Reconstruction
Who was the first president to be impeached AND why?
Andrew Johnson; firing a cabinet member without congressional approval
Name 4 reasons an immigrant in the late 1800s/early 1900s could be banned from entering the U.S.
Name 3 weaknesses of the League of Nations
No army, unanimous voting, no USA
Two competing countries using other competing countries ("proxies") to fight a war instead of fighting for themselves. Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan
What was the Watergate scandal? What was its result?
President Nixon hired men to spy on the Democratic National Committee and paid off witnesses. Nixon was about to be impeached when tapes of him condoning the hush-money payments was discovered, so he resigned.
What did the Radical Republicans believe in?
Punishing the states that seceded and giving Black people full equal rights
It was thought to reduce domestic violence, poverty, crime
What was the immediate cause of WWI and what were the long-term causes?
Immediate: assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Long-term: militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
Why were Italy and Japan not divided and occupied like Germany was after WWII?
Italy had switched sides in 1943 when Mussolini fled Rome, while Japan was desired as an American ally, so its royal family and government were left intact.
Why did Iraq invade Kuwait? What was the long-term consequence for the United States for its involvement in the war against Iraq?
It angered many Iraqis, who felt humiliated by their defeat, and it radicalized many men into joining new anti-American terror groups like al-Qaeda
What did the Compromise of 1877 achieve?
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes could be president after the controversial election of 1876 but Reconstruction had to end
She had taken voting rights away from white foreign men, so they overthrew her and established a "republic" that was then annexed into the U.S.
Which countries were in the Triple Alliance before WWI and which countries were in the Triple Entente? Which countries then became the Allies during the war and which became the Central Powers?
Triple Alliance: Austria-Hungary, Italy, Germany
Triple Entente: Russia, France, Britain
Allies: Russia, Britain, France, USA, China, Italy, Serbia
Central Powers: Ottoman Empire, Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria
What was containment? Name 4 countries the U.S. pursued containment in.
Containing the spread of communism to new countries by any means necessary. Vietnam, Korea, Afghanistan, Cuba, Guatemala, Iran, Indonesia, Chile
How many planes were crashed as part of the 9/11 attacks? Where did they crash?
4 planes crashed: one into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York, one into the South Tower, one into the Pentagon, and one into a field in Pennsylvania
What government office drafts articles of impeachment against the president and which government office puts the president on trial and votes whether to convict?
House of Representatives; Senate
Name 2 reasons why America wanted to buy Alaska and 2 reasons why Russia wanted to sell Alaska
Russia: too far, too expensive, conflict with Alaska Natives
USA: raw materials, annex Canada, manifest destiny
How did the burning of the Reichstag happen? What was the result?
The Nazis paid a communist to set the fire, then blamed him for it. Hitler demanded emergency powers from the president to protect Germany from communist attacks.
What were glasnost and perestroika and how did they contribute to the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Glasnost ("openness") = allowing more free speech and criticism of the government
Perestroika ("restructuring") = introducing market reforms into the command economy
They led people to demand more freedoms while also angering hardliners in the communist party, leading republics to declare independence and a failed coup attempt against Gorbachev
Why was Bill Clinton impeached? Why did many believe his impeachment was politically motivated?
He was impeached for lying under oath about an affair he had with an intern. Many believed it was politically motivated because Clinton was a Democrat and Republicans (despite having their own extramarital affairs) campaigned for his impeachment.
The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution guaranteed what?
The abolition of slavery, birthright U.S. citizenship, voting rights for Black men
The Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and Twenty-First Amendments to the Constitution guaranteed what?
Prohibition of alcohol, voting rights for white women, repealed Prohibition
What two cities did America drop nuclear bombs on in Japan? How were they chosen?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki were chosen because of their military importance to Japan
What was the Berlin Wall? When and how did the Berlin Wall come down?
What were Osama Bin Laden's motivations for forming al-Qaeda and attacking America?
America's support for Israel, American troops stationed in Saudi Arabia, a perceived anti-Arab foreign policy in the U.S.