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United States History – Mr. Foldvary
Spring Semester 2014-15
Final Exam Study Guide
DUE IN HARD COPY: Thursday, June 11, 2015 at the beginning of your final exam
Worth: 50 points! (An additional 10 points will be earned for the portion of this
study guide that is completed as the homework due on Fri. 6/5/2015: at least #1-15)
Directions: Please answer all the questions on this packet, handwritten or printed
(not typed!) and in complete sentences. Even for questions on this study guide that
are “fill in the blank,” you must elaborate using 1-2 sentences, below the “fill in the
blank” statement.
Questions are in order by chapter: Chapters 6-12. Use your class notes, textbook,
and all other available resources to find your answers.
1. The buildup of the U.S. military in 1916 was an example of _________________.
2. During WWI, the _____________ was the most influential event in turning American
public opinion against Germany.
3. What was the Sedition Act of 1918 and what was its effect?
4. _______________ shocked the American people and led Wilson to no longer call for
peace (we joined the war).
5. What international event led to the first Red Scare (1917)?
6. In 1920, American voters elected a president who promised ____________________.
Name: ______________________________________ Period: _________ Date: ___________
7. Why was the postwar (WWI) period difficult for farmers?
8. In the 1920’s, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding war?
9. Explain the significance of the Scopes Trial.
10. The Scopes Trail was a clash between ______________ and _____________.
11. How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?
12. Describe how the consumer economy of the 1920’s affected the lives of women.
13. Abstract art was an expression of _______________.
14. Explain how the influence of jazz spread across the country so rapidly.
15. During the 1920’s, the United States economy moved through the __________ phase of
the business cycle. What takes place during this phase of the cycle?
16. What factor(s) helped hide economic problems in the 1920’s?
Name: ______________________________________ Period: _________ Date: ___________
17. How did farmers contribute to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl?
18. Explain the policy of volunteerism. Did it succeed?
19. What was the destination of most Dust Bowl migrants? What were these migrants of the
Dust Bowl called?
20. Why did President Hoover not provide direct relief to struggling individuals during the
Great Depression?
21. Roosevelt and Congress passed the _________________ the day after FDR’s
inauguration. What was the purpose of passing this legislation?
22. What were the goals of the New Deal? (Hint: 3 R's)
23. What caused Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938?
24. Roosevelt served ___________ terms as president. What was significant or
unprecedented about this?
25. Who was the first female cabinet member?
Name: ______________________________________ Period: _________ Date: ___________
26. The ________________ piece of New Deal legislation negatively affected Native
Americans. How so?
27. How was the New Deal Coalition a strong political force?
28. What did the Bonneville Dam and other similar projects do for the United States?
29. What did Japan do to try to recover from the Great Depression?
30. Explain the Neutrality Act of 1939.
31. Why did the United States initially follow a policy of appeasement toward Germany?
32. What was the purpose of FDR delivering his “Four Freedoms” speech to Congress in
January 1941?
33. Interventionists believed that providing aid to Britain would ____________________.
34. How did the nation’s economic situation change after the U.S. entered WWII?
35. How did the U.S. take a step toward WWII in 1941?
Name: ______________________________________ Period: _________ Date: ___________
36. Why did Stalin want Britain and the United States to open a second front in France?
37. Why did Britain not want to open a second front in Europe?
38. What was President Truman’s chief priority in using the atomic bomb against Japan?
39. How did allied bombing of Germany in 1942 change the course of WWII?
40. During World War II, many ___________________ joined organizations dedicated to
fighting segregation.
41. How did population shifts change American life during the war?
42. What was the purpose of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, France?
43. _______________ and _______________ emerged as the strongest world powers
following World War II.
44. Why did the Allies divert resources to North Africa before defending France?
45. Why was the country of Japan virtually defenseless by April 1945?
Name: ______________________________________ Period: _________ Date: ___________
46. Describe the Marshall Plan. What was one goal of the Marshall Plan?
47. In 1950, what event began the conflict on the Korean Peninsula?
48. What did Egyptian President Nasser do after President Eisenhower withdrew his offer to
fund the Aswan Dam?
49. How did the CIA participate in the Cold War?
50. How did Communist regime come about in China?
51. Why did the United States send several billion dollars to aid the Nationalists in China?
52. As the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis, Khrushchev ____________________.