Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy
What President was assassinated in 1963?
JFK
Who created the polio vaccin?
Dr. Jonas Salk
The murdering of 6 million Jews by Nazis in WWII was called what?
the holocaust
encouraged democracy and investment in Latin America?
Alliance for Progress
Vital info was relayed through an unwritten language by whom?
Navajo Code Talkers
What country did Germany invade, triggering WWII?
Poland
What was the ideological war fought between the Soviet Union and America called?
Cold War
Baseball player who pushed the boundaries for colored barriers
Jackie Robinson
What was the name of the invasion where thousands of soldiers stormed the beaches of Normandy, France?
D-Day
The Axis powers consisted of Japan, Germany, and ?
Who was P.M. in Great Britain during the Battle of Britain?
Winston Churchill
What organization was formed to promote world peace after WWII
United Nations (UN)
What allowed Allies to purchase American weapons and food during WWII
Lend-Lease Act
What sent out volunteers to improve health & farming practices of underdeveloped areas of the world?
Peace Corps
Dec. 7th 1941, Japanese attacked what U.S. Naval base?
Pearl Harbor
What top secret project developed the Atomic Bomb in WWII?
Manhattan Project
America accepted Japan’s surrender ending WWII, what was that day called?
V-J Day
The Great Lakes region was opened to ocean shipping through the completion of?
St. Lawrence Seaway
What weakened the power of labor unions?
Taft-Hartley Act
Martin Luther’s speech called for what to end?
Discrimination (against blacks)
Who became the communist dictator of Cuba in 1959?
Fidel Castro
1st American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn
What Policy that gives the president power to use force if necessary against communism in the Middle East?
Eisenhower Doctrine
What provided veterans with low-interest loans for homes, farms, and education?
GI Bill
What influenced JFK’s victory in the 1960 presidential election?
Television