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American History Final

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"Government is not the solution to the problem; government is the problem"
Reagan
What does the "D" in D-Day stand for?
Day
When is V-E day?
May 8, 1945
What were the five code names for the beaches of Normandy?
Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold, Sword
What nation was dragged into the Vietnam War in 1966?
Cambodia
When is VJ day?
August 15, 1945
Abrams v. U.S. (1919)
upheld amendment to Espionage act
USSR's response to NATO
Warsaw Pact--Starts Cold War
What did Japanese put 60,000 POWs to work building?
Burmese Rail Line
What were the shinyo?
Suicide speed boats
What was "Allotment Annie?"
Women who married multiple times to G.I. life insurance money
Who were the US Presidents on active on inactive duty in WWII?
Eisenhower, JFK, LBJ, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, H.W. Bush
Police Action
military action without a formal declaration of war
What famous investigation of Kennedy endorsed "Magic bullet" theory?
Warren Commission
What new word did G.I.s create to explain military incompetence?
SNAFU: Situation normal: All Fouled Up
Why did Truman decide to drop bombs on Japan?
Save American lives, end war
What was Lyndon B. Johnson's dream of new government programs to help Americans called?
Great Society
"The wisest use of American strenght is to advance freedom."
Bush
Whose legs were so famous they were painted on the side of bombers?
Betty Grable
What Senator was investigated for the death of Mary Jo Kopechne?
Edward "Ted" Kennedy
Why was sugar rationed in WWII?
prevent shortages; sugar was used to produce Alcohol which was used in explosives
What three commodities caused trucks to be hijacked?
Liquor, Shoes, Rayon
Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States (1935)
Ruled NIRA unconstitutional
Who shot MLK, Jr, in 1968
James Earl Ray
When did WWII officially end?
September 2, 1945
US v. Nixon
Supreme Court ruled that a president did not have absolute power of immunity
What is the dividing line between North and South Korea?
38th Parallel
"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall"
Reagan
Permanent Security Council Members
UK, US, Russia, France, China
Who was the first African American Congresswoman?
Shirley Chisholm
When were helicopters first used in action?
Korea
What was the significance of the Battle of Midway?
US established naval superiority over the Japanese. First victory for US navy
What land battlee of WWII has the greatest number of participants?
Battle of the Bulge (over 1 million)
How were belly gunners of B17s usually chosen?
by height
"The buck stops here"
Truman
Who were shadow people?
Ashy remains of those incinerated instantly by the atomic bomb
United States v. E. C. Knight Co. (1895)
Test of Sherman Anti-trust, also known as the "'Sugar Trust Case,'" was a Supreme Court case that limited the government's power to control monopolies. Said: manufacturing (refining) was a local activity not subject to congressional regulation of interstate commerce
US v. Eichmann
Struck down Federal law banning flag burning
Smith v. Allwright
Ruled white primaries unconstitutional
Texas v. Johnson
Supreme Court ruled that the Texas state law banning flag burning is unconstitutional (violation of free speech)
Who was the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi?
James Meridith
Who was Twiggy?
60s supermodel who ushered in an era of super thin models
What were the nicknames given to the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Little boy, fat man
"The world could wait no longer"
G. H. Bush (Older)
What Rachel Carson book started the environmentalist movement?
Silent Springs
Slaughterhouse Cases (1873)
(First 14th Challenge;) Narrowly read the Fourteenth Amendment to protect only "privileges or immunities" conferred by virtue of the United States but not state citizenship, a distinction which persists to this day.
"Old soldiers never die; they just fade away"
MacArthur
Civil Rights Cases (1883)
Narrowly defined rights conferred by 14th Amendment, The decision held that Congress lacked the authority under the Fourteenth Amendment to outlaw racial discrimination by private individuals and organizations, rather than government.
How did US solders become to be known as G.I.s?
G.I. was stamped on everything, meaning Government Issue
There were 4,000 casualties on Normandy. Where were they mainly incurred?
Omaha (which was most strongly fortified)
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America"
Clinton
What was "the gadget?"
Codename for the atomic bomb
Jimmy Stewart
Fought in WWII and was decorated for his bravery
What took place at a top secret lab at U Chicago on Dec 2, 1942?
First controlled, sustained, atomic chain reaction
Miranda v. Arizona
Supreme Court ruled police must inform suspects in custody of their rights
"Some men see things as they are and say 'why?' I dream things that never were and say 'why not?'"
Ted Kennedy; Edward Kennedy
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
FDR
In Re Debs (1895)
upheld use of injunctions against strikes for ensural of Postal Service or in public interest
What was the Iron Curtain?
Imaginary barrier that prevented ideas and people from moving between Communist and free European states.
Engel v. Vitale
New York, ACLU, Supreme Court Ruled States have no business writing prayers
What were Tokyo trials?
Trials for the Japanese who committed crimes against humanity
Who was the first US President to visit China?
Nixon
"1976 will not be politics as usual. It can be a year of inspiration and hpoe"
Carter
"We believe that all men are created equal, but many are denied equal treatment"
Lyndon B. Johnson
What was the WAAC?
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
What historic event occurred on August 14, 1945?
Japanese unofficially surrender
What were the Nuremburg Trials?
The place where German War Criminals were tried
What was the name of the first US Space Program?
Mercury
U.S. v. Butler
Ruled the new deal agency AAA unconstitutional
Who was the "father of the atomic bomb?"
Oppenheimer
What were the WAVES?
Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service
What peculiar distinction did Army privates Kuhl and Bennet share?
both slapped by Patton
West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
Supreme Court ruled that students had a right to not salute the flag
"December 7, 1941: A date which will live in infamy."
FDR
1st Supreme Commander of NATO
Eisenhower
Who said, "Among the Americans serving on Iwo Island, uncommon valor was a common virtue?"
Admiral Nimitz
Minersville School District v. Gobitas
Supreme Court upheld the the expulsion of children who refused to salute the flag
"I am not a crook"
Nixon
When US Destroyer Juneau sank, why was it given heavy news coverage?
4 Brothers Perished--Sullivan brothers
"Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country"
John F. Kennedy
What Allied Country lost the most people in WWII?
USSR
What was "Tora Tora Tora?"
Code used by Japs in the attack on Pearl Harbor meaning they have succeeded
What American entertainer living in France worked as a spy for the French Resistance?
Josephine Baker
What nicknames was the jeep given in WWI?
Panzer Killer, Leaping Lena, Iron Pony
John Wayne
was rejected for medical reasons from the military
What star of "Gone with the Wind" was on a secret mission to persuade Spain and Portugal to join the Allies when his plain was shot down?
Leslie Howard, Ashley on GWW
What planes were responsible for dropping bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Enola Gay, Bock's Car
What was a WASP?
Women's Airforce Service Pilots
In the Tokyo trials, how many persons were found guilty?
All.
What was "the enigma?"
German typewriter/coding machine

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