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The Cold Principles
of the
American
The 20’s
War Constitution Revolution
WWI
WWII
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Major allies of the United States
in World War I
Who were the French, the British,
and the Russians?
The British ocean liner torpedoed
and sunk by a German sub in
1915; 1198 people, including 128
Americans were killed
What was the Lusitania?
The two major reasons the
United States eventually
declared war on
Germany and the other
Central powers
What was Germany’s continued
use of unrestricted submarine
warfare, and the Zimmerman
note instructing Mexico what
they would receive if they would
attack the U.S.?
Open diplomacy between
countries, freedom of the seas,
removal of tariffs, reduction of
armaments, an end to the policies
of imperialism, and a creation of
a general association of nations to
keep peace
What was Wilson’s plan for
world peace, called the “Fourteen
Points?”
Battle in the Pacific that blocked
the southern plan of the Japanese to
invade the United States-served to
begin to turn the tide in
the Pacific front in favor of the
United States
What was the Battle of Midway?
WACS, “Rosie the Riveter,” and
rationing
What were some of the roles
women played in the war effort?
Two reasons Truman decided to
drop the atomic bomb on the
Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki
What were the refusal of the
Japanese to immediately
surrender and
the projected loss of lives if the
U.S. had to invade the Japanese
islands?
Executive Order 9066-later
challenged in the Supreme Court
as a violation of the rights of
Japanese American citizens
What was the order that relocated
all Japanese living on the West
Coast of the U.S. into internment
camps in the interior of the
United States?
The plane flown by Charles
Lindbergh when he made the first
solo, nonstop flight from New
York to Paris in 1927
What was the Spirit of St. Louis?
The man responsible
for developing the assembly
line production of automobiles
and the introduction of a
minimum wage
for an 8 hour day for
factory workers
Who was Henry Ford?
The attorneys for the 1925
Scopes trial that challenged the
Tennessee law forbidding the
teaching of evolution in the
public schools
Who were William Jennings
Bryan for the prosecution and
Clarence Darrow for the
defense??
The 1919-20 nationwide antiCommunist crusade against leftwing Americans whose
patriotism was suspect
What was the Red Scare?
The doctrine adopted in 1947 that
promised U.S. support for any
nation that was threatened by
Communism-later led to
involvement in both Korea and
Vietnam
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The six day crisis in 1962 when
the U.S. discovered the Soviets were
building nuclear missile launch
sites in Cuba; the U.S. then ordered a
blockade until the Soviets
dismantled the sites.
What was the Cuban Missile
Crisis?
Draft card burning, draft
dodging, and the incident at Kent
State
What are examples of protests
against continued military
involvement by the U.S. in
Vietnam?
The formal name of the
organization made up of eleven
nations that joined together after
World War II (primarily in
response to the aggression of the
Soviet Union); pledged to fight
for each other if attacked
What is the North American
Treaty Organization (NATO)?
The principle in the Constitution
that divides the functions of
government into legislative,
executive, and judicial and the
reason for its use
What are separation of powers
and to keep any one part of the
government from gaining too
much power?
Veto, Senate approval of
Presidential appointments, and
declaring a law unconstitutional
What are examples of the checks
and balance system?
Type of government where the
ultimate power rests in all the
citizens entitled to vote for
representatives who exercise that
power
What is a republic?
The principle that divides the
powers and responsibilities of
government between the nation
and the state
What is federalism?
Battle known as the “Shot Heard
Round the World” because it
began the American Revolution
What was the Battle of
Lexington?
July 4, 1776
What was the date of the
adoption of the Declaration of
Independence?
The battle fought in Virginia
resulting in the British surrender
and the independence of the
American colonies
What was the Battle of
Yorktown?
A decisive turning point victory
for the Americans because it
brought the French in to aid the
American cause for independence
What was the Battle of Saratoga?
Post World War II
Granted $13 billion in aid for
former servicemen-aid ranged
from educational grants, to
housing, and other services to
assist them with the readjustment
to society after World War II
What was the G.I. Bill of Rights?