Mr
Mr. McCormack
US History II
Central Dauphin High School
Midterm Examination Study Guide
Scope: This midterm examination will test your knowledge of American Government. The primary reference for this test will be your course textbook, chapters twelve through eighteen.
Format: The test is comprised of 140 questions, approximately twenty from each chapter. Answers to the test will be marked on Scantron sheets. The test will be split into two halves, and students will take half of the test on each of two days.
Strategies: A great deal of material is available for your studies. Chapter outlines, study guides, this review guide, your own classroom notes, and your book publisher’s website are all available to supplement your textbook. You will need to develop your own strategy to help you make the most effective use of your study time. The following are some strategies that might prove helpful to you.
• Study early and often. Do not wait until the last minute to cram for your exam. Even taking just two weeks to study means mastering the material at the rate of a chapter per day!
• Find a good place to study. Avoid distractions while studying.
• Get proper rest. Your memory will work better if you aren’t exhausted.
• Use your textbook study guides to help identify important points in each chapter.
• Scan through a chapter before reading it thoroughly. Try to spot the major concepts (these are often set apart in chapter headings). Try to take notes as you read, and then go back and reorganize your notes. Be sure to pay attention to bold or highlighted terms.
Concepts: The following is a list of important ideas and questions that will be covered by the exam. You should ensure that you are familiar with the meanings, context, and significance of each.
Chapter Twelve
Militarism Mobilization Central Powers Allies
Stalemate Propaganda U-Boat Sussex Pledge
Zimmermann Note Autocrat Russian Revolution Selective Service Act
American Expeditionary Force Convoy Zeppelin Armistice
Genocide Liberty Bond Price Controls Rationing
Daylight Saving Time Sedition Vigilante Fourteen Points
Self-Determination Spoils League of Nations Reparations
Treaty of Versailles
Explain the major causes of World War I.
Evaluate the United States response to and conduct during World War I.
Describe some of the technological innovations of World War I.
Analyze the American contributions to World War I.
Contrast the American and European conditions before and after World War I.
Explain how World War I shaped the lives of Americans at home.
Contrast the differing national goals at the Paris Peace Conference.
Chapter Thirteen
Flapper Demographics Barrio Mass Media
Jazz Age Lost Generation Harlem Renaissance Bootleggers
Speakeasies Fundamentalism Scopes Trial
Explain the ways in which women’s roles changed in the 1920s.
Analyze some of the cultural side-effects of urbanization in the 1920s.
Evaluate the significance of America’s public heroes in the 1920s.
Describe the growth and impact of mass media in the 1920s.
Explain the meaning of the terms “Jazz Age” and “Harlem Renaissance.”
Identify the prominent writers and other artists of the 1920s.
Analyze the impact of Prohibition on America.
Describe some of the religious controversies of the 1920s.
Detail the racial tensions of the 1920s.
Chapter Fourteen
Flapper Demographics Barrio Mass Media
Jazz Age Lost Generation Harlem Renaissance Bootleggers
Speakeasies Fundamentalism Scopes Trial
Explain the ways in which women’s roles changed in the 1920s.
Analyze some of the cultural side-effects of urbanization in the 1920s.
Evaluate the significance of America’s public heroes in the 1920s.
Describe the growth and impact of mass media in the 1920s.
Explain the meaning of the terms “Jazz Age” and “Harlem Renaissance.”
Identify the prominent writers and other artists of the 1920s.
Analyze the impact of Prohibition on America.
Describe some of the religious controversies of the 1920s.
Detail the racial tensions of the 1920s.
Chapter Fifteen
Dow Jones Industrial Average Black Tuesday Great Crash Business cycle
Great Depression Hooverville Dust Bowl Penny auction
Twenty-first Amendment Hawley-Smoot tariff Reconstruction Finance Corp. Bonus Army
What events led to the stock market’s Great Crash in 1929?
Why did the Great Crash produce a ripple effect throughout the nation’s economy?
What were the main causes of the Great Depression?
How did poverty spread during the Great Depression?
What social problems were caused by poverty in the 1930s?
How did some people struggle to survive hard times?
How did Americans pull together to survive the Great Depression?
What signs of change did Americans begin to notice in the early 1930s?
How did President Hoover respond to the Great Depression?
What did Roosevelt mean when he offered Americans a “new deal”?
Why was the election of 1932 a significant turning point for American politics?
Chapter Sixteen
New Deal Hundred Days Public Works Program Tennessee Valley Authority
Second New Deal Wagner Act Civilian Conservation Corps Closed Shop
Social Security System American Liberty League Demagogue Nationalization
Deficit Spending Recession National Debt Revenue
Coalition Sit-Down Strike Agricultural Adjustment Administration
How did Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt work to restore the nation’s hope?
What major New Deal programs were created in the first hundred days?
Who were some of FDR’s key assistants in the New Deal programs?
What caused the New Deal to falter?
What were some key goals and outcomes of the Second New Deal?
What did the results of the 1936 election indicate?
What were some of the New Deal’s shortcomings?
What were the chief complaints of FDR’s critics?
How did the court-packing fiasco harm FDR’s reputation?
What factors led to the recession of 1937?
How did FDR react to the recession of 1937?
What were some triumphs and setbacks of unions in the New Deal era?
What effects did the New Deal have on American culture?
What lasting effects can be attributed to the New Deal?
Chapter Seventeen
Totalitarian Fascism Purge Nazism
Axis Powers Appeasement Blitzkrieg Collaboration
Resistance Allies Manchurian Incident Puppet State
Burma Road Neutrality Acts Cash and Carry Lend-Lease Act
America First Committee Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Key Concepts: Students should be able to answer the following questions.
How did Stalin change the government and the economy of the Soviet Union?
What were the origins and goals of Italy’s fascist government?
How did Hitler rise to power in Germany and Europe in the 1930s?
What were the causes and results of the Spanish Civil War?
How did the German invasion of Poland lead to war with Britain and France?
What wartime victories and setbacks did Germany experience in Western Europe?
Why was the Battle of Britain an important victory for Britain?
What were the causes and effects of Japan’s growing military power?
Why was the Manchurian Incident a turning point for Japan’s civilian government?
What was the initial outcome of Japan’s war against China?
Why did Japan look beyond China for future expansion?
Why did the United States choose neutrality in the 1930s?
How did American involvement in the European conflict grow from 1939 to 1941?
Why did Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor lead the United States to declare war?
Chapter Eighteen
GI Office of War Mobilization Atlantic Charter Victory Garden
Liberty Ship Selective Training and Service Act Carpet Bombing Battle of the Bulge
D-Day Concentration Camp Anti-Semitism Kristallnacht
Holocaust Wannsee Conference Warsaw Ghetto Death Camp
Genocide War Refugee Board Nuremburg Trials Geneva Convention
Kamikaze Bataan Death March Battle of Midway Battle of Guadalcanal
Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Leyte Gulf Battle of Iwo Jima Battle of Okinawa
Manhattan Project Island Hopping Congress of Racial Equality Bracero
Barrio Interned Nisei
How did Roosevelt mobilize the armed forces?
In what ways did the government prepare the economy for war?
How did the war affect daily life on the home front?
Where did Americans join the struggle against the Axis?
How did the war in the Soviet Union change from 1941 to 1943?
What role did air power play in the war in Europe?
Why did the invasion of Western Europe succeed?
What events marked the end of the war in Europe?
In what ways did Germany persecute Jews in the 1930s?
How did Germany’s policies toward Jews develop from murder into genocide?
How did African-Americans, Mexican Americans, and Native Americans experience the war?
What difficulties did Japanese Americans face?
In what way did the war change conditions for working women?
Final Words of Wisdom: Do not allow yourself to get too stressed. Good preparation will help you to avoid stress. We will take time in class to practice testing and review some of the material. You are always free to email me with specific questions. Good luck!
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