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ALL Spring Semester
Chapters 13 - 24 final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 20th century president who wanted a return to traditional values of family, church and free enterprise. | Ronald Reagan |
| foreign policy doctrine of stopping Communism before it could enslave a country. | Reagan Doctrine |
| 20th century black economist who wrote that careless welfare programs hurt ethnic minorities by destroying family life and the work ethic. | Thomas Sowell |
| American president who sent troops into Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm | Bush 41 |
| General who led American troops during Operation Desert Storm | Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf |
| Common-sense approach to government finance aiming for balanced budgets, stable money supply and less government interference in commerce | Reaganomics |
| Who was the first femal Supreme Court Justice? | Sandra Day O'Connor |
| Who was the second president to be impeached? | Bill Clinton |
| Name the Muslim leader who has taken credit for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on America. | Osama bin Laden |
| How did President Reagan highlight the inefficiencies of a communist economy? | Reagan increased US military technology through private enterprise. |
| To what position did President Reagan appoint Clarence Thomas? | Supreme Court Justice |
| Who was the leader of Italy during WWII? | Benito Mussolini |
| Name the political idea which says the nation's leader is infallible, state leaders are more valuable than citizens and some ethnic groups are inferior. | National socialism |
| FDR described America's role in supplying arms and food to Great Britian while remaining a neutral nation in 1940 and 1941 as _____________. | an arsenal of democracy |
| What did President Eisenhower call the idea of one country falling to Communism, leading to other countries falling to Communism? | domino theory |
| What was constructed from 1974 - 1977 to decrease American dependency on foreign oil? | Trans-Alaskan Pipeline |
| What is the law which prohibited racial discrimination in public? | Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
| Name the president who pardoned Richard Nixon. | Gerald Ford |
| Hitler used the philosophies of _____ and _____ to support his idea of a "master race". | Marxist-socialism and theory of evolution |
| Name the divided city who received food and supplies to ward off starvation during the winter of 1948 - 49 in the greatest airlift in history. | Berlin |
| The polio vaccine was developed by _____ | Jonas Salk |
| Winston Churchill called the invisible wall of Communist slavery in Eastern Europe _______ | an iron curtain |
| Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? (also known as the Angel of the Battlefield) | Clara Barton |
| Name the general who led the Third Army and liberated Italy during WWII. | George Patton |
| What government program was designed to control flodding and bring hydroelectric power to the mid-South? | Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) |
| The Central Powers of WWI were made up of: _____ | Germany, Austria-Hungary & the Ottoman Empire |
| Name the British economist who promoted tax & spend governmental policies during the Great Depression era. | John M. Keynes |
| Which Constitutional amendment allows women to vote? | 19th Amendment |
| Vladimir Lenin led the ___________ in the Communist Revolution of 1917. | Bolsheviks |
| Who is thought to be the greatest hero of WWI? | Sgt. Alvin York |
| What is the term for men taking cover in deep ditches during battle? | trench warfare |
| Wyatt Earp and his brothers killed outlaw gunmen bringing law and order to Tombstone, AZ in this famous gunfight. | Battle at the O.K. Corral |
| What country did the US declare war on in 1898 in order to help Cuba win her independence? | Spain |
| Teddy Roosevelt became president after the assassination of _______________. | William McKinley |
| William Taft was the only president to become a ________________. | Supreme Court Justice |
| Name the famous lawyer who became a preacher during the Second Great Awakening. | Charles Finney |
| What was the name of the cavalry unit organized by Teddy Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War? | Rough Riders |
| Identify the engineering marvel which significantly shortened the NY to San Francisco trip. | Panama Canal |
| _______________ led the Confederate troops during the War Between the States. | Robert E. Lee |
| Who was the president of the Confederate States of America? | Jefferson Davis |
| Name the battle which was the turning point of the War Between the States. | Battle of Gettysburg |
| General _______________was elected the 18th US President. | U S Grant |
| George Washington Carver is known for his discovery of a huge number of uses for these 2 crops and for teaching the value of crop rotation. Name the 2 crops. | sweet potato & peanuts |
| Who organized the oil industry in the late 19th century? | John D Rockefeller |
| The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad was marked with a golden spike at this location. | Promontory Point, UT |
| Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie and Barrett Travis defended their position until the death at this battle in the War for Texas Independence. | Battle of the Alamo. |
| What was the Pony Express? | a mail service which only operated for 19 months between St Joseph, MO and Sacramento, CA. |
| Why did many people travel to California in 1849? | to search for gold |
| When did D-Day occur? | June 6, 1944 |
| When did the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor? | December 7, 1941 |
| When did Neil Armstrong become the first man to walk on the moon? | July 20, 1969 |
| When were the opening shots of the War Between the States fired on Ft. Sumter? | April 9, 1861 |
| When did Richard Nixon resign from the presidency claiming he was "not a crook"? | August 9, 1974 |
| Which president believed in... a small government, with little interference in commerce, a plan to stop Communism before it enslaved a country, and the importance of religion in building the character of a nation's citizens? | Ronald Reagan |
| Which president believed in… govt solving many social issues, a nation who chose to give up her weapons would lead the way to peace, following the suggestions of the UN to give up strategic positions and that human rights dictated our identity? | Jimmy Carter |
| Which president believed in….demonstrating against US govt and her policies, economic policies outweigned moral character, political power was more important than a stable and strong nation, and govt's purpose was to provide people with the tools for life | William J. Clinton |
| Which president believed in…immigrants becoming immersed in Americanism instead of clinging to their previous identities, hard work and moral character improved the individual and the nation? | Teddy Roosevelt |
| Name the foreign policy which pledged to assist any free nation threatened by Communist takeover | Truman Doctrine |
| What was the name of the plan initiated by the Secretary of State under President Truman to alleviate postwar poverty and unrest in Europe? | Marshall Plan |
| Identify America's enemy in the Cold War. | Communism |
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