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Prohibition was addressed by the Temperance Movement.
The Populists platform (party goals) toward the
end of the 19th century included all of the following
A. Ending corruption and graft that was widespread
with politicians and big business leaders
B. Mor
France
Who fell quickly to the German invaders?
Occupy half of France
France signed an armistice allowing Germany to do what?
The Magneto Line
France had expected the Germans to attempt an attack on what?
Potsdam
Where did the Allies agree to divide Germany into occupation zones?
Operation Barbarossa.
The code name for Germany's invasion of Russia is known as?
new order
What did Hitler often speak of that he meant to impose after he had established his Third Reich throughout Europe.
December 7, 1941
When did the Japanese launched an air attack on the United States?
at the U.S. naval base of Pearl Harbor.
Where did the Japanese launched an air attack on the United States on December 7, 1941?
When Winston Churchill became prime minister of Great Britain in May 1940.
If there was any chance of the British considering terms set by the Germans, in the face of defeat, when did they disappear?
By sending military supplies to the British, by trading badly needed warships for lease on British naval bases and by convoying ships across the Atlantic to help the British survive.
How did the United States declare neutrality when they aided the British during the war effort?
The German invasion of Poland
What was the immediate cause of World War II?
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Soviet Union and Germany, in a secret agreement, signed in August 1939, these two nations
agreed to divide Poland amongst themselves.
August 1939
When did the Soviet Union and Germany, in a secret agreement, sign agreeing to divide Poland amongst themselves?
To divide Poland amongst themselves
What did the Soviet Union and Germany agree to do on the secret agreement they signed in August 1939.
War as fast as lightning strikes, which is how Hitler hoped to win.
What does Blitzkrieg mean?
A victory for the British and the abandonment of Hitler's plan to invade England
The Battle of Britain resulted in?
Desert Fox
Erwin Rommel was nicknamed?
Erwin Rommel
Who drove the British back into Egypt from Africa?
The Battle of Midway.
The tide turned in favor of the U.S. in the Pacific theater at what battle?
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How many Atom bombs were dropped?
The Battle of Stalingrad
During what battle did the Russians lose more men than the Americans lost in combat during the entire war?
The Battle of Bulge
Which battel was Germany's last major offensive on the Western Front?
Scandinavians
Hitler's racial theories called for the subjugation and death of all people except for who?
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Extermination: Hitler's decided on a final solution of the Jewish problem.
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To achieve total mobilization, Germany shifted non-German domestic workers to
wartime industry.
Winston Churchill
Who was over the British navy twice. Once in WWI and again in WWII.
End of 1941
When did Britain unemployment disappeared?
The Great Patriotic War
World War II was known as what in the Soviet Union?
First Lord of the Admiralty.
What was the position's title called whom was Winston Churchill, of being over the British in World War I and II?
After WWII
When did the Cold War occur?
They were facing poverty in their native homeland
Why did immigrants come to America during the late 19th and early 20th centuries?
Eliminate corruption and abuses of power by government and big business.
A major goal of Progressivism late in the 19th and early 20th century was to?
Jim Crow laws
Were collectively referred to essentially, legalized segregation of blacks in the South.
1-Ending corruption and graft that was widespread
with politicians and big business leaders, 2-more intensely increasing regulations on railroads, to better ensure fair rates and
service for all and 3-encouraging government to promote economic
policies fa
What did the Populists platform (party goals) toward the
end of the 19th century include?
The Temperance Movement.
What was prohibition addressed by?
Theodore Roosevelt
He was an early progressive in that office, and took a much more active role in setting the national agenda than presidents of the previous twenty or so years who?
FDR's New Deal program
The New Deal that significantly expanded the federal government's size and role in managing many areas of U.S. society, would best describe the impact of?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who was the president who ran under the Republican Party and during the (8) eight years as President the country did not Go to war?
A- Finding new markets for American goods cheaper
sources of raw materials B- Spreading American values, ideas, and religion to other peoples and C- American political and military influence throughout the world.
What were the goals of the American foreign policy in the 1890s and early 1900s?
helping the allied powers defeat them in both cases
The US fought against Germany in both conflicts, and played a critical role in doing what?
United States & Russia
Who were the main two participants during the Cold War?
Harry S. Truman
Who did the Korean Conflict start under?
The Korean Conflict
What ended under Dwight D. Eisenhower?
General MacArthur
Who did Truman fire during the war?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Who did the Korean Conflict end under?
When the US fought against Germany in both conflicts, and helping the allied powers defeat them in both cases.
What best describes US involvement in Europe during both World War I & II?
Stonewall, Texas
Where was Lyndon Baines Johnson born?
36th - Civil Rights president
What number president was Lyndon B Johnson and what type of president was he known as?
24years-Little Beagle Johnson (L.B.J)
How many years did Lyndon B serve in congress and what was his dog's name?
12 years
How many years did Johnson serve as a Representative?
Served as the Majority Leader and the Vietnam War made him look good.
What are some interesting facts about Lyndon B Johnson?
40th President - an actor
What number president was President Ronald Reagan and what was something he became?
By increasing military spending. and by slowing arms limitations negotiations.
How did President Ronald Reagan intensify the Cold War?
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK)
Who was the 35th President and he was considered a WWII Hero?
It was to prevent the further spread of communism, especially in Europe and Asia
What was the main goal of the policy of Containment in the early years of the Cold War?
Cold War conflicts
What did the creation of a Jewish state intensified?
By having a negative impact
Mikhail Gorbachev's economic policies could best be characterized by?
until the mid-1970s
How long did Spain and Portugal remain dictatorships? .
continue to have on European intellectual life in the future is unclear.
Because of the collapse of the Communist government of Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union the influence of Marxism will do what?
1. It was concerned communism would reach Germany if it were dismembered. 2. It was concerned that it would have to provide long term economic support.
Why did the United States and Great Britain want Germany to remain intact rather than being dismembered?
Star Wars" initiative to defend against space based nuclear attack
President Reagan also intensified the Cold War by proposing
Containment
What is the American policy to resist the extension of soviet expansion, in the expectation that eventually the soviets would collapse from internal pressure called?
As a response to Soviet pressure on Greece and Turkey
Why was the Truman Doctrine initiated?
1. A mutual support system among European countries and the United States. 2. Unprecedented postwar growth in Europe. 3. A restoration of prosperity to Western Europe.
What was some of the results of the Marshall plan?
Charles de Gaulle
Who was the French leader who orchestrated the French retreat from Algiers?
the yearlong blockade of Berlin starting in 1948
What hastened the separation of Germany into two states?
Nikita Khrushchev's leadership
Under what leadership did the Intellectuals have more freedom of expression in the Soviet Union?