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Quick Exam Review

Quick Exam Review. Key topics. Pre-Review Poll. I have 3 nieces and 1 nephew (5, 6, 8, 12) I want to take 2 nieces (5, 8) horseback riding as a XMAS present Do you think the other niece and nephew will be upset if I don’t take them?

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Quick Exam Review

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  1. Quick Exam Review Key topics

  2. Pre-Review Poll • I have 3 nieces and 1 nephew (5, 6, 8, 12) • I want to take 2 nieces (5, 8) horseback riding as a XMAS present • Do you think the other niece and nephew will be upset if I don’t take them? • Would they like one of those giant blow up balls that you can get inside?

  3. Morrill Tariff • Protective tariff • Designed to help industry in the North • Opposed by Southerners

  4. Pendleton Act • Civil Service Reform

  5. Marshall Plan • After WWII: This was designed to help the economies in Europe which were devastated by war

  6. Containment: U.S. foreign policy that wanted to contain communism (not let it spread) • Why did U.S. get involved in Vietnam War? Contain communism!

  7. Major outcome of Korean War • Korea is still divided? Remember, North and South Korea.

  8. WWII Info to know • Rosie the Riveter: propaganda persona to encourage women to come to work in factories. • Shows women as feminine yet strong • Symbolizes women entering the workforce • After WWII, women may have resisted a return to being a ‘homemaker’ • What do Berlin, Korea, Germany, and Vietnam have in common? • All divided as a result of WWII

  9. Battle of Britain: air battle over Britain b/w Germany and…Britain • Battle of Coral Sea: cut off resources for Japan • 1941: Germany invades Soviet Union • D-Day: Omaha Beach 1944 • Why did U.S. want to join the United Nations at the end of WWII? • If there was to be world peace—U.S had to be involved

  10. Truman: president who made decision to drop atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Prior to dropping atomic bomb: there were many fire bombings in Japan by the U.S. • Manhattan Project: plan to develop atomic bomb • Rationing: used to keep resources available for military • Controlled by Office of Price Admin. • GI Bill: help soldiers get education and more career opportunities

  11. Leader of Allied forces in Europe during WWII? • Eisenhower

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