Robert brown high school

1. The Spanish-American War (1898) marked a

turning point in United States foreign policy

because the United States

(1) developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

(2) emerged as a major world power

(3) pledged neutrality in future European

conflicts

(4) refused to become a colonial power

2. A primary reason for the establishment of the

Open Door policy (1899) was to

(1) protect United States trade in the Far East

(2) gain control of the Panama Canal Zone

(3) encourage Chinese immigration to the

United States

(4) improve relations with Russia
3. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the

United States became involved in Latin America

primarily to

(1) establish new colonies

(2) protect economic and security interests

(3) raise the living standards of Latin Americans

(4) stop the flow of illegal drugs into the United

States
“Hawaiian Planters Urge American Annexation”

“U.S. and Germany Negotiate for Control of the

Samoan Islands”

“U.S. Gains Control of Wake Island and Guam”

4. Which conclusion can best be drawn from these

headlines?

(1) The Anti-Imperialist League strongly

influenced Congress.

(2) Respect for native cultures motivated United

States foreign policy.

(3) United States territorial expansion increased

in the Pacific Ocean.

(4) Construction of a railroad to Alaska was a

major policy goal.

5. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913 was intended to

(1) create a national parks system

(2) regulate the stock market

(3) control the nation’s money supply

(4) establish homelands for Native American

Indians

6. The Federal Reserve System was created in 1913 to

(1) protect endangered species

(2) reduce tariff rates

(3) collect income taxes

(4) regulate the nation’s money supply


Speaker A: Nature should be left as it is found. All

unsettled land should be off limits to

future settlement or development.

Speaker B: Natural resources should be controlled

by big business to ensure the economic

strength of the United States. Our

abundance of land gives us a great

advantage for competing in world

markets.

Speaker C: The natural resources of the United

States should be used wisely. We must

conserve them for future generations

while also using them to serve the

people of today.

Speaker D: No man or institution owns the land. It

is to be shared by everyone and

everything in the best interest of all who

depend upon its offerings.

7. Which speaker best expresses the environmental

views of President Theodore Roosevelt?

(1) A (3) C

(2) B (4) D

8. The statement of Speaker D is most like views

expressed by

(1) Native American Indians

(2) western farmers

(3) railroad companies

(4) European immigrants
9. “. . . There’s no chance of progress and reform in

an administration in which war plays the principal

part. . . .”

— President-elect Woodrow Wilson, 1913

In this statement, President-elect Wilson was

expressing the belief that

(1) the United States should enter World War I

immediately

(2) reform movements are strengthened by war

(3) the nation will require a change in leadership

if it goes to war

(4) the Progressive movement would be best

served by continued peace
10. President Woodrow Wilson’s policy of strict

neutrality during the early years of World War I

was challenged by

(1) German violations of freedom of the seas

(2) British disrespect for the Roosevelt corollary

(3) attacks by Mexicans on United States border

towns

(4) the refusal of the League of Nations to supply

Peacekeepers
11. Which geographic feature most influenced the

ability of the United States to protect its

mainland from attack during World War I?

(1) Gulf of Mexico (3) Pacific Ocean

(2) Great Lakes (4) Atlantic Ocean
12. Which event most influenced President Woodrow

Wilson’s decision to enter World War I?

(1) defeat of Russia by Germany

(2) assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

(3) raids by Mexico on the southwestern United

States

(4) renewal of unrestricted submarine warfare by

Germany
13. A major reason the United States entered World

War I was to

(1) maintain freedom of the seas

(2) stop impressment of United States sailors

(3) protect United States cities from foreign

attacks

(4) counter a German invasion of Latin America

14. Isolationists in the Senate objected to the United

States joining the League of Nations because they

opposed

(1) creation of the Security Council

(2) colonialism in Africa and Asia

(3) membership in the League by Germany

(4) involvement in future foreign wars

15. Many United States senators refused to support

membership in the League of Nations because

they believed that it would

(1) endanger United States economic growth

(2) force the United States to give up its colonies

(3) grant the president the power to annex new

territory

(4) involve the United States in future foreign

Conflicts

16. One major reason the United States Senate

refused to approve the Treaty of Versailles after

World War I was that many senators

(1) were concerned about future United States

obligations in foreign affairs

(2) rejected United States colonial practices in

Asia

(3) wanted immediate repayment of war debts

from France

(4) supported increased foreign aid to Germany

17. In Schenck v. United States (1919), the Supreme

Court decided that a “clear and present danger”

to the country allowed the federal government to

(1) establish a peacetime draft

(2) restrict first amendment rights

(3) suspend habeas corpus

(4) limit minority voting rights
18. Which argument was used by the Supreme Court

in reaching its “clear and present danger” ruling

in Schenck v. United States (1919)?

(1) The military is under civilian control.

(2) Powers are separated between the federal

and state governments.

(3) Constitutional rights are not absolute.

(4) The Constitution provides for equal pro -

tection under the laws
19. Which issue was the focus of the Supreme Court

decision in Schenck v. United States (1919)?

(1) freedom of speech for war protesters

(2) relocation of ethnic minority groups

(3) use of detention camps for enemy aliens

(4) integration of military forces

Unit VI Depression- WWII

Impacts/Effects of WWI

Great Migration-
19^th Amendment-
“Return to Normalcy”- President Harding desired to return the United States to “normal” and remove the US from foreign affairs. (Isolation)

Tea Pot Dome Scandal- Secretary of the Interior was convicted of accepting bribes from 2 oil executives in exchange for them to lease government-owned petroleum reserves.

Farmers Problem:

Increased production to meet the needs of the war continued after. TOO MUCH product Farmers owed loans and due to too much product they were forced to lower prices.

Flappers (1920’s)-

Harlem Renaissance-

Threats to Civil Liberties

Red Scare 1918- 1919- A scare of communism as a result of the Bolsheviks Revolution. An intense fear of communism swept the United States. Sacco & Vanzetti- Two Italian immigrants were convicted of a crime due to their beliefs & Italian background. (Nativism) Ku Klux Klan- Antiforeigner attitudes increased racism against African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants. Quotas- (Immigration Act of 1924) limited the numbers of immigrants from each country. Kept the totals for eastern Europe and Southern Europe LOW!! Scopes Trail- a biology teacher accused of questioning religious beliefs with Scientific reasoning.

Prohibition- (18^th Amendment)





Great Depression-

Great Depression Terms Hoovervilles Dust Bowl Works Progress Administration (WPA) FDR Public Works Administration (PWA) New Deal

Explain the Document:


World War II

Isolation- Foreign Policy of the United States prior to World War II that geared to ignore issues outside of the United States.

Totalitarianism-
Fascism- a government that is an extreme form of Nationalism, where individual rights are taken away.

Nazism- Fascism is Germany under Adolf Hitler.

Appeasement- To ignore aggression. (US & Britain ignored Hitler’s aggression and territorial conquest)

1938 Munich Agreement-

Lend Lease Act-

Need to know WWII Terms

Pearl Harbor Allies Axis Manhattan Project Hiroshima FDR Churchill Stalin Hitler Mussolini General MacArthur Holocaust

Explain the significance of the Propaganda Poster



Executive Order 9066- the imprisonment of Japanese Americans to maintain national security.

Korematsu v. United States- A 1944 landmark court case that determined that forced evacuation is reasonable during wartime.

Yalta Conference- 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meet to divide Germany in half to ensure it would not become aggressive again.

Potsdam- 1945 Allied leaders (Truman for US) warned Japan to surrender to prevent destruction.

Nuremburg Trials- the trial of Nazis officials finding them guilty of “crimes against humanity.”

GI Bill-
Executive Order 9981- Ends segregation in the armed forces.

United Nations-
Human Rights- the United Nations job to help ensure people all over the world are treated fairly.

Baby Boom-

**End of World War II the United States emerges as the world’s greatest military power!!**

Unit VI Quiz

1. In the early 20th century, what was the primary

cause of the large-scale migration of African

Americans out of the rural South?

(1) supply of new housing in the suburbs

(2) opportunities for jobs in northern factories

(3) availability of cheap land on the frontier

(4) absence of racial discrimination in northern

states
2. The conflict between science and religion in the

1920s was most clearly shown in the

(1) trial of John Scopes

(2) arrest of Sacco and Vanzetti

(3) nativist reactions to immigration

(4) poetry of the Harlem Renaissance
3. In the mid-1920s, the immigration policy of the

United States was mainly designed to

(1) deport illegal immigrants

(2) continue the traditional policy of open

immigration

(3) establish quotas for immigrants from certain

nations

(4) favor immigrants from southern and eastern

Europe
4. Immigration laws passed during the 1920s

changed United States policy by

(1) establishing immigration quotas

(2) allowing only skilled workers into the country

(3) favoring immigration from Asia

(4) encouraging an increase in immigration to

the United States

5. The convictions of Sacco and Vanzetti in the

1920s most closely reflected the

(1) increase in nativist attitudes

(2) federal government’s war on crime

(3) corruption of political machines

(4) rise in labor unrest
6.What was one cause of the stock market crash of

1929 and the Great Depression that followed?

(1) Costs associated with World War I had

bankrupted the economy.

(2) Speculators had purchased shares of stock on

margin with borrowed funds.

(3) Federal tax cuts had caused high inflation.

(4) Low farm production had weakened banks.

7. What was the major problem facing American

farmers during the 1920s?

(1) shortage of fertile land

(2) overproduction of crops

(3) low prices of imported farm products

(4) limited labor supply

8. One of the major causes of the stock market crash of 1929 was

(1) excessive buying of stocks on margin

(2) overconsumption of goods and services

(3) failure of international banking systems

(4) low prices of stocks and bonds
9. Which action did President Franklin D.

Roosevelt take that helped organized labor gain

strength during the New Deal?

(1) requiring the American Federation of Labor

to admit skilled workers

(2) allowing women to work in government

agencies

(3) signing the National Labor Relations Act

(Wagner Act)

(4) selecting John L. Lewis as his Secretary of Labor

10. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) were both New Deal programs developed to address the

problem of

(1) excessive stock market speculation

(2) high unemployment

(3) increased use of credit

(4) limited income of senior citizens

11. A major reason that President Franklin D.

Roosevelt proposed adding Justices to the

Supreme Court in 1937 was to

(1) make the Court processes more democratic

(2) end corruption and favoritism in handling cases

(3) influence Court decisions related to New Deal

programs

(4) ensure the appointment of members of

minority groups

12. Which event led to the other three?

(1) migration of 300,000 people to California to

find work

(2) development of Dust Bowl conditions on the

Great Plains

(3) passage of New Deal legislation to conserve soil

(4) publication of John Steinbeck’s novel The

Grapes of Wrath
13. Many of the songs, movies, and books of the

1930s are similar in that they

(1) romanticized urban life

(2) relived the bad times of the past

(3) helped people escape from the realities of

everyday life

(4) pointed out the mistakes that led to the Great

Depression

14. The contributions of Langston Hughes and Duke Ellington illustrate the importance of the Harlem Renaissance to

(1) economic growth

(2) educational reform

(3) the creative arts

(4) political leadership
15. Which series of events leading to World War II is in the correct chronological order?

(1) Neutrality Acts → Japanese attack on Pearl

Harbor → Lend-Lease Act → United States

declaration of war on Japan

(2) Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts → United

States declaration of war on Japan → Japanese

attack on Pearl Harbor

(3) United States declaration of war on

Japan → Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor →

Lend-Lease Act → Neutrality Acts

(4) Neutrality Acts → Lend-Lease Act → Japanese

attack on Pearl Harbor → United States

declaration of war on Japan

16. The policy of Cash and Carry, the Destroyers for Naval Bases Deal, and the Lend-Lease Act were all designed to

(1) contribute to the success of the Axis powers

(2) relieve unemployment caused by the Great

Depression

(3) guarantee a third term to President Franklin

D. Roosevelt

(4) aid the Allies without involving the United

States in war
17. Which change in American society occurred

during World War II?

(1) African Americans were granted equality in

the armed forces.

(2) Women were allowed to enter combat units

for the first time.

(3) Congress enacted the first military draft.

(4) Women replaced men in essential wartime

industries.
18. What was a major result of the Servicemen’s

Readjustment Act of 1944 (GI Bill)?

(1) Millions of veterans received a college

education.

(2) Women kept their factory jobs after World

War II.

(3) Jobs were created by the Manhattan Project.

(4) Veterans were exempted from gasoline

rationing.
19. President Harry Truman changed the United

States military after World War II by

(1) allowing women to serve in combat roles

(2) establishing an all-volunteer army

(3) banning racial segregation in the military

(4) withdrawing all military forces from Europe

20. The post–World War II trials held by the Allied

powers in Nuremberg, Germany, and in Japan set

an international precedent by

(1) placing blame only on civilian leaders

(2) forcing nations to pay for war damages

(3) returning conquered territories to their

peoples

(4) holding individuals accountable for their war

Crimes

Unit VII Cold War & Conflict

Cold War-

Containment-
Communism-
Iron Curtain-
Domino Theory-
Truman Doctrine- Giving aid to countries that agreed not to fall under communist rule. (Ex Greece & Turkey)

Marshall Plan- Aid given to help rebuild Europe after World War II.

Berlin Airlift-
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)-
Hot Spots during the Cold War

Korean War	Vietnam War
38th Parallel-	Draft- Protest- Conditions-

McCarthyism- The accusing of US citizens of being communist.

Rosenberg Case- Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were charged with giving atomic secrets to the Soviets and sentenced to death in 1953.

Brinkmanship- Policy of being ready to go to war. “on the brink of war”

Arms Race- The United States and the Soviet Union began stockpiling nuclear weapons.

Sputnik- In 1957 the Soviets launched a satellite into space named Sputnik.

Civil Rights Terms

Brown v. Board of Education- Little Rock- Montgomery Bus Boycott- Martin Luther King- Civil Rights Act of 1964- Affirmative Action-

Kennedy’s New Frontier- The space program that focused on placing a man on the moon.

The Peace Corps- A program aimed to have volunteers visit and help developing nations.

Johnson’s Great Society- Johnson’s domestic policy that aimed at creating a society that helps the poor, elderly, and urban areas.

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  Elementary & Secondary Education Act
  
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  Medicare
  
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  Food Stamp Program
  

Bay of Pigs-
Cuban Missile Crisis-

Berlin Wall-

Détente- Nixon’s policy to prevent conflict with the Soviet Union.

SALT-
Watergate-

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