UGA US HISTORY EXEMPTION EXAM SINCE 1877
WW2 - Answers -the global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a
vast majority of the world's nations (including all of the great powers) eventually forming
two opposing military alliances (allies and axis powers). Germany invaded Poland,
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Ended with Hiroshima. Allies - US, GB, France, Soviet
Union. Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy.
Conscription - Answers -the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national
service (Mostly military)
populist party - Answers -Led by Tom Watson. Was a US political party in the late
1890s that resulted in the joint effort between farmers and labor groups that were
against big business and machine-based politics (advocating increased currency issue,
free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of railroads, and a graduated federal
income tax) ; Also known as 'the people's party'. Became a third party in the election of
1892.
WW1 - Answers -the global war centered in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and
lasted until November 11 1918. It was primarily called the World War or the Great War
until WW2. US joined when German U-boat sank the Lusitania. Allies - US, GB, France,
Russia, Italy. Central Powers - Germany, Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Jim Crow - Answers -state and local laws that were enacted between 1876 and 1965.
They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the Southern States (former
Confederate states) in addition to starting a "separate but equal" status for Blacks
Progressive Movement - Answers -Ranged from the 1890s through the 1920s. Was a
general political philosophy that advocated/favored social, political, and economic
reform
Calvin Coolidge - Answers -30th president of the US (1923-1929) ; Born in 1872 and
died in 1933
Scopes Trial - Answers -formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas
Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial. Was a landmark
American Legal case in 1925 in which high school science teacher, John Scopes, was
accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which made it unlawful to teach evolution
in any state-funded school.
Father Charles Coughlin - Answers -A controversial Roman Catholic priest at Royal
Oak, Michigan's National Shrine of the Little Flower church. Born in 1891 and died in
1979.
Tennessee Valley Authority - Answers -a federally owned corporation in the US created
by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity
, generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee
Valley, a region partially affected by the Great Depression
Lend-lease act - Answers -was the program under which the US supplied the UK,
Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other allied nations with material between 1941
and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak
of WW2 in Europe in September 1939 but 9 months before the US
Hiroshima - Answers -the atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
Japan that were conducted by the US during the final stages of WW2 in 1945. Only time
nuclear weapons have been used during war
Harlem Renaissance - Answers -a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and
1930s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement," named after the 1925
anthology by Alain Locke.
the cold war - Answers -(1947-1991) Was a sustained state of political and military
tension between the powers of the Western World, led by US and its NATO allies, and
the communist world
cuban missile crisis - Answers -13 day confrontation between USSR and Cuba vs. US.
Occurred during the Cold War in October of 1962
Vietnam War - Answers -A military conflict during the cold war that occurred in Vietnam,
Laos, and Cambodia from November 1955 to April 1975 after the fall of Saigon. (North
Vietnam (supported by communist allies) vs. the govt. of South Vietnam (supported by
US and other anti-communist countries).
Free Speech Movement - Answers -a student protest that took place during the
academic year (1964-1965) on University of California Berkley. Was under the informal
leadership of students: Mario Savio, Brian Turner, Bettina Aptheker, Steve Weissman,
Art Goldberg, Jackie Goldberg, and others.
Civil Rights Movement - Answers -Occurred between 1950 and 1980. Was a worldwide
political movement for quality before the law. Many situations involved nonviolent forms
of resistance while some were violent and consisted of armed rebellion.
MLK jr. - Answers -(born 1929 ; died 1968) Was an American clergyman, activist, and
prominent leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement. Was also a Novel
Prize winner
National Organization of Women - Answers -Largest feminist organization in the US.
Was founded in 1966 and has more than 500,000 contributing members.
Unsuccessfully campaigned for an equal rights amendment in the constitution.
WW2 - Answers -the global war that started in 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a
vast majority of the world's nations (including all of the great powers) eventually forming
two opposing military alliances (allies and axis powers). Germany invaded Poland,
Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Ended with Hiroshima. Allies - US, GB, France, Soviet
Union. Axis - Germany, Japan, Italy.
Conscription - Answers -the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national
service (Mostly military)
populist party - Answers -Led by Tom Watson. Was a US political party in the late
1890s that resulted in the joint effort between farmers and labor groups that were
against big business and machine-based politics (advocating increased currency issue,
free coinage of gold and silver, public ownership of railroads, and a graduated federal
income tax) ; Also known as 'the people's party'. Became a third party in the election of
1892.
WW1 - Answers -the global war centered in Europe that began on July 28 1914 and
lasted until November 11 1918. It was primarily called the World War or the Great War
until WW2. US joined when German U-boat sank the Lusitania. Allies - US, GB, France,
Russia, Italy. Central Powers - Germany, Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Jim Crow - Answers -state and local laws that were enacted between 1876 and 1965.
They mandated racial segregation in all public facilities in the Southern States (former
Confederate states) in addition to starting a "separate but equal" status for Blacks
Progressive Movement - Answers -Ranged from the 1890s through the 1920s. Was a
general political philosophy that advocated/favored social, political, and economic
reform
Calvin Coolidge - Answers -30th president of the US (1923-1929) ; Born in 1872 and
died in 1933
Scopes Trial - Answers -formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas
Scopes and commonly referred to as the Scopes Monkey Trial. Was a landmark
American Legal case in 1925 in which high school science teacher, John Scopes, was
accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which made it unlawful to teach evolution
in any state-funded school.
Father Charles Coughlin - Answers -A controversial Roman Catholic priest at Royal
Oak, Michigan's National Shrine of the Little Flower church. Born in 1891 and died in
1979.
Tennessee Valley Authority - Answers -a federally owned corporation in the US created
by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity
, generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee
Valley, a region partially affected by the Great Depression
Lend-lease act - Answers -was the program under which the US supplied the UK,
Soviet Union, China, Free France, and other allied nations with material between 1941
and 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak
of WW2 in Europe in September 1939 but 9 months before the US
Hiroshima - Answers -the atomic bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in
Japan that were conducted by the US during the final stages of WW2 in 1945. Only time
nuclear weapons have been used during war
Harlem Renaissance - Answers -a cultural movement that spanned the 1920s and
1930s. At the time, it was known as the "New Negro Movement," named after the 1925
anthology by Alain Locke.
the cold war - Answers -(1947-1991) Was a sustained state of political and military
tension between the powers of the Western World, led by US and its NATO allies, and
the communist world
cuban missile crisis - Answers -13 day confrontation between USSR and Cuba vs. US.
Occurred during the Cold War in October of 1962
Vietnam War - Answers -A military conflict during the cold war that occurred in Vietnam,
Laos, and Cambodia from November 1955 to April 1975 after the fall of Saigon. (North
Vietnam (supported by communist allies) vs. the govt. of South Vietnam (supported by
US and other anti-communist countries).
Free Speech Movement - Answers -a student protest that took place during the
academic year (1964-1965) on University of California Berkley. Was under the informal
leadership of students: Mario Savio, Brian Turner, Bettina Aptheker, Steve Weissman,
Art Goldberg, Jackie Goldberg, and others.
Civil Rights Movement - Answers -Occurred between 1950 and 1980. Was a worldwide
political movement for quality before the law. Many situations involved nonviolent forms
of resistance while some were violent and consisted of armed rebellion.
MLK jr. - Answers -(born 1929 ; died 1968) Was an American clergyman, activist, and
prominent leader in the African American Civil Rights Movement. Was also a Novel
Prize winner
National Organization of Women - Answers -Largest feminist organization in the US.
Was founded in 1966 and has more than 500,000 contributing members.
Unsuccessfully campaigned for an equal rights amendment in the constitution.
