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EOC Review
Random Terms for EOC Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The movement against the sale of alcohol resulted in a disrespect for the law and a rise in organized crime is known as? | Prohibition |
| This policy was used by Americans to prevent Communism from spreading further not overturning it where it existed. | Containment |
| What industry, in the early 20th century, allowed for increased movement of goods to markets, westward settlements, and a better communication | Railroads |
| In 1948 this plan extended efforts to prevent communist takeovers by providing economic aid to war torn countries in Europe. | Marshall Plan |
| This policy regulated the amount of goods that a consumer could obtain during the World Wars. | Rationing |
| What group, which emerged during Reconstruction and was focused on racial prejudice, saw a resurgence during the 1920s as it turned its attention to immigrants? | Ku Klux Klan |
| She created the Hull House in Chicago, a settlement house designed to provide slum neighborhoods with education, and services | Jane Addams |
| This was created by FDR to oversee and protect bank deposits | Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) |
| Leader of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American War, the Construction of the Panama Canal and Big Stick Diplomacy | Teddy Roosevelt |
| Passed in 1957 to increase African American voting & in 1964 to prohibit discrimination in business engaged in interstate commerce. | Civil Rights Act |
| Overuse of the environment and drought conditions led to many leaving the Great Plains and migrating to California in the hipes of jobs and food. | The Dust Bowl |
| What group was required to be relocated to internment camps by Executive Order 9066. | Japanese Americans |
| During the 1920s there was a movement of African-Americans to the North for the promise of jobs they had lost in the south. | Great Migration |
| What was the title of Reagan’s supply-side economic program using tax cuts, reducing the government size and spending. | Reagonomics |
| Which wealthy industrialist wrote the Gospel of Wealth where he encouraged philanthropy among wealthy industrialists to give money back to society. The Man of Steel | Andrew Carnegie |
| Term used during the Cold War to describe when many were accused of being suspected communists. | McCarthyism |
| He organized the migrant farm workers union to defend Hispanic migrant workers. | Cesar Chavez |
| This program was created by FDR and consisted of relief, recovery and reform | New Deal |
| This political crisis began with a failed break-in of the Democratic headquarters and ended with Nixon’s resignation. | Watergate |
| At the end of WWI President Wilson proposed this list of principles aimed at guiding peace negotiations at the end of the war including the creation of the League of Nations. | Wilson’s 14 Points |
| This amendment lowered the required voting age from 21 to 18 in response to protests and in support of the young people who served in Vietnam. | 26th Amendment |
| What three political reforms, in the Progressive Era, that were designed to end corruption and make state governments more accountable to the people. | Initiative, Referendum, and Recall |
| Event that led to the U.S. and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war. | Cuban Missile Crisis |
| Which amendment provided that members of the U.S. Senate would be directly elected by the voters? | 17th Amendment |
| These groups often controlled elected officials in city governments. While some practices led to corruption, they sometimes were helpful in helping immigrants find jobs and housing (Boss Tweed) | Political Machines |
| Which President believed the best way to prevent war was to follow a policy of “Peace through Strength” | Ronald Reagan |
| This group was instrumental in the Pacific Theatre by using a code that the Japanese could not break.. | Navajo Code Talkers |
| Conflict in the 1960s during the Cold War in which the United States eventually decided to end hostilities after the fall of Saigon | Vietnam |
| Newspaper writers who would exaggerate reports in order to influence political decisions. Encouraged the Spanish-American War | Yellow Journalism |
| Landmark Supreme Court Case that decided that “Separate but Equal” was unconstitutional and made segregation in public schools illegal. | Brown vs. Board of Education |
| Allied invasion of Europe on June 6th, 1944 began the downfall of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi regime and the end of WWII in Europe. | D-Day |
| Appointed to the Supreme Court in 1981 by then President Ronald Reagan. She was the first woman on the Supreme Court | Sandra Day O’Connor |
| This man was the commander of the American Expeditionary Force in World War I. He spent time in El Paso, Texas. | John J. Pershing |
| Result of the Manhattan Project, this weapon was tested at Los Alamos, New Mexico and dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in WWII. | The Atomic Bomb |
| The term for a policy aimed at extending the political, economic, and cultural control of the United States over areas beyond its boundaries. Ex. Panama Canal | Imperialism |
| Cold War conflict in the 1950s which aimed to “contain” communism in former Japanese possessions. Ended with a split nation. | Korean War |
| This woman was appointed by President Barack Obama and became the first Latino on the Supreme Court. | Sonia Sotomayor |
| Co-Founder of Microsoft Corporation and one of the world’s richest men. Spurred the rise of the personal computer. | Bill Gates |
| African American Students who attended Central High in 1957 and had to be escorted to class by the United States Army after desegregation. | Little Rock Nine |
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