HAVE ONE GROUP LOWER THAN THEMSELVES ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC LADDER
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What amendment was used in both the Plessy v. Ferguson case and the Brown v. Topeka Board of Education case?
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14TH AMENDMENT
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Describe US attitude toward foreign affairs in the period 1865 - 1900.
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ISOLATIONISTS EXCEPT FOR ALASKA PURCHASE IN 1867 AND SPANISH AM WAR IN 1898
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Describe political atmosphere in the United States 1865 - 1900.
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GOVʼT CORRUPT AND DID NOT PROTECT AND SERVE LABORERS AND FARMERS; GOVʼT CONTROLLED BY BIG BUSINESS
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What is the purpose of political cartoons?
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TO POINT OUT A PROBLEM IN SOCIETY AND CONVINCE READERS OF THE ARTISTʼS VIEWPOINT
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What were the four components of Teddy Rooseveltʼs Square Deal program?
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CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
BIG BUSINESS SHOULD BE REGULATED BY THE GOV CONSUMER PROTECTION - PURE FOOD AND DRUG ACT; MEAT INSPECTION ACT HUMANE LABOR LAWS |
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How did Teddy Roosevelt help to strengthen Americaʼs military power?
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BUILDING THE PANAMA CANAL
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What was Teddy Rooseveltʼs attitude toward big business? And what were muckrakers and give some examples.
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SHOULD BE REGULATED BY THE GOVʼT; BIG BUSINESS WAS NOT BAD BUT BAD BIG BUSINESS PRACTICES SHOULD BE ELIMINATED BY THE GOVʼT; MUCKRAKERS WERE PEOPLE TRYING TO BRING ABOUT REFORM THROUGH LITERARY WORKS UPTON SINCLAIR - THE JUNGLE; IDA TARBELL - HISTORY OF STANDARD OIL CO; JACOB RIIS - HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
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What are terms associated with Teddy Roosevelt?
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BIG STICK, TRUST-BUSTER, SQUARE DEAL, IMPERIALISM, CONSERVATION
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What is historical US response to foreign conflict or war?
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NEUTRALITY
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How did the US raise money to finance World War I and World War II?
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SELL WAR BONDS
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What were the four causes of World War I?
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1) NATIONALISM, 2) IMPERIALISM,3) MILITARISM, 4) SYSTEM OF RIVAL ALLIANCES
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What did the 18th and 19th amendments say?
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18TH - MANUFACTURE, SALE, DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOL ILLEGAL
19TH – WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE |
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Compare reasons for American entry into World War I with American entry into the War of 1812.
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FREEDOM OF THE SEAS - ENGLISH SINKING CIVILIAN VESSELS IN 1812 AND GERMANY SINKING CIVILIAN VESSELS IN 1914
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What were the important results of World War I?
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WORLD WIDE DEPRESSION FOLLOWING THE WAR
RISE OF DICTATORS IN EUROPE LEADING UP TO WORLD WAR II |
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What nations were created following World War I?
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CZECHOSLOVAKIA, POLAND, YUGOSLAVIA, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY, ESTONIA, LATVIA, LITHUANIA
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What invention probably changed American life the most during the early 20th century?
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AUTOMOBILE
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Describe the decade of the 1920’s.
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DESIRE FOR MANY NEW INVENTIONS - MATERIALISM, OVEREXTENSION OF CREDIT, FLAPPERS, ORGANIZED CRIME, STOCK MARKET, RESURGENCE OF VIOLENCE AGAINST BLACKS, KKK, OVERPRODUCTION BY FARMERS, LABORERS ON STRIKE, PROSPERITY FOR SOME BUT UPS AND DOWNS FOR MANY
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Give the two major causes of the Great Depression.
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OVERPRODUCTION AND OVEREXTENSION OF CREDIT
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Explain the economic spiral (what are characteristics of a depression?)
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DROP IN PRICES, DROP IN PROFITS, DROP IN PRODUCTION, DROP IN EMPLOYMENT, DROP IN CONSUMPTION, DROP IN SALES
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How did farmer’s and laborer’s inability to consume contribute to the depression?
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THEY WERE UNABLE TO PURCHASE GOODS DUE TO THEIR ECONOMIC HARDSHIP THEREFORE THE STORES AND BANKS DID NOT HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE TO BUY THEIR PRODUCTS
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What was the significant result of the Great Depression?
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GOVʼT ESTABLISHED SAFEGUARDS AND BUILT - IN STABILIZERS TO PREVENT IT AGAIN; GOVʼT BECAME A HUGE BUREAUCRACY WHICH IS HARD TO MONITOR, HARD TO RUN AND IT HAS GOTTEN US INTO TREMENDOUS DEBT WHICH WE ARE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM
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Why was the Great Depression puzzling?
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PEOPLE WERE STARVING IN A LAND THAT HAD PRODUCED TOO MUCH FOOD
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What were the 3 components of the New Deal and give examples of each?
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RELIEF - CCC, WPA, PWA, AAA, SSA
RECOVERY - AAA, SSA REFORM - SEC, FDIC, SSA |
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What is the guiding principle upon which the social security system is based?
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THAT AN INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY HAS AN OBLIGATION TO ITS WORKERS TO RELIEVE THEM OF FEAR OF DESTITUTION IN THEIR OLD AGE WHEN THEY ARE TOO OLD OR SICK TO WORK
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What was the fundamental problem of farmers from post Civil War to the New Deal era?
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OVERPRODUCTION
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What finally ended the Great Depression?
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WORLD WAR II
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What is a ruler called that has absolute and total power over a nation?
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DICTATOR
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What countries in Europe were conquered by Germany?
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POLAND, AUSTRIA, HUNGARY, CZECHOSLOVAKIA, YUGOSLAVIA, BELGIUM, FRANCE, NETHERLANDS
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What country was not conquered?
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ENGLAND
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What was the Non-Aggression Pact?
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IN 1939, SOVIET UNION AND GERMANY SIGNED AN AGREEMENT NOT TO ATTACK EACH OTHER AND DIVIDE POLAND BETW/THEM
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What was US policy toward conflict in Europe from 1919 - 1939?
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ISOLATION
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What was US policy toward Europe from 1939 - 1941?
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MOVING FROM ISOLATION TO ACTIVE AID FOR THE ALLIES
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What actions was Germany taking in violation of the Treaty of Versailles following World War I?
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REARMAMENT AND TAKING OTHER TERRITORY
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What was a tactic used by the United States to keep up production even though many soldiers had been sent overseas?
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EMPLOY WOMEN
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Invasion of what country by Germany caused England and France to finally declare war?
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POLAND
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What were the four causes of World War II?
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1) NATIONALISM, 2) MILITARISM, 3) IMPERIALISM, 4) TOTALITARIANISM
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What were the Allied and Axis powers during World War II?
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ALLIED - ENG, FRANCE, RUSSIA, US, BEL,
AXIS - GERMANY, JAPAN, ITALY |
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What attitudes by England and France contributed to Hitlerʼs control of most of Europe?
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APPEASEMENT - ENG/FR KEPT GIVING IN TO HITLER WHENEVER HE TOOK NEW TERRITORY
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What was an example of the appeasement policy practiced by the Allies before World War II?
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MUNICH PACT
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What policy of the United States allowed all belligerents to purchase war materials as long as they carried them away on their own ships?
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CASH AND CARRY
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What United States policy let the president to provide war materials to the Allies?
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LEND-LEASE
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What was the nickname of the United States during World War II?
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ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY
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What was the Allied invasion of France called?
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D-DAY
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What slogan was used during World War II?
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REMEMBER PEARL HARBOR
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What was the immediate reason for US entry into World War II?
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BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR BY THE JAPANESE ON DECEMBER 7, 1941
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Why was North Carolinaʼs role in World War II so important?
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PROVIDED AGRICULTURAL SUPPLIES AND STRATEGICALLY LOCATED ON THE ATLANTIC OCEAN
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What were concentration camps?
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WHERE NAZIS SENT THE JEWS AND OTHERS
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What is the Holocaust?
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MASS EXTERMINATION OF JEWS DURING WORLD WAR II
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What happened to Japanese Americans during World War II and why?
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SENT TO RELOCATION CAMPS DUE TO FEAR OF JAPANESE (PEARL HARBOR)
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What is rationing?
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CONTROLLED USE OF SCARCE SUPPLIES
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What is genocide?
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MASS EXTERMINATION OF A RACE OF PEOPLE
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Who became president after FDR’s death?
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TRUMAN
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What was the name of the project to develop the atomic bomb?
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MANHATTAN PROJECT
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What cities were atom - bombed during World War II?
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HIROSHIMA, NAGASAKI
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What two nations emerged as major world powers after World War II?
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US AND USSR
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Name of world peace organization established after World War II?
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UNITED NATIONS
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on as to why the League of Nations did not survive and the United Nations has?
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MAYBE BECAUSE THE US JOINED THE UN BUT NOT THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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What were results of World War II?
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NATO, UN, COLD WAR
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What is the policy of containment?
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PREVENTING FURTHER SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
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Name of the communist leader who seized control in China in 1949?
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MAO TSE-TUNG (MAO ZE-DONG)
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A collective security organization formed by Communist countries in Europe following World War II was called?
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WARSAW PACT
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What was the collective security agreement formed by western European nations and the US following World War II called?
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NATO
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What was the purpose of the Marshall Plan?
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TO ENCOURAGE THE ECONOMIC RECOVERY OF WESTERN EUROPE AND HOPEFULLY PREVENT RISE OF DICTATORS
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What was the Truman Doctrine?
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ECONOMIC AID TO COUNTRIES IN EUROPE TO RESIST THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
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What was the Eisenhower Doctrine?
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ECONOMIC AID TO COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO RESIST THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM
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What country placed the first man-made satellite in orbit?
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SOVIET UNION
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What was the Iron Curtain?
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INVISIBLE BARRIER BETWEEN FREE WORLD AND COMMUNIST WORLD IN EUROPE
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What happened to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania during WWII?
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ABSORBED BY USSR
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What happened in West Berlin in 1948 - 1949 and why?
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ENTRY INTO WEST BERLIN WAS BLOCKADED BY SOVIETS AND AMERICA AIRLIFTED SUPPLIES TO WEST BERLINERS; THIS WAS DONE BY SOVIETS BECAUSE WEST BERLIN WAS A PEARL OF DEMOCRACY IN A SEA OF COMMUNISM
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Where was the city of Berlin located following World War II?
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EAST GERMANY
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Why was the United States determined to get supplies to the West Berliners and not be intimidated by the Berlin blockade?
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FEAR THAT WEAKNESS HERE WOULD ENCOURAGE FURTHER SOVIET AGGRESSION
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Following World War II, what were satellite nations?
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NATIONS CONTROLLED BY THE SOVIET UNION - EAST GERMANY, POLAND, CZECHOLSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY, ROMANIA, BULGARIA, YUGOSLAVIA
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What were the political philosophies of the US and the USSR during the Cold War?
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DEMOCRACY AND TOTALITARIANISM
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What were the economic philosophies of the US and the USSR during the Cold War?
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CAPITALISM AND SOCIALISM
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What were the societal systems of the US and the USSR during the Cold War?
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INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVISM
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What were the predominant values of the US and the USSR during the Cold War?
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FREEDOM AND EQUALITY
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After what war did the United States emerge as an imperialist power?
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SPANISH-AMERICAN WAR
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Give characteristics of the following terms: democracy, totalitarianism, socialism, capitalism
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DEMOCRACY - free elections, gov’t by the people
TOTALITARIANISM – gov’t control of all aspects of people’s lives SOCIALISM – gov’t ownership of all industries; gov’t controlled wages, prices and profits are shared equally by all; one for all and all for one CAPITALISM - individual initiative, private enterprise, competition, profit |
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Define Cold War.
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PERIOD OF TENSION BETWEEN US AND USSR AF/WWII
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Why did Kennedy blockade Cuba in 1962?
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SOVIETS WERE BUILDING MISSILE BASES IN CUBA AND THIS THREATENED THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES
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Who was the American statesman who negotiated a peace in Vietnam?
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KISSINGER
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What is detente?
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EASING OF TENSION BETW/US AND USSR AND IMPROVEMENT OF RELATIONS BETWEEN THOSE TWO COUNTRIES
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What was the major purpose of the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)?
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SLOW ARMS RACE
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What was the Supreme Court decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka and what part of theConstitution was this decision based upon?
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THAT SEPARATE BUT EQUAL WAS NOT CONSTITUTIONAL IN SCHOOLS AND THIS WAS BASED ON THE 14TH AMENDMENT
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Describe the post World War II civil rights movement in America.
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SIT - INS, DEMONSTRATIONS, VIOLENCE BY WHITE SUPREMACISTS, ACHIEVED POLITICAL GAINS BUT NOT MUCH ACHIEVEMENT ECONOMICALLY FOR BLACKS
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What policy is Martin Luther King associated with in the civil rights movement?
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NON VIOLENCE
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What is one possible reason why black Americans have been unable to achieve full equality in the United States?
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POLITICAL EQUALITY BUT NOT ECONOMIC EQUALITY
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What are characteristics of a democracy?
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REPRESENTATIVE GOVʼT; CONSTITUTION; PROTECTION OF RIGHTS OF PEOPLE AS GUARANTEED IN A CONSTITUTION
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Who has the power to declare war in the United States?
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CONGRESS
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What is the primary purpose of all US foreign policy?
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NATIONAL SECURITY; SURVIVAL
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Following World War II, what issue has contributed most to sectionalism in the United States?
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CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
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Where does public education receive financial assistance from?
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LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL GOV’TS
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Give characteristics of a dictatorship.
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TOTAL CONTROL BY ONE OR A FEW PEOPLE; CENSORSHIP; STRENGTH; NO RIGHTS TO INDIVIDUALS; INDIVIDUALS
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Describe what happened during the McCarthy Era and why?
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IN ORDER TO GAIN POWER, SEN. JOSEPH MCCARTHY (WIS.) BEGAN TO ACCUSE FAMOUS ENTERTAINERS, POLITICIANS AND MILITARY LEADERS OF BEING COMMUNISTS.
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Why did the United States support and "Open Door" policy in China in 1900?
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because they wanted an equal chance to make money off of trade with China
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What factors contributed to the US involvement in the war between Spain and Cuba which became known as the Spanish American War in 1898? what territories did the US gain as a result?
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yellow journalism, economic interests in cuba, and sympathy for their independence. puerto rico, guam, phillipines, and cuba.
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Give examples of imperialism by the United States from 1865-1900.
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Alaska, Hawaii, and Cuba
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Explain "yellow journalism"
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exaggerated news stories used to provoke people's feelings about an issue.
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What was a major problem when teddy roosevelt became preseident?
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unequal distribution of wealth.
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What is laissez - faire?
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GOV’T NON INTERFER BUS/LABOR
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What was Theodore Roosevelt’s attitude toward big business?
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GOV’T SUPERVISION
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What was the primary purpose of the Progressive Movement? Describe it.
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SOVE ECO, POL PROBLEMS OF THE INDUSTRIAL ERA; TEACHERS MINISTERS
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What was the group called that wanted to make reforms?
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PROGRESSIVES
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What effect did the building of the Panama Canal have?
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HELPED THE US MILITARY AND ECONOMICALLY
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What happened to the Panama Canal in 1999?
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TRANSFERRED BACK TO PANAMA
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Which are some examples of political reform during the early 20th century?
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INITIATIVE
REFERENDUM DIRECT PRIMARY WOMEN’S RIGHT TO VOTE |
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What is an example of social reform during the early 20th century.
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PROHIBITION
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What is an example of economic reform during the early 20th century.
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INCOME TAX AMENDMENT
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hat was President Wilson’s policy at the beginning of World War I?
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NEUTRALITY
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What is historically American policy at the beginning of any war?
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NEUTRALITY
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Who has the power to declare war?
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CONGRESS
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What was the catalyst that brought America into World War I?
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SUBMARINE WARFARE ON US
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What were the two purposes of America in entering World War I?
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FREEDOM OF SEAS; MAKE WORLD SAFE FOR DEMOCRACY
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What other war did America fight in where to protect its “freedom of the seas?”
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WAR OF 1812
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How did the US raise money to carry on World War I?
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LIBERTY BONDS
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Name the nations of the Triple Entente? What is another name for the Triple Entente?
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UNITED STATES, RUSSIA, SERBIA, ITALY, FRANCE, ENGLAND, JAPAN. Alied Powers.
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Name the nations of the Triple Alliance? What was another name for the Triple Alliance?
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BULGARIA, AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Central Powers.
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What was the connection between World War I and women getting the vote?
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WOMEN DID THE WORK OF MEN AND KEPT THE COUNTRY RUNNING DURING WWI
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What punishments did Germany receive for her parts in World War I?
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NO MILITARY
REPARATIONS LOST TERRITORY |
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How did the Treaty of Versailles contributed to the causes of World War II?
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PUNISHED GERMANY SO SEVERELY THAT GERMAN PEOPLE NEEDED A LEADER TO MAKE ‘EM FEEL BETTER AB/ THEMSELVES
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What were some characteristics of the 1920’s?
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MATERIALISM
USE OF CREDIT SPECULATION ON STOCK MARKET BUYING ON MARGIN ENTERTAINMENT-FLAPPERS PROHIBITION |
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How did Americans feel about foreign affairs following WWI?
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ISOLATIONISTIC
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How did Henry Ford make the automobile so affordable?
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ASSEMBLY LINE
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What industries developed as a result of growth of the auto industry?
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RUBBER, GLASS, STEEL, ASPHALT
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What term describes American domestic economic policy during the twenties?
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LAISSEZ – FAIRE
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What term describes American foreign policy during the twenties?
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ISOLATIONISM
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Describe business organizations during the twenties.
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CORPORATIONS
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What organization was formed to help black Americans?
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NAACP
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What groups did not experience the prosperity of the 1920’s?
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FARMERS/ LABORERS
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What was the primary problem for farmers during the 1920’s?
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OVERPRODUCTION
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What did the problem of laissez-faire cause for farmers?
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LOW PRICES
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What influenced the materialism of the 20’s?
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CREDIT BUYING, INVENTIONS
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What is share of ownership in a corporation called?
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STOCK
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What was the government’s attitude toward business during the 1920’s.
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BUSINESS OF AMERICA IS BUSINESS
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Who was President when the stock market crashed?
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HOOVER
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What is the assembly line?
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PRICES DROP - BUSINESS PROFITS DROP - BUSINESS PRODUCTION DROPS - EMPLOYMENT DROPS - CONSUMPTION DROPS - SALES DROP - PROFITS DROP
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When stocks increase in value, what is the market called?
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Bull
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When stocks decrease in value, what is the market called?
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Bear
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What are contributing factors to the stock market crash?
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Buying on Margin, Overspeculation
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What was Hoover’s philosophy regarding the Depression?
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Rugged Individualism
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Why did Hoover think the gov’t shouldn’t be involved in the problems of the Great Depression?
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He thought it would Prolong the Depression
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What are the two primary causes of the Great Depression?
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Overproduction, Overextention of credit
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What were characteristics of the Great Depression?
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Bank failures, High unemployment; Low profits; Low wages; Businesses going out of business, farmers losing land, families losing homes
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Who was President during most of the Great Depression?
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FDR
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How did FDR differ from Hoover in his approach to the Great Dep?
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Not laissez-faire
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What were temporary settlements built by homeless people called?
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Hoovervilles
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Why did so many banks fail during the Depression?
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Banks had loaned Money to people who could not repay loans because these people had overextended their credit; “runs on banks”
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What New Deal program established a “yardstick” for measuring fair electrical costs and provided flood and erosion control in the Appalachian Mountains?
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TVA (tennessee valley authority) 1933
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What New Deal program established gov’t protection for savings in banks to prevent future “runs on banks”?
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FDIC (federal deposit insurance corporation)1933
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What New Deal program gave jobs in the environment to young men between the ages of 18 and 25?
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CCC (cicilian conservation corps) 1933
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What New Deal program established a fund to provide money for people when they retire to relieve them of the fear of poverty?
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SSA (social security act) 1935
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What New Deal program hired Americans to work with roads, schools, hospitals, playgrounds, and other public works projects?
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WPA (work progress administration) 1935-1938
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What major change in American society was brought about by the New Deal?
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Gov’t involvement in The economy
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Where did the Great Depression hit? What finally ended the Great Depression?
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Worldwide. World War II
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