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US History Spring Final
US History/ Grapevine Faith Christian School/ Mark Garcia/ Spring Semester Final/ 11th Grade
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11th Grade
05/27/2013

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Term
List 3 territorial changes in Europe caused by The Versailles Treaty.
Definition
1. Alsace-Lorraine
2. Rhineland
3. Polish Corridor+Danzig
Term
The Weimar Republic:
Definition
worked with international community
Term
List 3 characteristics of Hindenburg.
Definition
1. war hero
2. president
3. symbol of Germany's past glory
Term
Article 48 of the Weimar Constitution
Definition
addressed emergency conditions
Term
Mein Kampf was a(n):
Definition
1. autobiography
2. manifesto
3. political statement
Term
The government responsible for the signing of the Versailles Treaty was
Definition
The Weimar government
Term
What year did Hitler become chancellor?
Definition
1933
Term
Dachau was a
Definition
concentration camp
Term
What did Nuremberg Laws do?
Definition
They hurt Jews
Term
All of the following were associated with Munich except for:
a) Rhineland
b) appeasement
c) Neville Chamberlain
d) "Peace of our time"
Definition
a) Rhineland
Term
How did Nazi's occupy the Sudetenland?
Definition
Through mutual agreement and treaty
Term
Why did Germany secure the Nazi/Soviet pact? (3 parts to answer)
Definition
1. Because of memories of WWI
2. To avoid a two-front war
3. Because he planned to invade Poland
Term
Great Britain declared a war on Germany after...
Definition
Germany invaded Poland
Term
T/F: During the 1920's, Germany was part of the League of Nations.
Definition
True
Term
The burning of the Reichstag building: (3 parts to answer)
Definition
1. Was shrouded in mystery in terms of who caused it
2.Was blamed on the Jews and Communists by Nazis
3. Is, by historians, believed to be the act of the Nazis
Term
The Beer Hall Putsch incident: (3 parts to answer)
Definition
1. Was orchestrated by Nazis
2. Landed Hitler in jail
3. Was an attempted take over of the local government
Term
Why was the Guadalcanal an important battle?
Definition
It was an allied victory and turned the Japanese on retreat.
Term
What major difference did American soldiers experience while fighting Japanese soldiers that they did not experience while fighting German soldiers?
Definition
Japanese fighters fought to the death, while Germans surrendered when defeat was imminent.
Term
The battle at Midway in the Pacific theatre was comparable to the D-Day landings in the European theatre because:
Definition
The Allied success served as the turning point in the overall war against the enemy
Term
The strategy of "island hopping" was employed by the Americans in the pacific because it allowed the Americans to: (4 parts to answer)
Definition
1. gain land on their way to mainland Japan
2. remove Japanese presence in the islands in the Pacific
3. Gain bases for future attacks on the Japanese
4. Gain closer positioning to mainland Japan
Term
The Bataan Death March was a result of an American surrender at:
Definition
The Philippines
Term
Camp O'Donnell was
Definition
A prisoner of war camp
Term
The closer the American troops came to the Japanese mainland, the fiercer the Japanese resistance became. What battle was closest to the Japanese mainland that was fought by ground troops?
Definition
Okinawa
Term
What battle was significant in that it stopped the Japanese expansion into Australia and New Zealand?
Definition
The Battle at Coral Sea
Term
Which term does not belong with the others?
a) Enola Gaye
b) B-29 varrier
c) Colonel Tibbets
d) Nagasaki
Definition
d) Nagasaki
Term
Which term does not belong with the others?
a) Bocks Car
b) Major Sweeney
c) B-29 Carrier
d) Hiroshima
Definition
d) Hiroshima
Term
T/F: While vice president to FDR, Truman was unaware of the U.S. development of the atomic bomb.
Definition
True
Term
T/F: Before dropping the first bomb on Japan, the U.S. sought a surrender by the Japanese, warning them of the impending destruction.
Definition
True
Term
Why did the bombing of Nagasaki occur?
Definition
Japan refused to surrender
Term
Why was it good that the Japanese surrendered after the second bombing?
Definition
We had no atomic bombs left
Term
List 3 things American p.o.w.'s dealt with in the Philippines.
Definition
1. extreme heat and climates
2. extremely limited daily provisions of food and clean water
3. maggots and worms were found in their food
Term
Who oversaw the Midway battle?
Definition
Nimitz
Term
Who oversaw the ground troops in the Pacific theatre?
Definition
Macarthur
Term
Who oversaw the campaigns in North Africa and in Europe?
Definition
Patton
Term
Who oversaw the D-Day campaigns?
Definition
Eisenhower
Term
The three major axis powers, as discussed in class notes were:
Definition
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Term
The four major Allied Powers discussed in class notes were:
Definition
Russia, Britain, France, and the U.S.
Term
The "Thousand Plane" raid was an example of:
Definition
British bombings on German locations, such as Cologne, Germany
Term
Marshall Erwin Romnel was the German commander in the:
Definition
North African Campaigns
Term
Where did the Battle of El Alamein take place?
Definition
North Africa
Term
List 4 parts of Operation Barbarossa.
Definition
1. German offensive
2. Russian retreat
3. Operation Scorched Earth instituted
4. Germany claims to new lands
Term
Who was part of the Yalta conference? (January 1945)
Definition
FDR, Churchill, and Stalin
Term
Where is the city of Casablanca?
Definition
Morocco
Term
Each of the following were reached at Casablanca EXCEPT:
a. The United Nations would be developed at the end of the war
b. Allied invasion of Europe would begin in Italy
c. Allies will require an unconditional surrender by the Axis Powers
d. The D-Day invasion would be put on hold for a year, in order to plan it
Definition
a. The United Nations would be developed at the end of the war
Term
Where is the city of Tehran?
Definition
Iran
Term
What major decision was reached at the Tehran Conference?
Definition
Eisenhower would be the Supreme Commander of the D-Day invasions
Term
Gold, Juno, Sword, Utah, and Omaha are related to:
Definition
D-Day
Term
What major issue was discussed at the Yalta conference?
Definition
Post-war Europe will have democratic elections
Term
T/F: The Soviets liberated Auschwitz.
Definition
True
Term
What happened at Elbe River?
Definition
The Soviets and the Americans met
Term
Each of the following was an immediate result of the D-Day victory EXCEPT:
a. Paris was liberated
b. The tide was turned in favor of the Allies for the war in Europe
c. France was liberated
d. Germany gave its unconditional surrender to the Allies, ending the war in Europe
e. The Allies gained a foot-hold in France to repel the Germans
Definition
d. Germany gave its unconditional surrender to the Allies, ending the war in Europe
Term
All of the following are true about Harry S. Truman, upon emerging as president after FDR's death EXCEPT:
a. He was not very well known among Americans
b. He personally did not feel comfortable moving into the role as president
c. His specific area of strength was in his foreign policy and diplomacy experience
d. he was a "lightweight" in comparison to FDR, because FDR had been president since 1933
Definition
c. His specific area of strength was in his foreign policy and diplomacy experience
Term
What major leaders were at the Potsdam Conference?
Definition
Atlee, Truman, and Stalin
Term
In what year did the war end in both the European and Pacific theatres?
Definition
1945
Term
In terms of wartime conferences, which option shows the correct chronological order?
Definition
Atlantic Conference, Casablanca, Tehran, Yalta, Potsdam
Term
A crucial establishment of the early Cold War era occurred when:
Definition
Germany divided into East Germany under Soviet control and a pro-American West Germany
Term
The NATO alliance represented a historic transformation in American foreign policy because:
Definition
It committed the US to a permanent peacetime alliance with other nations
Term
The Truman Doctrine originally developed because of the communist threat to:
Definition
Turkey and Greece
Term
The Red Scare was an era of hysteria about possible Communistic infiltration into:
Definition
The US government
Term
The Korean War broke out in 1950 when
Definition
North Korea invaded South Korea
Term
The split between Truman and MacArthur is Korea was over MacArthur's desire to:
Definition
Conduct a "total war" with China
Term
The Truman Doctrine committed the United States to:
Definition
Stopping the spread of Communism
Term
The Soviet Union conducted a blockade of Berlin because:
Definition
Increased concerns with the US concerning the Marshall Plan, Containment, and Western Germany
Term
From 1945-1950, American foreign policy focused:
Definition
On rebuilding Western Europe and containing Soviet power there
Term
In his Long Telegram, George F. Kennan shaped what became America's foreign policy of:
Definition
Containment
Term
In 1949 Mao Zedong became the communist leader in
Definition
China
Term
Truman's Marshall Plan called for
Definition
Substantial financial assistance for Western Europe
Term
President Truman's action upon hearing of the invasion of South Korea illustrated his commitment to a foreign policy of:
Definition
Containment
Term
In response to the Berlin Blockade, the United States:
Definition
conducted an airlift
Term
The Long Telegram was written by:
Definition
George F. Kennan
Term
The Warsaw Pact was:
Definition
Developed to counter NATO
Term
Each of the following pertain to South Korea EXCEPT:
a. Formosa
b. Syngman Rhee
c. Inchon
d. Seoul
e. Pusan
Definition
a. Formosa
Term
Who coined the term "Iron Curtain"?
Definition
Churchill
Term
Atlee, Truman, and Stalin agreed upon the German Occupation Zones at which conference?
Definition
Potsdam
Term
When the United States sent troops to Korea, it did so after:
Definition
The United Nations security Council authorized intervention
Term
Which term is least connected with the others?
a. Kim Ill Sung
b. Yalu River
c. Pyongyang
d. North Korea
e. Pusan Perimeter
Definition
e. Pusan Perimeter
Term
What justification did the US have for fearing Soviet expansion? (4 parts to answer)
Definition
1. Soviet violation of the Potsdam agreement
2. Soviet-style puppet governments established in Eastern Europe
3. The Berlin Blockade incident
4. Disagreements about post-war policy
Term
What justification did the Soviets use to argue that the US was attempting to control Europe? (4 parts to answer)
Definition
1. The Marshall Plan
2. The Containment Policy
3. The US's designs to create West Germany
4. The Truman Doctrine
Term
Each of the following describes the political landscape across Europe during the Cold War EXCEPT:
a. Germany divided between the allies
b. Berlin divided by the allies
c. Soviet Union is a communistic state
d. Free elections in Western and Eastern Europe
e. US involvement in the European politics
Definition
d. Free elections in Western and Eastern Europe
Term
The Cold War years began in:
Definition
1945
Term
Post-war plans about dividing Germany and Europe into occupation zones began at:
Definition
Yalta and Potsdam
Term
The Iron Curtain:
a. was a metaphor
b. was spoken about by Churchill
c. divided eastern bloc states from western democracies
d. ran north to south
e. all of the above
Definition
e. all of the above
Term
The "Father of Containment" was:
Definition
George F. Kennan
Term
What explanations did Kennan give to explain the actions of the Soviet government? (3 parts to answer)
Definition
1. They felt inferior to western government
2. they had a policy of expansion
3. Their form of government inherently had a suppression of civil liberties
Term
In regards the US's Marshal Plan, the Soviets:
Definition
Believed America's intention was to expand its sphere of influence
Term
The NATO alliance represented a historic transformation in American foreign policy because:
Definition
It committed the US to a permanent peacetime alliance with other nations
Term
The Truman Doctrine originally developed because of the communist threat to:
Definition
Turkey and Greece
Term
The relationship between Truman and MacArthur in Korea resulted in:
Definition
a recall of MacArthur by the president
Term
The Soviet Union conducted a blockade of Berlin because:
Definition
Increased US tensions such as the Marshall Plan, Containment, and securing Western Germany
Term
What was Eisenhower's vice president?
Definition
Harry Truman
Term
Who was Eisenhower's Secretary of State?
Definition
John Foster Dulles
Term
What foreign policy shift did Eisenhower pursue that differed from the Truman administration?
Definition
Roll Back
Term
The Strategic Air Command:
a. Allowed the US to invest in military technology
b. Reduced the number of ground troops
c. Would provide more outcome for the money invested
d. all of the above
Definition
d. all of the above
Term
The Russian counterpart to Eisenhower was:
Definition
Khrushchev
Term
What is nationalism?
Definition
Pride in one's country
Term
The political shift in the world before and after WW2 can be described as _____ before WW2 ________ after WW2 across the globe.
Definition
colonial possessions/nationalistic uprisings
Term
After WW2, countries that did not favor either the US or the USSR were known as:
a. non-aligned states
b. third-world countries
c. all of the above
d. none of the above
Definition
c. all of the above
Term
In 1945, the US was the only country with a nuclear weapon. By the 1950s, the US and USSR both had nuclear weapons, capable of destroying the other. What term describes this?
Definition
M.A.D.-Mutually assured destruction
Term
Mossadegh was:
a. democratically elected
b. nationalistic
c. well-educated
d. pro-iranian
e. all of the above
Definition
e. all of the above
Term
Each of the following tactics were used by the CIA in regards to Mossadegh EXCEPT:
a. propaganda, smear campaign
b. paying US dollars to insiders who would support the CIA's mission
c. Aligning with Moscow to accomplish the mission of the CIA
d. Paying US dollars to military leaders
Definition
c. Aligning with Moscow to accomplish the mission of the CIA
Term
What event happened in Iran in 1953?
a. US orchestrated coup d'etat?
b. Nationalization of Iranian oil
c. British assisted coup d'etat
d. Shift in Iranian leadership
e. All of the above
Definition
e. All of the above
Term
Each of the following was a policy or program in the JFK administration EXCEPT:
a. Flexible response
b. Peace corps
c. Massive retaliation
d. Alliance for progress
Definition
c. Massive Retaliation
Term
The Alliance for Progress mostly dealt with the US policy toward which area?
Definition
Latin America
Term
The Bay of Pigs invasion took place in what country?
Definition
Cuba
Term
Castro was the leader of what country?
Definition
Cuba
Term
The Berlin Wall was constructed in order to:
Definition
Keep Berliners from escaping to democratic West Berlin
Term
T/F: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a crisis primarily between the US and the Soviet Union.
Definition
True
Term
JFK responded to the tensions of the Cuban Missile Crisis by:
Definition
Instituting a naval blockade and quarantine
Term
T/F: The Peace Corps helped mostly citizens of Western Europe.
Definition
False
Term
The vice president to JFK was:
Definition
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Term
Johnson's policy toward Cuba:
Definition
Included the JFK trade embargo against Cuba
Term
Describe Johnson during his presidency.
Definition
Provided government programs to help the poor
Term
In what region of the world was LBJ most entrenched in a foreign conflict?
Definition
Southeast Asia
Term
Why was the United States concerned about Vietnam?
Definition
Concerns about the Domino Theory
Term
Who won the 1968 presidential election?
Definition
Nixon
Term
The Mann Doctrine impacted which part of the globe:
Definition
Latin America
Term
In the Gulf of Tonkin incident:
Definition
The US was fired upon by North Vietnam
Term
The Gulf of Tonkin incident resulted in:
Definition
The US escalating its presence, commitment, and fighting in Vietnam
Term
Regarding the Gulf of Tonkin, who reported that "the attack was unprovoked by the US" at the time of the incident?
Definition
Secretary of Defense, McNamara
Term
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution:
Definition
Gave the president unlimited authority and power in the war
Term
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution happened:
Definition
just days after the Gulf of Tonkin incident
Term
In Vietnam, Nixon's policy of "Vietnamization" could be described as:
Definition
A gradual withdrawal by the United States from Vietnam.
Term
The Nixon Doctrine stated that:
Definition
The US honor its current commitments but in the future, other countries will have to fight their own wars
Term
Why was Nixon's "Cambodionizing" of the Vietnam war so controversial?
Definition
It demonstrated a departure from his campaign promise of "vietnamization"
Term
Why were the Pentagon Papers so controversial?
Definition
1. Revealed top secret plans
2. Demonstrated that the American government had not been completely truthful
3. Damaged the credibility of the US government
Term
Congress' passage of the War Powers Act:
Definition
Demonstrated its growing concern over the President's handling the war.
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