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Modern American Civilization - Study Guide for Final Examination | HIST 104A, Study notes of World History

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History 104A
Binghamton University
Fall 2010
FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
Format
Part I – 15 multiple-choice questions drawn from the period since the midterm
(2 points each; 30 points)
Part II – Essay question based in part on The Censored War (35 points)
Part III – Cumulative essay question (35 points)
PART I (30 points)
[This list of terms is designed only to jog your memory about some of the things we have
covered since the midterm. To prepare for this section of the exam, I would encourage
you to review your lecture notes, as well as lecture outlines, handouts and Powerpoints
that I have posted to blackboard.]
Aimee Semple McPherson
Scopes Monkey Trial
Ku Klux Klan (of the 1920s)
eugenics
Immigration Act of 1924
Liberty League
Herbert Hoover
Upton Sinclair and EPIC
Dr. Townsend
Father Coughlin
Huey Long
“First New Deal” (particularly the following pieces of legislation)
Civilian Conservation Corps
National Industrial Recovery Act
Tennessee Valley Authority
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Glass-Steagall Banking Bill
Securities Exchange Act
“Second New Deal” (particularly the following pieces of legislation)
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Wagner Act
Social Security Act
CIO
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History 104A Binghamton University Fall 2010 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Format Part I – 15 multiple-choice questions drawn from the period since the midterm (2 points each; 30 points) Part II – Essay question based in part on The Censored War (35 points) Part III – Cumulative essay question (35 points) PART I (30 points) [This list of terms is designed only to jog your memory about some of the things we have covered since the midterm. To prepare for this section of the exam, I would encourage you to review your lecture notes, as well as lecture outlines, handouts and Powerpoints that I have posted to blackboard.] Aimee Semple McPherson Scopes Monkey Trial Ku Klux Klan (of the 1920s) eugenics Immigration Act of 1924 Liberty League Herbert Hoover Upton Sinclair and EPIC Dr. Townsend Father Coughlin Huey Long “First New Deal” (particularly the following pieces of legislation) Civilian Conservation Corps National Industrial Recovery Act Tennessee Valley Authority Agricultural Adjustment Administration Glass-Steagall Banking Bill Securities Exchange Act “Second New Deal” (particularly the following pieces of legislation) Works Progress Administration (WPA) Wagner Act Social Security Act CIO

sit-down strike industrial unionism Frances Perkins Marian Anderson Kellog-Briand Pact of 1928 Nye Committee (1934-36) Neutrality Acts Ludlow Amendment Lend-Lease Battle of the Coral Sea Battle of Midway D-Day “Double V” campaign "Rosie the Riveter" GI Bill Long Telegram George Kennan Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan NSC- “massive retaliation” “flexible response” Cuban Missile Crisis Federal Employee Loyalty Program House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) Hollywood Ten Joseph McCarthy Army-McCarthy Hearings Alger Hiss Julius and Ethel Rosenberg “Kitchen Debate” Levittown Betty Friedan Congress on Racial Equality (CORE) Brown v. Board of Education (1954) “Southern Manifesto” Montgomery Bus Boycott Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) Freedom Summer Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) 1964 Civil Rights Act 1965 Voting Rights Act Great Society War on Poverty/Economic Opportunity Act Medicare/Medicaid

PART III (35 points) You will be given one of the following essay questions and asked to answer it, drawing on course lectures and readings. Take time to plan your response and choose specific illustrations. Then develop your points and provide a suitable conclusion. Make sure that you respond to all parts of the question. Also, when possible, try to include specific examples. Write legibly. Use complete sentences and appropriate paragraph breaks.

  1. Poverty and economic inequality have been persistent problems in the U.S. and have been the object of periodic waves of social reform. Discuss public attitudes about poverty and the way issues of poverty and economic inequality were addressed by politicians and reformers during the Progressive Era, the Great Depression and the 1960s. What economic, social and/or political factors contributed to these attitudes/approaches? Make explicit comparisons between the three time periods.
  2. Historians have offered a variety of motives to explain U.S. foreign policy, including: racism, economic self-interest, benevolence, national security, domestic politics, and ideology. What have been the major sources of American diplomatic behavior since the 1890s? Have the factors influencing U.S. policy changed or remained consistent over the course of the century? Illustrate your answer, drawing on at least THREE of the following: the Spanish-American War, the Philippine-American War, World War I, isolationism of the 1930s, World War II, Cold War “containment,” the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.