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Jamie Y8 Social Scie
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In what way did Carrie Chapman Catt contribute to social reform in this era? | She developed a new strategy to pursue women’s voting rights. |
| President Hoover believed that the government should respond to the Great Depression by | staying out of the nation’s economy. |
| What do suffrage, temperance, and abolition movements have in common? | They were all efforts to promote social reform. |
| Purchasing stock on credit is called | buying on margin |
| Which factors led to the Great Depression? | overproduction; speculation and credit |
| What promises did FDR make to the American people? | He would bring an end to poverty in the country.; He would lower the number of unemployed workers; He would create programs to support Americans. |
| Which term is defined as the pattern of continually purchasing goods at ever-increasing prices? | consumerism |
| When were Jim Crow laws first legislated and enforced on Black people? | starting in the late 1800s into the 1960s |
| Read what Franklin D. Roosevelt said when he accepted the Democratic Party’s nomination for president in 1932. "I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people." What does this quote reveal about Roosevelt? | He knew how to make a powerful claim for support. He understood how to hook and connect with supporters |
| Which developments of the 1920s contributed to an improvement in the American standard of living? | greater amount of leisure time; better means of communication increased availability of automobiles; more types of entertainment from new technology |
| Booker T. Washington's 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech. In the great leap from slavery to freedom . . . the masses of us are to live by the production of our hands . . . we shall prosper . . . as we learn to dignify and glorify common labor. | hard work had its own kind of dignity. |
| Which reason was a push factor, not a pull factor, for people to join the Great Migration? | racial oppression of Jim Crow laws poor economic conditions in the South increase in brutality from the Ku Klux Klan |
| The Works Progress Administration (WPA) was responsible for | improving infrastructure and public facilities. |
| The New Deal in part started a debate in the United States about the | role of the federal government. |
| What was a lasting impact of African American art, literature, and music created during the Harlem Renaissance? | It created a platform for civil rights and changed the cultural landscape of the US. |
| The New Deal provided relief to Americans from the effects of the Great Depression. A counterclaim would be? | Poverty and hunger persisted despite the New Deal. |
| The Tennessee Valley Authority erected 20 dams, ________ providing much-needed jobs for up to 40,000 workers. | eventually |
| In what way did the Declaration of Sentiments express support for women? | It stated that men and women are equal. |
| Which reasons were pull factors, not push factors, that influenced African American migration to the North? | voting rights; better living conditions; greater political and social freedom |
| What is Ernest Hemingway known for as an author? | writing The Sun Also Rises; writing in a strong, masculine style; being awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1953 |
| What was the eventual problem with the 1929 rise in stock prices? | Stocks became overvalued. |
| The policies and reforms of the Second New Deal were designed to | boost the nation’s economy. |
| The court case Plessy v. Ferguson challenged the legality of | racially segregated facilities. |
| What effects did the early years of the Great Depression have on the United States? | Homelessness increased as people ran out of money; Banks began evicting people in large numbers; Poverty rose steadily as people lost their jobs; Many businesses faced foreclosure and shut down. |
| Citizens pushed Hoover to use _________________ funds to help improve the economy during the Great Depression. | government |
| An invasion force > than any in the history of the world was slowly amassing in southern Britain toward that end. Just after midnight on June 6, three airborne divisions parachuted behind enemy lines to disrupt paths of communications. American leader? | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| How did the US government use propaganda in World War II? | to influence American opinion; to urge people to join the military; to encourage civilian contributions |
| How did US businesses make the change to wartime production? | Car companies began making airplanes, bombs, and tanks; Clothing companies made uniforms, blankets, and boots; Companies hired millions of workers to produce war materials. |
| What is the most likely reason the US dropped a second atomic bomb on Japan? | Japan refused to surrender after the first bomb was dropped. |
| What was one result of the Potsdam Conference? | Germany was divided into Allied zones of occupation. |
| Which term best describes a government that relies on extreme nationalism and subjects citizens to absolute authority? | fascism |
| how was the postwar occupation of Japan planned? | Allied nations met to agree on the goals and methods of the occupation. |
| The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created in 1949 | as a military alliance between the United States and Western Europe. |
| Which event led to the official entry of the United States into World War II? | the attack on Pearl Harbor |
| Describe government power in the Soviet Union during the Cold War? | It was unlimited under the rule of a dictator who had absolute power. |
| The policy of ______________________ was a US attempt to stop the spread of communism. | containment |
| how British citizens reacted to news of V-E Day? | They celebrated the end of the war in Europe and the return of prisoners of war. |
| Which breakthrough helped the United States win the battle of Midway, stopping Japan’s advance in the Pacific? | breaking Japanese military codes |
| Why were goods such as sugar, shoes, and gasoline scarce during World War II? | These goods were needed for war production and the war effort. |
| What economic consequences did Japan experience due to World War II? | Unemployment increased due to the destruction of factories. Food shortages occurred because of the destruction of crops. Deaths due to military events caused the loss of many workers |
| In what way did anti-Semitism influence the Holocaust? | The growth of anti-Semitism in Germany following World War I led the Nazis to carry out the genocide of Jewish people. |
| What did Western leaders think would happen after the USSR’s satellite states adopted communism? | Communism could easily spread to nearby nations. |
| Why were people with Japanese ancestry interned during World War II? | People feared those with Japanese ancestry would support Japan in the war. |
| What were the main reasons German forces aggressively expanded into neighboring countries in the late 1930s? | to unite German-speaking peoples to gain access to natural resources; to reclaim lands lost after World War I |
| The act of achieving peace by giving up something valuable is called | appeasement. |
| In what way did the US military prepare African American soldiers for war? | African Americans participated in a civilian flight training program. |
| During World War II, what prompted many Americans to grow their own produce in Victory gardens? | A shortage of workers and transportation made it hard to get crops. |
| Which event could be credited to the efforts of General George Patton? | the removal of Benito Mussolini from power |
| Which overall strategy did the US military employ in its advance toward Japan? | island hopping |
| How did Allied Commander General Dwight Eisenhower respond to the Holocaust? | He forced German civilians to tour liberated concentration camps. |
| Which US policy does the demilitarized zone on the Korean peninsula represent? | containment |
| Which societal changes occurred in the US as a result of the Vietnam War? | The mandatory draft ended. The voting age was lowered to 18 |
| What was one of the greatest criticism of the Great Society | It increased the federal budget. |
| Which statement best describes why Castro appealed to the Cuban people? | He promised to close the growing economic gap. |
| How was the US affected by the Cuban Missile Crisis? | The US had to remove missiles from bases in Europe. The US was no longer threatened by missiles in Cuba. The US had to accept a communist dictatorship in Cuba. |
| What was one of the major goals of the American Indian Movement? | protecting land rights and treaties from the past |
| How did the Nation of Islam differ from the SCLC? | The Nation of Islam promoted self-reliance for African Americans; The Nation of Islam advocated separation of the races; The Nation of Islam supported black nationalism. |
| Which phrase did state leaders who were opposed to integration use to drag out the process of desegregation in the excerpt from Brown v Board of Education decision by the Supreme court? | with all deliberate speed” |
| Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. "...These attacks are part of a deliberate and systematic campaign of aggression that the Communist regime in North Vietnam has been waging against its neighbors | Domino theory made politicians fear the spread of communism in South Vietnam. |
| What event led to the breakdown in the relationship between Vietnam and France? | Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Viet Minh |
| What was one of the major goals of the disability rights movement? | providing better access to schools and workplaces |
| What prompted China to enter the war directly? | the UN victories in the northern peninsula |
| After the University of Mississippi admitted James Meredith in 1962, the federal government sent marshals to | protect him from white students who were rioting in response. |
| Which strategies were used to win civil rights in the South in the 1960s? | organizing sit-ins at lunch counters; marching from one city to another; hosting public gatherings |
| why did antiwar protests peak in the late 1960s? | The number of troops sent to Vietnam was steadily increasing. |
| President Johnson’s Great Society was intended to create a society free of | poverty. |
| What did Executive Order 9981 desegregate? | the military |
| In the 1970s, women’s rights activists worked to secure the passage of | the equal rights amendment |
| What was the importance of the 15th Amendment to the civil rights movement? | It guaranteed voting rights to all Americans. |
| Which goal was established by the Paris Peace Accords in 1973? | bringing an end to the fighting between North and South Vietnam |
| Which behaviors were typical of McCarthyism? | asking forceful and threatening questions; forcing people out of their jobs if they were accused of supporting communism; questioning the loyalty of government workers if they agreed with communist |
| The Montgomery Bus Boycotts began as a response to the | arrest of Rosa Parks. |
| In the late 1960s, the United Farm Workers used protesting tactics, such as _________________________, to accomplish their goals | boycotts |
| The fact that Richard Nixon won the1968 election by a narrow margin showed that | the country was not united. |
| Who developed more nuclear weapons between 1950 and 1965, the US or the USSR | The US developed many more nuclear weapons than the USSR between 1950 and 1965. |
| Which statement best describes Ford’s official reaction to Nixon’s involvement in Watergate? | He issued a pardon so Nixon avoided jail over the scandal. |
| Why did the United States and Soviet Union negotiate the SALT I and SALT II treaties? | to reduce tensions between the two countries |
| Which events contributed to the fall of the Berlin Wall? | government reforms in Hungary; protests during the anniversary of the German Democratic Republic; Ronald Reagan's “Tear Down This Wall” Speech |
| How did President Nixon respond to environmental issues? | by creating the Environmental Protection Agency |
| How do President Clinton’s actions in Somalia compare to President Bush’s actions in Panama? | President Bush sent troops to capture President Noriega, while President Clinton removed troops from Somalia. |
| Which conditions applied to black South Africans under the system of apartheid? | T hey were denied voting rights; They were segregated from whites; They were required to carry passbooks. |
| With which countries did Secretary of State Henry Kissinger help President Nixon repair relationships? | China and Soviet Union & Vietnam |
| 1970 - US recession = high inflation caused businesses to have lowered profits --> __________________________ --> The economy stalled. | Workers lost their jobs because businesses had less need for them. |
| Which statement best describes the results of the Clinton presidency? | The economy improved, but government became more divided. |
| Why was it significant that President Reagan appointed three justices to the Supreme Court? | Reagan’s influence on government lasted long after his time in office. |
| How did lower interest rates help economic growth? | It helped people borrow money to use to purchase products and services. |
| Which issues faced President Carter when he took office in 1977? | high inflation; high interest rates; high unemployment; decreased consumer spending |
| Which statement best describes Russia in the 21st century? | It has established itself as an economic power. |
| Why did the United States primarily support the anti-government fighters in Afghanistan? | to fight the spread of communism |
| What was notable about the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia? | The protests were largely nonviolent; The communist leader resigned peacefully |
| Which were outcomes of the Persian Gulf War? | Saddam Hussein remained in power. President Bush’s popularity increased. Tensions between the US and Iraq continued. |
| What most likely accounts for the difference in the debt level in the last year of the Bush presidency (1992) and the last year of the Clinton presidency (2000)? | Clinton presided over economic growth with higher taxes, while the economy under Bush did poorly. |
| What did the results of the 1984 election tell about voters’ opinion of Reagan’s economic policies? | Voters enjoyed the benefits of his policies. |
| What did the Senate investigation during the Watergate scandal lead to? | constitutional crisis over the White House tapes |
| Which event launched the impeachment process against President Nixon? | the discovery that the president was involved in a cover-up plot |
| What resulted from President Clinton’s economic policies? | increased family income; decreased national debt; decreased unemployment |
| What was symbolic about the Berlin Wall falling on November 9, 1989? | It represented the beginning of the fall of communism in Europe. |
| What action finally led to the release of the Iranian-held American hostages? | sanctions by the United States and other nations |
| Which correctly describes the effects of glasnost and perestroika? | Glasnost led to revolutions in Soviet states, while perestroika created economic confusion. |
| What happened to inflation during the 1982 economic boom? | It returned to normal levels. |
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