WWII
What new weapon were used during WWII?
Atomic Bomb
Who was fighting in the Cold War?
United States and Soviet Union
Why was this war so unpopular?
There was no need to be in the war, a lot of innocent people died, a lot of soldiers died
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that segregated the races.
Who gave the famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Why did the US enter WWII?
We were bombed at Pearl Harbor.
What is communism?
Everything is publicly owned, everything is shared, there is no free will, right to believe in religion, or own personal items.
What happened to the soldiers when they came home from war?
They were spit on, got beaten up, and got things thrown at them.
Who took on the more radical approach during the Civil Rights movement?
Malcolm X
Who was the leader of Germany in WWII?
Adolf Hitler
What were the two powers called?
The allied powers and axis
What state did the US find a suspiciously high amount of radiation that further led to the Cold War?
Alaska
Why were the hippies so strongly against Vietnam?
They did not want unnecessary violence, they also did not support the draft because they felt it was unfair.
How did Rosa Parks create a large boycott of the buses?
She refused to get out of a white persons seat on the bus.
Who resigned from presidency after the Watergate scandal?
Richard Nixon
What years were WWII?
1939 to 1945
Describe the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Leaders of the US and Soviet union were engaged in a 13 day standoff over the installation of nuclear weapons by the Soviets in Cuba.
What was the age of draft for Vietnam?
18 years old
Who were the Freedom Riders?
Civil rights activists who rode on interstate buses into segregated states to protest.
Who assassinated JFK?
Lee Harvey Oswald
Name three major concentration camps.
Auschwitz, Belzec, Birkenau, Dachau, warsaw
What was one lasting effect of the Cold War?
There are still nuclear weapons in society, the spread of communism slowed down, and the end helped relieve tensions between communist parties and the world.
What led to the deployment of US ground troops in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin incident
What was the largest civil rights demonstration held in the US?
March for Jobs and Freedom
Who was the sheriff in Birmingham, Alabama?
Sheriff Eugene "Bull" Conner