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Which of he following policies did isolationists favor?
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Appeasement
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What exactly did Inflation cause?
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Caused many Germans to lose their life's savings.
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Why was the U.S. unwilling to let Japan expand into Southeast Asua?
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The area contained valuable natural resources
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The top-secret program to build an atomic bomb was called the ?
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Manhattan Project
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Edward R. Murrow's live radio broadcasts described what battle?
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The Battle of Brittain
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Which man established a totalitarian regime in the soviet union?
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Joseph Stalin
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Japan, Germany, and Italy formed an alliance called?
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The Axis Powers
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Why did Hitler attack Denmark and Norway?
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To improve Germany's access to the Atlantic Ocean
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Which of the following U.S. responses to German aggression provided the most aid to Great Britain in the early stages of World War II?
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Most Americans were Pacifists
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Why were many Americans committed to Isolationism in the 1930's?
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The destruction of World War I had seemed pointless to them
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Poit I of the program of the National Socialist German worker's party could be used by Hitler to justify which of the following?
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The Anschluss
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Which of the following may have encouraged Hitler to begin taking control of neighboring countries?
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The Leage of Nation's unwillingness to take action against territorial expansion by Japan or Italy
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True or False? In the early days of WWII, American shipping was the target of devastating German submarine attacks
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True
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True or False? During World War II, women were allowed to take part in combat for the first time
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False
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Union of Austria with Germany
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Anchluss
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Lightning War
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Blitzkrieg
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Control of North Africa was important to the Allies because...
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it kept shipping lanes on the Mediterranean Sea open
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A crucial objective for Allied forces in world war II was to...
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Protect Shipping
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What was the significance of the battle of Midway?
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It changed the entire balance of power in the pacific
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Which of the following divided Germany into four sectors?
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The Yalta Conference
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what successful strategy did Roosevelt and churchill use in the invasion of Sicily?
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An appeal to the Italian people
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After heavy early losses from the U-boat attacks, the allies first chose what strategy to protect their ships?
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traveling in large convoys that included armed ships
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Which of the following best describes the reason that the Navajo code talkers were so effective?
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The Japanese could not break code sent in the complex, unwritten Navajo language
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True or False?: Hitler used the military strength of the Jews to build suspicion and rascism that led to the Final Solution.
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False
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What was the primary purpose of Operation Overlord?
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To drive the German forces from France
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The Battle of the Coral Sea was significant in the Pacific because...
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It was the first time Allied forces had stopped the Japanese advance
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After WW 2, the United States worked...
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To rebuild Europe and Japan
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Poin I of the program of the National Socialist German workers' party could be used by Hitler to justify which of the following actions?
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The Anschluss
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What did HUAC investigate in the 1950s?
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Domestic Communist Treats
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How were North and South Korea similar prior to the Korean war?
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Both the North and South were occupied by Allied troops
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World events in the late summer and fall of 1949 caused..
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the SECOND Red Scare
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Where were details of the armistice agreement that ended the Korean war negotiated?
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Panmunjom
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-Speech of Joseph McCarthy, wheeling, West Virginia, Feb. 9th 1950
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He offered an explanation of world events that made Americans nervous
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(Men graduating and playing with their babies..) Which of the following best completes the diagram?
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The U.S. economy grew and Western Europe became more closely Allied with the United States
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Cause: Delays in opening a second European front.. Blank: Effect: The Cold War
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U.S. development of the Atomic Bomb
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True or False? Ernie Pyle was among a group of battle-hardened reporters who gave live radio broadcasts from positions near the front lines
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False
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How might a member of Congress in 1950 have defended the passage of the McCarran Act?
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Some infringement on individual rights is necessary to protect the nation
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What was the "Warsaw Pact" and why was it formed?
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The Pact was a military alliance with the Soviet-dominated countries of Eastern Europe. Also, the pact was a tool that helped soviets solidify their control over Western Capitalists
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What was NASA, and how was its creation related to the arms race of the 1950s?
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NASA: (National Aeronautics and Space Administration); agency in charge of the United States' programs for exploring outer space. Furthermore NASA is related to the arms race because in the Cold War Technologly helps out the military.
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What was the purpose of the CIA? (2 things)
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1) To collect information about foreign governments. And to spy on foreign governments 2) To overthrow other governments
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What was the "Hydrogen Bomb" and when was it developed?
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The Bomb was a nuclear weapon that gets its power from the fusing together of hydrogen atoms. The development of the Hydrogen bomb was in the late 40s and early 50s.
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What population trend begn in the 1950s?
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The U.S population began a shift in settlement toward the warmer southern and western portions of the United States, the so-called "Sunbelt".
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What was Galbraith's view of the United States?
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G's view of the United States was not a positive one. He criticized Americans for being overly focused on their own wealth and not sharing it with the poor.
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What were theFactors that led to America's Boom Times of the 1950s?
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TV ads that encouraged Americans to buy things for themselves and their homes; New stoves, washing machines, etc..the baby boom continued; Americans purchased millions of cars/automobiles; the 50s was a great time to buy things for the American home
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How did literature and music reflect rebellion?
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The "arts of the 1950s," often stressed rebellion against conformity and sameness. In popular music such as Rock n Roll, kids were encouraged to rebel against traditional ways of the past and be different from their parents; elders; etc..
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Who was Jonas Salk?
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Scientist who developed a vaccine for the disease of "Polio" in the year 1952
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Who was "Bert the Turtle"?
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Cartoon character in American Education Film that taught children the "Duck and Cover" method so that they would remember how to protect themselves in any nuclear emergency.
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What was "Sputnik"?
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The first artificial satellite; launched by the Soviets. Also signalled that the United States was behind russia. (As in NOT first...)
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What was the "FCDA"?
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Federal Civil Defense Administration; which the "Truman administration" created to help educate, and prepare the public for nuclear emergencies
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What was "Massive Retaliation"?
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The United States' willingness to use nuclear force to settle disputes; term was coined by John Foster Dulles and used during the Cold War
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Who was "Nikita Khrushchev"?
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Emerged as the new Soviet leader in 1953 after Stalin dies
