Review: Final Exam Semester 2.

Using class notes, homework, chapter guides, and the textbooks glossary, answer the following items.

8.1.1 Origins of the Cold War Chapter 18.
What are the political and economic characteristics of a communist system?

a- b- c-

Define: Truman Doctrine:

Marshall Plan:

NATO:

Berlin Airlift:

Why were these necessary?


What US policy evolved during the early stages of the Cold War?


What event started the Korean War?


During the Korean War, describe the role of the.USA:

United Nations:

China:

What was the outcome of the Korean War?

8.1.2 Foreign Policy During the Cold War Chapters 18, 20, 22-25.
Define: Nationalize:

Eisenhower Doctrine:

Containment::

Describe how our Containment Policy was applied in the followingHungarian Uprising, 1956:

Bay of Pigs, 1961:

Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962:
-over-
What decision was reached regardingthe Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba?

future nuclear testing?

Define: Tonkin Gulf Resolution:

Domino Theory:

Hawks:

Doves:

What lesson from the Vietnam War was applied in the War Powers Act of 1973?

Define: Dtente:
Discuss an example.

What was President Carter able to achieve with the Camp David Accords in 1978?

Discuss the significance of.the fall of the Berlin War:

the break up of the Soviet Union:

Using the map below, locate and discuss the Cold War significance of countries listed on the next page.



























North Korea:
South Korea:
Peoples Republic of China:
Hungary:
Cuba:
Vietnam:
Iran:
Israel:
Soviet Union:
NAFTA members:

8.2 Domestic Issues and Tensions. Chapters 18, 19-20, 22-25.
Define: McCarthyism:

Critical Thinking. Discuss how Cold War tensions led to the Red Scare of the 1950s
Define: GI Bill:

Baby Boom:

Where was the greatest post-war population shift located?

Describe the popular appeal of President J ohn F. Kennedy.
a- b-

What was the main purpose of President J ohnsons Great Society?

how was it similar to FDRs New Deal?

Discuss the significance of the following Supreme Court decisionsMapp v Ohio:

Gideon v Wainwright:

Miranda v Arizona:
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Describe the college campus reaction to the invasion of Cambodia in May of 1970.

Define: Stagflation:

Inflation:

The shortage of what commodity fueled inflation during the 1970s?

What event led to the scandal known as Watergate?

What impeachment charges were alleged against President Nixon prior to his resignation?

a- b- c-

Define: Supply-side economics:

What were the main characteristics of Reaganomics?

a- b- c-

how was this similar to the economic policies of Presidents Hoover and Coolidge in the 1920s?

What was President Reagans position on military spending?

Describe the Iran-Contra Scandal.

Define: Pro-choice:

Pro-Life:

Roe v Wade:

Silent Spring:

Environmental Protection Agency:

8.3.1-2. Civil Rights Movement: Events and Ideals. Chapter 21.
Define: Brown v Board of Education:

Little Rock Schools Desegregation:

Montgomery Bus Boycott:
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What constitutional principle was used to decide the 1954 case of Brown v Board of Education?

how did Brown, overturn the 1896 Supreme Court decision in Plessy v Ferguson?

how was Brown used at Little Rock Central High School in 1957?

During the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955-6, what role was played byRosa Parks?

Martin Luther King, J r?

Define: Civil Rights Act of 1964:
Voting Rights Act of 1965:

Restate in your own words, the message of Dr. Kings I Have a Dream speech delivered in 1963. (p 714)

8.3.3 Women and Other Minorities. Chapters 23 & 26.
Discuss the pay inequity between mens and womens earnings. (p 777)

Define: Equal Rights Amendment:

Why was it not passed?

Define: Illegal Immigrants:

How is immigration different today, than in the past, in terms ofcountries of origin?

skills and educational level sought?

8.4.4 Tensions and Reactions. Chapters 23 & 25.
Define: Malcolm X:

Stokely Carmichael:

Critical Thinking. How did their movements of Black Separatism: and Black Power differ from the philosophy of Dr.
Martin Luther King?

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Define: Affirmative Action:

What reasons did critics give for opposing Affirmative Action?

a- b-
9.1 Impact of Globalization on the US Chapter 26.
Define: North American Free Trade Association:

Which US groups supported NAFTA?

NAFTA helped create jobs in which employment sectors?

which workers were negatively affected by NAFTA?

The aging Baby Boomer generation will have what impact onSocial Security?

Medicare?

What privacy concerns have been raised bythe use of computers?

the Patriot Act?

Describe the role of the Electoral College in the presidential victory of George W. Bush, in 2000.

9.2 Post Cold War Foreign Policy. Chapter 26.
Why did the first President Bush intervene to stop the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990?

Since the end of the Cold War, describe US foreign policy regardingCuba:

Yugoslavia, Bosnia, Kosovo:

Since the 9/11 Attacks, describe the US policy regarding
Iraq:
Afghanistan:
Homeland Security: