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Title: Jeopardy


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Final Jeopardy
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  • America returned to isolationism during 1930s.
    Which is an example of this return to
    isolationism?
  • Congress passing the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 36,
    and 37

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The cash and carry Neutrality Act of 1939 was
designed to
  • help Britain and France fight the war against
    Germany

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  • The Lend-Lease Act clearly marked

an end to the pretense of American neutrality
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What was the purpose of the Double V campaign
during World War II?
  • to gain victory against the Axis powers and for
    equality for African Americans at home

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Which of the following economic problems was
targeted by the Office of Price Administration?
  • Inflation

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The G.I. Bill was designed to achieve
  • a delayed entry into the job market by millions
    of returning veterans.
  • a highly skilled labor force, not just a blue
    collar work force.
  • assistance for married veterans who needed
    affordable housing.

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  • Which place was famous for being associated with
    the housing boom of the 1950s?
  • Levittown, NY

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  • This defensive military alliance was the first
    military alliance that the United States ever
    entered during peacetime
  • North Atlantic Treaty Organization

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  • George Kennan in his containment theory viewed
    the Soviets as
  • communist fanatics who would never stop
    expanding, no matter what we did.

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What role were most American women expected to
play in the 1950s?
full-time mother and housewives
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Which of the following describes the beatniks of
the 1950s?
  • They rebelled against conformity and traditional
    social patterns.

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  • During the fifties and sixties southern states
    defied the federal government causing the
    presidents to use U.S. troops to uphold the laws
    and authority of the federal government. This
    conflict involved the principle of
  • Federalism

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  • Which of the following was a factor in suburban
    growth during the postwar era?
  • mass-production of affordable homes.
  • the increase in personal income.
  • the baby boom.
  • a system of highway and roads.

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  • In his Great Society Speech president Johnson
    offered a vision of a better life in many ways
    but he also mentioned which two specific goals?
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an end to racial injustice and poverty
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This former minister of the Nation of Islam was
shot and killed while giving a
  • Malcolm X

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The election of 1968 signaled
  • the beginning of a conservative period in
    politics.

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As the decade of the sixties progressed some
members of the younger generation became
  • More radical

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  • Who was the commander of the U.S. troops in
    Vietnam?
  • William Westmoreland

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  • Which of the following did President Nixon say
    would bring about peace with honor in Vietnam?
  • The Vietnamization of war

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Who was the leader of the Vietnamese struggle
against the French, the Japanese and the
Americans?
  • Ho Chi Minh
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