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US History Q3 Check
Quarterly 3 check for KRAI
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was the purpose of posters on rationing in WWII? | to make sure both Americans and Military have resources during the War |
| What kinds of prosperity was seen at the end of WWII? | Economic |
| What are some examples of the economic prosperity seen in the US after the war? | Growth of consumerism and suburbs |
| What was the Truman Doctrine? | to restore stability in politics through containment (think policy) |
| What was the Marshall Plan? | to restore stability and economic recovery (think money/economics) |
| what was Cash and Carry? | ability for allies to purchase supplies from the US and the US could stay neutral. |
| Executive Order 9835 said what? | There would be a loyalty investigation in the civilian employment in any Federal department |
| What was the cause of the EX Order 9835? | concern that communists were in the US government , connected to the Red Scare |
| What is SNCC? | Student Non Violent Coordinating Committee |
| What did the SNCC use? | resistance through civil disobedience |
| What are some examples of civil disobedience? | sit ins, Freedom Riders, March on Washington, boycotts, protest marches |
| What is Brown v. Board of Education? | All American school were forced to integrate |
| What did the South think of Brown v. Board? | Opposed to ruling, resisted the integration |
| Where is the Sunbelt? | Southern most states with lots of sunshine and aerospace jobs. |
| Why did Florida's population grow so quickly and steadily? | Immigration, economic growth, and internal migration |
| What is internal migration? | When Americans move from one part of the country to another part. |
| What is SEATO? | The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization (SEATO) was a military alliance that was formed to stop the spread of communism in Southeast Asia |
| Why was SEATO important? | It was an attempt to restrict aggression, prevent the Domino Theory. |
| In the 1950's who had less educational opportunities? | African Americans, Native Americans, and Immigrants |
| What were the three R's of the New Deal? | Relief, Recovery, and Reform |
| What was the Emergency Relief Act? | provided payments to millions of unemployed workers |
| What was the Agricultural Adjustment Act? | provided subsidies to farmers for decreased production |
| What was the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation? | insured deposits and monitored banking institutions |
| Why did tension between Japan and the US worsen right before the US joined WWII? | US had an embargo against Japan and they froze Japan's assets in the US. |
| What was the supreme court case Gideon v. Wainwright about? | a violation of his sixth amendment rights |
| What did the case Gideon v. Wainwright create? | An attorney must be provided to defendants without charge. |
| Truman believed that it was the US responsibility to help free people resist pressure by communism. How did he do that? | Military aid for countries threatened by Communism. |
| After the War what were the conditions women faced? | forced back into the home, unequal economic opportunities |
| What is the Domino Theory? | When one small country falls to Communism than more will follow. |
| What is the Lend-Lease Act? | The US will spare every available war and resources will be sent to help the allies. |
| The debated between JFK and Richard Nixon showed what? | It showed how many Americans relied on television for their political information and views. |
| Martin Luther King believed in what ideas? | non violence |
| Malcom X believed in what ideas? | self defense against racial aggression |
| What was a result of the HUAC? | Americans accused of communism were blacklisted and fired |
| What is the HUAC? | House Un-American Activities Committee |
| What event impacted Florida the most during the Cold War? | 1,000 of Cuban immigrants accepted to the US after Castro takes power. |
| What three things did the GI Bill provide to veterans? | low interest business loans, free college education, and low interest home loans |
| The GI Bill was passed under what act? | The Service Re-Adjustment Act |
| What part of the GI Bill was most influential to society? | Provided higher education opportunities for Veterans which transformed the work force |
| What is the "White Flight"? | It was the effect of minorities moving to cities for jobs. The white Americans moved out. |
| What happened to Japanese Americans on the west coast after the bombing of Perl Harbor? | They were moved to internment camps. |
| Between 1929 and 1933 what happened to consumer spending? | There was a crash of the New York Stock Exchange and the Great Depression started. |
| What is different between Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine. | both wanted stability, Marshall was economic focused and Truman policy centered |
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