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US hist Sem 2 Part 1
Final Exam review
Term | Definition |
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Jews | Hitler blamed Germany's economic problems on: |
Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor | Economic pressure placed on Japan by the US at the beginning of WWII led to: |
The use of the spoken word | One factor that helped Hitler rise to power in Germany was his strength with: |
D-day | Operation Overlord at Normandy |
Defeat of the Axis powers in Europe | The first military goal of the Allies |
Island-hopping | American strategy to defeat Japan in the Pacific. |
No-strike pledge | Labor unions agreed to this during WWII |
United States and Soviet Union | Became the world's dominant powers after WWII |
Fear of communism | The American public's fear of the Soviet Union was largely the result of: |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) | Established to check Soviet aggression in Western Europe |
Korean War | Resulted in very little change in Asia |
Policy of massive retaliation | based on the assumption that sane leaders would never risk the annihilation of their country's populations |
Televised debates | highlight of the 1960 presidential campaign |
GI Bill of Rights | offered veterans financial aid for education, housing, and starting small businesses. |
Popularity of television | Led to increases in the advertising industry in the early 1950's |
Brown v. Board of Education | "separate but equal" doctrine had no place in education |
Montgomery Bus Boycott | African Americans hoped to exert economic pressure and protest segregation. |
Voting Rights Act of 1965 | Provided for the involvement of Federal govt if polls would not allow blacks to vote. |
Black Muslims | Preached a message that included religious justification for black separatism |
Miranda card | Lists instructions for police to read to suspects at the time of their arrest. |