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history 130 midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How did the First World War begin | Gavrilo princip assassinated Franz Ferdinand, heir to Austria-hungarian throne. Austria-hungary declared war on Serbia. Axis/allies followed in suit |
| Who were the Allied powers | united kingdom, france, Russian empire |
| Who were the Central Powers | German empire, austrio-hungarian empire, ottoman empire, kingdom of Bulgaria |
| What new technologies and weapons emerged that greatly impacted that war and future wars | poison gas, machine gun perfection, trenches, bombs, mechanized warfare: tanks |
| Why did the U.S. enter World War One | Because of the sinking of the British Passenger ship Lusitania, where a number of US citizens died, and 8 u.s. ships by germany – Zimmerman telegram – letter sent to mexico by germany telling them to invade the U.S. |
| What did President Wilson hope to achieve by sending American troops “over there" | he wished to make the world “safe for democracy" |
| What was the experience of the IWW during the war | (socialists) they got really picked apon. It sucked. Laborers were always striking. |
| How did U.S. propagandists inspire anti-German feelings during the war | Painted a hugely bad picture of germany. Inspired people to enlist in the army |
| How did the U.S. deal with the threat of German submarines | destroyers, convoys |
| How did American troops fare during the war | they did pretty well for how short they were fighting |
| Why did the Allies win the war | American joined, making britain and france stronger. They kept food from coming into germany until Germany surrendered |
| Why did the U.S. not enter the League of Nations | congress was mostly republican and isolationist and did not agree with the views of the democrats |
| What were the consequences of our failure to do so | We couldn’t give the right aid to the right people. We had to aid all countries equally, and could not punish germany. |
| How were civil liberties abused in the U.S. during World War One, and afterwards | Strike breaker’s violence against laborers “socialists.” Second rise of the KKK, “upholding of old American views” |
| What were the Fourteen Points | Woodrow wilsons’s view of a post-war world that could avoid another terrible conflict an attempt to make peace, and propose the league of nations. |
| How did they go over at the Versailles Peace talks after the war | They shot it down |
| How were they and the League of Nations accepted by the American public | League of nations was not accepted by the American public |
| What was the Committee on Public Information (CPI) | The mission of the committee was to persuade Americans that the war represented a battle for democracy and freedom. It improved american entourage and encouraged them to enter the war (propaganda) |
| Who was A. Mitchell Palmer | atourney general of the U.S. responsible for palmer raids – attempts by the U.S. department of justice to arrest and deport left wing radicals and anarchists. |
| What elements led to xenophobia in the U.S. during the 1920’s | prejudice and misunderstanding, immegration policies |
| How did immigration policies reflect the mood in the country at this time | They became drastic. We only allowed a small number of immegrants into our country |
| What was the “Red Scare" | making people freak out about communism |
| How did it manifest itself in the Sacco and Vanzetti case | someone was murdered and these Italians were accused, and they had guns on them when found |
| Why did the Ku Klux Klan rise again | political and economical conditions were ideal for the rise |
| What led to KKK downfall | Internal devisions, criminal behavior by leaders, and external opposition |
| How did American culture come alive in the 1920’s | shit was awesome |
| What were the key events of the 20s culture | Red sox trade babe ruth to Yankees, first commercial radio broadcast, it becomes illegal to distribute alcoholic beverages, speak-easies form |
| Who supported Prohibition | Womans Christian temperance union |
| What were the effects of Prohibition | People drank more. Organized crime rises. |
| Who were the popular entertainers and athletes of the Roaring Twenties | Babe ruth, jack dempsey |
| Who were the tragic victims of the 20s | Germans and socialists laborers |
| How did the careers of Jack Dempsey and Babe Ruth both reflect and define the “roaring twenties” | they had awesome lives, and were drunks |
| How would you characterize the Republican presidencies of the 1920’s | really shitty |
| Who benefited the most from republican presidencies | republicans |
| How did republican presidencies inadvertently lead the U.S. into disaster in 1929 | They didn’t moniter capitalism and money went into the hands of the few instead of the many |
| What were the most powerful symbols of the Great Depression | Stock market crash, banks close, job losses |
| How did the Americans cope with the economic collapse | Drinking |
| What were President Franklin Roosevelt’s first acts upon his inauguration in 1933 to combat the Depression | new deal |
| How did the New Deal attempt to reconstruct economic life in America | relief for the unemployed and poor; recovery of the economy to normal levels; and reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression |
| What did FDR do about Prohibition | tried to appeal it |
| Who were his “Brain Trusters” | oup of advisers created by President Roosevelt, that were four close friends. The idea of their job was to have a brain storming committee that could come up with ideas for dealing with the Great Depression. |
| What was the Bonus Army | WWI veterans and families who protested in Washington in 1932, lead by Walter W. Waters, for money |
| What happened to the bonus army | they were not given money, but allowed to enroll in the civilian conservation corps |
| How did the Great Depression affect blacks and other minorities | nothing was done to stop racism in the 20s |
| How did the New Deal help minorities | WPA developed a non discrimination policy |
| What were “alphabet soup” agencies | countless programs of the new deal |
| How did FDR attack the plight of the “Dust Bowl” farmers | governmental programs designed to conserve soil and restore the ecological balance of the nation |
| How did the Depression end | when massive spending for World War II began. |
| What was the result of FDR’s attempt to restructure the Supreme Court in 1937 | it did not pass, congress faught |
| What was Eleanor Roosevelt’s role as First Lady | supported of civil rights, she took over office while FDR was incapacitated |
| How did FDR view the rising power of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi party in Germany | he didnt like it |
| What was the “Good Neighbor” policy | before lend lease act, same concept helping allies |
| What former president most influenced FDR’s foreign policy | truman |
| What were the “Neutrality Acts | shits that said, dont do shit |
| what was “isolationism" | the american right wing view that we shouldnt mess with others and be alone |
| What were the biggest problems between the U.S. and Japan prior to our entry into World War Two | |
| 41. How did World War II begin in Europe | |
| How did it begin in the Pacific | |
| 42. What was “Lend-Lease | |
| ” 43. Examine the events leading up to the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor. Why did the Japanese attack | |
| What were they hoping to gain | |
| How did the U.S. react, both at home and in the Pacific | |
| What were Japan’s war aims | |
| 44. What was battle like in the Pacific | |
| In Europe | |
| 45. How did the war affect American women | |
| How did it directly affect blacks and minorities | |
| 46. What was Executive Order No. 9066 | |
| 47. How did the war affect America’s economy | |
| Did the country sink back into the depression after the war | |
| 48. Review Soviet-American relations during and after the war | |
| What factors brought the alliance together | |
| What factors drove it apart | |
| What was the result of the 1945 Yalta Conference | |
| How did FDR deal with Stalin | |
| How did Truman deal with Stalin | |
| What did the Soviet Union want out of the war | |
| 49. How did Americans react to reports of the Holocaust | |
| 50. Why did the U.S. drop atomic bombs on Japan | |
| What is the view of the “revisionist” historians regarding the use of nuclear weapons on Japan | |
| 51. What was the Truman Doctrine | |
| - It offered support to all countries that declined communism, attempting to contain it, and untimately end it. By HArrry Truman. Trying to stop the spread of communism 52. What was the Marshall Plan | |
| - The US program of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after WW 2. (david says Truman) 53. How did they reflect American concerns after World War II | |
| The Truman doctrine represented isolationism and American right-wing views. The marshall pan represented Americas favor 54. What is the “National Security State | |
| ” - A post- World War II state in which nearly all aspects of political, economic, intellectual, and social life are dominated by considerations of national defense and the drive to maintain a defense establishment capable of protecting the state against | |
| 56. Review the “red-baiting” career of Joseph McCarthy. Why did Hollywood fear McCarthyism | |
| How did President Truman react to charges that he was “soft” on communism | |
| What sort of claims did McCarthy make | |
| Why was he finally censured by the Senate | |
| 57. What was George F. Kennan | |
| - AMERICAN DIPLOMAT STATIONED IN SOVIET UNION DURING WORLD WAR II AND AFTER. SENDS TOP-SECRET “LONG TELEGRAM” WHICH WARNS OF SOVIET “INHERENT AGRESSION.” 58. What was “containment | |
| ” How did the policies he laid out in his “long telegram” and “Mr. X” article influence subsequent American foreign policy | |
| What was “brinksmanship | |
| ” 59. What happened in Iran in 1953, and Guatemala in 1954 | |
| What happened at the Bay of Pigs in Cuba in 1961 | |
| What was the Cuban Missile Crisis | |
| 60. Review the careers and actions of such prominent figures in the Civil Rights Movement as Jackie Robinson, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. What were their significant achievements | |
| How did they directly impact the Movement | |
| 61. What were the approaches of Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson towards Civil Rights | |
| 62. What was Brown v. Board of Education | |
| What was CORE | |
| What was SNCC | |
| 63. How did Malcolm X’s approach to racial equality differ from King’s | |
| What was Malcolm’s view of the March on Washington | |
| 64. What was the Voting Rights Act | |
| 65. Who was Emmitt Till | |
| - a black 14-year-old from Chicago who was brutally mutilated and killed in the Deep South in August 1955 in missisippi while visiting relatives 66. Who was Muhammad Ali | |
| What was significant about Ali | |
| 67. What happened at the Mexico City Olympics in connection with the ongoing struggle for black rights in America | |
| 68. What was the “Beat Generation” | |
| Who were its leading spokesmen | |
| What did the Beats believe in, and what did they reject | |
| 69. Who was Dr. Alfred Kinsey, and what was he famous for | |
| Who was George Creel? | the head of the committee on public information |
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