World War II
What was the main cause for US entry into World War II?
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
Who was the United States opposed to during Cold War?
The Soviet Union / Communism
What is the name of the all black Airforce unit whose excellent performance during WWII influenced the desegregation of the military.
The Tuskegee Airmen
What is one example of Civil Disobedience from the Civil Rights Movement?
Sit-Ins, Boycotts & Freedom Rides, Rosa Parks refusal to give up her seat
Fear of this 'theory' caused the US to be involve in Vietnam to stop the spread of communism.
Domino Theory
What was the effect of Executive Order 9066 on Japanese Americans?
They were forced into Internment Camps.
What was US foreign policy during the Cold War?
Containment: to stop the spread of Communism
How did the Space Race during the Cold War impact the US economy?
Scientific discoveries led to the development of new industries.
What other rights movements were inspired by the African-American Civil Rights Movement?
The Chicano Movement, the Women's Liberation Movement & the American Indian Movement (AIM)
What is the name of the incident and Congressional Resolution that triggered US involvement in the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin
What did General Eisenhower and his troops discover after liberating Germany from the Nazis?
The shocking conditions in Concentration Camps
How did the US respond to the Soviet blockade of West Berlin in 1948?
The US airdropped food, medicine and fuel in the Berlin Airlift.
How did the role of women change from WWII to the post-war 1950s?
Women worked outside the home in WWII and returned to domestic roles after the war.
Which president signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law?
President Lyndon B. Johnson (LBJ)
What was President Nixon's policy to slowly end US involvement in the Vietnam War?
Vietnamization
What action taken by the US caused Japan to surrender in World War II?
The US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What was the cause and result of the Korean War?
North Korea invaded South Korea/wanted to unify the Korean peninsula under communism.
Result: North and South Korea remain divided along the 38th parallel.
What role did rock and roll musicians play in the Vietnam Anti-War Movement?
They wrote and performed popular songs protesting the Vietnam War
What were the goals of the Civil Rights Movement?
To end racial segregation and establish protections against discrimination
What were the causes of the Anti-War Movement?
Graphic televised broadcasting of the war, the Draft, and the counterculture movement.
Name a turning point battle from the European Front or Pacific Theater.
Stalingrad, D-Day, Midway
What was the result of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nuclear war with the Soviet Union was avoided. The Soviets removed their nuclear warheads from Cuba and the US removed their nuclear warheads from Turkey.
What was the purpose of HUAC and McCarthyism?
To investigate people in the government and the media of Soviet spying/Communism infiltration
How did MLKs approach to the Civil Rights Movement differ from that of Malcolm X?
MLK advocated non-violent, civil disobedience - Malcolm X advocated self-defense by any means necessary
What Supreme Court case protected students' right to free speech at school during the Vietnam War era?
Tinker v. DesMoines