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9. The wall was built to keep people from fleeing from East Berlin. The west side had allied troops who were there to prevent Berlin and Germany from breaking the agreements of the peace treaty.

10. Kennedy was worried that Cuba was getting too much support from the Soviets and he was worried that since they were so close to us, they might be able to attack us devastatingly.

11. The resolution enabled him to move troops into Vietnam.

12. Agent Orange was a herbicide used to destroy heavy plant life to make warfare easier. It caused health problems for the men using it.

13. The Tet offensive was when North Vietnam and Vietcong started a new aggressive offensive against the United States.

14. World War II was a war to rid the world of tyranny. We were fighting for things that Americans believed in, and we saw the evil of our enemies. In Vietnam however, it was viewed as more of a civil war, and mass murder was not happening like it was during the world war.

15. President Johnson's decision was a bad one. During war, a stable government is important, and part of a stable government is not introducing radical new policies. By no running, President Johnson opened up the opportunity for a new president to introduce new policies. Also, he knew the war better than a new president would and so was more qualified to lead the military.

Dont know much about History

How many television sets were sold in 1950? How did television change America? What other factors changed America in the 50s?
More than 4 million were sold. It was a new source of entertainment. People could actually see things. Suburbs made it so people could move out of cities. Cars became very popular and enabled people to go places. Cars changed everything, fast food, superhighways, and drive in theaters.
What three important novels were published in the 50s? What did they do or promote?
The Naked and the Dead, showed an uncomfortable view of soldiers. Catcher in the Rye, which is about the alienation of the youths. On the Road, a book that went against conformity in America.
What was the Iron Curtain?
The separation of Soviet countries from the rest of Europe.
What was the Truman Doctrine about?
Truman sent aid to Greece and Turkey to prevent them from falling under Soviet control.
What were the “witch hunts” of the 1950s? Why did this happen?
These were the hunting of communists. People were very scared of communism, the government fed this idea that the communists were spying and out to get you. One of the fears was that because they had the atomic bomb they would use it.
Who was Klaus Fuchs? Describe the Rosenberg case?
He gave atomic secrets to Soviet Russia. Rosenberg's did not speak about the secrets they gave away and were executed because of this.
What was the Korean War about? Why was MacArthur removed from service?
North Korea was supported by Communists and it invaded South Korea, so the U.S. sent forces to help. MacArthur had a disagreement with Truman.
What was important about Brown v. Board of Education? How did Eisenhower have to enforce it’s ruling in Little Rock?
His daughter wasn't allowed into a white public school because she was black. Eisenhower sent paratroopers to protect her.
Discuss the importance of the Montgomery Bus Strike.
Rosa Parks refused to move from her seat. This caused an uproar with white people so many black people started boycotting buses.
Discuss the beginning of the space race.

Sputnik, was a soviet satellite that Russia sent into space and they got there first.

History Questions

9. Winston Churchill coined this phrase, and it meant the Soviets had cut Eastern Europe from the West. Behind the curtain was the Soviets holding control.

11. It is a war in which it is not actually declared and physical battles arn't fought, but their is tension, threatening, and a race to be the best at everything.

13. It gave returning war veterans money to go to college, set up businesses, and buy homes.

15. There was no victor, but there were lots of casualties on the American side. We also set up a demilitarized zone where no military was allowed. It was also a direct threat to the Soviets.

16. It was a congressional committee that investigated communism in America.

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5. Alaska and Hawaii

9. Fidel Castro

10. Jet travel was revolutionized by the production of the 707 jet. It allowed more than a hundred passengers to be carried at high speeds for long distances. Computers were starting to be used for big businesses.

14. The people not affected by poverty moved to the suburbs, keeping a lot of the population out of the city. The impoverished people however had to stay in the cities, thus leading to a high level of poverty in cities.

16. Nuclear weapons were a much better detterant than a large army. He could have large parts of the army and still be able to threaten large countries with nuclear arms.

17. Suburbs were created and so people were more spreaad out. They needed cars to be able to go to the store and do errands.

Dont Know Much About History

1) Why did FDR want to pack the supreme court? Did it work? Do you think this was constitutionally correct?

He wanted to pack it so that he could get justices that were on his side. It was filled with republicans who did not support the New Deal. It did not work for him and was not constitutionally correct.
2) What is a theory about Amelia Earhart's death? Why was she important?

She was killed because she saw too much possibly. She was the first strong female symbol.
3) What was Lend-Lease?

We would lend supplies to armies that supported the same ideals as America in the war.
4) Discuss the BATTLE OF BRITAIN.

First ariel attack of Britain by the German Air Force. It went on for four months and the British destroy 1700 planes.
5) What were some of the reasons isolationists wanted to stay out of the war?

They were still feeling the effects of the depression and memories of WWI. So, they didn't think WWII would be worth the huge losses that would come from the war.
6) What was the traditional definition of Fascism? Who were the Fascists of Europe in the 30s?

Fascism was a military dictatorship, Benito Mussulini was a fascist, Hitler, Stalin, and Franco. Japan, Italy, Germany.
7) Who were the Axis Powers?

Germany, Italy, and Japan.
8) In what year and month did Japan invade Peeking?

July 1937
9) What were the aggressive actions of Germany and Italy before the start of WWII?

Germany invaded Austria, take Poland, sign a neutrality pact with Russia, annexed Czechoslvakia, Italy overthrows the government that it had. Italy invaded Greece, Albania, and Ethiopia.
10) What are the two views of Pearl Harbor?

That we knew about it but we underestimated the Japanese army and overestimated our army. The other view is that we knew about it and let it happen so we could go to war.
11) What does Japan cite as reasons to go to war?

We froze their assets in America after they invaded French-Indochina. So they had no oil flowing to them and they had to get it back.
12) What is the date of Pearl Harbor?

December 7, 1941
13) What is the date of D-Day?

June 6, 1944
14) What was the cost of World War II?

38 million total deaths or more.
15) What was the Yalta Conference?

It was a conference where the United Nations were supposed to be formed, to get Russia to declare war on Japan, and to decide the fate of Poland.
16) What did Stalin demand in return for his agreement to enter the war against Japan?

The soviets got control of Manchuria and Mongolia, and would get half of Sakhalm Island and the Kurile Islands. They would also get occupation in Korea as well as a vote in the United Nations.
17) What is FDR's legacy?

American Arrogance and racism. Stupidity and doubleplusungood leader.
18) Did the U.S. have to drop Atomic weapons on Japan? List the various PROs and CONs to this argument.

The U.S. did not have to drop the bomb. The war in Japan was however extremely deadly, they had a mentality that they should never surrender. The culture was very much about honor so the idea of surrender was horrible to them. They knew they were doomed, but surrender was far worse than death, and fighting people like this was terrible. They would run at you with no regard for their own life and could inflict terrible casualties this way. The bomb helped stop these terrible battles. The bomb was terrible but maybe helped stop thousands of American deaths, at the cost of hundreds of thousands of deaths. It was terrible and not neccesary, but the military in Japan probably happily welcomed it.
19) How did the Cold War start?

The build-up of nuclear weapons by both the Soviets and the Americans.

History Questions

1) Name five important books of the 1920s.

Great Gatsby

Elmer Gantry

Three Soldiers

The Sun Also Rises

Babbitt
2) What was the first "talkie"? How did it change America?

These were movies with noise.
3) Discuss the "Red Scare of 1919".

Americans were scared of communism and foreign ideas. Communism was an idea that was not recieved well especially since people at that time were very conservative and capitalistic.
4) What was the 18th amendment? Why was it enacted? How did it go wrong?

Prohibition, it was enacted to sort of cleanse America and raise its morals. It failed because too many people wanted to drink and started bootleg operations. Alcohol was almost as plentiful during prohibition as it was after.
5) Who were Susan B. Anthony and Alice Paul?

Both women were activists trying to get more women's rights. They raised groups that demonstrated to achieve reforms.
6) What is important about Henry Ford? How did he change America?

Henry Ford was able to make automobiles mass produceable. He innovated the assembly line and was able to achieve huge profits. He also payed his workers very well but treated them pretty poorly.
7) What is important about Charles Lindbergh? How did he symbolize the times?

He was the first man to fly across the Atlantic. He became a symbol of american symbolism just like Ford. He showed a new generation of Americans who could achieve anything they set their minds to.
8) What were "pool operators" and how were they crooked?

They were investors who would get other investors to come buy stocks and raise the prices of that stock. They then would sell off their stocks at a large profit and leave the other investors with over priced stocks.
9) How were stocks inflated? How did this cause the crash?

The stocks were not actually being bought with real cash. Many people were buying them on credit and so the stocks had very little real money behind them. When the stocks went down then, people lost money that wasn't really theirs, it actually hurt the banks that had extended them this line of credit.
10) What was Black Thursday and Black Tuesday?

These were the days that stocks shot through the floor. Millions of dollars were lost because millions of shares were being dumped at very low prices.
11) What was Hoover's view of Government relief programs?

Hoover thought that the government should stay out of relief efforts. He thought America could bounce back by itself.
12) What was the "Bonus Army"?

These were veterans who marched to Washington, to try and get their bonus's promised to be payed in 1945. They needed this bonus just to survive.
13) What happened during the "Hundred Days"?

Reforms of all sorts were being passed in an attempt to save the economy. They tried everything until something worked.
14) What was the WPA and what did it do?

It helped build up all of the infrastructure. It was an administration set up to help the economy.
15) What were Roosevelt's FIRESIDE CHATS and why did they become important?

These were chats over the radio that helped make Roosevelt seem more like the common person. They made him very popular.

History

7.) It allowed them to transport goods all over the country, and they could bring food and supplies to the workers.

8.) It began in Victoria, Texas.

9.) Fertile land, for farming, and the buffalos.

10.) African American settlers, who migrated from southern states into Kansas in the late 1870’s.

11.) There was a lack of moisture, flash floods would wipe out all their crop, and when they planted it down deep the plants would not produce large crop yields.

12.) They slaughtered them, to feed the crews who were building the railroads, and to get them out of the way of the railroad.

13.) Oklahoma

14.) He was the Apache leader who was stuck on an Arizona reservation, he led raids against settlers in the army in Arizona. He escaped to Mexico.

15.) It prevented them from getting into debt. It offered farmers education, fellowship, and support.

16.) Free silver

17.) It created large cities including Denver, but there were many ghost towns as well, and boom towns. Virginia city became very popular.

18.) They needed railroads to transport their cattle.

19.) They got into debt and lost their lands, the cost of crops went down, while the prices to buy went state high.

20.) Actions:

-Put them on reservations
-They forced them to adopt the white ways, like education
- The united states army attacked them

21.) Montana

22.) North-east part of Montana

23.) In the north east part of Arizona

questions

1) Discuss the significance of Thomas Jefferson's quote: "A little rebellion now and then is a good thing...God forbid that we should ever be twenty year without such a rebellion...The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Thomas Jefferson saw the importance of preventing the government from taking too much power. If there are rebellions, the people in power will do things that common people want because they are scared of a rebellion.
2) Why did Shay's Rebellion happen?
The farmers were angry because the new government was taxing them too heavily. They were getting sent to prison and having their land taken.
3) The constitution is "a political creation, hammered together in a series of artfully negotiated compromises. Discuss these compromises.
The three-fifths compromise which counted black people as only three fifths a person. The bill of rights
4) What was the Virginia Plan?
It was an unsuccessful, plan to have equal representation in two seperate houses. It gets edited and becomes the Constitution. The Virginia Plan was proposed by James Madison.
5) "No person held in service" was a euphemism for what?
Slaves
6) List the basic Powers and Checks of the three branches of the government.
The Judicial Branch Upholds the law. They follow the Constitution and make sure the laws Congress makes are ok. Congress makes the laws, but they can be overturned by the judicial plan. The excutive branch has the ability to vote against laws, but the veto can be overcome in congress.
7) Who wrote the Federalist Papers and why did they write them?
John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison, they wrote them to persuade the people to accept the Constitution.
8) Briefly outline the first ten amendments.
1. Freedom of Speech, Press, and Religion
2. Right to bear arms
3. Soldiers cannot be forced into ones home.
4. People can keep there personal belongings private. No unreasonable search or seizure.
5. Innocent until proven guilty. May not be tried twice for the same crime. Tried by a jury of ones peers.
6. The right to a speedy trial by a fair judge and jury.
7. In common law, the right to a jury is still upheld.
8. No cruel and unusual punishment.
9. The Constitution gives right to everyone, and they shall not prevent any man from having these rights.
10. Any laws not specifically outlined in the Constitution shall be decided on by the states.
9) Who could wrote in the first election (what parts of the population)?
Any white landowner
10) How did Washington D.C. come be located on the banks of the Potomac?
Hamilton, Jefferson, and Madison all agreed to it during a secret dinner.
11) What did Jay's Treaty do?
It made the British leave America, set up where the border waas for Canada, and allowed the British to stay in Canada.
12) What was the "Whiskey Rebellion" and how was it put down?
People were in an uproar because of the taxes on whiskey, because it was one of the few things that could be profitable. There was a revolt and Washinton marched against the rebels with 13,000 men.
13) Describe the election of 1800? How was it finally resolved?
Jefferson and Aaron Burrs tied in the election, and the Electoral college kept voting the same. Hamilton argued for Jefferson and got one guy to change his vote for Jefferson.
14) Who was John Marshall?
He was a justice that John Adams stuck into supreme court to keep his agenda going. John Marshall makes the court what it is today.
15) Why did France sell its North America possessions (the Louisiana territory) to the U.S.?
Napolean decides that he should stay away from America after his defeat in Haiti. He sells the land to America for very little.
16) What did Lewis and Clark do? Describe their journey?
They explored the west. They left present day Indiana in October 13, 1803. They headed up the Missouri River and explored that area, then went to North Dakota. They spent the winter here and explored some more, before going home.
17) How did Hamilton incur the wrath of Aaron Burr? Was he right in what he did? How did the ordeal end?

Hamilton prevented Aaron Burr from becoming vice president again and prevented him from becoming governor of New York. Hamilton was not right in what he did. He was the president and should've focused on running the country, not attacking his opponents. Burr slapped him with a glove and then dueled him and shot him.
18) What was Jefferson's Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it suppose to do?

Prevented American ships from taking goods to foreign lands for trade, and also prevented foreign ships from landing in America to trade. It didn't really hurt anyone but the Americans and raised the cost of shipping things in the US.
19) What did Tecumseh try and do?

He was a native leader, and urged his people to go back to the traditional ways. He wanted them all to give up anything brought by Europeans. Wouldn't get pushed around by the settlers.
20) Describe the Battle of Tippecanoe?

The US sent troops to move Tecumseh and his followers because they were causing tension with settlers. America won the fight, but sustained more casualties then the natives. Because of their losses however, the natives could not recover.
21) Most historians call the War of 1812 a draw. Why?

Neither side really accomplished anything. Britain was more worried about the Napoleonic wars.
22) Describe the Battle of New Orleans.

General Andrew Jackson utterly destroys the british. Jackson had 2000 men come and attack the British. The Americans thought the British had far more troops than they actually did, so the victory was a suprise.
23) What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

Foreign countries will not interfere with the americas, or it will be viewed as agression.
24) What was the Missouri Compromise?

It prevented slavery in the land bought in the louisiana purchase. It was a compromise between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups.
25) How was the election of 1824 decided? Why was it called a "corrupt bargain"?

John Quincy Adams won the election, but did not win the popular vote. It was decided by the house of representatives. It allowed the states with more people more voting power.
26) List some of the labels attached to Andrew Jackson.
Trail of Tears, Jacksonian Democracy, Andrew jackson embodied the new American spirit and became the idol of the ambitious jingoistic younger men who called themsleves Democrats ( of the American common man)
27) Was Andrew Jackson an Indian hater? What did the natives call him? What "Indian Wars" did he fight in and what was the outcome? What was his native "policy" as President?
Yes he was, They called him Long Knife. Creek War, which is where he got his reputation as a ruthless indian fighter, first Seminole war, 1812. Unless they adapt the American Culture, we ill kill you our you need to move.
28) How did Jackson come to symbolize the common people?
Andrew jackson embodied the new American spirit and became the idol of the ambitious younger men who called themselves Democrats. Came from porverty, fought in the revolution, first president from the west.