US History 1302 Final Exam Review – Flashcards
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Which of the following has possibly had the greatest impact on American society in the 20th century?
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Television
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The Iran Contra affair involved...
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National security advisors and CIA arranged secret sale of arms to Iran; in return, Iran used influence with Lebanese terrorists to set US hostages free
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Richard Nixon resigned as president after ...
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Watergate
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Negotiations with the Soviets in an effort to reduce arms during Nixon's administration was referred to as ...
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SALT
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In 1979, revolutionaries in ________ took U.S. diplomats hostage.
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Iran
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What were the consequences of the Vietnam War ?
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South Vietnam fell to communism, high death, costly, longest war
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Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
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first female in the supreme court
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Instead of reducing the deficit by $500 billion, the 1990 budget agreement had led to an increase of more than ________ in the national debt during Bush's presidency.
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1 trillion dollars
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In 1989, communist regimes toppled in what countries ?
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East Europe: Poland, Hungary, East Germany, Bolgaria, Czechoslovakia, Romania
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The largest of several business scandals in the early 2000s was the collapse of ...
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Enron, Worldcom, Tyco
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Osama bin Laden is most closely associated with what group?
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Al Queada
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The terrorist attacks on the United States led the George W. Bush administration to initiate a new global strategy known to its critics as ....
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war on terrorism
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Issues facing the nation in the early twenty-first century include ...
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gay marriage, culture wars
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Family structures changed after the 1970s in what ways?
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maybe more single parent families?
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The Camp David Accords of the Carter administration provided a framework for a historic peace treaty between ...
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Egypt and Israel
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During the late 20th century, Texas rose to ____ place in terms of population size.
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2
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In the 2000 presidential election, _______won the popular vote but lost the election.
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Al Gore
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Which US act expanded government power making it easier to track suspected terrorists?
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Patriot Act
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What is McCarthyism?
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an anti-communisom hysteria in the late 40s/early 50s largely investigated by wisconsin senator Joseph McCarthy; McCarthy insisted government was infested with communists and drew up a list of people he suspected; Truman ordered investigations which led to discharge of many government employees; mccarthyism declined in Eisenhower's administration but not before over 1400 employees were fired
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The international oil organization most responsible for raising petroleum prices in the 1970s was ...
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OPEC
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The administrations of Harding, Coolidge and Hoover can best be described as...
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Laissez Faire
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What are the causes of the Great Depression?
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We consumed more than we produced
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The Hundred Days refers to...
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the first three months of FDR's presidency
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What are the characteristics of the 1920s?
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flappers, crimes, bootlegging, jazz music, dance, charleston, radio, Al Capone
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Who is Frances Perkins?
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first female cabinet officer, secretary of labor
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The most significant New Deal reform enacted in 1935 was the...
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Social Security
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World War II officially began in Europe when...
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Germany invaded Poland
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D-Day refers to ...
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Operation Overlord (Normandy)
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The depression was finally ended by...
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WWII
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The Good Neighbor Policy said what? What was it's purpose?
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US would be less blatant in its domination of Latin America-friendship, not threats
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The United States strategy in the war against Japan can be described as...
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Island hopping
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What happened to Hitler?
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suicide
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In the First World War, Germany was allied with....
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Triple Alliance-Germany, Austria/Hungry, Turkey
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Which countries made up the "Big Four" at the Versailles Conference?
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US, Great Britain, France, Italy-NOT GERMANY
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The Zimmerman Telegram did what?
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From Germany to Mexico to get an alliance and go against the US-Germany would help Mexico get lost territory back; INTERCEPTED
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Journalists who exposed the wrongs of American society during the Progressive era were termed....
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muckrakers
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Which president established our nations first conservation policy?
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Theodore Roosevelt
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The Nineteenth Amendment did what?
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Gave women the right to vote
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Margaret Sanger led the movement for....
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birth control
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During Reconstruction, most southern blacks ended up working as farmers where?
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the north
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The Black Codes enacted during Reconstruction showed that....
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there were still problems in the South
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Andrew Johnson avoided being removed from the presidency through the impeachment process by how many votes?
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one vote
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According to the notes, what word describes Jim Crow laws?
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segregation laws
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The migration of the Black Exodusters from the South to Kansas was prompted by...
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Jim Crow Laws
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The most significant blow to Indian tribal life on the Plains was...
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Encroachment
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The American Cowboy traces his roots back to...
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Mexico
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What contributed to the end of open range ranching?
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Barbed-Wire/homestead fencing, overcrowding, bad winters, sheep herding
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The Dawes Act did what?
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Dissolve community tribal lands, granted individual plots, granted citizenship
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What was a result of Open Range ranching?
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The grass turned into dust, reduce heard size, plant hay, section off land
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Which two places were the Indians moved to as a result of the Peace Commission of 1867?
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Oklahoma and Dakota
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One result of the gold rush and the subsequent mining industry in America was...
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Development of west, early statehood (Nevada, Montana, Idaho)
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In 1883, four standard time zones for the nation were established by...
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the railroads
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What industry was dominated by John D. Rockefeller?
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Oil
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The largest company at the start of the 1900s was...
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Carnegie steel/us steel
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Many employers cut wage costs in the late nineteenth century how?
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child labor
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What contributed to worker discontent in the late 1800s?
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Too many people and bad working conditions
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Know the characteristics of late nineteenth century immigrants .
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lived on the east coast, European, indentured servants, etc.
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A major difference between northern and southern schools was ...
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South lagged behind because they were focused on agriculture
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According to the doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson...
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A black man wanted to ride in a white train car but supreme court said no- separate but equal
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Most new immigrants in the late 1800s initially lived where?
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The east coast
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The most popular form of entertainment in America at the turn of the century was...
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Vaudeville
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Which of the following is correct regarding the Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty?
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gave US use of the Panama Canal
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What was the The Roosevelt Corollary?
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countries must have a stable economy or face American intervention
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How did the Philippine-American War compare to the Spanish American war?
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Spanish American War was about countries gaining independence and Philippine American War was about losing independence; the both had to do with imperialism
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In 1900, the United States navy ranked _____ in the world.
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3
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What were the results of the Venezuelan Crisis?
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Venezuela was invaded by GB and called on the US for help (because of the Monroe Doctrine) so the US sent troops to Venezuela until GB backed down. The only reason GB backed down was because they wanted the US as an ally. Because of this, VENEZUELA GETS THE RIVER, THE POWER OF THE US GROWS, THE MONROE DOCTRINE BECOMES MORE IMPORTANT, AND US AND GB BECOME FRIENDS.
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What areas listed in the notes were acquired through American imperialism?
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Mexico, Alaska, Midway
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William Seward bought Alaska from _________ .
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Russian Empire
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When was the US a world power?
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1900
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What became US possessions as result of the Spanish-American War?
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Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines
