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What did the Neutrality Acts of the 1930s do?100

1. Made it illegal to sell weapons to warring nations.

2. Said U.S. government could not make loans to warring nations.

3. Non-military goods could be sold to warring nations only on a “cash and carry basis.”

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Name two ways that the U.S. helped the Allies before officially entering

World War II.2001. The Lend-Lease Act

2. The Destroyers for Bases Deal

3. The Atlantic Charter

4. Sending Naval Escorts to Protect Supply Ships Heading to Great Britain and France

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What did the Supreme Court rule in the case Korematsu v. United

States?300The Japanese Internment was

constitutional because Japanese-Americans posed a legitimate

threat to American national security.

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Summarize the effects that World War II had on two social groups.400

1. Women: Moved into jobs traditionally occupied by men; some served in the armed forces in non-combat roles.

2. African-Americans: Found a “Double Victory” campaign for freedom and home and abroad. Generally gained access to better jobs during the war. Threatened to march on Washington to eliminate discrimination in war industries.

3. Mexican-Americans: Bracero workers (migrant farm workers) were encouraged to help fill labor shortage; Zoot Suit riots resulted in beatings for many Mexican-Americans.

4. Japanese-Americans: Faced heavy discrimination; interned during the war.

5. Native Americans: Navajo “code talkers” played important role in Pacific war.

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How did the American economy change during World War II? Give

two ways.5001. War Production Board coordinated

production, set quotas, etc.

2. Rationing of food & consumer goods.

3. Victory Bonds sold to finance the war effort.

4. Americans encouraged to recycle, conserve & plant victory gardens.

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Why did the United States enter World War II?100The United States declared war on

Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor

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What battle was the turning point in the war in the Pacific?200

The Battle of Midway… Because so many Japanese aircraft carriers

were sunk, that it reset the balance of naval power in favor of

the United States.

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What was the American strategy for winning the war in the Pacific?300

Island Hopping… working their way across the Pacific by taking islands that were closer and

closer to Japan.

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What was the significance of the Battle of Iwo Jima?400

It is a good example of how difficult & brutal the fighting was in the Pacific. Four marines died for

every square yard of Iwo Jima. It is also a good example of island

hopping.

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What argument did President Truman make to justify the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and

Nagasaki?500

Dropping the bombs would ultimately save lives by

eliminating the need for a U.S. invasion of Japan.

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Why did the Cold War begin?100The Cold War began because the USA and the USSR had opposite political and economic systems, and both wanted to expand their

influence. Both were superpowers with strong

economies, powerful militaries, and lots of resources.

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What was the over-arching goal of most U.S. foreign policy during

the Cold War?200The “containment” (limiting the expansion) of communism.

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What policy stated that the United States would assist any country (especially in Europe) that was struggling against communist

influence?300The Truman Doctrine

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Name two benefits of the Marshall Plan for the United States?400

The Marshall Plan gave billions of dollars to Western Europe in order to help the region re-build after World War II.

• It helped limit the spread of communism by helping to improve economic conditions in Western Europe.

• It provided Europeans with the means to buy American goods to rebuild.

• It made recipients more loyal to the U.S.

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What did Alger Hiss and Julius Rosenberg have in common?500Both were Americans accused of

spying for the Soviet Union during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

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How did the United States respond to the Soviet Union’s decision to

blockade West Berlin?100The Berlin Airlift

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What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?200It was a failed invasion of Cuba that

was launched by the CIA using Cuban exiles. It was intended to

spark a larger rebellion to overthrow Castro, but failed. It

was a huge embarrassment to the Kennedy administration.

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To what does the term McCarthyism refer?300

The strategy of “redbaiting” or accusing someone of having

communist sympathies in order to make political gains or exercise power. McCarthy’s accusations were reckless and often without

any foundation.

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Summarize the agreement that ended the Cuban Missile crisis.400

1. The USA would promise not to invade Cuba.

2. The USA would lift the naval blockade (quarantine) of Cuba.

3. The USSR would remove the missiles from Cuba.

4. Secretly… the USA agreed to remove similar missiles from Turkey.

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How successful was the Korean War. Explain.500

It was successful in the sense that it prevented the expansion of

communism into South Korea, but it was unsuccessful in conquering

North Korea. It ended in a stalemate with the borders in

roughly the same spot as at the beginning of the war.

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What caused the Baby Boom after World War II.100

Sex…

Well, and the fact that many people had put off having children during the Great Depression and World

War II.

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Name one factor that contributed to the sense of conformity and homogeneity in the 1950s.200

1. Nationally syndicated televisions shows modeled middle class lifestyles.

2. Suburbanization… Large housing developments like Levittown, in which all houses were built to look the same.

3. Mass consumption of new consumer goods such as TVs, refrigerators, cars, etc.

4. Women were generally expected to stay at home and raise children.

5. Fast food chains like MacDonald’s

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What did the Taft-Hartley Act do?300It limited some of the rights that labor unions had gained during the New Deal. In particular, it

limited unions right to establish closed shops in which all

employees had to join the union.

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What was the purpose of NAFTA?400It created a free trade zone between the U.S., Mexico, & Canada.

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Name one trend in the 1950s that seemed to contradict the sense of

conformity prevalent in that decade.500

1. Rock and Roll Music

2. Juvenile Delinquency

3. Authors such as the Jack Kerouac and the Beatniks

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Final Challenge

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Name three specific actions that the U.S. government took to implement the policy of

containment.

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1. Truman Doctrine

2. Marshall Plan

3. Formation of NATO

4. Berlin Airlift

5. The Korean War

6. Blockade of Cuba

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