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63 Cards in this Set
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What problem was targeted by the Office of Price Administration?
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Inflation
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Who organized a march on Washington on July 1, 1941 to protest discrimination?
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A. Phillip Randolph
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Who was the general that led the Third Army into Paris to liberate the city from German occupation?
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George Patton
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The Battle of the Bulge was significant because it marked the ______
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Last German offensive
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The Allied invasion of _____ was given the code name D-Day
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Nazi-occupied Europe
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V-E Day, or May 8, 1945, was the day when _____
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Germany surrendered
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When forced to abandon the Philippines, who made the vow "I shall return"
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Douglas MacArthur
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Truman's aim in deciding to drop the atomic bomb was to ____
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End the war and save American lives
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Nisei who lived on the West Coast were subjected to ___ during the war.
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Internment
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With respect to finding better jobs, the war years marked a period of ____ for African Americans
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Advance
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To combat the wartime inflation, the US government did all of the following:
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Raise and extend the income tax
Impose wage and price controls Encourage the purchase of war bonds |
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During the war, women in the WAACs served as ___
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Nurses and radio operators
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Germany's goals in the Battle of the Atlantic was to ______
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Keep food and war supplies from reaching Great Britain
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The Supreme Commander of US forces in Europe was
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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In the Battle of Stalingrad, all of the following contributed to Soviet Victory:
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Brutal winter
A massive Soviet counterattack Hitler's refusal to order a German retreat |
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The general who led Allied troops in battle on the islands of Baatan, Leyte, and Iwo Jima was ____
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Douglas MacArthur
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The main goal of the ____ was to stop the spread of communism.
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Truman Doctrine
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The Soviet Union set up the ________ in response to efforts from the West to reunify Germany.
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Berlin blockade
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_______ is best known for investigating communism in the film industry.
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HUAC
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The _______ were defeated in the civil war in China despite $2 billion in aid sent to them from the US.
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Nationalists
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Who was the leader of the Communists in China?
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Mao Zedong
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General Douglas MacArthur commanded US forces in _______
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Korea
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The ________ appeared to be winning the Korean War until China actively entered the conflict.
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South Koreans
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The United States responded to fear of Soviet military action in the Middle East by issuing the ______
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Eisenhower Doctrine
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To label someone's activities as ________ would be to suggest that the person is making unsupported accusations.
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McCarthyism
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When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the US responded by intensifying efforts to develop _______
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A hydrogen bomb
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In a capitalist system, private citizens control the ________
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Economic activity
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The main goal of the Truman Doctrine was to ______
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Restrict the spread of communism
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The Soviet blockade of West Berlin was a response to ________
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Efforts by western nations to reunify Germany.
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Between 1944 and 1947, Chinese nationalist ruled the _____ and ______ and regions of China.
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Southern
Eastern |
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The Soviet Union did not vote to defend South Korea at the UN Security Council because the Soviets were ______
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Boycotting the UN over the presence of Taiwan.
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When an armistice was signed ending the Korean War, North and South Korea we're still divided along the _______
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38th parallel
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After the U-2 incident, all of the following occurred:
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Khrushchev called off summit conference on the arms race
Khrushchev withdrew his invitation for Eisenhower to visit the Soviet Union Francis Gary Powers was released from prison after 18 months |
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Accusations that communism was widely present in the US government and military were made by________
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Joseph McCarthy
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During the Great Depression, the overall unemployment rate was about______
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25%
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What increased in the 1920s?
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Farmers' debts
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Herbert Hoover's approach to the Depression's economy was based on a belief in _______
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Voluntary cooperation
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All of the following were causes of the Great Depression:
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Tariffs on foreign goods
The availability of easy credit Crisis and from sector |
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An example of the psychological stress caused by the Great Depression was the rise in the number of_____
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People who committed suicide.
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The Dust Bowl was caused by the following:
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Drought
High Winds Overproduction of crops |
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The aim of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act was to _______
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Prevent farmers and homeowners from losing their property.
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After the stock market crash President Hoover tried to help the economy by ________
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Asking businesses not to lay-off employees.
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In calling shantytowns, ________, people conveyed their disgust with Hoover.
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"Hoovervilles"
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World War I veterans and their families made up the ________ that marched on Washington
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Bonus Army
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Buying stocks on the chance of a quick profit without considering risks is known as ________
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Speculation
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The candidates who ran for president in 1932 were __________
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Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt
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________ is the government giving payments or food to the poor.
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Direct relief
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Borrowing money to help pay for the stock is called______
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Buying a stock on margin.
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Men and boys who rode the rails were called _______
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Hoboes
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All of the following were effects of the Great Depression:
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Many children had poor diets
Many families became homeless Many men became unemployed |
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A major turning point in the civil rights movement was the assassination of:
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was founder and the first president of:
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Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Appealing to many African-Americans' anger and frustration over a lack of social and economic power, ________ preached a militant approach to civil rights.
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Malcolm X
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One accomplishment of the _______ was bringing about a federal ban on segregation in all interstate travel facilities.
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Freedom Riders
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_____segregation is segregation that results from laws.
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De jure
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In the summer of 1964, thousands of white college students took part in a campaign to register African-American voters in ______
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Mississippi
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The first organized movement by African-Americans to fight segregation was the Montgomery, Alabama ______
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Bus boycott
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The decision in ______ affirmed the legality of racial segregation and prompted the passage of Jim Crow laws.
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Plessy V. Ferguson
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Events such as ________ helped set the stage for the civil rights movement.
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Better access to good jobs during World War II.
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_______ was overturned by the Supreme Court decision in Brown V. Board of Education.
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"Separate but equal"
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A concentration of urban African-Americans in slum areas is an example of ________ segregation
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De facto
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According to the Kerner commission, the main cause of urban violence was ________
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White racism
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The Black Panthers advocated all of the following:
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Black power
Community development Black nationalism |