Exam Practice

1) Discuss the Battle of Midway.
2) Discuss island-hopping as a strategy
3) What was the Manhattan Project.  Who headed it up.
4) Discuss D-Day.  What was it?
5) Why did the U.S. use atomic weapons on Japan?  What cities were bombed?
6) Who were the Axis Powers?  Who were the Allied Powers?
7) List and explain three causes of the Depression
8) Discuss the 1st New Deal and outline three programs that came out of it
9) Discuss the 2nd New Deal and outline two programs that came out of it
10) Who were FDR's critics and what did they criticize.
11) What were the Fireside Chats?
12) Discuss three reasons the U.S. entered into World War I
13) Discuss three points of Wilson's 14 points.
14) What were some positive outcomes of World War I
15) What were some negative outcomes of World War I
16) Why did the U.S. enter the Spanish-American War (besides the sinking of the Maine)?
17) How did the War make the U.S. an imperial power?
18) Discuss Theodore Roosevelt's importance as President.  What did he do?

 Essay: 7.3 Global conflicts over resources, territories and ideologies renewed debates over the nation’s values and its role in the world, while simultaneously propelling the United States into a dominant international military, political, cultural, and economic position.