United States History Since Reconstruction – Second Semester
Credit by Exam Review
Preparing for the Credit by Exam:
The credit by exam will consist of sixty multiple-choice questions. One of the main problems students confront when taking a credit by examination is knowing what to study. This study guide will help you to organize the subject matter and focus on those areas of the course that will be covered on this exam.
It is not expected that you will memorize all of this information; however, it is important to understand the links on the chain of United States history events. Important events and movements are all linked by cause and effect, and are not merely a series of unrelated collections of facts.
Review of Vocabulary and Personalities
Use the glossary of your United States History textbook to review the following list. This list of people, events, and concepts is intended as a review of the key ideas, concepts, and personages for the second semester of United States History since Reconstruction. For the best effect, review this material orally rather than in writing, quizzing yourself on whether you know the terms and the most outstanding contributions of the persons.
Adolph Hitler Japanese-American Internment
Battle of Midway Joseph McCarthy
Benito Mussolini Korean War
Berlin Airlift Lend Lease
Bonus Army Martin Luther King, Jr.
Cesar Chavez Pearl Harbor
Civil Rights Movement Plessy v. Ferguson
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) rationing
Cold War Richard Nixon
Cuban Missile Crisis Securities and Exchange Commission
Domino Theory Sputnik
Douglas MacArthur suburbs
Dust Bowl totalitarianism
Dwight Eisenhower Truman Doctrine
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Vietnam War
Franklin Roosevelt Voting Rights Act of 1965
George Marshall Watergate
George Patton Winston Churchill
Great Depression Women in World War II
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Holocaust