American History II Final Exam Review



American History II Final Exam ReviewJune 2014Please review Geography of the United States in relation to Historical Events.(Study your states!)*This study guide should be used as a starting point when studying for your final. Your WOD packets, writing responses, unit test reviews and other class materials will be helpful.*Chronological order of Presidents (Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama)1940’s Treaty of VersaillesNeville ChamberlainHideki TojoBenito MussoliniFrancisco FrancoJoseph StalinAdolf HitlerRobert J. OppenheimerHarry TrumanWinston ChurchillFranklin D. RooseveltMunich PactAtlantic CharterYalta ConferenceBig ThreeNationalismNeutrality ActsGenocideFinal Solution# of deaths during HolocaustReason Hitler committed genocideUS response to Jewish refugeesPearl Harbor bombing dateNonaggression PactAxis powersAllied powersCommunismKristallnachtBattle of the BulgeD-Day (Date/place/main ideas)RationingOffice of Price AdministrationSelective Service ActV-E Day (Date, event)BlitzkriegWar Production BoardManhattan ProjectWho was defeated at the Battle of Midway?Places where the U.S. dropped an atomic bombThis country forced the U.S. to enter WWIIGroup of Americans relocated to internment campsNuremburg Trials (Who, what, why)Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (Role during WWII)U.S. general who led allied troopsGI Bill of RightsTotalitarianFascismSymbol for working women during WWIIWhat battle pushed WWII in favor of the U.S.?1950’sContainmentIron CurtainUnited NationsMarshall PlanNikita KhrushchevMao ZedongChiang Kai-ShekHollywood 10/BlacklistMcCarthyism (who, what)H-BombWarsaw PactBaby Boom Generation (who? /why?)1st Satellite in SpacePurpose of the CIANATOGovernment’s solution for defending oneself from a Nuclear attackPurpose of US involvement in Korean WarKorean War (End, Dividing Line, Cause)Present Day Korea38th ParallelPlessy v. FergusonSchoolsRosa ParksMost popular/newest technology introducedLeader of Cuba during 1950’sMLK’s method of conflict resolutionPurpose of Germany reunifying after WWIIWhat were the Rosenberg’s accused of?What famous musician started his legacy in this decade?“White Flight”Car usage in the 50’sCriticism of TV in the 50’sDouglas MacArthurProsperity of post-war periodRock N RollSuburbs1960’sReason for US involvement in Vietnam Average age of soldier in VietnamConscientious ObjectorMalcolm X (beliefs)Bay of Pigs InvasionCuban Missile CrisisJFK’s assassinatorHawks and dovesHippie beliefsMethods of protesting Vietnam WarCounterculture of the 60’sMLK (Beliefs, speech, assassination. Thoughts on AA’s fighting in Vietnam)Election of 1960 (Role of TV/Candidates)Issues that helped JFK winNAACPVietminhVietcongTet OffensiveWar Powers ActWarren CommissionCredibility GapDomino TheoryTonkin Gulf Resolution (LBJ)Commander of US troops in VietnamDraft-defermentHo Chi Minh TrailCollege student’s role during Vietnam WarKennedy’s goal of the US Space programPopular musical group that surfaced in this decade (British)1968 Election (Convention, Candidates, Winner)Significance of invasion of CambodiaVietnam TodayMy Lai MassacrePentagon PapersPurpose of Berlin Airlift/Berlin WallJohnson’s Great Society/War on PovertyCivil Rights Act of 1964Voting Rights Act of 1965March on WashingtonCivil Rights Act of 1968Freedom RidersNation of IslamWomen’s gains/losses during the 60’s1970’sAffirmative ActionKent State University protestsVietnam War Outcome (cease-fire, fall of Saigon)Henry KissingerPattern of Hispanic immigration during the 70’sPurpose of American Indian MovementWounded KneeNative American victories in the 70’sLegal and Social gains made by womenRoe v. WadeEqual Rights AmendmentGains made by females in the 70’sOPEC – Result of US supporting IsraelRichard Nixon (visit to China, Watergate, Salt I Treaty, resignation)Watergate (Pentagon papers, hotel, goal, WP reporters, $, tapes, convictions, etc.)Gerald FordJimmy Carter (Goals of administration)Camp David AccordIran hostagesNational Energy ActThree Mile Island1980’s to TodayRonald ReaganIran Hostage SituationAIDSThe Berlin WallClintonClinton’s ImpeachmentOklahoma City Federal BuildingTechnologyWhat was the Persian Gulf War? Who attacked the US on 9/11/01?Great RecessionElection of 2000George W. BushBarack ObamaOsama bin LadenHousing BubbleBoston Bombing ................
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