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Pre World War
World War II
Post World War II
Cold War
General Foreign Policy
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Explain why the US was not really neutral during the late 1930s
They provided allies with weapons and supplies
100
How did the lives of African Americans and Women change during World War II?
They played an increased role in the workforce
100
What was the Marshall plan and what did the US hope to gain from it?
Gave aid to democratic European countries after World War II. US hoped to spread democracy and contain communism
100
What is the political tool called that makes accusations and without significant evidence. (Was used by a congressman in the 1950s)
McCarthyism
100
How were Japanese Americans impacted during WWII? What effect did this have on America?
Put in internment camps because they were seen as a threat to national security. It caused Americans to be hostile toward Japanese Americans and racism grew.
200
What was the US Foreign Policy stance in the mid 1930s? Why did the US take this stance?
A policy of neutrality/isolationism because the US did not want to get involved in another World War, especially during the Great Depression
200
What happened to Japanese-Americans during World War II? Why?
Sent to internment camps because they were thought to be threats to national security
200
Why was NATO created after World War II?
To create a group of allied, democratic countries that would defend each other from the Soviet Union or other threats if need be.
200
Why were the Soviet Union and the United States threatened by each other following World War II
They saw each other as national security threats because both had atomic bombs and both wanted to spread their ideology around the world.
200
Describe a social, political, or economic change that enslaved Americans experienced because of the Civil War. What effect did this have on America?
Mr. Sacks will judge your answer
300
Did Roosevelt assist the allied nations without actually entering the US into World War II? How?
Provided them with supplies through the Lend-Lease bill and the Destroyers for Bases deal.
300
Name two reasons why the US entered World War II
To fight Hitler AND The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
300
What two countries emerged as superpowers following World War II?
United States and the Soviet Union (Russia)
300
How did the Korean War end?
As a stalemate and the country remained divided
300
Describe a social, political, or economic change that women experienced because of any War. What effect did this have on America?
What does Sacks say?
400
Put the following events in order {US passes Lend-Lease Act}, {US declares war on Japan}, {US passes Neutrality Acts}, {Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor}
US passes Neutrality Acts, US passes Lend-Lease Act, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, US declares war on Japan
400
What effect did entering World War II have on the US economy?
Boosted the economy because it increased production and employment
400
In what German city did they hold trials for the human rights violations of the Holocaust?
Nuremburg
400
Explain the domino theory
The idea that if one country falls to communism, many countries will fall to communism
400
Describe a social, political, or economic change that Native Americans experienced because of a war. What effect did this have on America?
Sacks?
500
Why was it so difficult to follow a policy of isolationism during World War II?
Because the US had too much at stake. If they did not act, Germany and Japan may have won the war.
500
Why did the US drop two atomic bombs on Japan? Why was this decision so controversial?
To end the war with Japan, too many troops were dying, they would not have otherwise surrendered, etc Because it did not give enough warning, did not wait long enough to drop the second bomb, it killed 200,000 Japanese civilians, etc
500
What are two key differences between capitalism/democracy and communism?
In Communism, citizens do not have the same rights as those in democracy (freedom of speech, travel, religion, etc) The government owns all enterprises The government provides more social services etc
500
What was the purpose of the Berlin Airlift during the Cold War?
To overcome a trade blockade created by the Soviet Union
500
Identify a group of Americans that experienced a social, political, or economic change because of a war. How were they affected? What effect did this have on America?
Sacks...... sorry....