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Major allies of the United States in World War I

Who were the French, the British, and the Russians?

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 two major reasons the United States eventually

declared war onGermany and the other

Central powers

What was Germany’s continued use of unrestricted submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman note instructing Mexico what

they would receive if they would attack the U.S.?

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

What was Wilson’s plan for world peace, called the “Fourteen

Points?”

Battle in the Pacific that blockedthe southern plan of the Japanese to invade the United States-served to

begin to turn the tide inthe 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?

Two reasons Truman decided to drop the atomic bomb on the

Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

What were the refusal of the Japanese to immediately

surrender andthe projected loss of lives if the U.S. had to invade the Japanese

islands?

Executive Order 9066-later challenged in the Supreme Court

as a violation of the rights of Japanese American citizens

What was the order that relocated all Japanese living on the West

Coast of the U.S. into internment camps in the interior of the

United States?

The plane flown by Charles Lindbergh when he made the first

solo, nonstop flight from New York to Paris in 1927

What was the Spirit of St. Louis?

The man responsiblefor developing the assembly

line production of automobiles and the introduction of a

minimum wagefor 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??

The 1919-20 nationwide anti-Communist crusade against left-

wing Americans whose patriotism was suspect

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 whenthe U.S. discovered the Soviets were

building nuclear missile launchsites 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

What are examples of protests against continued military involvement by the U.S. in

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 and the reason for its use

What are separation of powers and to keep any one part of the government from gaining too

much power?

Veto, Senate approval of Presidential appointments, and

declaring a law unconstitutional

What are examples of the checks and balance system?

Type of government where the ultimate power rests in all the

citizens entitled to vote for representatives who exercise that

power

What is a republic?

The principle that divides the powers and responsibilities of

government between the nation and the state

What is federalism?

Battle known as the “Shot Heard Round the World” because it

began the American Revolution

What was the Battle of Lexington?

July 4, 1776

What was the date of the adoption of the Declaration of

Independence?

The battle fought in Virginia resulting in the British surrender

and the independence of the American colonies

What was the Battle of Yorktown?

A decisive turning point victory for the Americans because it

brought the French in to aid the American cause for

independence

What was the Battle of Saratoga?

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

What was the G.I. Bill of Rights?