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Cold War
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FDR
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Final Jeopardy
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100 Question from H1
Soviets placed missile launch sites in Cuba aimed
at the US. JFK blockaded Cuba and threatened to
invade if the missiles unless soviets withdraw
from Cuba. USSR sent ships towards the
blockade Closest the two sides came to actually
fighting.
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100 Answer from H1
Cuban Missile Crisis
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200 Question from H1
1500 Cuban exiles trained by the CIA tried to
invade Cuba. JFK refused to support invaders with
military Invaders were crushed. 1200 were
captured
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200 Answer from H1
Bay of Pigs
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300 Question from H1
Wisconsin Senator who began accusing members of
the government and military of being
communists. Had to defend his views in front of
Congress, were he was exposed for not having any
facts.
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300 Answer from H1
Joseph McCarthy
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400 Question from H1
Led the UN forces against the North. Was pushing
North Koreans back towards China. Wanted to
attack China for their interference. Publically
criticized Truman and was fired.
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400 Answer from H1
Douglas MacArthur
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500 Question from H1
Germans wanting to flee communism fled from East
Berlin to West Berlin. Stalin blocked all access
to West Berlin US began to fly supplies over the
road blocks.
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500 Answer from H1
Berlin Airlift
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100 Question from H2
Provided financial support to European countries
to rebuild after the war. The goal was to bring
economic prosperity back to countries. Communism
tends to spread when countries are struggling
economically. If people are making money, then
communism would not appeal to them.
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100 Answer from H2
Marshall Plan
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200 Question from H2
Called for immediate economic and military aid to
Greece, which was threatened by a communist
insurrection, and to Turkey, which was under
pressure from Soviet expansion in the
Mediterranean
U.S. sought to protect those countries from
falling under Soviet influence
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200 Answer from H2
Truman Doctrine
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300 Question from H2
Strategic U.S. foreign policy of the late 1940s
and early 1950s intended to check the
expansionist designs of the Soviet Union through
economic, military, diplomatic, and political
means. It was conceived by George Kennan soon
after World War II.
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300 Answer from H2
Containment Policy
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400 Question from H2
The boundary between Soviet-controlled eastern
Europe and western Europe.
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400 Answer from H2
Iron Curtain
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500 Question from H2
A state of political tension and military rivalry
between nations that stops short of full-scale
war, especially that which existed between the
United States and Soviet Union following World
War II.
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500 Answer from H2
Cold War
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100 Question from H3
Operation Overlord June 6, 1944. 3 divisions
parachuted behind enemy lines and thousands
landed on the shore of France Omaha Beach was
brutal for Allies Allies were able to hold an 80
mile strip of France.
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100 Answer from H3
D-Day
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200 Question from H3
US government established a fixed allotments of
goods deemed essential for the military. Household
s received ration books for buying meat, shoes,
sugar, coffee, and gas. Grew victory gardens in
back yards.
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200 Answer from H3
Rationing
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300 Question from H3
To shift from a peace time society to a fighting
society.
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300 Answer from H3
Mobilization
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400 Question from H3
Allowed the US to ship arms and other supplies,
without immediate payment, to nations fighting
the Axis powers.
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400 Answer from H3
Lend-Lease Policy
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500 Question from H3
The systematic murder or genocide, of Jews and
other groups in Europe by Nazis before and during
WWII
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500 Answer from H3
Holocaust
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100 Question from H4
Supreme Court declared many of FDRs programs
unconstitutional. Wanted to increase the number
of judges to 15, with the 6 new judges being FDR
supporters Many protested the move and FDR did
not follow through with the court packing
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100 Answer from H4
Court Packing Bill
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200 Question from H4
FDR introduced new legislation and a number of
programs Programs were aimed at economic relief
and recovery.
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200 Answer from H4
New Deal
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300 Question from H4
Established retirement income for all workers
once they reach the age of 65 or disabled
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300 Answer from H4
Social Security Act
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400 Question from H4
Social activist who fought for womens rights,
public housing. Supported the common
citizen. Often travelled I the place of FDR
because of his disability.
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400 Answer from H4
Eleanor Roosevelt
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500 Question from H4
Harshest critic of FDR Was governor of
Louisiana Wanted redistribution of wealth,
taking away from rich and giving to poor. No
one could make over 1 million a year, the rest
would go to the government. Assassinated
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500 Answer from H4
Huey Long
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100 Question from H5
Cultural movement in NYC, African American art,
literature and music flourished.
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100 Answer from H5
Harlem Renaissance
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200 Question from H5
Most Famous of all Renaissance writers. Wrote
about the black experience and reminded readers
of their African heritage.
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200 Answer from H5
Langston Hughes
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300 Question from H5
Tin Pan Alley referred to the various music homes
were NYC songwriters and musicians composed and
published songs. Who was the most famous
musician from Tim Pan Alley?
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300 Answer from H5
Irving Berlin
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400 Question from H5
Technology led to agricultural overproduction Poor
farming techniques combined with a massive
droughts devastated farmers. Lack of crops led to
the _________. Storms that caused enormous clouds
of dust
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400 Answer from H5
Dust Bowl
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500 Question from H5
Many homeless live together in makeshift shelters
called
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500 Answer from H5
Hoovervilles
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Final Jeopardy
The four factors that contributed to the Great
Depression.
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Final Jeopardy Answer

1. Overproduction and under consumption
2. Consumerism
3. Buying on Margin
4. Stock Market Crash of 1929