US Presidents
Who was the first President?
George Washington
What were the two main powers fighting against each other?
How many branches are there?
3
Who were the two powers involved in the Space Race?
US and Soviet Union
What was the first ever constitution implemented in the US?
Articles of Confederation
Who was the second President?
What effectively ended the war?
Dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What are the branches?
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
Period filled with the fear of the spread of communism.
Red Scare
Act that prohibited descrimination.
Who was the third President?
Thomas Jefferson
Name the Big Three powers on the Allied side.
US, Great Britain, Soviet Union
Who controls the Legislative branch?
House of Representatives, Senate
Period of people being accused of being alleged communists by Senator McCarthy
McCarthyism
Where was the constitution written and ratified?
Constitutional Convention
Who was the fourth President?
James Madison
Name the Big Three powers on the Axis side.
Germany, Italy, Japan
Who controls the Judicial branch?
Supreme Court
Invasion on Cuba in order to overthrow Fidel Castro.
Bay of Pigs
First act that affected civil rights in the US
Civil Rights Act of 1866
Who was the fifth President?
James Monroe
What was a major reason for why the Us entered the war?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
Who controls the executive branch?
President
US communist or capitalist?
Capitalist
What was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
It commanded little respect and support from state goverments.