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History 1493 Final Exam Questions and Correct
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*Double V Campaign
Ans: Double V campaign was a slogan and drive to promote the fight for
democracy abroad and within the United States for African Americans
during World War II. The Double V refers to the "V for victory" sign
prominently displayed by countries fighting "for victory over aggression,
slavery, and tyranny," but adopts a second "V" to represent the double
victory for African Americans fighting for freedom overseas and at
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home.[1] The campaign first appeared in the African-American newspaper
Pittsburgh Courier on February 7, 1942. The slogan was prompted by a
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response to the letter, "Should I Sacrifice to Live 'Half American?'" written
by 26-year-old reader James G. Thompson.[2] Pitched as "Democracy -
Double Victory, At Home - Abroad", the campaign highlighted the risks
African Americans took while they fought in the military campaign
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against Axis powers while denied their rights as citizens within the
United States.[3]
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*Yalta Conference
Ans: The Yalta Conference was a meeting of British prime minister
Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D.
Roosevelt early in February 1945 as World War II was winding down. The
leaders agreed to require Germany's unconditional surrender and to set
up in the conquered nation four zones of occupation to be run by their
three countries and France. They scheduled another meeting for April in
San Francisco to create the United Nations. Stalin also agreed to permit
free elections in Eastern Europe and to enter the Asian war against Japan.
In turn, he was promised the return of lands lost to Japan in the Russo-
Japanese War of 1904-1905. At the time, most of these agreements were
kept secret.
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*Potsdam
Ans: Held near Berlin, the Potsdam Conference (July 17-August 2, 1945)
was the last of the World War II meetings held by the "Big Three" heads of
state. Featuring American President Harry S. Truman, British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill (and his successor, Clement Attlee) and Soviet
Premier Joseph Stalin, the talks established a Council of Foreign Ministers
and a central Allied Control Council for administration of Germany. The
leaders arrived at various agreements on the German economy,
punishment for war criminals, land boundaries and reparations. Although
talks primarily centered on postwar Europe, the Big Three also issued a
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declaration demanding "unconditional surrender" from Japan.
*Truman Doctrine
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Ans: 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and
military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian
ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey. With the Truman Doctrine,
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President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would
provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic
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nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. The
Truman Doctrine effectively reoriented U.S. foreign policy, away from its
usual stance of withdrawal from regional conflicts not directly involving
the United States, to one of possible intervention in far away conflicts.
*Kitchen Debates
Ans: 1959. Vice President Nixon and Soviet leader Khrushchev have a
heated debate about communism and capitalism in the middle of a model
kitchen display at the fair. One of the most famous episodes of the cold
war.With a small army of reporters and photographers following them,
Nixon and Khrushchev continued their argument in the kitchen of a
model home built in the exhibition. With their voices rising and fingers
pointing, the two men went at each other. Nixon suggested that
Khrushchev's constant threats of using nuclear missiles could lead to
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war, and he chided the Soviet for constantly interrupting him while he
was speaking. Taking these words as a threat, Khrushchev warned of
"very bad consequences." Perhaps feeling that the exchange had gone too
far, the Soviet leader then noted that he simply wanted "peace with all
other nations, especially America." Nixon rather sheepishly stated that he
had not "been a very good host."
Barry Goldwater
Ans: An intellectual and political leader of the New Right that believed
strongly in a small government and a free market. He was a wealthy elite
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that turned a set of his own speeches into one of the most widely read
political tracts of the 20th century, "The Conscience of a Conservative."
As a radical individualist, he believed society was ailing and that welfare
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programs promised by the New Deal turned individuals into dependent
animal creatures. As the republican party candidate in the 1964 election,
Goldwater catered mostly to his extremist followers and left out
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moderate republicans, eventually leading to the implosion of the
Republican party and the boosting of Johnson's campaign.
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*1964 Civil Rights Act
Ans: The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public
places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning
legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. First proposed by
President John F. Kennedy, it survived strong opposition from southern
members of Congress and was then signed into law by Kennedy's
successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. In subsequent years, Congress expanded
the act and also passed additional legislation aimed at bringing equality
to African Americans, such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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History 1493 Final Exam Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
*Double V Campaign
Ans: Double V campaign was a slogan and drive to promote the fight for
democracy abroad and within the United States for African Americans
during World War II. The Double V refers to the "V for victory" sign
prominently displayed by countries fighting "for victory over aggression,
slavery, and tyranny," but adopts a second "V" to represent the double
victory for African Americans fighting for freedom overseas and at
Assignment Expert
home.[1] The campaign first appeared in the African-American newspaper
Pittsburgh Courier on February 7, 1942. The slogan was prompted by a
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response to the letter, "Should I Sacrifice to Live 'Half American?'" written
by 26-year-old reader James G. Thompson.[2] Pitched as "Democracy -
Double Victory, At Home - Abroad", the campaign highlighted the risks
African Americans took while they fought in the military campaign
2026
against Axis powers while denied their rights as citizens within the
United States.[3]
©
*Yalta Conference
Ans: The Yalta Conference was a meeting of British prime minister
Winston Churchill, Soviet premier Joseph Stalin, and President Franklin D.
Roosevelt early in February 1945 as World War II was winding down. The
leaders agreed to require Germany's unconditional surrender and to set
up in the conquered nation four zones of occupation to be run by their
three countries and France. They scheduled another meeting for April in
San Francisco to create the United Nations. Stalin also agreed to permit
free elections in Eastern Europe and to enter the Asian war against Japan.
In turn, he was promised the return of lands lost to Japan in the Russo-
Japanese War of 1904-1905. At the time, most of these agreements were
kept secret.
, 2 for specific request mail
*Potsdam
Ans: Held near Berlin, the Potsdam Conference (July 17-August 2, 1945)
was the last of the World War II meetings held by the "Big Three" heads of
state. Featuring American President Harry S. Truman, British Prime
Minister Winston Churchill (and his successor, Clement Attlee) and Soviet
Premier Joseph Stalin, the talks established a Council of Foreign Ministers
and a central Allied Control Council for administration of Germany. The
leaders arrived at various agreements on the German economy,
punishment for war criminals, land boundaries and reparations. Although
talks primarily centered on postwar Europe, the Big Three also issued a
Assignment Expert
declaration demanding "unconditional surrender" from Japan.
*Truman Doctrine
Guru01 - Stuvia
Ans: 1947, President Truman's policy of providing economic and
military aid to any country threatened by communism or totalitarian
ideology, mainly helped Greece and Turkey. With the Truman Doctrine,
2026
President Harry S. Truman established that the United States would
provide political, military and economic assistance to all democratic
©
nations under threat from external or internal authoritarian forces. The
Truman Doctrine effectively reoriented U.S. foreign policy, away from its
usual stance of withdrawal from regional conflicts not directly involving
the United States, to one of possible intervention in far away conflicts.
*Kitchen Debates
Ans: 1959. Vice President Nixon and Soviet leader Khrushchev have a
heated debate about communism and capitalism in the middle of a model
kitchen display at the fair. One of the most famous episodes of the cold
war.With a small army of reporters and photographers following them,
Nixon and Khrushchev continued their argument in the kitchen of a
model home built in the exhibition. With their voices rising and fingers
pointing, the two men went at each other. Nixon suggested that
Khrushchev's constant threats of using nuclear missiles could lead to
, 3 for specific request mail
war, and he chided the Soviet for constantly interrupting him while he
was speaking. Taking these words as a threat, Khrushchev warned of
"very bad consequences." Perhaps feeling that the exchange had gone too
far, the Soviet leader then noted that he simply wanted "peace with all
other nations, especially America." Nixon rather sheepishly stated that he
had not "been a very good host."
Barry Goldwater
Ans: An intellectual and political leader of the New Right that believed
strongly in a small government and a free market. He was a wealthy elite
Assignment Expert
that turned a set of his own speeches into one of the most widely read
political tracts of the 20th century, "The Conscience of a Conservative."
As a radical individualist, he believed society was ailing and that welfare
Guru01 - Stuvia
programs promised by the New Deal turned individuals into dependent
animal creatures. As the republican party candidate in the 1964 election,
Goldwater catered mostly to his extremist followers and left out
2026
moderate republicans, eventually leading to the implosion of the
Republican party and the boosting of Johnson's campaign.
©
*1964 Civil Rights Act
Ans: The Civil Rights Act of 1964, which ended segregation in public
places and banned employment discrimination on the basis of race,
color, religion, sex or national origin, is considered one of the crowning
legislative achievements of the civil rights movement. First proposed by
President John F. Kennedy, it survived strong opposition from southern
members of Congress and was then signed into law by Kennedy's
successor, Lyndon B. Johnson. In subsequent years, Congress expanded
the act and also passed additional legislation aimed at bringing equality
to African Americans, such as the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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