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1During the 1930s, the United States focused largely on domestic issues.During the 1930s, Hitler, Mussolini, and the military leaders of Japan began invading neighboring lands.Nazism was an extreme form of fascism.An important strategy used by American forces in the Pacific was island hopping.In 1940, one of the greatest rescues in the history of warfare occurred at Dunkirk.6.Who inspired the British people to resist the German invasion? Winston Churchill7.Hitler used which of the following military strategies when invading Poland? blitzkrieg 8.When did the U.S. declare war on the Axis Powers? after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor9.Which is NOT a reason women faced new job opportunities during the war? married women were required to work or volunteer time for the war effort10.What did the federal government do to finance WWII? launch bond drives, raise income taxes and use deficit spending. The War Relocation Board placed what group of Americans in internment camps during WWII? Japanese Americans How did things change on the home front for African-Americans during the war years? African Americans took direct action to promote racial equalityThe Germans were finally halted in their advance into the Soviet Union at the battle of Stalingrad.When was DDay? What happened? June 6, 1944. The landing of Allied forces on Frances Normandy Coast. What did Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin decided to do at the Yalta conference? Divide the defeated Germany into four sectorsAmerican, British, French and Soviet.How were Nazi concentration camps different from traditional concentration camps? They held people such as Jews, homosexuals, people with mental and physical disabilities and Jehovahs witnesses.Because of the war, large numbers of women began to work as steelworkers and weldersWhat happened to Japanese-Americans during World War II? They were interned in camps in isolated areasThe largest battle fought in Western Europe during WWII was the largest battle fought in Western Europe during WWIIWhat inspired Franklin Roosevelt to organize the top-secret Manhattan Project quickly? Germany was developing the Atom bomb before the United States What happened after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Japan acceptd American terms of surrenderThe Soviet Union wanted to rebuild after the war in ways that would protect its own interestsWhy did the United States become involved in affairs in the Middle East following World War II? To prevent oil-rich Arab nations from falling under Soviet influence After World War II, what organization was formed on the basis of the Atlantic Charter? The United NationsWhat changes took place in the African-American civil rights movement after WWII? The movement acceleratedAfter the war, the Soviet Union quickly took control of several Eastern European countriesWhat are satellite nations? Nations dominated by the Soviet UnionWhat did President Truman promise in the Truman Doctrine? To support nations trying to resist Soviet controlWhat was the main goal of the Marshall Plan? To create stable democracies that could resist communismWhat was the Berlin airlift? President Trumans response to the Soviet blockade of West BerlinWhen did the Berlin Airlift occur? After the Soviets blocked Allied access to West BerlinFor nearly 50 years, the Cold War was characterized by political conflict and military tensionsPresident Truman ordered an end to discrimination in the armed forcesWhich country controlled Korea for much of the first half of the twentieth century? JapanHow was Korea divided at the end of World War II? Southern pro-American government and Northern pro-Communist government36.The Chinese Civil War also led up to the Korean War.Which president ordered an end to discrimination in the military? TrumanAmericans thought the invasion by North Korea was initiated by the Soviet UnionWhat was the outcome of the Korean War? Korea remained divided at almost exactly the same place as before the warAs a result of the Korean War, the United States succeeded in keeping South Korea free of communismWhat was the final resolution of the Korean War? the dividing line stayed about the sameThe North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was based on the principle of collective securityWhat impact did Joseph McCarthy have on American society? He encouraged a widespread fear of communismUnder President Eisenhower, the United States acted to oppose Soviet influence in the Middle EastWhat was the result of the Soviet launch of Sputnik in 1957? Caused Congress to increase spending on teaching science and mathematicsTelevision helped spur economic growth through its advertisementsWhat did American society in the 1950s expected women to do? Manage the householdRock-and-roll gave the young people of the 1950s a style they could call their own.The Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education ended the separate but equal doctrineKennedys victory in the 1960 presidential election was a very slim marginWhat major issues were addressed in the New Frontier proposals? The economy, poverty and the space programWhat did president Eisenhower do when Fidel Castro seized American property in Cuba? He halted exports to CubaIn 1961, President Kennedy committed NASA and the nation to the goal of landing a man on the moon within the decadeWhat event brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war? The Cuban Missile CrisisWhy did the Soviets build the Berlin Wall? To prevent East Germans from fleeing to the WestHow did the Soviets provoked Kennedy to quarantine Cuba? Positioning missiles on Cuban soilWhat was the eventual result of the Cuban Missile Crisis? The Soviets removed their missiles from Cuba What was the Warren Commission decision on Kennedys assassination? It was committed by a lone assassin How was Martin Luther King, Jr. influenced by Gandhi? He was influenced by Ghandis belief in nonviolent protest Martin Luther King, Jr. and other members of the SCLC encouraged a policy of nonviolent protestWhat were the major beliefs of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)?using nonviolent techniques to end racism Who were the organizers of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)?African American clergymen The Black Panthers wanted African Americans to lead their own communitiesWho wrote Letter from Birmingham Jail ? Martin Luther King, Jr.Why did Civil rights leaders target Birmingham in 1963? it was the most segregated city in the countryThe goal of Freedom Summer and the Selma March were to make people aware of what? African Americans lack of voting rightsWhat effect did television coverage of the brutal tactics used against protesters by the Birmingham police have on Americans? They were appalled by the violenceWhat was the goal of the 1963 March on Washington? Convince congress to pass civil rights legislationWhat was the highlight of the March on Washington? Many African Americans were elected to office at all levelsWhat changes took place after Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965? many African American registered to voteWhat were the results of the of the civil rights movement? Thousands of African Americans could vote for the first time Which U.S. leaders were assassinated in 1968? Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert KennedyWhat were the major guiding principle behind the foreign policies of Kennedy and Johnson? to stop the spread of Communism The term feminism describes the theory of equality of men and womenThe womens movement of the 1960s grew out of womens frustration with various forms of job discriminationWhat was exposed by the book Silent Spring? The harmful use of chemicals such as DDTThe womens movement borrowed legal tools and inspiration from which other movement? Civil Rights MovementHow did the appearance of counterculture, men and women change during the 1960s? Men and women grew their hair long and wore nontraditional clothes What was the Woodstock festival? 400,000 people gathered for a peaceful concert of major rock bandsWhat did the United States fear would happen if it did not get involved in Vietnam? Communists would take overWhat major advantage did the Viet Cong guerrillas have over the U.S. military? Elaborate tunnel systems What was Agent Orange used for during the Vietnam War? expose Viet Cong hiding placesWhat event caused the major escalation of the war in Vietnam? Passage of the Gulf of Tonkin ResolutionWhat effect did television have on the Vietnam War? it brought the brutality of the war into peoples living roomsThe student protest movement of the 1960s emerged from the civil rights movementWhat happened at Kent State University? Tensions between student protesters and National Guardsmen resulted in four deathsThe Vietnam War finally ended in 1975 when North Vietnam gained control over all of Vietnam