Final Exam Review Quizs

Brown v. Board of Education

• Ended school segregation

• Established separate but equal doctrine

• Promoted racial discrimination

• Allowed for school prayer

Benefit of the Space Race for consumers

• New tech (GPS, memory foam)

• Increased fuel efficiency in cars

• Lower prices for electronics

• Improved public transportation systems

Fall of Berlin

• End of WWII in Europe

• Beginning of the Cold War

• Formation of NATO

• Division of Germany into East and West

What was being promoted in this image?

• Promoting industrial output to defeat the Axis Powers (Germany and Japan)

• Encouraging agricultural production for domestic consumption

• Advocating for peace negotiations with Axis Powers

• Promoting consumer goods for the war effort

Domino Theory

• One falls, others follow (to communism)

• A theory about falling dominoes

• A strategy for economic growth

• A principle of game theory

Plessy v. Ferguson

• “Separate but equal” OK

• Segregation is unconstitutional

• All citizens must be treated equally

• Racial segregation is illegal

Similarities between Cesar Chavez & MLK Jr.

• Nonviolent protests for rights

• Advocacy for animal rights

• Promotion of violent resistance

• Focus on economic growth

Containment

• A strategy to promote democracy

• Stop spread of communism

• Encourage economic growth

• Support military intervention

Organization started by Betty Friedan

• NOW (National Organization for Women)

• WOMEN (Women’s Organization for Multicultural Education and Networking)

• FEM (Feminist Equality Movement)

• GLOW (Girls Leading Our World)

Significance of the Election of 2008

• First Black president (Obama)

• First woman president (Hillary Clinton)

• First Latino president (Julian Castro)

• First president elected with a majority of youth votes