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MIDTERM 60 CONCEPTS

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What were some of the key fundamental industries that showed economic weaknesses prior to the stock market crash of 1929?

railroads, textiles, and steel

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During the Great Depression, excessive loans and debt caused the __________ industry to collapse and go from a $10 billion dollar industry to a $4 billion dollar industry in 1921.

farming

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During the Great Depression, expressions such as "Hoovervilles" and "Hoover blankets" showed that President Hoover ___________.

was blamed for the suffering of the poor

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What caused investors to engage in panic selling in 1929?

the fear of further investment losses.

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Which methods of buying stocks or bonds on credit caused buyers to be unable to pay the balance of the worth of the stock or bond once the Depression hit?

buying on margin

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Which states were most damaged by the Dust Bowl?

Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas

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During the Great Depression, what advantage did people living in the rural areas of the United States have, as opposed to those living in the cities?

Most farmers in rural areas could be self–sufficient and provide for their families.

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8 Which of FDR's New Deal programs led to the construction and improvement of over 600,000 miles of roads and the building of over 800 airports?

Works Progress Administration

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What New Deal agency increased the stability of financial institutions during the Great Depression by offering protection of money in the event of a bank failure?

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

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How did Japan justify the surprise attack against the United States Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7th, 1941?

Japan saw the United States as a serious threat to its long term plans for Asia and the Pacific.

Japan wanted to remove the United States‘ ability to project military power in Asia.

Faced with the threat of a U.S. economic embargo, Japan saw no reason not to take what it needed in Asia.

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The Battle of Midway and the Battle of the Coral Sea had what effect on Japan's plans for the Pacific?

It prevented the capture of the islands there and possibly Hawaii.

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Japanese Americans from both Hawaii and the continental United States were assigned to __________ which became the most highly decorated unit for its size in WWII?

442nd Regimental Combat Team

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During the early years of World War II, the Lend Lease Act was an effort by the United States to __________.

help the allies without getting into the war

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The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 show the United States' desire to __________.

isolate itself from European conflicts

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How did the roles of both married and single women change in the years of 1941 to 1945?

Women, regardless of marital status, began to take jobs in previously male–dominated roles and industries.

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The unprovoked sneak attack at Pearl Harbor ultimately resulted in which groups being sent to internment camps as a means of increasing domestic security during World War II?

Japanese nationals as well as Japanese Americans

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What effect did the economic mobilization of the United States for WWII have on the population of the United States?

U.S. citizens moved from the south to the northern and western United States to take newly available war industry factory jobs.

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Which of the following was the most significant single weapon developed during World War II?

atomic bomb

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Rationing was used during World War II by the federal government to __________.

provide more resources for the military

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During World War II, the German's introduced Blitzkrieg.

What BEST describes what Blitzkrieg referred to?

It referred to the German military strategy of using surprise to quickly crush opposition.

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The increase in white collar, service, and professional sector jobs following WWII can be attributed to which of the following causes?

returning war veterans re–entering the work force

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The late 1940s economic boom, in the United States, took place following the end of __________.

WWII

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Which of the following actions did President Truman request in a special Congressional session to attempt to stop workers from striking?

He requested the authority to draft any striking workers into the army.

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What was the MAIN goal of the GI Bill of Rights of 1944?

to provide economic aid for veterans

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During the 1950's the government tried to help poor inner city residents and eliminate poverty with __________ programs.

urban renewal

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Which of the following acts did President Nixon attempt to veto after full passage by Congress and was designed to limit the special powers of the president by reaffirming Congress's right to declare war?

The War Powers Act

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The post WWII economy of the 1950's and 1960's was so strong due to technological innovation that upwardly mobile families left the often dilapidated cities in favor of __________.

suburbs just outside the city

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What was the significance of the Woodstock festival in 1969?

It is considered to be the pinnacle of the counterculture movement in the United States.

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• What music form originated in the 1950s and exploded into popularity?

rock and roll

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Why is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights although not legally binding considered to be a very important piece of work inside the United Nations?

It was felt that given the implications of the Holocaust in WWII the U.N. charter should be supplemented with a direct codification of human rights.

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What Does NATO stand for?

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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What was the primary purpose of the START II treaty between the United States and the Russian Federation?

START II was designed to eliminate ¾ of the nuclear warheads in five countries.

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How did the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 effect the START treaty?

United States negotiated with the individual countries that had ceded themselves from the former Soviet Union for continuation of the START treaty.

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What is the START treaty between the United States and Soviet Russia during the Cold War?

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty

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What does SALT stand for with regards to the treaty signed between the United States and Communist Russia during the Cold War?

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

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The SALT I Treaty had which of the following effects on the Cold War?

limited the stock pile of weapons that the U.S. and Soviets could have

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President Eisenhower cut millions in defense spending with a new defense policy which threatened the use of nuclear weapons to fight communism. The new defense policy was known as __________.

Massive Retaliation

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Gorbachev contributed to the end of the Cold War by __________.

redirecting Soviet funds from nuclear arms to domestic reforms

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How did the United States attempt to secure the release of U.S. hostages held by pro Iranian militants in Lebanon?

By attempting to trade military arms to Iran for hostage releases in Lebanon

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What event in Mexico 1938 both surprised and outraged the United States?

Mexico's nationalization of all foreign owned oil properties.

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The "Bracero Program," effective between 1942 and 1964, legally allowed _________.

Mexican workers to immigrate to the United States on a work visa and pick crops

Number 42:Number 42:"We conclude that in the field of public education,

the doctrine of 'separate but equal' has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal...“

–Chief Justice Earl Warren,Brown v. Board of Education of TopekaThis quote illustrates the Supreme Court's

power to ______.

overrule state laws

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Which of the following best illustrates the ideals of Affirmative Action?

Colleges should actively recruit minority students.

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What was the purpose of California Proposition 209?

to end affirmative action in state programs

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Rosa Parks gained fame in the Civil Rights Movement for refusing to give up her seat to a white man

on a bus.

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Civil rights leader Malcolm X founded the __________.

Organization of Afro-American Unity

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Martin Luther King, Jr., received the __________ in honor of his non-violent civil rights work and efforts.

Nobel Peace Prize

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Clarence Thomas was the second African American Supreme Court judge.

Who was the first?

Thurgood Marshall

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Which of the following was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 passed to correct?

racial and gender discrimination

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What was the significance of the 24th amendment?

it outlawed poll taxes

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The 1960s book by Betty Friedan, "The Feminine Mystique," was influential because it ________.

energized the women's rights movement

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In a speech at the University of Michigan in May 1964, President Johnson outlined a legislative program that would end poverty and racial injustice. His program was the

Great Society

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We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do other things not because they are easy, but because they are hard...

This quote was part of a famous speech by President

John Kennedy

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A consistent indicator of poverty in American society is

education level

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President Richard Nixon attempted to "make peace with our nature" during his administration by __________.

creating the Environmental Protection Agency

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California's 1994 controversial ballot initiative Proposition 187 was written to address the state's growing issue of ________?

illegal immigration

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The 1973 landmark case of Roe V. Wade asserted that most laws involving a highly debated social issue violated a person's Constitutional right to privacy. What was that social issue?

abortion

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• Why did president Nixon refuse the court order to release the Watergate tapes?

The tapes were made illegally without the knowledge of those being taped

The tapes contained incriminating evidence about the presidents activities concerning Watergate

The tapes were said to contain statements that concerned national security

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In what way did the creation of suburban America contribute to the changing role of women within the nuclear family?

Both parents needed to work outside of the home out of necessity in order to afford a new home outside the city

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The Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act indicate the government's commitment to __________.

consumer protection