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FREE U.S. HISTORY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT 11TH
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Question 1: What did the Black Panthers want African Americans to do?
Answer:
Lead their own communities.
Question 2: What was JFK's campaign promises in the 1960 elections?
Answer:
To get American economy moving again.
Question 3: What happened to Germany at the end of WWII?
Answer:
It was divided into four parts; one part governed by Britain, one by the U.S., one by the Soviet Union, and one by France.
Question 4: Explain the significance of HUAC.
Answer:
House Un-American Activities Committee, a committee that charged Hollywood figures of being sympathetic to Communist ideas and created a blacklist that cost many film jobs in Hollywood and elsewhere.
Question 5: Explain the significance of Rosie the Riveter.
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Popular name for women who worked in war production jobs Question 6: Identify and explain the significance of Truman's greatest challenges in reconverting to a peacetime economy.
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Keeping inflation in check.Question 7: Describe America's "neutral" policy at the begining of WWII.
Answer:
The US would not aid any fighting nation, but could trade with them using a policy called cash and carry.
Question 8: How did Eisenhower, Coolidge, and Hoover feel about big business?
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They all favored big business.
Question 9: Explain the significance of the Battle of the Bulge.
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After this battle, most German Nazi leaders recognized the war was lost
Question 10: Identify and explain the significance of James Meredith.
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First African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi. President Kennedy had to send troops to restore order and protect Meredith.
Question 11: Why did the Soviet Union build the Berlin Wall?
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To close an escape route to the west.
Question 12: What was the accepted role of women during the 1950's?
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Manage the household.
Question 13: Why was the Great Society created?
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To promote healthcare legislation.
Question 14: What was the goal of the American First Committee?
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This group of isolationists wanted the US to stop sending aid to Britain.
Question 15: Define de jure and de facto segregation.
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de jure is segregation required by law and de facto is segregation that occurs by habit and tradition .Question 16: After Hitler had invaded Czechoslovakia and made a pact with Stalin, which country did he invade next?
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Poland Question 17: What policy did King and other members of the SCLC encourage in order to achieve a victory in the struggle for civil rights?
Answer:
non-violent protest
Question 18: What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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Prohibited discrimination in public accommodations.Question 19: In what part of the world were the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal?
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The Pacific Theater Question 20: What reason did the US become involved in Middle Eastern affairs after WWII?
Answer:
To provent Soviet influence in oil-rich Arab countries.
Question 21: What jubs did women hold for the first time during WWII?
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steelworkers and welders
Question 22: Define Lebensraum.
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"living space", Germany's goal with getting more territory.
Question 23: Why did MLK target Birmingham, Alabama?
Answer:
It was considered to be the most segregated city in the US?
Question 24: Why did the Freedom Riders receive federal help?
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Because they were violently attacked.
Question 25: What did the television debates show in the 1960 elections
Answer:
Kennedy was more polished than Nixon
Question 26: What was the Manchurian Incident?
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When the Japanese Army decided to take their own action and seize all of Manchuria.Question 27: What was FDR and Churchill's main strategy at the beginning of WWII?
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To concentrate on winning the war in Europe.
Question 28: Identify the 38th Parallel.
Answer:
The designated divider between noth and South Korea.