WWII
Who was able to have new work opportunities during the war?
Women and minorities
Who attacked the U.S at Pearl Harbor?
Japan
Which two countries were competing for world domination during the Cold War?
USA and Soviet Union
What capital city was also divided post WWII?
Berlin
What was the Manhattan Project?
Secret project to build the atomic bombs
What two programs were used to provide aid to Europe without the U.S joining the war?
Cash and Carry and Lend Lease Act
During WWII women worked what type of jobs?
Factory jobs
What economic system is used in the U.S?
Capitalism
How did the U.S attempt to prevent the spread of communism throughout Europe?
Provide military and economic aid to European countries
Which two cities did we drop the atomic bombs?
What is appeasement?
Allowing a negative behavior and doing nothing to stop it (Hitler invading other countries)
Why was the U.S able to produce mass amounts of weapons?
Had economic resources and remained isolated at the start of the war
What economic system was used in the Soviet Union?
Communism
What was the Marshall Plan
Economic aid given to European countries to rebuild after the war
Greece and Turkey
Which countries practiced appeasement?
Britain and France
Who was the famous cartoonist who created lots of WWII propaganda posters?
Dr. Seuss
True or False
There was direct fighting between the US and Soviet Union during the Cold War
False
War was a series of indirect conflicts
What organization was created to prevent the spread of Communism throughout Europe?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
The Eisenhower Doctrine was used where?
Middle East
What violation of Civil Rights was practiced during WWII?
Placing Japanese Americans in interment camps
What did the U.S practice at the start of the war?
Isolationism
Germany was divided into how many sections?
4
Which president influenced the creation of the Marshall Plan?
Truman
Who did not support American aid to Europe through use of the Marshall Plan
American taxpayers