Review for Test 4

Review for Test 4 – Remember that this review is a general guide and questions may be asked on topics not specifically listed on the review.

NO READING ASSIGNMENTS FOR TEST 4 – I WILL ONLY ASK QUESTIONS FROM THE CLASS NOTES!

Topic 7 World War II

What were five of the main beliefs of fascism?
What were the Neutrality Acts? What were they supposed to do?
What was the Lend-Lease Act?
Who was Wendell Willkie? Henry Wallace?
What was the Purple Code?
What was the ABC-1 decision?
What was Operation Torch? Operation Overlord? Who commanded them both?
What was the significance of the following battles in the Pacific: Coral Sea, Midway, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa?
Why was Henry Wallace not chosen to run again as vice president in 1944?
What was the Manhattan Project?

Topic 8 – Truman and the Cold War

What was the Cold War and where did it begin?
What decisions were made at the Yalta conference?
Who was George Kennan and what did he recommend?
What steps were taken to carry it out in containment in the West?
Who was Strom Thurmond? Why did some southerners support his presidential candidacy?
How do you explain Truman’s upset victory in the election of 1948? (Look at your notes)
Who commanded the American occupation forces in Japan and what were some of the changes made in postwar Japan?
Who were Chiang Kai-Shek and Mao Tse-Tung?
How did the fall of China to the communists influence the political scene in the U.S.?
How did Truman respond to the North Korean invasion of South Korea?
What happened at Inchon?
Why did Truman fire MacArthur?
Who was Joseph McCarthy? What does the term “McCarthyism” mean?
Who were the presidential candidates in 1952?
What was the Checkers Speech?
Why has Truman’s image improved over time? (In your notes)

Topic 9 – The Eisenhower Presidency

We covered some of the following in class; other questions can be answered by going over your notes carefully.

What was Dynamic Conservatism?
How did Eisenhower handle the McCarthy issue?
What was the importance of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision?
Who was Emmett Till?
Who was Rosa Parks?
What other civil rights leader came to prominence as a result of the Montgomery bus boycott?
In the 1952 campaign, what did Eisenhower promise about Korea?
What did the Republicans do to liberate the people of Eastern Europe?
What was the importance of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956?
Who came to power in Cuba in 1959, and what plan did the CIA come up with to deal with the Cuban situation?
What did Eisenhower warn of in his Farewell Address?

Topic 10 JFK

NOTE: read carefully the notes I have prepared for you on the life and presidency of JFK and be prepared to answer the following:

What were some of the things Kennedy called for in his New Frontier program? (In your notes)
What did he actually accomplish in terms of laws passed? (In your notes)
What happened at the Bay of Pigs?
Why did the Soviets and East Germans put up the Berlin Wall?
In the field of foreign policy, what was JFK’s greatest accomplishment?
What brought JFK to Texas in November 1963?
What was the single bullet theory and can it be defended? (Look at your notes, it is there!)
Who is the author who wrote a book strongly supporting the conclusions of the Warren Commission?
Who is the author who wrote a book that says that the Mafia was behind JFK’s assassination?
Why, after more than forty years after his death, are we still fascinated with JFK?
Is it still all right to admire JFK, given the more complete picture of him that we now have?