American Nation 2 Final Exam

Discuss the campaign slogan Wilson and the Democratic Party used during the 1916 election.

"He kept us out of war" used this to say that if they elected the Republican Party it would ensure involvement in the war.

How did Americans view involvement in world affairs in the 1930s?

"NO", the Great Depression was enough to keep the public occupied. They wanted to take care of themselves before worrying about others and their problems.

What made Jeanette Rankin such a notable congress person in the 1940s

She was a woman and she voted bo both times before World Wars

What was the Southern Manifesto?

Southern leaders signed it stating that white supremacy is good.

Discuss the Zimmerman note of March 1917

"We shall make war together and together take peace"

Discuss the Zimmerman note of March 1917

"We shall make war together and together take peace"it would threaten U.S. national security by bringing the war to the western hemisphere

What caused President Truman to authorize the use of the atomic bombs in Japan?

The American death toll was impecable against the Japanese soldiers who refused to quit.

Name the two major military alliances that divided Europe during World War 1

Allied and Axis powers

Comment on Alexis de Tocqueville's 1830 prediction about the future of America.

America will become head of the world, and the came at the end of WW2

Who was General John J. "Blackjack" Pershing?

American General who commanded the American Expeditionary Force in Europe

Discuss the role of the Committee of Public Information

A government agency established in the US during WW1 to support the war effort. Also generated propaganda material

Why was December 7, 1941 a "day that would live in infamy"!

Because of Pearl Harbor.

Discuss the Ludlow Resolution or "amendment."

Before any future war, have a general election with majority to enter war

Who was Strom Thurman?

In opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1957, he conducted the longest filibuster ever by a lone senator, at 24 hours and 18 minutes in length, nonstop. In the 1960s, he opposed the civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965 to end segregation and enforce the constitutional rights of African-American citizens, including suffrage

"It has been said that 'World War 2 changed everything.'" Argue this statement?

It did change everything. With it came the nuclear age which changed the ways of war forever. It split Europe in half. It ended European dominance in world affairs. The power shifted to the United States and the Soviet Union. Also the most apparent was that 2/3 of the Jews in Europe were massacred so that ended the significant Jewish community in Europe.

Why was Pearl Harbor attacked by the Japanese in 1941?

It was an attempt to wipe out America's Pacific Fleet before we could attack Japan.

Who assassinated Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968?

James Earl Ray

What was the purpose of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee, 1960?

The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) was founded in April 1960, by young people who had emerged as leaders of the sit-in protest movement initiated on February 1 of that year by four black college students in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Why did the United States get involved in the Vietnam conflict?

The U.S. government viewed its involvement in the war as a way to prevent a Communist takeover of South Vietnam. This was part of a wider containment policy, with the stated aim of stopping the spread of communism.

The 1920s is sometimes called the "Age of Anxiety." What caused people the most anxiety in the 1920s? Where can this anxiety best be seen? Your answer should include discussion on World War 1, American nativism and immigration issues, depression, rise of totalitarian leaders, and other pertinent reflection.

The anxiety could best be seen in the soldiers who had fought in WW1. Their anxiety came from the feeling of meaninglessness. The people they had left behind had no idea what they had gone through so it left them feeling alone and worthless. American nativism was on the rise in the 1920's because of the influx of immigrants coming from Europe. The American people didn't want them there because of there distrust of Europeans after the war and fear they would take their jobs. The US and other countries were in recession for a year after WW1. The new totalitarian leaders didn't help because their concept was to control every aspect in peoples lives.

Why did Russia prematurely withdraw from World War 1?

The first concerned the major military reversals it had experienced in the field. The second stemmed from the internal upheaval and political change that culminated in the Bolshevik Revolution of October 1917.

What was the Munich Conference about?

On this day in 1938, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, French Premier Edouard Daladier, and British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sign the Munich Pact, which seals the fate of Czechoslovakia, virtually handing it over to Germany in the name of peace.

Discuss the Marshall Plan.

Recovery plan after WW2 if they supported Democracy.

Discuss the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) court decision.

Separate but Equal

When did World War 2 begin?

September 1, 1939

What was Black Tuesday?

The most catastrophic stock market crash in the history of the United States, Black Tuesday took place on October 29, 1929 and was when the price of stocks completely collapsed. It was because of this day that the Roaring Twenties came to a stumbling halt and, in its place, was the Great Depression.

How did the United States become the "arsenal of democracy"?

WW2, we sold military equipment to the democrats.

List the possible origins of the Cold War.

We left Stalin out of World discussions US sent troops in to stop communism

Define blitzkrieg.

an intense military campaign intended to bring about a swift victory.

Discuss the "Great Migration."

the relocation of more than 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the cities of the North, Midwest and West

Where was Vietnam divided?

17th parallel.

Why did Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan resign his office in 1915?

He wanted President Wilson to send Britain the same protest note as he did to Germany. Wilson didn't so he resigned.

What was unique about the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt?

He was Disabled. FDR signed the Social Security Act to provide aid to the country's most senior citizens and others in need. FDR holds the record for the longest-serving American president. In 1944, FDR was elected to his fourth term.

Discuss Bernard Baruch's role during WW1.

Head of the war industries board

Who was the "Wonder Boy" of the 1930s and why was he given that title?

Herbert Hoover because he was a miracle worker and helped keep Europe fed after the war.

Where were the atomic bombs dropped?

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What happened in Vietnam as a result of the battle at Dien Bien Phu?

1. France pulls out 2. US goes in

Discuss the theme, importance, and significance of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kompf.

1. Race Issue (Jews) 2. Living Room (Territory) 3. Propaganda

Discuss the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.

1964, it allowed Johnson to send troops w/o Congressional approval of War

How many American soldiers died in Vietnam?

211,454

Discuss the importance of the congressional report To Secure These Rights.

30 year blueprint to bring black and white together.

What was the Truman Doctrine?

Containment of Communism

When, and why, did American enter the Second World War?

December 7, 1941 after Pearl Harbor

Comment on the Manhattan Project and the key leaders that led the way in nuclear fission.

Einstein and Oppenheimer

Name the turning points in the European and Pacific theaters of World War 2.

Europe: Stalingrad Pacific: Battle of Midway

Who headed the Committee of Public Information?

George Creel

How did George Ball break from his administration's stand on Vietnam?

He argued that they shouldnt go to war in Vietnam.

The period immediately after World War 1 has been labeled "the decline of the West" by historian Oswald Spengler. Other historians agree. What is your assessment on this period? Be sure to consider the politics, social, and economic crises that seemed to sweep the world.

He called it this because he predicted two centuries of the world fighting for power.

Discuss the event that began WW1

July Crisis of 1914 which led to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his family

Who was the leader of Germany during the First World War?

Kaiser Wihelm (Fredrick William Victor Albert of Hohenzollern)

Who assassinated John F. Kennedy in November 1963?

Lee Harvey Oswald

Discuss the Franklin Roosevelt's road to the White House?

Legislator, Gov. of New York, Vice Pres. Candidate.Polio, disease gave him the White House. He was wheel chair bound. FDR wanted to be better than Teddy.

Discuss the My Lai incident.

Massacre of Vietnamese by US forces (347-504)

How did America initially respond to the beginning of war in Europe (summer 1914)

Neutral

Discuss the Dawes Plan for European economic recovery.

Under the Dawes Plan, Germany's annual reparation payments would be reduced, increasing over time as its economy improved; the full amount to be paid, however, was left undetermined.

Who was Ho Chi Minh?

Vietnamese Communist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam

What did the Kellogg-Briand Pact propose?

he Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement signed by a number of nations in 1928, named after Frank B. Kellogg, United States Secretary of State, and Aristide Briande, the foreign minister of France. Its intention was to outlaw the use of war to resolve disputes between signatory states.

Discuss the impact of the Espionage and Sedition Acts.

it punished people who refused military service, prevented war production (Espionage Act) or criticized the US government/military (Sedition Act)