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1920's - Nixon
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11th Grade
12/11/2013

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What countries did we occupy?
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Before Pearl Harbor, Japan invaded what place? How did we respond?
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French Indochina. The U.S. embargoed all oil export.
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3 laws that were suppose to get us out of war? How did Roosevelt get out of that?
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Countries that were our Allies? Their leaders?
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Europe, Australia, France
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Countries that were our Enemies? Their leaders?
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China, Italy, Germany, Russia
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What is the Zut Zut riot?
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During war time people wore a lot of fabric that could be used for the soldiers.
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Japanese-American interment, where were they relocated? Why?
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What 3 issues began with the Cold Wa?
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What was the Marshall Plan?
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Where the U.S. aided Europe economically after WW2
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Was the Marshall plan successful? Why or why not?
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Successful. The goal was to help rebuild Europe so they could not be vulnerable to Communist and be trading partners with U.S.
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How doe the Soviet Union get an atomic bomb?
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One of the scientist was a spy who gave it to them.
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What is NATO? How do the the soviets respond?
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Intergovernmental military alliance. They created the Warsaw pact.
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What got shot down when spying on the Soviet Union?
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U-2 spy plane from the U.S.
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What fueled the economy in 1950?
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What were the 2 major benefits of the GI bill and its affect on society?
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What is Sputnik and why did it scare America?
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A satellite. Because American didn't "really" have all the new tech. like they wanted everyone to believe.
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Relationship with the NDA?
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Every presidents soviet counter-part
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Why was Eisen hower considered a qualified president?
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Who integrated the military ?
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Harry Truman
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What was Martin Luther Kings approach to protesting?
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The Massive March, peaceful protest.
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Kennedy's approach to winning the hearts and minds of 3rd world countries?
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Why did the soviets build the Berlin wall?
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Why did inflation become a problem during Nixon's administration?
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What are the SALT treaties?
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Strategic Arms Limitation Talks. Talks and corresponding of international treaties involving the U.S. and the soviet union on the issues of arms control.
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What did Nixon do about anti-war demonstrations?
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What happened in Watergate?
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What is the Oil Shock?
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What country the U.S. hostage?
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How did Roosevelt get around to aid Great Britain?
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Made new rules
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What role did the soviets play? who divided the it in half?
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Acted because they thought they would be at a disadvantage if they didn't.
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What role did the chinese play? Who was the commander and why did he get fired?
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Were going to make a peace treaty with U.S.
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What are the policies that changed leading into WW2?
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What is the containment policy?
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What is the Korean War?
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What was the Red Scare?
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Who is Joseph McCarthy ? Who were the prim targets? What cause his down fall?
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Who inhabited the suburbs?
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What could the Republicans and Democrats agreed on?
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Civil Rights?
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Desegregation?
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What was the Souths response to the governments orders of desegregation
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What was the Cuban Missile crisis?
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Attempts on assassinating Castro?
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What was the greatest casualty of watergate?
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