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History 11 Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Main Causes Of WWII | Treaty Of Versailles (punished Germany) -- fascism (Italy/Germany) -- Great Depression (economic instability) -- militarism (competition of strength) |
| America's Strategy When Entering War | became allies with France, Britain, & the Soviet Union -- utilized American production -- pursued the "Europe First" strategy |
| Interment Of Japanese Americans | put into concentration camps ordered by the President -- used to avoid the chance of Japanese spies |
| Germany's Political Party In The 1930s | National Socialist German Workers' Party led by Hitler (Nazi party) -- anti-Semitism group |
| Genocide | deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or group (ex: Holocaust) |
| Lend-Lease Act | allowed FDR to lend or lease supplies to nations vital to the defense of the U.S. |
| Purpose Of Price Controls & Rationing In WWII | used to ensure the price of living reasonable -- more equitable distribution by limiting the number of purchases (gov't issued points as money) |
| African Americans In WWII | one million African Americans joined the military -- 50,000 actually served in combat units -- other had vital supporting roles |
| American Women In WWII | 350,000 women responded to call -- Women's Army Corps (WAC) was established |
| Operation Overlord | surprise invasion of beaches in Normandy France on June 6th 1944 (D-Day) -- largest attempted invasion -- American & British paratroopers dropped in -- Allie victory |
| Higgins Boats | landing crafts used during WWII in amphibious landings (famous during D-Day) |
| Main Causes Of The Cold War | the Space Race (tensions between US & USSR) -- the Arms Race (nuclear weapons) |
| Berlin Wall | fortified wall surrounding West Berlin in Germany -- prevented East Germans from traveling West -- its demolition in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War |
| Berlin Airlift | 1948 airlift that provided food & fuel to Berlin citizens |
| Policy Of Containment | idea by Kennan -- contain Soviet influence & limit its expansion -- used to keep communism away |
| The Marshall Plan | provided food, fuel, & money for Western European nations |
| Truman Doctrine | Truman’s policy of providing economic & military aid to any country threatened by communism |
| The United Nations | aim was to prevent future wars & maintain peace, 51 nations came together in San Francisco to join the UN |
| Korean War | conflict between Communist North Korea & Anti-Communist South Korea -- US helps SK |
| Impact Of Sputnik | first artificial satellite, led to creation of NASA and Space Race |
| Congress Impact On Civil Rights | Plessy vs Ferguson (challenged "separate but equal") -- Brown vs. Board of Education (ruled that school segregation was unconstitutional) |
| Montgomery Bus Boycott | Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to stand for a white passenger -- caused African Americans to refuse riding buses |
| Civil Rights Act 1964 | signed by LBJ -- outlawed discrimination in public places such as school and other facilities |
| Assassination Of Martin Luther King Jr. | shot on April 3rd on his motel balcony & died in the hospital shortly after -- his assassin James Earl Ray was charged with murder |
| Thurgood Marshall | American civil rights lawyer -- first black justice on the US Supreme Court |
| *JFK | look at study guide :) |
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