Download U.S. History 1850 to the Present: Chapter 9 – America and World

U.S. History 1850 to the Present: Chapter 9 – America and World War II
Study Guide
Past Chapter Questions:
1. What was the belief that Americans had the right to expand west?
2. What were 3 causes of the Civil War?
3. What event got Pacific territory and what caused rapid movement to California?
4. What was the network of escape routes to help slaves get to the North?
5. What was the Supreme Court case that allowed slaves to be taken anywhere?
6. Who and what divided the house the most?
7. What was the new innovation that burned impurities out of iron to make stronger steel?
8. What did the South do as a result of the 1860 election?
9. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
10. Which 2 Union victories made July 4, 1863 the worst day in Confederate history?
11. Which speech by President Lincoln promoted principles of the Declaration of Independence?
12. Where did Lee surrender to Grant?
13. What was the key decision of Colonel Joshua Chamberlain on Little Round Top?
14. What was the post-Civil War time period called?
15. Why was Andrew Johnson impeached? V____ bills passed by C______ (he didn’t want to p____ the South,
but the Radical Republicans wanted to).
16. How is Grant’s legacy as a general different than as president?
17. Who gained the most wealth in the railroad industry?
18. Who was the Wizard of Menlo Park who invented the light bulb and phonograph?
19. What was the invention of Alexander Graham Bell that improved communication?
20. What was the job of the cowboys in the west?
21. What would be the results of wars with Native American tribes in the west?
22. Cite an amendment (number and definition) to the Constitution after the Civil War.
23. Who revolutionized the oil industry and name his company? J___ D. R_______ and S_____ O__
24. Who built the iron and steel industry in Pittsburgh?
25. Who became an entrepreneur in finance and banking?
26. What was the issue involving silver? Coining silver could increase p____ for f______, but also cause
i________.
27. What was the issue involving the tariff? Increase tariff to protect A_______ businesses, but could cause
other n______s to raise theirs causing p_____ to increase.
28. How did Laissez-Faire contribute to industrialization? Increased the growth of b_______
29. Name the immigration headquarters in NYC:
30. What is a positive and a negative of unions?
31. President McKinley increased territory in the S_______-A________ W____
32. List the 4 new territories (1 in annexation, 3 in war).
33. TR led the first volunteer cavalry called the R_____ R_____
34. List a reason Taft lost popularity.
35. Who set up Tuskegee Institute to teach blacks skills to improve situation? B_______ _. W_________
36. The m__________ thrived on exposing scandal.
37. The P______________ looked for an increase in the size and power of government.
38. How did Ford revolutionize the auto industry?
39. What took place in Kitty Hawk, NC in 1903?
40. What led America into WWI?
41. What was Wilson’s plan for peace in the war? …name of the actual treaty?
42. Who led the army in WWI? _______________ …navy with convoy system? __________________
43. Which president led America to normalcy but was hurt by the Teapot Dome Scandal?
44. President Coolidge led a prosperous economy by cutting t____ and government s________.
45. Andrew Mellon was responsible for t___ cuts that stimulated the e________.
46. New form of energy in homes – e__________ and major form of entertainment – r_____
47. President Hoover worsened the depression by increasing t_______ and government s________
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What was FDR’s Great Depression plan that increased the size and power of government? N__ D___
History teaches us that in a depression it’s best to cut t____ and government s_______.
General Billy Mitchell favored building ___ power in the military, but it wasn’t done.
The A______ C______ was the basic statement of war aims and common principles.
What mistake was made by Neville Chamberlain? A________ Hitler by giving in to demands.
Section 1: December 7, 1941:
1. What was the date of the attacks on Pearl Harbor?
2. FDR called it a date that would l___ in i_____.
3. Pearl Harbor was a turning point because it ended U.S. i________ by bring the U.S. into the
w___.
4. What mistake was made by Kermit Tyler? He thought Japanese b______ were U.S. _-___s.
5. Why did Admiral Yamamoto fear that Japan did was awaken the sleeping giant?
6. In what ways was the Japanese attack a failure?
7. Why were the Doolittle Raids important? Give it your pinhead or patriot label and why.
Section 2: The Home Front:
1. Who was the most vital to winning according to Eisenhower? A_____ J_____ H______
2. Why? He built b___ that could land on s_____ b______.
3. Why were soldiers called GIs? Label for “g_________ i______.”
4. Which site in PA was a target of the Nazis because of shipping? H___________ C_____
5. Which naval technology was important to win in the Pacific to reduce distance for planes? A____
C____
6. What was Rosie the Riveter?
7. Who were code talkers and what was the advantage?
8. What was the Bracero Program?
9. How did Hollywood help the war effort?
10. What are 2 ways Americans helped pay for the war?
11. What was sonar and radar?
Section 3: Victory of Europe:
1. What was the Declaration of the United Nations?
2. Why was the Battle of the Atlantic vital? Control the T_________ trade against _-____.
3. Which U.S. general was nicknamed “Old Blood and Guts” due to discipline and success?
G_____ P______
4. Which battle was the turning point in North Africa? E__ A______
5. Which battle was the turning point on the eastern front? S__________
6. What was the major mistake FDR made in terms of Stalin? Ignored Stalin’s mass e________ and
e_______ ideology.
7. What began June 6, 1944?
8. On D-Day, which general got U.S. troops in the right positions after moved by the currents?
T_____ R_____ Jr.
9. U.S. forces had to land on U____ and O_____ Beaches.
10. Who was the Allied commander on D-Day? D____ E_________
11. Which battle was Hitler’s last counteroffensive? Battle of the B____
12. Which conference was meant to be the first of many dealing with the postwar world? Y_____
13. How was the Declaration on Liberated Europe violated after the war? Stalin set up C______
governments in East E____
14. The U_____ N______ would be the proposed postwar peacekeeping organization?
15. Who was the most decorated war hero who had humble beginnings and setbacks (web quest)?
A____ M_____
16. Who was the U.S. Army Chief of Staff Churchill called the “organizer for victory” (web quest)?
G____ M________
17. In terms of lessons to learn how did America become strong in WWII (overview)? S___-reliance
and f___ m____ C______
Section 4: Victory in Japan:
1. Why was island hopping effective?
2. Who was the Allied Commander in the Pacific? D______ M_________
3. Japanese soldiers tortured POWs by leading them to water and not letting them drink in the
B_____ D____ M____
4. This resulted in Executive Order #9066, which put Japanese-Americans in r_______ camps
5. Which battle was the first time Japan didn’t achieve their goal?
6. Which battle was the turning point in the Pacific?
7. What took place on Iwo Jima that there is a monument today?
8. Who was the commanding admiral in this turning point battle? C______ N_____
9. What was the mission of Colonel Paul Tibbetts and the Enola Gay?
10. What took place in Los Alamos, New Mexico?
11. What were 2 good reasons for dropping the A-bomb?
12. What two cities were hit by the A-bomb?
13. How is Johnstown native Michael Strank part of WWII history (web quest)?
Section 5: Holocaust:
1. What was the Holocaust? Extermination of the J____ by the N_____.
2. Where were the extermination camps? P______
3. What were the Nuremberg trials?
4. How did Oskar Schindler save hundreds of Jews?
5. Why is Dietrich Bonhoeffer important to remember? He tried to get the c_____ to stop the rise of
H_____.
6. Which nation today was once Persia but its new name in Arabic means Aryan and wants to
annihilate the Jews?
7. In terms of lessons to learn, how did Hitler rise to power (overview)? Germans valued m______
over C______ principles.
8. How is abortion modern Eugenics? Most abortions are because tests show
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