11th Grade US History Final Exam Study
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1. Manifest Destiny: This expression was popular in the 1840's. Many people believed that the U.S. was
destined to secure territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This rationale drove the acquisition
of territory.
2. Imperialism: A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and
economically.
3. Thomas Edison: This scientist received more than 1,300 patents for a range of items including the automatic
telegraph machine, the phonograph, improvements to the light bulb, a modernized telephone and motion picture
equipment.
4. Sitting Bull: American Indian medicine man, chief, and political leader of his tribe at the time of the Custer
massacre during the Sioux War at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
5. Sherman Anti-Trust Act: First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and
was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions
6. Teddy Roosevelt: The 26th President of the United States, famous for his "Big Stick Diplomacy," the
construction of the Panama Canal, and several efforts to help the working man through unions and stopping trusts.
7. Square Deal: Economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers
8. Great Society: President Johnson called his version of the Democratic reform program the Great Society. In
1965, Congress passed many Great Society measures, including Medicare, civil rights legislation, and federal aid to
education.
9. Woodrow Wilson: 28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal
Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage
(reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification),
won Nobel Peace Prize
10. Julius & Ethel Rosenberg: Arrested in the Summer of 1950 and executed in 1953, they were convicted
of conspiring to commit espionage by passing plans for the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
11. FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A federal guarantee of savings bank deposits initially of up to
$2500, raised to $5000 in 1934, and frequently thereafter; continues today with a limit of $100,000.
12. Benito Mussolini: Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined
Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the
Allies invaded Italy.
13. Adolph Hitler: german leader of Nazi Party. 1933-1945. rose to power by promoting racist and national views
14. rationing: a limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
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15. Normandy: Beach in France Allies Invaded. It was code named Operation Overlord. It was the long awaited
Allied invasion of France and the opening of the Second Front during World War II. The initial invasion began on June
6, 1944.
16. Marshall Plan: A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered
$13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
17. Taft-Hartley Act: a 1947 law giving the president power to halt major strikes by seeking a court injunction
and permitting states to forbid requirements in labor contracts that force workers to join a union.
18. Brown v. Board of Education: 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that
racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
19. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: 1964 Congressional resolution that authorized President Johnson to commit
US troops to south vietnam and fight a war against north Vietnam
20. Medicare/Medicaid: Great Society programs to have the government provide medical aid to the elderly
(Medicare) and the poor (Medicaid).
21. Roe v Wade: The 1973 Supreme Court decision holding that a state ban on all abortions was unconstitutional.
The decision forbade state control over abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy, permitted states to limit
abortions to protect the mother's health in the second trimester, and permitted states to protect the fetus during the
third trimester.
22. Middle East Peace Talks: After the first Gulf War, in 1991, a new peace process was begun, with Israel
and the Palestinians discussing a five-year period of interim self-rule leading to a final settlement
23. Jimmy Carter: President who stressed human rights. Because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, he enacted
an embargo on grain shipments to USSR and boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
24. Progressivism: The movement in the late 1800's to increase democracy in America by curbing the power of
the corporation. It fought to end corruption in government and business, and worked to bring equal rights of women
and other groups that had been left behind during the industrial revolution.
25. FDR: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the President of the United States during the Depression and WWII. He instituted
the New Deal. Served from 1933 to 1945, he was the only president in U.S. history to be elected to four terms
26. JFK: John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963, Democrat, both parties had the platform of civil rights planks and a
national health program, used president to be elected and first Roman Catholic
27. partnership: a business organization owned by two or more persons who agree on a specific division of
responsibilities and profits
28. Glastnost: the Soviet Union's plan to allow more political freedom in the 1980's--Gorbechev was the leader
"Openness"
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ho6ri2
1. Manifest Destiny: This expression was popular in the 1840's. Many people believed that the U.S. was
destined to secure territory from "sea to sea," from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. This rationale drove the acquisition
of territory.
2. Imperialism: A policy in which a strong nation seeks to dominate other countries politically, socially, and
economically.
3. Thomas Edison: This scientist received more than 1,300 patents for a range of items including the automatic
telegraph machine, the phonograph, improvements to the light bulb, a modernized telephone and motion picture
equipment.
4. Sitting Bull: American Indian medicine man, chief, and political leader of his tribe at the time of the Custer
massacre during the Sioux War at the Battle of Little Big Horn.
5. Sherman Anti-Trust Act: First federal action against monopolies, it was signed into law by Harrison and
was extensively used by Theodore Roosevelt for trust-busting. However, it was initially misused against labor unions
6. Teddy Roosevelt: The 26th President of the United States, famous for his "Big Stick Diplomacy," the
construction of the Panama Canal, and several efforts to help the working man through unions and stopping trusts.
7. Square Deal: Economic policy by Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers
8. Great Society: President Johnson called his version of the Democratic reform program the Great Society. In
1965, Congress passed many Great Society measures, including Medicare, civil rights legislation, and federal aid to
education.
9. Woodrow Wilson: 28th president of the United States, known for World War I leadership, created Federal
Reserve, Federal Trade Commission, Clayton Antitrust Act, progressive income tax, lower tariffs, women's suffrage
(reluctantly), Treaty of Versailles, sought 14 points post-war plan, League of Nations (but failed to win U.S. ratification),
won Nobel Peace Prize
10. Julius & Ethel Rosenberg: Arrested in the Summer of 1950 and executed in 1953, they were convicted
of conspiring to commit espionage by passing plans for the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union.
11. FDIC: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation: A federal guarantee of savings bank deposits initially of up to
$2500, raised to $5000 in 1934, and frequently thereafter; continues today with a limit of $100,000.
12. Benito Mussolini: Fascist dictator of Italy (1922-1943). He led Italy to conquer Ethiopia (1935), joined
Germany in the Axis pact (1936), and allied Italy with Germany in World War II. He was overthrown in 1943 when the
Allies invaded Italy.
13. Adolph Hitler: german leader of Nazi Party. 1933-1945. rose to power by promoting racist and national views
14. rationing: a limited portion or allowance of food or goods; limitation of use
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, 11th Grade US History Final Exam Study
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ho6ri2
15. Normandy: Beach in France Allies Invaded. It was code named Operation Overlord. It was the long awaited
Allied invasion of France and the opening of the Second Front during World War II. The initial invasion began on June
6, 1944.
16. Marshall Plan: A plan that the US came up with to revive war-torn economies of Europe. This plan offered
$13 billion in aid to western and Southern Europe.
17. Taft-Hartley Act: a 1947 law giving the president power to halt major strikes by seeking a court injunction
and permitting states to forbid requirements in labor contracts that force workers to join a union.
18. Brown v. Board of Education: 1954 - The Supreme Court overruled Plessy v. Ferguson, declared that
racially segregated facilities are inherently unequal and ordered all public schools desegregated.
19. Gulf of Tonkin Resolution: 1964 Congressional resolution that authorized President Johnson to commit
US troops to south vietnam and fight a war against north Vietnam
20. Medicare/Medicaid: Great Society programs to have the government provide medical aid to the elderly
(Medicare) and the poor (Medicaid).
21. Roe v Wade: The 1973 Supreme Court decision holding that a state ban on all abortions was unconstitutional.
The decision forbade state control over abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy, permitted states to limit
abortions to protect the mother's health in the second trimester, and permitted states to protect the fetus during the
third trimester.
22. Middle East Peace Talks: After the first Gulf War, in 1991, a new peace process was begun, with Israel
and the Palestinians discussing a five-year period of interim self-rule leading to a final settlement
23. Jimmy Carter: President who stressed human rights. Because of the Soviet war in Afghanistan, he enacted
an embargo on grain shipments to USSR and boycotted the 1980 Olympics in Moscow
24. Progressivism: The movement in the late 1800's to increase democracy in America by curbing the power of
the corporation. It fought to end corruption in government and business, and worked to bring equal rights of women
and other groups that had been left behind during the industrial revolution.
25. FDR: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the President of the United States during the Depression and WWII. He instituted
the New Deal. Served from 1933 to 1945, he was the only president in U.S. history to be elected to four terms
26. JFK: John Fitzgerald Kennedy 1961-1963, Democrat, both parties had the platform of civil rights planks and a
national health program, used president to be elected and first Roman Catholic
27. partnership: a business organization owned by two or more persons who agree on a specific division of
responsibilities and profits
28. Glastnost: the Soviet Union's plan to allow more political freedom in the 1980's--Gorbechev was the leader
"Openness"
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