Chapter 10
How did foreign policy contribute to the Great Depression?
American tariffs slowed global trade by reducing exports, harming worldwide trade
What event started World War II?
Germany invaded Poland
What does the term Cold War apply to (define the term)?
A period of tension that does not involve military force
What was the case of Brown vs. Board of Education about?
Segregated public schools were unconstitutional
What was the main reason the United States became involved in the Vietnam War?
To prevent the spread of communism
What was the main reason people saw Roosevelt’s approach to the Depression as more effective than Hoover’s?
The New Deal jobs programs were federally managed
Why was the policy of appeasement designed?
To avoid war by making concessions to dictators
What was the purpose of constructing the Berlin Wall?
Keep German from traveling between communist and capitalist areas
What is civil rights activist Rosa Parks known for?
Refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus
How did the Domino Theory influence U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
The US feared that if Vietnam fell to communism, then other countries also would
What was the result of President Roosevelt’s court-packing plan?
Roosevelt was widely criticized
Who were the “code talkers” during WWII?
Foreign language experts
Why was the United Nations created?
To actively promote world peace
Name a fact about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
He gave the famous “I Have a Dream” Speech
Why was the Tet Offensive so disturbing to Americans?
It contradicted claims that the North Vietnamese were close to defeat
What were two reasons President Roosevelt launched the Second New Deal?
1. The First New Deal programs had not generated enough of an economic recovery
2. Roosevelt wanted to address the criticism he received over the First New Deal
Name a reason why Iwo Jima was an important objective for the American military.
US planes cold bomb Japan from there
Why was the alliance between China and the Soviet Union in 1950 a threat to the United States?
The US feared two countries would support communist revolutions elsewhere
Why did President Eisenhower decide to send troops to Little Rock, Arkansas?
Southern refusal to desegregate schools
The Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students in 1970 because…….
The students refused to disperse during a protest
What were two goals of the Roosevelt administration’s banking regulations?
1. To increase consumer confidence in the banking system
2. To prevent ordinary people from losing their savings
Name three strategies of the Allies in the Pacific during World War II.
1. Moving from one Pacific island to the next, trying to reach Japan
2. Decimating the Japanese fleet
3. Launching an invasion against the Philippines
Name two things about the idea of containment involved in foreign policy.
1. Preventing communism from spreading to new areas
2. Waiting for communist economies to inevitably collapse
Name the tactic of Malcom X?
Meeting violence with violence
Why did American troops have difficulties during the war because of North Vietnamese troops?
1. They were able to blend into local populations
2. Frequently conducted ambushes
3. Set up booby traps across the countryside