Unit 4
Explain how Hawaii became a US territory.
The US sent marines to overthrow the Hawaiian monarch, with the support of American businessmen.
What caused the Great Depression (list multiple causes)?
The overproduction of goods and the excessive use of credit.
The stock market crash of 1929.
Farming Foreclosures.
Define Marshall Plan.
After WW2, the US spent $13 Billion to rebuild the war-torn countries of Europe and prevent communism from spreading in Europe.
Define McCarthyism
The false accusations of communism against political opponents during the 2nd Red Scare; used against Hollywood actors and liberal activists.
What were Reagan’s core beliefs about government?
President Ronald Reagan believed that the government was not the solution. It was the problem. He wanted to reduce taxes and government regulation of businesses.
Define imperialism.
Bonus: Identify the 3 causes of American Imperialism
A larger nation controls a smaller nation, usually by force.
Economic interest
Military bases
Racism/white supremacy
How did FDR’s “bank holiday” impact the Great Depression?
Restored public trust in the banks; bank closures dropped to zero
Describe the impact of the Brown v. Board of Education decision on US society.
School segregation was ruled unconstitutional.
What is the significance of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The world almost faced nuclear war when the Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, in range of the US.
What issue has been debated in terms of national security ever since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001?
Balancing individual rights to privacy with the need for national security.
Define The Great Migration.
African-Americans moved from the South to Northern cities in search of economic opportunities and to escape racial violence in the South.
Describe life for Japanese Americans during World War II
Japanese-American citizens were forcibly removed from the homes and placed in internment camps for the duration of the war.
What rights were extended to those accused of crimes under the Warren Court?
The expansion of individual rights of those accused of crimes: Miranda rights, right to a lawyer, legal evidence.
Describe the impact of the Vietnam War on Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society”.
The war forced Johnson to move money from domestic programs to fight the war.
George HW Bush effectively handled foreign policy, with Operation
Desert Storm against Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but he failed to
address economic hardships.
Define Prohibition. What Constitutional Amendment started Prohibition?
The ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol. The 18th amendment.
Describe the US homefront during World War II. What methods were used to support the war?
Rationed goods
Planted victory gardens
Collected scrap metals
Women joined the labor force
How did Hispanic-American farm workers respond to poor working conditions?
They organized the United Farm Workers Association (Brown Power movement/Cesar Chavez).
List major events during the Carter administration
Iran Hostage Crisis/Camp David Accords (ended conflict between Israel and Egypt)
What was the economy like during Bill Clinton's Presidency and the 1990s?
The economy was excellent. The federal government had a budget surplus, and there was a significant boom in the technology industry and early internet.
Define nativism
Bonus: Give at least 3 examples of nativism during the 1920s
The racist opposition to immigration in the early 1900s.
The KKK
Quota Laws
The Red Scare
Why did Truman use the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
To avoid large American casualties in a Japanese Invasion.
Why was the 26th Amendment created?
It lowered the voting age to 18 as a result of the Vietnam War so that the voting age matched the draft age of 18.
What year did the Berlin Wall fall? What did it signify?
What year was Barack Obama elected? Why was his election significant?
2008. He was the first Black President, a dramatic symbolic victory for people of color in America.