Transcript US History STAAR EOC Double Jeopardy File

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The Cold Principles Modern
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The 20’s
War Constitution America
WWI
WWII
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The bad guys in WWI?
Who are the Central Powers?
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 three major reasons the
United States eventually
declared war on
Germany and the other
Central powers
What was Unrestricted
Submarine Warfare, Sussex
Pledge, and the Zimmerman
Note?
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 called the League of
Nations
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?
Reason Truman decided to drop
the atomic bomb on the Japanese
cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was to save American
lives?
Executive Order 9066-later
challenged in the Supreme Court
as a violation of the rights of
Japanese American citizens.
Where did we place Japanese
Americans? WHY?
Internment or Relocation Centers
because we thought they were
spies
The man who flew the first transAtlantic flight making him an
American hero.
What is Charles Lindbergh?
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?
Fear of Communism in the
1920’s and again in the 1950’s
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 are all examples of protests
against this war.
What is 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?
What is separation of powers?
Veto, Senate approval of
Presidential appointments, and
declaring a law unconstitutional
What are examples of the checks
and balance system?
Name the two national mottos for
our country.
What is “E Pluribus Unum”
and
“In God We Trust”
The purpose of initiative,
referendum, and recall
What is provided citizens with a
more direct voice in government?
The following organizations
supported which Conservative
American President:
National Rifle Association
Heritage Foundation
Moral Majority
Who is President Ronald
Reagan?
This organization was created in
the 1990’s to ensure free and
open trade between the United
States, Mexico, and Canada
What is NAFTA?
This is the individual who created
the UFWA during the Chicano
Movement to ensure the rights of
Hispanic Americans.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This is the date of and the
organization responsible for the
worst attack on America.
What is September 11, 2001
and Al-Qeada?
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
Final Jeopardy
Put the following Eras in the correct order:
Cold War
Gilded Age
Colonial America
Progressive Era
World War II
Great Depression