WWI WWII and the Great Depression Cold WarCivil Rights Movement Misc. Student presentations Final Question

In WWI, which are the 3 main countries in the Triple Entente? (aka Allies) A 100

Russia, Britain, and later the US A 100

How did the US respond when WWI started? A 200

The president urged the US to remain neutral and that to enter the war would tear us apart as many recent immigrants to the US came from opposite sides in the conflict A 200

What law did the US pass to limit opposition to the war and Name the group/committee created to increase support for the war A 300

Espionage and Sedition Acts Committee on Public Information A 300

What were the 4 goals of Wilsons 14 Points? A 400

1.Make sure every nation had self determination 2.Fairly settle the territory disputes at the end of the war 3.End conditions that could create future wars 4.Create a League of Nations A 400

What are the 4 conditions member nations agreed to when they joined the League of Nations? A 500

1.Try diplomacy first 2.If diplomacy fails observe a waiting period before attacking. 3.Agree to fight to protect the freedom of other member nations. 4.If you violate the conditions of the League you will be punished. A 500

Define Appeasement, how does it connect to WWII B 100

Giving an aggressive leader their demands in the belief that they will cease aggression Hitler was given the Sudetenland but continued to attack Poland anyway B 100

Encouraging the use of credit by keeping interest rates low Not create a safety net for when things started to go bad And passing the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act are all of examples of causes of the Great Depression that were the fault of _______. B 200

Government B 200

Give 1 example of a Cause of the Great Depression that was the fault of: -Businesses -Individuals B 300

Various B 300

According to studies published at the time, what are 2 reasons why the majority of Americans thought Prohibition was a good idea? B 400

Liquors impact on domestic violence and negative impact on children

Describe why the UN was created at the end of WWII. 2 reasons B 500

LON fell apart at the beginning of WWII Its goal was to stop future wars and pursue peace B 500

Define Pax Americana C 100

Create peace by destroying our enemy with force C 100

In what 2 ways did WWII impact the Cold War? C 200

1.US and Russia are the worlds two superpowers 2.A history of mistrust was built between the two during WWII C 200

Why is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident historically important? C 300

It is used to justify greater US involvement in Vietnam and gives the president the power to wage war without Congresss permission C 300

Describe two events from WWII and/or the peace settlement following that increased tensions between the US and Soviet Union C 400

Many possible answers – Russia not helping polish freedom fighters, US not telling Russia about the A-bomb, division of Germany, Russia shutting out the US from Berlin etc. C 400

What is containment describe in detail a historical example of containment C 500

Fight the spread of communism through any way possible except for directly attacking Russia (Vietnam etc,) C 500

What were the 2 main goals of the NAACP? D 100

Outlaw Racial Segregation Ensure the right to vote D 100

How did the 14 th amendment attempt and fail to achieve equality between the races? D 200

Stated that all persons born on US soil were citizens automatically and that they had equal protection under the law Equal protection was not enforced D 200

What is the significance of the 24 th Amendment? D 300

Banned the poll tax D 300

Purpose of the 1968 Civil Rights Act D 400

Banned discrimination in housing D 400

What is the 1965 Voting Rights Act and what impact did it have? D 500

Stated that the Federal government would handle registering voters AA registration jumped from 5% to +60% in the south

Glass Ceiling E 100

An unofficially acknowledged barrier to professional advancement that especially affects women E 100

Treaty of Versailles E 200

Agreement at the end of WWI Blamed Germany and demanded High reparations E 200

What was the cause and impact of the Dust Bowl? E 300

Cause – over farming Impact – huge migration of Midwestern farming families E 300

What were the Palmer Raids E 400

1920s raids on people suspected of being communist (immigrants) Some argued the raids violated due process rights of those targeted E 400

Describe Kenneth Clarkes research E 500

Research on the impact of segregation on the self-worth of African American children E 500

What part of Italy did the Mafia originate in? F 100

Sicily F 100

How often is someone in the US infected with HIV? F 200

Every 9.5 minutes F 200

When were women officially allowed into combat roles in the US military? F 300

2013 F 300

What is Rodney Kings connection to the LA Race Riots? F 400

He is an African American that was beaten by the police sparking the riots F 400

What did NATO do to help the Albanians targeted during the Kosovo Crisis? F 500

Massive bombing campaign F 500

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