HIST 17C
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Summer 2015
USE THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS TO STUDY FOR THE ESSAY TEST SCHEDULED FOR
JULY 22, 2015. ESSAYS SHOULD INCLUDE DETAIL AND EXAMPLES. YOUR TEST WILL
CONSIST OF ONE ESSAY WORTH (50 points).
1. What was the New Deal and how did it evolve throughout the 1930s? Include in your answer
at least two New Deal programs, and explain whether or not they were successful (30 points).
Identify two supporters of the New Deal and explain what role they played in the Roosevelt
Administration (10 points). Identify two opponents of the New Deal, and explain how they
influenced New Deal policies (10 points).
2. One of the most important strategic questions confronting the Allies was when and where to
open a second front against the Nazis. Explain the points of view of Winston Churchill, Franklin
Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin. Did the leaders agree or disagree? (20 points). Describe the 1943
Italian campaign, and identify the military regiment most associated with the invasion of Italy
(10 points).What was the importance of D-Day? When and where did it occur, and who was its
commander? (20 points)
3. Containment shaped American foreign policy for almost half a century. What was it, and why
did it become the dominant feature of American foreign policy after World War II? (20 points)
Who coined the term “iron curtain” and what does it mean?” (10 points) Explain the Truman
Doctrine. How did President Harry Truman feel about the concepts of “deterrence” and the
“domino theory”? (20 points)
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