History Final Exam

31 important questions on History Final Exam

What was the New Deal's Social Security Act?

Wages withheld from worker's paychecks for their old age.

What was the first thing to happen for blacks in the 1936 Election?

The black majority voted democratic.

Who were our axis powers?

Germany, Italy, and Japan.
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What was the only country left to fight Hitler?

Great Britain

What did the Nye Committee say was a significant factor for the US into the first WW?

Greed.

What did FDR call the Nazis to?

The rattlesnakes of the Atlantic

What was FDR's national address towards the war on Sept. 11, 1941?

If the axis powers enter their waters, they do so at their own peril.

What was the Reuben James Incident?

An American Destroyer that was sunk by a German sub off the coast of Iceland. 115 Americans lost.

Why did Japan attack the US at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th?

Because the US deprived them of scrap metal and oil.

How many Americans were killed in Pearl Harbor?

Over 2,300.

Who did the US begin war against in 1941?

Japan.

How many were killed in WW2?

400,000.

Who was General George Marshall?

Army Chief of Staff for WW2. Transformed armed services from 170,000 to 2 million.

Who was General Dwight Eisenhower?

Architect of the D-Day invasion in 1944.

Who was General Douglas MacArthur?

Conducted the strategy of "Island Hopping" from Australia to Japan.

What as the Casablanca Conference?

Articulation of "Unconditional Surrender" by Churchill and FDR.

What was Operation Overlord?

The D-Day Invasion of Europe at Normandy. The US-led liberation of Europe.

What was the Battle of the Bulge? (1945)

Hitler's last offensive. Failed attempt to break the allied advance in the West toward Germany.

What did Hitler do when he became surrounded in April?

He committed suicide.

The Phillipines- Leyte Gulf?

In 1944 the US took over Japanese control of this island.

General MacArthur famously declared what in 1941 and did he succeed?

He declared he would return from war triumphantly, and he did on October 20th, 1944.

How many Japanese people died during Okinawa?

110,000. They refused to surrender and died fighting.

Who became president after FDR?

Harry Truman, the VP to FDR.

What was Harry Truman unaware of?

The Manhattan Project to develop the atomic bomb.

How long was Harry Truman president?

1945-1953.

How did critics describe Harry Truman?

a "cowboy" that was uneducated and lacked skill.

Why was there a rise in Suburbia?

When the soldiers came home after WW2, there was an extreme housing crisis. By 1950 the housing industry became one of the most primary engines of the economy. (New home construction went from 170,000 to 1.7 million)

Who was the father of Suburbia?

William Levitt

What did William Levitt do for the home industry that changed America?

He built 10,000 inexpensive, separate standing, individual family homes in Long Island and NY.

What did William Levitt steal from Henry Ford?

The assembly line idea.

Who was Gunnar Myrdal?

He did a 2 year study on segregation in the US. Believed ALL Americans had the "American Creed" in them. (values, justice...)

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