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SS Final Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why southern states ratified 13th Amendment | approval to rejoin the Union |
| Freedman's Bureau | contributed to education of former slaves |
| Little Big Horn Valley | Native American victory over cavalry troops |
| problem Plains farmers faced due to climate | harsh winters |
| Ida B Wells | African American journalist campaigned against mob violence |
| Major effect of Dawes Act | Native Americans sell land |
| changed American minds about Seward's Folly | prospectors found gold |
| result of Spanish-American War | Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines granted limited independence |
| NOT factor to call for war with Spain | dispute over southwestern land |
| President Wilson's goal of League of Nations | protect independence of all nations |
| setback for Allies in 1917 | Treaty of Brest-Litovsk |
| ways women's lives changed in 1920s | right to vote, new appliances, new employment opportunities |
| American thoughts about President Hoover's efforts to end the depression | should have done more, acted sooner |
| Adolf Hitler | used Jews as scapegoat |
| D-Day invasion | freed France, Allies could then advance to Germany |
| example of how Marshall Plan worked | helped France rebuild economy |
| how discrimination affected lives of Af. Am. and Latinos after WWII | children prevented from attending white schools |
| Montgomery bus boycott | nonviolent protest |
| Voting Rights Act 1975 | helped Latinos |
| NAACP | helped African Americans vote, challenged segregation |
| American reaction to terrorist attacks on 9/11 | united to combat terrorism |
| encouraged westward expansion in 1860s and 70s | railroads, cattle ranching, Homestead Act |
| Populist Party | farmers' association |
| Queen Liliuokalani | steps down to avoid war with US |
| Colombia | lost territory as result of Panama Canal |
| Cultural changes in the 1920s | automobile and radio |
| nightly broadcasts | play by play sports |
| Fads of the 1920s | flagpole sitting, dance marathons, the Charleston |
| Cold War competition for power | Korea divided: communist North, democratic South |
| Lyndon Johnson | set up programs like Medicare, Department of Housing & Urban Development, and Office of Economic Opportunity |
| Office of Economic Opportunity | job training |