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The taking over of other countries is called
Imperialism
The term for the belief that one’s culture is superior to all others is
Ethnocentrism
What event was the final “spark on the powder keg” which caused World War I to begin in Europe?
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This was the final straw which caused the United States to get involved in World War I
The sinking of the Lusitania
How did the Treaty of Versailles lead to World War II?
Punished Germany harshly, enabling Hitler to rise to power
What was the Red Scare?
Extreme fear of Communism in the United States
A period of time in which African- American culture flourished was called the
The Harlem Renaissance
How did farming contribute to the causes of the Great Depression?
Overproduction of food
Who was the President who believed in a hands off approach to the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
The name of FDR’s programs to deal with the Great Depression was
The New Deal
What is the meaning of “totalitariasm”?
Complete government control
What date was Pearl Harbor bombed by the Japanese?
December 7,1941
The D-Day invasion liberated what country?
France
Name of the agreement between Hitler and Chamberlain in which Hitler agreed to not invade any other countries if they were allowed to take over the Sudentenland.
The Munich Pact
Who was the President who made the decision to drop the Atomic Bombs on Japan? What two cities were bombed?
Truman Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The economic system in which all businesses are privately owned is called
capitalism
Who was the Communist dictator of Cuba during the Cold War?
Fidel Castro
The belief that if one country in Asia fell to communism, they all would fall
Domino Theory
Who was Ho Chi Mihn?
Communist leader of North Vietnam
The turning point in the Vietnam War in which most Americans turned against US involvement was
Tet Offensive
Plessy vs Ferguson made what LEGAL?
Separate but Equal
Why is Rosa Parks significant to the Civil Rights movement?
Refused to give up her seat on a bus, which sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
Why was Emmett Till murdered in Mississippi?
Accused of whistling at a white woman
Who was the eventual Supreme Court Justice who argued the case for Brown vs. the Board of Education?
Thurgood Marshall
Name of the man who argued the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education
Thurgood Marshall
Name of the hotel in which Nixon’s campaign staffers stole documents
The Watergate Hotel
The US war on terror began after what event?
The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001
Which President is best known for “trickle-down economics?”
Ronald Reagan
Which political party is usually associated with liberalism? Conservatism?
Liberalism: Democratic Conservatism: Republican
The name of LBJ’s programs designed to help improve the lives of the poor, minorities, etc
The Great Society
What was the 19 th Amendment to the Constitution?
Gave women the right to vote