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During W.W.II, Native Americans from this tribe were used as code-talkers because the Japanese could not break their code. a. Apache b. Seminole c. Arapaho d. Navajo Immigrants in the early 1900’s generally came from which part of Europe? a. Southern and Eastern b. Northern c. British Isles d. Western Immigrants that had an illness could not be allowed into the country at first. They would be placed in a. sanctuary b. quarantine c. ship arrest d. trepidation Most immigrants coming to America’s East Coast after 1892 were processed at a. Angel Island b. Alcatraz c. Ellis Island d. Salem Port Bars where alcohol could be found during the era of prohibition were called a. outback’s b. speakeasies c. temperance bars d. jailbreaks The Nazi secret police were known as a. Gestapo b. eisreich c. gulashz d. reichs A Japanese-American whose parents were born in Japan was known as a. Sansei b. Nisei c. Isei d. Trisei The temperance movement was organized to eliminate a. voting privileges for African-Americans b. alcohol consumption c. child labor during the 1900’s d. the abuse of women How did most immigrants to America in the early 1900’s travel? a. in 1st class b. in steerage c. in the hull d. above deck To ensure that some whites would still be able to vote they came up with the grandfather clause, which states. a. if you had a grandfather that was white, even though you were black, you could vote. b. if your grandfather lived in America, you were not a recent immigrant, you could vote. c. if your grandfather or yourself had voted in prior elections then you could vote. d. if your grandfather owned at least a 1/2 acre of land you could vote. During W.W.II, families in America tried to be patriotic and support the country. Which of the following are ways in which they helped? a. grew gardens to raise extra produce in the US b. used rations for gas and food c. donated aluminum, tin, and other metals to be used as guns, ammunition, etc. d. purchased liberty bonds. e. all of the above In the US during the late 19th century, much of the prejudice expressed toward immigrants was based on the belief that they would a. support the enemies of the US in wartime b. fail to assimilate into American society c. refuse to become citizens d. cause overcrowding in farm areas Martin Luther King Jr. sought to attain civil rights for African-Americans by preaching a. violent resistance b. anti-government policies c. non-violence d. hatred of the white man During the Vietnam War the United States supported which leader? a. Ho Chi Mihn b. Mao Tse Tung c. Chain Kai Shek d. Ngo Dem Dien Which would best support the soldiers of the Vietnam War? a. there was a disproportionate number of poor and minorities b. major drug problems c. soldiers suffered many traumatizing events throughout the war d. none of the above e. all of the above ab. ONLY A and B The United States formed an alliance of all capitalistic countries during the Cold War known as a. the Warsaw Pact b. EAMP c. the Capitalist Pact d. NATO The Montgomery Bus Boycott began when a. a black church in Birmingham was firebombed. b. Rosa Parks, a black woman, refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man. c. black people refused to drive buses anymore in Birmingham. d. a black child was killed when a bus ran over him accidentally. The "hot line" and the nuclear test ban treaty were attempts to?: a. reduce tensions between the US and USSR b. contain Soviet power c. create a new alliance between the US and USSR d. contain Chinese communism from spreading Which of the following was not one of the Allied powers during W.W.I? a. France b. Austria c. Great Britain d. Russia A fair characterization of the fighting in W.W.I would be a. heavy plane fighting, with air raids on major cities and bases. b. tanks were used by everyone to easily advance over terrain and destroy fortifications c. mustard gas, and chlorine gas were used which killed thousands horrifically. d. trench warfare was used. Both sides would dig in and fight a battle of attrition. e. all of the above ab. Only A & C ac. Only A, B, & C ad. Only C & D Which of the following was NOT true of Italy during the development of WWII? a. Mussolini established a Fascist Party b. A totalitarian government was established c. Italy attacked Ethiopia d. The League of Nations issued sanctions on Italy Which country quit the League of Nations after the League condemned it for its military invasions on Manchuria? a. Japan b. Italy c. Germany d. France Both Kennedy’s New Frontier Johnson’s Great Society shared the idea that?: a. foreign trade should be cut to a minimum b. taxes should be raised to stimulate consumer spending c. the federal government should meet the economic and social needs of the less fortunate d. key industries should be nationalized In which year did women gain the right to vote? a. 1914 b. 1918 c. 1921 d. 1920 All of the following were businesses that opened as a result of the automobile industry, EXCEPT for a. glass industry b. motel industry c. oil industry d. movie industry e. restaurant industry The economic boom and the financial speculation of the 1920’s were caused in part by a. installment buying and an unregulated stock market b. increased government restrictions on big business c. the expansion of civil rights to women and minorities d. the mobilization of the economy for war One result of Prohibition during the 1920’s was a. an increase in alcoholism b. a decline in dancing and socializing c. the rise of organized crime d. the creation of urban artistic colonies How did installment plans affect the American economy in the 1920’s? a. They led to a sharp decline in average wages. b. They inspired Americans to cut back on luxury items. c. They fueled the growth of the consumer economy. d. They reinforced the demand for lower tariffs. Why did some states ban the teaching of evolution in the schools? a. The theory challenged scientific beliefs. b. The theory appeared to violate the Constitution. c. The theory seemed to contradict the Bible’s account of creation. d. The theory was unknown to most teachers. In which state did Freedom Riders encounter violent resistance? a. Michigan b. California c. Alabama d. West Virginia This government program was set up in 1942 to convert peacetime industries to those that made war goods. a. Office of Price Administration b. Office of War Mobilization c. War Production Board d. Office of War Information Prior to the US’ involvement in Vietnam, the area had been controlled by which European country? a. Britain b. France c. Italy d. Germany e. Austria As women began to make their way into professional jobs, they worked mainly in a. law, engineering, and the ministry. b. education, health care, and social work c. science, music, and manufacturing d. architecture, textiles, and the law. Madam CJ Walker is remembered for a. becoming the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. b. founding the first African American college. c. overcoming discrimination to become a self-made millionaire. d. organizing the Niagara Movement. What connection was made between imperialism and the American frontier? a. Imperialism would help close the frontier. b. Closing the frontier would spur competition. c. Imperialism would offer Americans a new frontier. d. Imperialism would make the world more like the United States. The building of the Panama Canal was important because it a. helped stabilize the economies of Latin American countries. b. improved relations between Colombia and the United States. c. facilitated movement between Atlantic and Pacific ports. d. promoted European investment in the United States. Diem turned into a brutal dictator, killing and oppressing which majority group? a. Communists b. Catholics c. Viet-Cong d. Buddhists e. none of above What led the government to evacuate Japanese Americans from the West Coast? a. long-held prejudice, and fears inflamed by the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. b. Terrorist attacks by immigrants living on the West Coast. c. Fear for the safety of Japanese Americans on the West Coast d. Refusal of the Issei to accept United States citizenship. In 1959, revolutionary leader, ______, overthrew the Cuban dictatorship. a. Fulgencio Batista b. Fidel Castro c. Che Gutierrez d. Analiso Santiago On the home front during WWII popular culture was characterized by a. weariness and low spirits b. pessimism and fear c. resentment and hostility d. patriotism and high morale According to the ______, if one country falls to communism, its neighbors will soon follow. a. Truman Doctrine b. arms race c. containment theory d. domino theory e. none of the above Which of the following would be most true about the Viet-Cong? a. farmers by day, guerrillas by night b. spies for the US military in North Vietnam c. north Vietnamese guerillas d. henchman lead by Diem A basic anti-suffrage argument was that women would a. prevent prohibition b. fail to exercise their voting rights c. become too masculine d. refuse to pay taxes Which of the following is most consistent with the belief expressed by Stokely Carmichael in his 1966 call for "Black Power"?: a. to right the wrongs done against them, blacks should move to several southern states, take them over, and push white residents out b. to be truly free from white oppression, blacks must control their own economic, political, and social institutions c. blacks can gain independence and dignity only be returning en masse to Africa d. blacks must seek revenge for the wrongs done against them by forming vigilante groups to assassinate prominent whites The counter-culture of the 1960s promoted all of the following EXCEPT?: a. tolerant attitudes regarding sexual morality b. desires for greater self-fulfillment c. a new emphasis on religion d. the questioning of government and other authority He said: That's one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind in the summer of 1969. a. John Glenn b. Bobby Seale c. Neil Armstrong d. Art Shivers e. Buzz Aldrin

John F. Kennedy made an attractive presidential candidate in 1960 for all the following reasons except: a. family wealth and prestige b. past accomplishments as a war hero c. personal eloquence, wit and charisma d. promise to keep the nation on the course of the 1950’s Sit-ins designed to desegregate lunch counters in the South were primarily staged by: a. black religious leaders b. black students c. black women d. white activists Civil rights activists traveled through the South on buses to protest segregation in seating on buses and in depots. These efforts were generally called: a. rolling sit-ins b. freedom rides c. Greyhound diplomacy d. marches on wheels By the end of 1967, the United States war efforts in Vietnam: a. had effectively reduced to a trickle the flow of communist soldiers and supplies in the southern part of Vietnam by intensive bombings of the north. b. involved roughly a half-million American military personnel in the war region c. had succeeded in establishing an honest and efficient, if weak, government in South Vietnam d. involved all of the above In 1957, Eisenhower used the Arkansas National Guard to a. enforce school integration b. uphold the “separate but equal” doctrine c. protect factories from striking workers d. support the governor of Arkansas Government efforts to raise revenue and control inflation during WW II included three of the following. Which is the exception? a. selling war bonds b. imposing direct price controls c. balancing the federal budget d. levying higher taxes on personal incomes Such expressions as “liberty cabbage” & “liberty sausage” as used during WWI, were an indication of? a. food shortages b. American hostile reaction to things German c. American food relief to Belgium d. American patriotic fervor to increase food supply Which of the following statements concerning the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) is true? a. the AEF broke the stalemate in favor of the Allies b. due to its inexperience, the AEF proved largely ineffective in actual combat c. due to the lateness of its arrival in Europe, the AEF saw relatively little significant combat d. casualties among the AEF were proportionately larger than among any of other Allied armies

“The seeds of WW II were sown earlier in the 20th century.” Which statement does this quotation most strongly support? a. The European democracies encouraged Adolf Hitler to rearm Germany b. The US was not successful in stopping Soviet expansion by peaceful means c. US involvement in Europe after WW I created an atmosphere of mistrust d. The WW I peace settlement created bitterness and resentment A major weakness in the prosperity of the 1920’s was that it was a. unevenly distributed through the population b. based on large Fed. Expenditures c. confined to the industrial states of the Northeast d. accompanied by runaway inflation Which statement expresses the New Deal philosophy about the role of government? a. in a capitalist economy, the main duty of the government is to protect business profits b. balancing the budget is more important than creating jobs c. government must become involved in the economy to benefit the people d. government should control the prices of goods and services The terms of the 1973 Cease Fire in the Vietnam War were all of the following except: a. all POW’s would be accounted for b. US would remove all troops c. the North Vietnamese could leave troops in south d. North could resume war Statistically Americans lost how many lives during the Vietnam War? a. 3 million b. 150,000 c. 58,000 d. 25,000 e. 142,000 Jacob Riis was an author that wrote about a. political corruption b. how people lived in the tenements c. immigrant experiences d. the abuses of drugs In the 1920’s, the belief in never-ending prosperity helped to promote a. massive government efforts to increase the incomes of farmers b. strict enforcement of governmental financial regulations c. heavy increases in stock speculation d. a renewal of interest in handmade goods Which group did not fare well during the Coolidge prosperity in the 1920’s? a. small farmers b. stock market speculators c. bankers d. automobile manufacturers An economic impact of the United States’ entry into WWII was that the United States: a. was forced to accept government ownership of most major industries b. became nearly bankrupt c. accelerated its recovery from the Great Depression d. became a debtor nation Nativist reaction against European immigrants of the latter 19th century resulted from all of the following factors EXCEPT? a. arrival of such vast numbers of immigrants b. refusal of most immigrants and their children to attempt to assimilate themselves into American culture c. generalized fears of, and prejudices against, foreigners d. economic concern that immigrant workers would threaten the wages and positions of American workers The Chinese in America encountered a form of racial prejudice for all of the following reasons EXCEPT? a. the belief that they were recruited by bosses to undercut wages b. the perception that they threatened the values of “white society” c. the feeling that their religious beliefs made them “heathens” d. the perception that they were unwilling to perform hard work President Lyndon Johnson received authorization for the use of force in Vietnam through?: a. the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution b. the Truman Doctrine c. Southeast Asia theory d. the United Nations Security Council e. a declaration of war by Congress Many authors of the early 1900’s wrote about problems in America, trying to expose those at fault; for example the meat packing industry, or corrupt politicians. This is called ______. a. social inquiry b. speculation c. muckraking d. social welfare More than 2,000 American soldiers were killed when the Japanese bombed this ship. a. U.S.S. Arizona b. U.S.S. Nevada c. U.S.S. Nebraska d. U.S.S. Oglala WWI agreement in which Germany would warn before attacking ships with u-boats. a. armistice b. Sussex Pledge c. Versailles Treaty d. Zimmerman Pledge Hero of the 1920’s. He was the first to fly from New York to Paris. a. Amelia Earhart b. Jack Dempsey c. Lucky Lindberg d. Charles Wright The 1968 Tet Offensive?: a. was depicted in the American news media as a major victory for U. S. forces b. was a military victory for the communist North Vietnamese forces c. brought an immediate end to the Vietnam War d. led to the belief in the United States that the Vietnam War was unwinnable e. had little appreciable effect on the course of the Vietnam War The diplomatic strategy of the Lend-Lease Program was to? a. continue American neutrality at all costs during World War II b. support non-Communist nations at the close of World War II c. stimulate the growth of Third World nations' economies d. aid American business interests in Latin America e. support England's war efforts against Germany without the United States entering World War II. During which war was carpet bombing, including napalm, used? a. Vietnam War b. World War II c. Korean War d. World War I

Which of the following brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war? a. the Cuban Missile Crisis a. the signing of the Limited Test Ban Treaty b. the Panamanian Riot c. the Bay of Pigs Invasion Which statement best represents the United States' response to reports of the German persecution of Jews?: a. Americans overwhelmingly supported legislation to admit twenty thousand German refugee children b. the United States expressed sympathy for the plight of the Jews, and liberalized its restrictive immigration laws c. the United States sponsored the ship St. Louis to rescue 900 Jews for resettlement in America d. the United States expressed sympathy for the plight of the Jews, but refused to liberalize its restrictive immigration laws W.E.B. Dubois believed that for blacks to advance in American society they should: a. not define themselves as whites saw them, but to take pride in their African and American heritages b. demand full civil liberties immediately, and demand the end of Jim Crow laws c. step to the forefront and become political and social leaders of their people d. seek to attain as much education as possible e. all of the above ab. none of the above ac. ONLY B, C, D President Nixon’s vision for the Vietnam War was? a. to continue the Domino Theory b. the policy of containment c. Peace with Honor d. to remove all troops by 1970 e. none of the above ab. all of the above The Pentagon Papers released in 1971 told what to the American public? a. that the Vietnam war had been a lie from the beginning, and the American public was deceived b. that Communist forces had never been a threat in Vietnam c. that President Kennedy had intended to involve the US militarily in Vietnam d. none of the above All of the following contributed to a "sexual revolution" during the 1960s EXCEPT?: a. the elimination of all state laws infringing on a woman's right to an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy b. waning fear of unwanted pregnancy because of the availability of contraceptives, particularly the Pill c. greater permissiveness and openness about sexual activity d. the counter-culture's "do your own thing" attitude Which of the following opposed FDR’s New Deal? a. Republicans b. Supreme Court c. States’ rights supporters d. all of the above e. none of the above ab. a & b only The North Vietnamese were led by which Communist leader? a. Diem b. Viet Minh c. Ho Chi Minh d. Dien Bien Phu e. none of above All of the following were assassinated during the 1960’s except for whom? a. JFK b. MLK jr. c. Robert Kennedy d. Malcolm X e. Lyndon Johnson During the late 1800’s women from which of these groups were most likely to work outside the home? a. older married women b. women in the South c. uneducated women d. young single women. Compared to white schools, schools for African Americans received a. equal money for schooling b. far less money for schooling c. new books and supplies d. hand me down books and supplies e. both b and d Which of the following was a major economic argument for imperialistic expansion? a. The United States needed new markets for its goods. b. Many United States industries were short of labor. c. Foreign goods were often superior to American products. d. Americans need the respect of foreign countries At the Yalta conference, Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin decided to a. keep the Soviet Union out of the war with Japan b. divide the defeated Germany into four sectors—American, British, French, and Soviet c. rearm Germany as soon as possible d. set up a world organization that would share knowledge of atomic weapons. Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King, Jr. were alike in that they a. helped ignite a religious revival in the 1950’s b. were the first African-Americans to play professional sports c. fought the government’s re-conversion policies d. took actions to end racial segregation Why did Branch Rickey, the general manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, choose Jackie Robinson to break the color line in baseball? a. Robinson had proven his ability to tolerate racial injustice and would not fight back for 3 yrs. b. Robinson had a record of standing up against racial injustice. c. Robinson promised he would act violently against those who insulted him. d. Robinson was the first African-American to join the armed forces. Which of the following was the MAJOR reason President Truman used to justify his decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August 1945?: a. once the bomb was completed, Truman felt he had to use it in order to justify the huge investments in time, resources, scientific expertise, and expense involved in developing it b. he felt it would shorten the war and eliminate the need for an invasion of Japan c. he wanted to send a strong warning message to the Russians to watch their step in the Pacific after Japan was defeated d. he believed it would be an appropriate revenge for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor e. he felt it would end up saving Japanese civilian lives, when compared to the casualties expected from an invasion of Japan President Calvin Coolidge once said, “The business of America is business.” This slogan is most closely related to a. legislation benefiting organized labor b. the elimination of protective tariffs c. a laissez-faire attitude toward the economy d. government ownership of heavy industry In the late 1800’s the most inexpensive variety show that families could watch was called a. Broadway b. jazz c. vaudeville d. ragtime The birth of jazz music can be traced to which city? a. Miami b. Detroit c. New Orleans d. Houston Considered a great poet and author of the Harlem Renaissance. a. Louis Armstrong b. Langston Hughes c. Malcolm X d. Emma Langhurst A major action taken by 19th century “Captains of Industry” to help expand their economic empire was a. reinvest profits in additional enterprises b. increase productivity by paying high wages to workers c. improve relations with labor by giving union leaders a voice in management. d. donate a high percentage of profits to educational institutions All of the following states were part of the dust bowl Except for a. Oklahoma b. Texas c. Kansas d. Oregon After the Crash, thousands of American banks closed because a. bank presidents took the money and went to Canada b. they could not return depositors’ money c. the price of gold fell drastically d. they feared the people were going to riot The Final Solution was a. Hitler & Mussolini’s decision to take on the world. b. Hitler’s decision to kill himself c. The United States’ decision to enter W.W.I d. Hitler’s decision to kill all of the Jews in Death Camps

In the early 1900’s every American home had one of these. a. telephone b. washing machine c. typewriter d. radio e. television The plan to develop the Atomic bomb was known as a. New Mexico Project b. Manhattan Project c. clandestine “A” d. Final Solution The Red Scare refers to a. the summer of fires in Chicago b. a fear of the spread of Communism in America c. a fear of Cuban missile attack d. debt the government acquired after the Stock Crash Shanty towns that sprang up after the Stock Market Crash were known as a. Shantytowns b. Roosevilles c. hard knocks d. hoovervilles. After his calls for unity against Hitler were rejected by Britain and France, Stalin signed the a. Munich Pact b. Nazi-Soviet Nonaggression Pact c. Anti-COM intern Pact d. Neutrality Acts Between 1900-1920 many African Americans moved from the South to the cities in the North. This was known as a. the exodus b. the Great Migration c. leaving slavery d. the Great Awakening All of the following were fads of the 1920’s or new fashions EXCEPT a. bubble blowing contests b. dance marathons c. flagpole sitting d. cloche hats The Volstead Act a. required immigrants to become citizens within 3 years of arriving in the United States. b. banned the making and selling of alcohol in the United States. c. authorized the death penalty for all traitors. d. allowed immigrants from Mexico to enter the US and return in the winter after picking season Which would be the best reason for the United States getting involved in W.W.I? a. German U-boats sunk the Lusitania killing some Americans. b. Mexicans invaded the US, after making a secret deal with Germany. c. Germany invaded Britain, which was a huge ally to the US. We felt we had to help. d. German spies were captured trying to infiltrate American cities with explosives. A policy of avoiding political or economic alliances with foreign countries is called a. isolationism b. separatism c. defraternal d. progressivism Social Darwinism was the theory that a. the government should help the weak, so they wouldn’t need welfare. b. the government should give medical and dental health to all those in need for free. c. the government should stay out of business workings and let them handle themselves. d. the government should regulate the stock market, and watch out for monopolies. Which 2 philosophies dominated the thinking of most political and business leaders during the late 19th century in the US? a. utopian socialism and the social gospel b. communism and anarchism c. social Darwinism and laissez faire d. populism and pragmatism Immigrants to the US between 1890 and 1930 most frequently experienced discrimination because: a. remained more loyal to their homelands than to the US b. were better educated than earlier immigrants c. entered the competition for scarce farmland d. spoke different languages and had different customs “The public mood zigzagged from one extreme to the other; first hysteria over radicalism, then complacency over good times, and finally gloom when economic catastrophe occurred.” Which decade is being described? a. 1930’s b. 1960’s c. 1970’s d. 1920’s e. 1950’s Vietnam anti-war protests turned violent at which 2 college campuses? a. Kent St b. Duke c. Cal Berkley d. Jackson St. e. Albany ab. A & E ac. A & D ad. D & C ae. C & B bc. D &E Which one does not Belong? a. Nativists b. quota c. immigrants d. Teapot Dome Scandal a. Gertrude Ederle b. Billie Holiday c. lynching d. Strange Fruit a. rebellious b. bobbed c. conservative d. cloches a. Black Tuesday b. over-speculation c. Stock Crash d. assimilation a. Hitler b. Mussolini c. Tojo d. Chamberlain a. D-Day b. Iwo-Jima c. Normandy d. Utah Beach a. literacy test b. blood test c. grandfather clause d. poll tax a. Hoover b. FDR c. CCC

In 1896, The Supreme Court ruled in the case, ______, that separate but equal public facilities were legal. The decision in the landmark1954 Supreme Court case, ______, ruled that segregation in public schools was illegal. Students used ______as a way to desegregate lunch counters in more than 200 cities. A Baptist minister from Atlanta who believed in the power of non-violence. A radical opponent of segregation. He was aligned with the Nation of Islam. As a result of Rosa Parks refusing to move her seat on the bus, a bus boycott was organized in __ Tired of the non-violence practiced by the SCLC, he began to preach the idea of “Black Power”, and urged African Americans “to unite, to recognize their heritage, and build a sense of community”.

sit ins Plessy v. Ferguson Malcolm X Martin Luther King jr. freedom rides Elijah Muhammed Little Rock Birmingham Selma, Alabama Brown v. Board of Ed. Roe v. Wade Stokely Carmichael True or False ____ The German military strategy Kristallnacht exploited new advances in tanks, and artillery. ____ Government spending of borrowed money is called deficit spending. ____ During Imperialism, the US controlled: Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico. ____ To maintain peace, the League of Nations was formed after W.W.II. ____ The only two superpowers to emerge from W.W.II were the US, and Great Britain. ____ Anarchists are radicals who violently oppose all government. ____ Louis Armstrong was a famous painter during the Harlem Renaissance. ____ Many average citizens began to speculate, and buy stock on the market in the 1920’s. ____ The most popular sport of the late 1800’s was football. ____ The Double “V” campaign meant victory for Blacks in W.W.II and also their rights at home. ____ The Berlin Wall was built by Hitler during W.W.II to defend against the Soviets ____ The United States annexed Cuba after the Spanish American war. ____ The United States helped the Philippines defeat Spain ____ As a result of the Spanish-American war, the US was given Hawaii. ____ Booker T. Washington said that blacks should become economically strong, and then the white man would accept them. ____ Countries like: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, were very pleased by what was decided at the Yalta Conference. ____ President Hoover’s advisors believed the economy would recover on its own. ____ The Second World War is considered one of the main reasons why the Depression ended. ____ The AAA helped all farmers to recover, even sharecroppers and tenant farmers. ____ President Hoover gave Fireside Chats to America over the radio to help build confidence and courage during the Great Depression. ____ The Mylai massacre was the killing of 200-500 Vietnamese civilians by American soldiers ____ During the Depression 56% of African Americans were unemployed. ____ SNCC, led by students, began to break away from SCLC’s non-violent approach. ____ In the early 1960’s Birmingham was considered one of the South’s most integrated cities. ____ Malcolm X changed his views on race after he returned from a pilgrimage to Mecca. ____ Henry Ford paid his employees double that of GMC. ____ Al Capone made more than 60 million alone from bootlegging. ____ New products that could be bought during the 20’s were: radios, cars, stoves, and vacuums. ____ Quotas were placed on Mexican immigrants coming into the United States in the 1920’s. ____ The Palmer raids were raids against suspected communists in the United States. ____ Al Capone was convicted of the St. Valentines Day Massacre and sent to Alcatraz. ____By 1930 the increase of radios in homes had increased by 68,650%. ____ President Kennedy sent the most American troops to Vietnam. ____ The Civil Rights Act was finally passed in 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson ____ Cuba blew up the USS Maine, and therefore the US attacked Cuba in the Spanish-American war. ____ The imperialists refused to support the government’s actions overseas. ____ All US citizens showed full support for the New Deal to end the Depression. ____ The US was the only nation in the 1930’s that had severe economic troubles.

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