THOSE WERE THE YEARS
The year the Great War Started
1914
What is the time period of great economic down turn when the stock markets crashed and people lost their jobs?
The Great Depression
Which 2 Countries were the largest Super Powers of the world
America and the Soviet Union
What are the 4 MAIN reasons for the start of WW1
Militarism, Alliances, Imperiaslim, Nationalism
The Year Germany invaded Poland
1939
What is it called when America prioritized its own affairs instead of joing the War in Europe during WW2
Isolationism
The Dust Bowl
The tense confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union in 1962, sparked by the discovery of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, is known as this event.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Who attacked Poland and started WW2?
Germany and Soviet Union
The Year America Joined the Great War
1917
Who sent the Zimmer Telegram and to who did they send it? Who actually received it?
Germany sent the Telegram to Mexico. America Received it.
Which President created social programs to help the American people during the Great Depression?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
America's main objective in the Cold War was to CONTAIN what?
Communisim
Which document ultimately led to the start of WW2?
Treaty of Versaille
The Year the Stock Market Crashed
1929
Anything Great Depression related or Because of their resentment from WW1
What was the name of FDR's policies to help restore the American Economy?
The New Deal
**** This policy, introduced by President Harry Truman in 1947, aimed to contain the spread of communism and provided economic and military aid to countries threatened by communism.
Truman Doctrine
What was one war strategy used to winning the war in the Pacific Theatre prior to dropping the Atomic Bomb
Island Hopping or Fire Bombing
How many years was WW2 Fought
6 Years
Which event led to America joining WW2
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
Although the Great Depression was a major issue for America, it was over by 1945.
What signinficant event happened in 1945?
the End of WW2
Which President made the decsision to drop atomic bomb on Japan
President Harry S. Truman
Why did Japan attack America
U.S. stopped Japan Expansion in China / Economic Reasons