GACS lclab US History Spring Final Review - Unit 8 - Fincher
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GACS lclab - US History Spring Final Review - Unit 8 - Chapters 24 through 27 (Fincher Only)
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GACS lclab - US History - 11th grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Adolf Hitler | Leader of the the Nazi Party; author of Mein Kampf; He was the absolute dictator of Germany from 1934 to 1945; |
| Joseph Stalin | Leader of the Soviet Union from 1024-1053; worked with Roosevelt and Churchill during WWII but afterwards became an aggressive participant in the Cold War |
| Winston Churchill | Leader of Great Britain before and during WWII; powerful speechmaker who rallied Allied morale during the war |
| Franklin Roosevelt | 32nd president; fought the great Depression through his New Deal social programs; battled Congress over Supreme Court control; proved a strong leader during WW II |
| Rosie the Riveter | Rosie the Riveter is a cultural icon of the United States, representing the American women who worked in factories during World War II, many of whom worked in the manufacturing plants that produced munitions and war supplies. These women sometimes took entirely new jobs replacing the male workers who were in the military. The character is considered a feminist icon in the US. |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 34th President; leader of the Allied forces in WW II; as President, he promoted business and continued social programs |
| Isoroku Yamamoto | Japanese admiral responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor. |
| Harry Truman | authorized use of atomic bomb; signed Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe |
| Douglas MacArthur | United States general during the Great Depression, WW II, and Korean War; forced by Truman to resign in 1951 |
| Henry Kaiser | was an American industrialist who became known as the father of modern American shipbuilding.He established the Kaiser Shipyard which built Liberty ships during World War II, after which he formed Kaiser Aluminum and Kaiser Steel. Kaiser organized Kaiser Permanente health care for his workers and their families. He led Kaiser-Frazer followed by Kaiser Motors, automobile companies known for the safety of their designs. Kaiser was involved in large construction projects such as civic centers and dams, and invested in real estate. With his acquired wealth, he initiated the Kaiser Family Foundation, a charitable organization |
| A. Phillip Randolph | Civil Rights Activist from the 1930j's to the 1950's; planned the Washington march that pressured President Roosevelt into opening WW II defense jobs to African Americans |
| George Kennan | American policy of containment emerged from Kennan's analysis - felt could only defeat Soviet Union by intelligeng long range policies. |
| Mao Zedong | Leader of Communist China and helped establish the Peoples Republic of China |
| Alger Hiss | Former State Department official investigated as a possible Communist spy by House Un-American Activities Committee after WW II; convicted of perjury in 1950 |
| the Rosenbergs | husband and wife convicted and executed in 1953 for passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union; records opened after the end of the Cold War suggest Julius was guilty, but that Ethel did not take part in espionage |
| Joseph McCarthy | Republica Senator from Wisconsin in the late 1940's and early 1950's; led a crusade to investigate officials he claimed were Communists; discredited in 1954 |
| Edward R. Morrow | An American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.Murrow produced a series of TV news reports that helped lead to the censure of Senator Joseph McCarthy. |
| William J. Levitt | built new communities in suburbs after WW II, using mass production techniques |
| Billy Graham | Evangelical and presidential advisor; known for legendary large-scale crusades, or religious rallies |
| Dr. Benjamin Spock | Pediatrician and author of "The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care" which encouraged mothers to stay home with their children rather than work. |
| Elvis Presley | was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King". Conscripted into military service in 1958. |
| Jack Kerouac | Leader of the "Beat Generation" called Beatniks |
| Jonas Salk | Inventor of a vaccine for polio; Known as the Salk Vaccine |
| Lend Lease Act | 1941 law that authorized the President to aid any nation whose defense he believed was vital to American security |
| The Four Freedoms | The Four Freedoms were goals articulated by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 6, 1941. In an address known as the Four Freedoms speech (technically the 1941 State of the Union address), he proposed four fundamental freedoms that people "everywhere in the world" ought to enjoy: Freedom of speech and expression, Freedom of religion, Freedom from want, Freedom from fear |
| Neutrality Acts | A series of acts passed in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 to limit U.S. involvement in possible future wars and that was created in response to the belief that U.S. involvement in World War I resulted from loans and trade with the Allies. The 1935 act banned the shipment of war materials to belligerents and forbade U.S. citizens to travel on belligerent vessels. The 1936 act banned loans to belligerents |
| Battle of Stalingrad | Turning point of the war in Eastern Europe; The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southwestern Russia. It took place between July 1942 and February 1943, and is often cited as one of the turning points of the war |
| D-Day Invasion | The Normandy landings were the landing operations of the Allied invasion of Normandy, also known as Operation Neptune and Operation Overlord, during World War II. The landings commenced on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 (D-Day). D-Day was the term used for the day of actual landing, which was dependent on final approval. The assault was conducted in two phases: an air assault landing of 24,000 American, British, Canadian and Free French airborne troops shortly after midnight, and an amphibious landing of Allied infantry and armoured divisions on the coast of France commencing at 6:30 AM. The operation was the largest amphibious invasion of all time, with over 175,000 troops landing on 6 June 1944. 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved. The landings took place along a 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. |
| Battle of Bulge | WW II battle in which German forces launched a final counterattack in the west |
| Battle of Midway | 1942 WW II battle between the United States and Japan, a turning point in the war in the Pacific |
| Battle of Guadalcanal | 1942-43. WWII battle between United States and Japan |
| Battle of Okinawa | 1945 WWII battle between United States and Japan; The main objective of the operation was to seize a large island only 340 miles away from mainland Japan; codenamed Operation Iceberg, was fought on the Ryukyu Island of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War. The 82-day-long battle lasted from early April until mid-June, 1945. |
| Manhattan Project | Secret American program during WWII to develop an atomic bomb |
| Truman Doctrine | Harry Truman's 1947 speech before a joint session of Congress, calling the United States to take a leadership role in the world, and declaring that the United States would support nations threatened by communism |
| Marshall Plan | Program of American economic assistance to Western Europe, announced in 1947 |
| Berlin Airlift | Moving supplies into West Berlin by American and British planes during a Soviet blockade in 1948-1949 |
| GI Bill of Rights | Law passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher education |
| Modern Republicanism | President Eisenhower's approach to government, described as" conservative when it comes to money, liberal when it comes to human beings." |
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