Social studies Final Exam
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- When did the cold war end?
- 1991
- How did the Cold war end?
- The collapse and breakup of the S.U.
- When did the Cold War start?
- 1945
- What is a Super Power?
- A nation that has the power to influence smaller nations.
- What is Capitalism?
- Private ownership of land and business.
- What is Communism?
- Government ownership ofland and business.
- What is the Iron Curtain?
- A word by Churchhill to describe the division between E. and W. Europe.
- What was the Marshall Plan/ European Recovery Program & its Puropse?
- Called the nations of Europe to draw up a program for economic recovery. Purpose- To prevent spread of communism.
- What was the "Red Scare?"
- Caused by American fears of a Communist conspiracy to overthrow the Gov.
- Who won the cold war?
- U.S.
- Why did the U.S. win the Cold War?
- Satlin gives up W. Berlin and does not allow spread of Communism.
- When did the Korean War begin?
- June 25, 1950
- Why did Korea divide?
- To avoid conflict between the two wartime allies.
- Where was Korea divided?
- along the 38th parallel- Soviets in the North & U.S. troops in the South
- What were successes of the Korean War?
- *Communist forces were removed from south Korea. * Containment occured without nuclear war.
- Define Conformity?
- Going with the flow and following the rules.
- Why did U.S. get involed in the Korean War(How did it all start)?
- End of Cold war when North Korea invaded South Korea. -Reupublic as South, Democrat as North...U.S. acted out of agression.
- The GI Bill of Rights did what...? (Post WWII)
- -Fueled the post-war economic boom - Created the modern middle class
- The Growth of the Suburbs *Per Capita Income ____
- doubled
- The Growth of the suburbs also encouraged the _________.
- Baby Boom
- What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion? (Cold War)& who planned it?
- Intended to provoke popularity for an uprising against Fidel Castro. Dwight Esienhower planned it.
- Who demanded a treaty that would permanently divide the city of Berlin?
- Khrushchev
- Why was the Berlin wall built?
- To avoid showdown with the U.S.
- Who was the Cuban Missle Crisis against?
- Between the U.S. and the Soviets
- What did the Soviets do in the Cuban Missile Crisis?
- The Soviets secretly built Missile bases in Cuba to defend their alley and match our missiles in Turkey.
- What was the Civil Rights Movement?
- A movement that lead to the abolishment of dicrimination towards African Americans.
- Who was the first person to propose a Civil Rights Bill?
- JFK
- What is Segregation?
- Races can not mix.
- What is Integration?
- Races could mix.
- What was the name for the Trial where a man by the name of Oliver Brown sued the school district in Topeka, Kansas?
- Brown Vs. Board of Education
- Why did Oliver Brown sue the school district?
- They wouldn't let his black daughters go there since it was a white school.
- How did the Montgomery Bus Boycott start?
- Started when Rosa Parks was arrested.
- What was the Integregation at Central High School delema in Little Rock Kansas?
- President Eisenhower was forced to send the National Guard to protect 9 African American students from white angry mobs.
- What were Freedom Rides?
- in 1960, Boyton v. Virginia, the S. Court banned Seg. in Bus Stations, waiting rooms, and restaurants.
- What were Sit-ins?
- When you would sit down at a segregated lunch table and refuse to leave until served.
- What did the Civil Rights Bill do?
- *Prohibited Segregation in public places * Banned discrimination *enforced school integragation
- What was the March on Washinton?
- It was to focus the attention on JFK's Civil Rights Bill. People marched to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.
- Who takes over after Kennedy is Assassinated?
- Johnson
- Who was the prome suspect of planning the attack on 9/11?
- Osama Bin Laden
- What was Roe Vs. Wade?
- 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
- Who were "Nader Raiders"?
- volunteers who helped to turn out reports of the safety of products.
- Who was Cesar Chevez?
- Hero to the Latinos, fought for better working conditions.
- When is Earth Day?
- April 22, 1970
- Why did Cesar Chevez want to help migrant farm workers?
- They were the most exploided workers in the country.
- What was the goal of N.O.W.?
- to help bring American women into the full participation in the mainstream of American Society.
- Who was the U.S. fighting against in the Vietnam war?
- North Vietnam
- What was the Domino Theory?
- If one nation fell to communists then the surrounding nations would also fall.
- who became the president of the New Communist which dominated North Vietnam?
- Hochi Minh
- Who did Eisenhower tell the U.S. to support?
- We had to assist South Vietnam
- Who became president of the anti- Communist South Vietnam?
- Ngo Dinh Diem
- Why did people dislike Diem?
- He tried to isolate peasants, he insisted people to obey Catholic religious laws.
- What was Agent Orange?
- killed crops and made people sick
- What was Napalm?
- a burning jelly-like chemical that ripped off people's flesh
- What was the outcome of the Vietnam War?
- South Vietnam fell and Vietnam became a single nation under a communist government.
- Where was the Berlin Wall located?
- Germany
- When did the Berlin Wall fall?
- 1989
- What did the Falling of the Berlin Wall symbolize?
- It symbolized the end of the cold war and the defeat of communism.