American History: Final Exam

Geographical divisions to standardize time in specific zones

Gift of land in return for settling on it

A railroad that stretches across the continent

Businesses involved in manufacturing, transportation, and communications

The replacement of manual labor with machinery

One group or company's exclusive ownership and control of a market

A business that sell stock to shareholders and uses the money to invest in business

He developed a giant steel corporation,

Before WWII, WWI was called this

The US tried to remain ____ during WWI

What was the "spark" that set off WWI?

Countries that join an alliance agree to:

Alliances in Europe before WWI were ___

President during WWI,

To prepare the army&navy for war is to:

During WWI all men aged 21-30 had to register for the ___

The War Industries Board organized:

During WWI sauerkraut in the US was called liberty cabbage because of

The Food Administration oversaw the nation's ___ output.

The Committee on Public Information tried to:

President Wilson's peace plan

The treaty of Versailles included rules to punish:

Wilson's 14 points were ___ by the Senate

A group of people sharing racial or cultural background

Agreement among countries to work together; help each other

Agreement to temporarily suspend fighting in a war

Disagree or have an opinion that is different

Organization to help nations settle disputes after WWI

Migration of 500,000 African-Americans to the North

Money paid by a losing country for war damages

A nation's ability to act on its own

European countries formed alliances to

The years of WWI were

This lawmaking groups said no to Treaty of Versailles

Soldiers on both sides of WWI spent a great deal of time fighting in

Making large amounts of goods by machines

Buildings, roads, and other structures for use by all

People who buy goods

To take ownership because a borrower has failed to pay a loan

Place where shares in a company are bought and sold

Agreement to pay off a loan by making payments over time

WWI veterans who wanted Congress to give WWI veterans early bonus

Maximum number of people accepted into a nation

Business is slow, high unemployment, falling wages

Another word for relief

Blamed for not doing enough during Great Depression

First woman to fly across Atlantic

First person ever to fly over Atlantic Ocean

Communists support:

This made automobiles affordable for middle class

A period of flourishing Africa-American art, music and literature

Marked and end to prosperity of 1920s

Women of the 1920s were wore shorter hair, dresses

The ____ Scare was a fear of communism taking over

Hoover felt that help during the Depression should come from:

The murdering of an entire race or tribe

Planted to help ease the shortage for fresh produce

To allow only a certain amount of food, gasoline, etc. to each person

A soldier who returns home from war

"Big Three" of WWII

Hitler's invasion of this country started WWII

Benito Mussolini was the leader of this country

In 1939 the Soviet Union and Germany signed

Dictator of Germany

During the ---- there was a world-wide depression

U.S. enters WWII

Invasion of France by the Allies

Number of Jewish people killed in Holocaust

Admiral Nimitz wanted to set this up on Pacific Islands

Decided to drop the Atomic Bomb

Kamikazes were

Second atomic bomb was dropped here

First atomic bomb was dropped here

This battle lasted a month; 20,000 Americans died

Elected president 4 times

President blamed for the Great Depression

Continent with Germany, France, Spain

After WWII, this was divided into 4 zones

Group including Japan, Germany, Italy

Group included Great Britain, France & U.S.

Increasing prices when there is more money available than goods

Relocation place for Japanese Americans during WWII

U.S. President at the start of WWII

Leader of Great Britain during WWII

Anit-semitism is the discrimination against

WWII began in this year

WWII ended in this year

Idea that a communist countries cause others to fall to communism

Help and assistance from one country to another

Officially condemn or stop someone

The plan to send aid to help rebuild Europe after WWII

A plan for how a country deals with other countries

Government of North Korea

Government of South Korea

Truman's nickname for Congress

Counties against communism formed:

Place of employment that allows only union worker

Accused people of being communists with little proof

The Soviet Union failed to block the UN vote to send aid to Korea because they had

Residential areas surrounding cities

Music style using aspects fo blues and African-American folk music

Measurement of quality of life

Middle-class workers who do not engage in manual labor

Large numbers of similar houses mass produced

Person who flees their country to avoid persecution

Forms of communication reaching a large audience

The continental/larger part of a country not including islands

Differences of ideas between parents and their children

To travel in search of work or food