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U.S. History & Government II Honors
Mid-Term Exam Study Guide
Overview and Study Tips
The exam is cumulative. It will include information from the beginning of the semester through the 1968
town meeting. The format of the exam will be similar to the tests (see below for specifics). The purpose
of the exam is not to catch you up on what you don’t know but rather to give you an opportunity to pull
together the information you examined this semester and demonstrate what you have learned. Give
yourself some time to prepare. Here are some specific suggestions:
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Organize your notes, your old tests, your old projects. Review your identifications and essays.
Identify what you did well and what needs some additional attention.
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Create a time line of the 20th century and include the major topics we have discussed and the
president.
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Look for patterns: changes in the role of government, changes in our relationship to the world,
developments in technology like radio and television and their impact on society and culture,
reform movements and their impact on society and politics, the changing role of women.
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Anticipate possible essay questions.
Format
Sections
Items
Points
Time
The Presidents
Place 20th century presidents (Teddy Roosevelt
– Richard Nixon) in chronological order –
including dates ---and political party.
10 pts.
5 minutes
Map
Identify the major areas where the U.S. was
involved overseas in the 20th century
 The Spanish American War—Cuba,
Puerto Rico, and the Philippines
 The Panama Canal
 World War II—the Axis Powers and the
Allies, Hawaii, D-Day, Japan
 The Cold War: The Iron Curtain, Poland,
Greece, Turkey, and Vietnam
10 pts.
5 minutes
Multiple Choice
20 multiple choice
20 pts.
10 minutes
Identifications
Choose 2 of 3 to answer in a well constructed
paragraph identifying the term and explaining
historical significance.
20 pts.
10 minutes
Essay #1: After the
Fact
This essay will address historical process: how
do historians do what they do? Each of the
chapters we read this semester has taken us
behind the scenes and essentially revealed a
more complicated—and interesting—story
than appears in most textbooks. Consider what
this book has taught you about the process
historians go through to reach that more
complicated story. You will be expected to use
examples from the articles in your essay.
60 pts.
40 minutes
Essay #2: Thematic Choose 1 of 3: This essay will address one of
the major themes we have developed this year.
To prepare, review our UNIT pages and the
topics we have addressed in each unit. Review
the study guides for each chapter. Pose
possible essay questions to yourself and
develop possible thesis statements and identify
possible examples.
60 pts.
40 minutes
Goldfield et al. American Journey
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Chapter 21, “The Progressive Era, 1900- 1917”
Chapter 22, “Creating an Empire, 1965 – 1917”
Chapter 23, “America and the Great War, 1914 – 1920”
Chapter 25, “The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929 – 1939”
Chapter 26, “World War II, 1939 – 1945”
Chapter 27, “The Cold War at Home and Abroad, 1946 – 1952”
Chapter 28, “The Confident Years, 1953 – 1964”
Chapter 29, “Shaken to the Roots, 1965 – 1980”
Howard Zinn, A People’s History of the United States
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“The Empire and the People”
“Self-Help in Hard Times”
James Davidson and Mark Lytle, After the Fact
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“U.S. D.A. Inspected”
“Sacco and Vanzetti”
“The Decision to Drop the Bomb”
“From Rosie to Lucy”
Additional Material
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1920s Newspaper
1968 Town Meeting
The Progressive Era (Chapter 21)
Guiding Questions
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What was the nature of progressivism? What factors--old and new--stimulated the
reform movements at the time?
How did the changing role of women affect progressivism?
What was the impact of progressive era reforms? How did the role of government
change? How did the nature of the presidency change?
To what extent were progressives concerned with social justice? To what extent were
they concerned with social control?
Note Taking Guidelines
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Create a CAUSE web to illustrate the multiple factors contributing to this reform
movement.
Create an EFFECT web to illustrate the multiple results arising from this reform
movement.
Create a chart to compare Teddy Roosevelt's New Nationalism and Woodrow Wilson's
New Freedom.
Terms
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Progressive Era
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Woman Suffrage
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Social Gospel Movement
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Nineteenth Amendment
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Muckrakers
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Initiative, Referendum and Recall
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Settlement House Movement
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Seventeenth Amendment
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Social Darwinism
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Teddy Roosevelt and New Nationalism
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Jane Addams & Hull House
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Trusts
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Florence Kelly & the National
Consumer's League
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Northern Securities Company
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Hepburn Act
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Pure Food and Drug Act
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William Howard Taft
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Socialism (Eugene Debs)
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John Spargo & Shame of the Cities
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John Dewey
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Sixteenth Amendment
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Margaret Sanger
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Woodrow Wilson and New Freedom
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Prohibition
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Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act
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Booker T. Washington
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Federal Reserve Act
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W.E.B. DuBois
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Federal Trade Commission
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Hawaii
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China
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Japan
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Russia
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Panama
Niagara Movement
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NAACP
Locations: You should be able to locate the
following on a blank map:
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Cuba
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Puerto Rico
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Guam
The Philippines
Creating An Empire (Chapter 22)
Guiding Questions:
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Why did the U.S. build an overseas empire? What factors were shaping American foreign policy
in the late 19th century?
What events led to the Spanish American War? What were the effects of this war?
What were the arguments for and against U.S. acquisition of the Philippines?
Compare and contrast the foreign policies of Roosevelt, Taft, and Wilson.
What did the U.S. hope to achieve in Asia? In Central and South America? What was the nature
of U.S. involvement in both regions?
To what extent was the emergence of the U.S. as an imperial power in the early 2oth century a
break from or a culmination of earlier policies?
To what extent was U.S. foreign policy between the late 19th century and World War I guided by
economic motives?
Note Taking Guidelines
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Timeline of key events; trace the expansion of U.S. involvement overseas between the late
1800s and World War I
Cause and effect web for the Spanish American war: use PERSIA categories to identify multiple
causation
Comparison chart or Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the foreign policies of TR, Taft,
and Wilson
Map identifying where the U.S. expanded its influence and territory -- use the Atlas p. 80 - 81
Terms
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Imperialism
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Teller Amendment
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Washington's Farewell Address
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The Philippines
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Monroe Doctrine
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Treaty of Paris
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Manifest Destiny
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Anti Imperialist League
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Social Darwinism
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Filipino-American War
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Alfred Thayer Mahan
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Spheres of Influence
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Mahanism
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Open Door
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Hawaii
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Gentleman's Agreement
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Annexation
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Platt Amendment
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Spanish American War
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Panama Canal
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Cuban Revolution
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Roosevelt Corollary
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Yellow Press (Heart and Pulitzer)
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Big Stick Diplomacy
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The Maine
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Dollar Diplomacy
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President William McKinley
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Wilson's Interventions (Moral Diplomacy)
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Hawaii
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China
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Japan
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Russia
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Panama
Locations: You should be able to locate
the following on a blank map:
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Cuba
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Puerto Rico
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Guam
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The Philippines
America and the Great War, 1914 – 1920 (Chap. 23)
Guiding Questions:
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Why was American neutrality undermined during World War I? What was the tipping point for
U.S. involvement?
How did the U.S. shape public opinion during the war?
What impact did the war have at home? Who benefited? Who did not?
What happened to civil liberties during the war?
What impact did the end of World War I have on the world? On the U.S.?
Why did the U.S. fail to ratify the Versailles Treaty? What were the arguments for and against?
What was the "post-war" backlash? See Sacco and Venzetti reading for more on the post war
backlash.
Note Taking Guidelines
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Add to your timeline of imperialism. Chart the ebb and flow of U.S. involvement in the world.
Create a cause and effect web for World War I. Compare to the Spanish American War. Why was
the impact of World War I different?
Map
Terms
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Central Powers
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Sedition Act
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Allies
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Selective Service Act of 1917
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Declaration of London
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Bolsheviks
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Lusitania
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14 Points
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Sussex Pledge
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Paris Peace Conference
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Preparedness
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Treaty of Versailles
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Self -Determination
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League of Nations
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War Industries Board and Bernard Baruch
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Irreconcilables
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Liberty Bonds
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Reservationists
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CPI & George Creel
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Red Scare
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Espionage Act
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Election of 1916 and 1920
The 1920s---based on our newspaper project
Guiding Questions
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What impact did World War I have on this decade?
Why are the 1920s frequently characterized as the “roaring”?
What effect did did big business have on the American economy? What factors supported the
expansion of this type of business?
What role did the automobile industry play in the economic and social life of the nation?
How did marketing and consumerism shape culture?
What united Americans in the 1920s? What divided them?
Just how distinctive was this decade?
The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929 - 1939
Guiding Questions
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What caused the Great Depression?
Why did President Hoover's policies fail to end the Depression?
What did President Roosevelt accomplish during the First New Deal? What was still left to be
done?
What did President Roosevelt accomplish during the Second New Deal?
To what did degree did the New Deal change the social, economic, and political landscape of the
United States for future generations?
To what degree was the New Deal revolutionary?
How did race, ethnicity, and gender affect the way that individual Americans experienced the
Depression?
How did FDR change the role of government/the office of the presidency in the 1930s? Why?
Note Taking Guidelines
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Create a cause and effect web for the Great Depression. Take into account the chart on p.659
and the additional documents examined in class. Take into account race, gender, ethnicity when
accounting for the effects of the Depression.
Compare President Hoover and President Roosevelt in terms of how each approached the
Depression. Look for areas of overlap as well as areas of difference.
Organize a chart of New Deal programs---identify the specific problem and the policy designed
to address the problem. Characterize the goal of each program as relief, recovery, or reform.
Create an effect web for the New Deal. Take into account race, gender, ethnicity when
accounting for the effects of the Depression.
Terms
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Great Depression
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Hoovervilles
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President Herbert Hoover (Republican)
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Volunteerism
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Reconstruction Finance Cooperation (RFC)
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Bonus Army
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National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) and the
National Recovery Administration (NRA)
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Senator/Gov. Huey Long
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Francis Townsend
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Father Charles Coughlin
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Second New Deal
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Social Security
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1932 Election
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Banking Act
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President Franklin Roosevelt
Relief, Recovery, Reform
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Wagner National Labor Relations Act
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Works Progress Administration
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The New Deal
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Roosevelt Coalition
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Fireside Chats
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Congress of Industrial Organizations
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
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Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
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FDR's Court Packing Scheme
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John Maynard Keynes
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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Public Works Administration (WPA)
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA)
World War II, 1939 - 1945
Guiding Questions
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What caused World War II?
Why were many Americans reluctant to become involved in World War II?
How did President Roosevelt attempt to move the U.S. closer to involvement between 1939 and
1941? What was the tipping point for U.S. involvement?
How was the U.S. affected by World War II at home? Consider this question from a social,
economic and political angle. Focus specifically on mobilization.
How did the Allies win World War II? What were the major turning points?
What was the U.S. strategy against Japan and how well did it work?
Note Taking Guidelines
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Create a time line of World War II. Clearly indicate on this time line the events leading to the
outbreak of World War II in Europe, the events which triggered U.S. involvement, and the major
turning points.
Create an EFFECT web which illustrates the impact of World War II on the United States at
home. Take into your PERSIA categories: political, economic, social (race, class, gender)
Terms
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Axis Powers
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A. Philip Randolph and the March on Washington
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Allies
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Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC)
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Blitzkrieg
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Japanese Internment
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Isolationists (class notes)
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Korematsu v. United States (1944)
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Nye Committee (class notes)
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D-Day
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Neutrality Acts (class notes)
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Operation OVERLORD
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Lend-Lease program (cash and carry)
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Island Hopping
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America First Committee
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Yalta Conference
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Atlantic Charter
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Potsdam Declaration
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Pearl Harbor (you better know this date!)
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President Harry Truman
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Eastern Front
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Battle of the Atlantic
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War Manpower Commission
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Office of Price Administration
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Manhattan Project
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Home Front
The Cold War at Home and Abroad (ch. 27)
Guiding Questions
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What is the "Cold War"?
What were the origins of this conflict?
How did the Cold War develop between 1947 and 1953? What were the major conflicts? How
were they resolved?
How did the role of the U.S. in the world shift during this time period?
In what ways did the Cold War affect the United States at home?
Note Taking Guidelines
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Create a new time line illustrating the origins and development of the Cold War between 1946
and 1953. Use color, font, organization, and images to illustrate the major themes and to
identify the major turning points of this time period.
Terms
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Yalta Conference
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Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
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United Nations
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
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International Monetary Fund
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Soviet testing of an atomic bomb
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World Bank
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Communist Revolution in China
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George Kennan, "Long Telegram"
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H-Bomb
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Truman Doctrine
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National Security Paper 68 (NSC-68)
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George C. Marshall
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Containment
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Marshall Plan
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Korean War
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Kennan, "X" Article
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38th Parallel Second Red Scare
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Berlin Blockade (Berlin Airlift)
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Senator Joseph McCarthy
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National Security Act of 1947
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McCarthyism
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Department of Defense
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House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC)
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National Security Council (NSC)
The Confident Year, 1953 - 1964 (chap.28)
Guiding Questions
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What were the sources of prosperity in the 1950s and 1960s? How did prosperity shape cities,
families, and religion? Who was left out?
How did President Eisenhower's foreign policy affect U.S.-Soviet relations? What did he think
was at stake in Vietnam?
What was President Kennedy's approach to the Soviet Union? How did his policies compare to
those of Eisenhower? What did he think was at stake in Vietnam? in Cuba?
Why was Brown v. Board of Education a turning point in the struggle for equal rights?
Who initiated and led the Civil Rights Movement? What strategies for change were used by civil
rights leaders between 1955 and 1965? What were the major successes of the movement
during this time period?
What was Lyndon Johnson's vision for the U.S. in 1964? Was he able to implement this vision?
Note Taking Guidelines
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Make a concept web which illustrates the impact of prosperity on the social, economic, and
political life of the nation.
Add to your Cold War timeline the events discussed in this chapter. Based on this timeline, how
would you compare President Eisenhower's policies toward the Soviet Union with President
Truman's?
Create a graphic organizer which illustrates the methods used by various civil rights
organizations to achieve equality. Look for areas of continuity (such as goals) and areas of
difference (strategies)
Construct a chart which organizes the domestic and foreign policy successes (and failures) of
Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson.
Terms
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Rosa Parks & the Montgomery Bus
Boycott
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Federal Highway Act of 1956
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Credit
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Southern Christian Leadership
Conference (SCLC)
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Television
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Martin Luther King, Jr.
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1950s Family
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Student Nonviolent Coordinating
Committee (SNCC)
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John Kenneth Galbraith, The Affluent
Society
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Greensboro Sit-Ins
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Michael Harrington, The Other America
(1962)
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James Farmer & the Congress of Racial
Equality (CORE)
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Massive Retaliation
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Freedom Rides
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Sputnik
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March on Washington (1963)
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NASA
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Kennedy's Assassination
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Missile Gap
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Lyndon Johnson and the Great Society
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Iran & Guatemala
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War on Poverty
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Ho Chi Minh & Ngo Dinh Diem &
Vietnam
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Office of Economic Opportunity
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Civil Rights Act of 1964
President Kennedy and the New
Frontier
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Freedom Summer
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Bay of Pigs
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Voting Rights Act of 1965
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Berlin Wall
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The Maddox and the C. Turner Joy
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Missile Crisis
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Gulf of Tonkin Resolutions
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Limited Test Ban Treaty
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Medicare and Medicaid
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Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
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Southern Manifesto
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Little Rock Arkansas and Central High
School
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Shaken to the Roots, 1965 - 1980 (chap.29)
Guiding Questions
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What caused the national consensus of the 1950s and early 1960s to unravel? this is the big
one!
Why the U.S. fail in Vietnam? What factors limited Johnson's ability to act freely in Vietnam?
How and why did American views of the Vietnam War change?
How did race relations change between 1965 and 1970? Why?
Why was 1968 a pivotal year for the United States politically and socially?
What was Richard Nixon's legacy?
How did the backgrounds of President Johnson, President Nixon, and President Carter shape
their successes and failures as national leaders?
Note Taking Guidelines
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Finish up your Cold War timeline through the presidency of Richard Nixon.
Add President Nixon and President Carter to your chart comparing the presidents---domestic
and foreign policy issues, successes and failures.
Create a graphic organizer which illustrates the various voices of dissent which were critiquing
the United States during this time period.
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Escalation
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Nixon Doctrine
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Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara
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President Nixon
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Search and Destroy
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Henry Kissinger
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The Draft: the Selective Service System
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Kent State
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Students for a Democratic Society (SDS)
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detente
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Free Speech Movement
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SALT
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National Organization of Women (NOW)
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Pentagon Papers
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Counterculture and Hippies
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Watergate
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Bob Dylan
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Black Power & Elridge Cleaver
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Black Panthers & Bobby Seale and Huey
Newton
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Cesar Chavez and the United Farm
Workers
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Nation of Islam and Malcolm X
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American Indian Movement
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Tet Offensive
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Robert Kennedy
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MLK's assassination
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Red Spring
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Yippies
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Chicago Democratic Convention