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United State History
Spring Semester
Final Studyguide
DUE: Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Worth: 80 points
Directions: Please answer all the questions in complete sentences.
Questions are in order by chapter- Chapter 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15.1, 16, 18.3, and
19.3. Use your class notes and textbook to find the answers.
1. The buildup of the U.S. military in 1916 was an example of _________________.
2. During WWI, the _____________ was 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 went to WWI).
5. What international event led to the first Red Scare (1917)?
6. In 1920, American voters elected a president who promised ____________________.
7. Why was the postwar (WWI) period difficult for farmers?
8. In the 1920s, how did most national leaders hope to go about avoiding war?
9. Explain the Scopes Trial.
10. The Scopes Trail was a clash between ______________ and _____________.
Name: _____________________________________ Period:___________ Date:__________
11. How was Henry Ford able to reduce the sale price of the Model T?
12. Describe how the consumer economy of the 1920s 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 1920s, 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 1920s?
17. How did farmers contribute to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl?
18. Explain the policy of volunteerism.
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 pass 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 Rs)
23. What caused Republicans to gain power in Congress in 1938?
24. Roosevelt served ___________ terms as president.
Name: _____________________________________ Period:___________ Date:__________
25. Who was the first female cabinet member?
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 was the nation’s economic situation after the U.S. entered WWII?
35. How did the U.S. take a step toward WWII in 1941?
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 WWII?
Name: _____________________________________ Period:___________ Date:__________
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 one effect of the D-Day invasion?
43. _______________ and _______________ emerged as the strongest 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?
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. Egyptian President Nasser _____________________ 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 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 ____________________.
53. President Kennedy’s domestic agenda primarily fought __________________.
Name: _____________________________________ Period:___________ Date:__________
54. The ________________ was an attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro.
55. After the assassination, President Kennedy was succeeded by_____________________.
56. Why did President Johnson enter the Vietnam War?
57. Describe the Vietcong’s war strategy.
58. Why did the Tet Offensive damage American morale?
59. Why did President Nixon order the secret bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in
Cambodia?
60. How did President Nixon try to break the stalemate in the peace process in 1970?
61. What are the Pentagon Papers? What did they reveal?
62. How did China demonstrate its willingness to open talks with the United States?
63. What effect did the Vietnam War have on the American people?
64. What difference was seen in the reception of Vietnam veterans by the American public
compared with the reception that veterans of World Wars I and II received?
65. President Nixon’s _______________ policy emphasized that the United States must
empower South Vietnamese forces to assume more combat duties.
66. During his presidency, _____________ faced high inflation, skyrocketing prices, and
rising unemployment.
67. What did President Ford’s policy toward the Soviet Union focused on?
Name: _____________________________________ Period:___________ Date:__________
68. What was Carter’s greatest foreign policy achievement?
69. What was an important consequence of the Iran hostage crisis?
70. How were the Camp David Accords a departure from previous U.S. foreign policy?
71. The proposed __________________ involved putting weapons in space.
72. Describe Gorbachev’s glasnost and perestroika reforms.
73. Why did Gorbachev put the glasnost and perestroika reforms in place?
74. How did Boris Yeltsin become the first leader of the Russian Federation?
75. The _____________ administration committed the United States to a massive arms
buildup.
76. Why did Reagan support rebellions in Afghanistan, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and
Grenada?
77. The______________ treaty aimed to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the
world.
78. The ________________ symbolized the end of communism in Europe.
79. How did the Iran-Contra affair violate the Reagan administration’s policy?
80. How do some scholars believe Ronald Reagan helped bring an end to the Cold War?
Name: _____________________________________ Period:___________ Date:__________
EXTRA CREDIT!!!- 10 POINTS (5 POINTS EACH)
Essay Questions: Ms. Girbal will pick ONE of the two essays at the beginning of the
final exam. Please note that your response should be in essay format with an
introduction, thesis, and body paragraphs. Your response must be at least 3 paragraphs.
1. Pick three NEW DEAL programs (AAA, NRA, CCC, WPA, PWA, TVA) and explain what
they did and how they addressed the problems created by the Great Depression.
2. How was President Kennedy's foreign policy consistent with the United States' Cold War goal
of containing communism?
GRADING RUBRIC FOR LONG ESSAY
27-30 (A)
• Clear thesis (argument) that addresses the question
• 3 or more specific examples supporting the thesis
• Essay addresses all parts of the question
• Essay is at least three to four paragraphs
• Essay contains minor/no historical errors
24-26 (B)
• Contains a thesis (argument)
• At least 2 specific examples supporting the thesis
• Essay does not addresses all parts of the question
• Essay is at least three paragraphs in length
• Essay contains some historical errors
21-23 (C)
• Thesis (argument) is vague or does not address the entire question
• 1 specific examples supporting the thesis
• Essay addresses only part of the question
• Essay is less than three paragraphs
• Essay contains some significant historical errors
19-20 (D)
• Lacks a specific thesis (argument)
• Examples are very general, lacks specifics
• Essay addresses only part of the question
• Essay is less than three paragraphs
• Essay contains some significant historical errors
18 and below (F)
• No thesis (argument)
• No examples
• Essay does not address the question or is off topic
• Essay is less than three paragraphs
• Essay contains major historical errors
Name: _____________________________________ Period:___________ Date:__________
**Study the following key terms for the MATCHING portion of your exam**
Chapter 15 (Section 1)
• Paris Peace Accords
• 1960 Election
• Fall of Saigon
• “flexible response”
• War Powers Act
• The Peace Corps
• Henry Kissinger
• Alliance for Progress
• Realpolitik
• Bay of Pigs
• China
• Cuban Missile Crisis
• SALT I
• “hot line”
• détente
• Berlin Crisis/Wall
Chapter 18 (Section 3)
Chapter 16 (All)
• Helsinki Accords
• Ho Chi Minh
• SALT II
• domino theory
• Geneva Accords
Chapter 19 (Section 3)
• Vietcong
• SDI
• “advisers”
• Mikhail Gorbachev
• Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
• glasnost/perestroika
• Napalm
• Fall of the Berlin Wall
•
Hawks/Doves
• draftees
• “credibility gap”
• Tet Offensive
• 1968 Election
• Vietnamization
• Kent State
• My Lai
• Pentagon Papers
• Boris Yeltsin
Name: ______________________________ Period: _________ Date: ___________
Name: ______________________________ Period: _________ Date: ___________