US Involvement in WW2
What event led the United States to enter World War II?
Pearl Harbor.
What are the 3 C's of the Cold War
Communism, Capitalism, and Containment
Who was the President of the United States when the Great Depression began?
Herbert Hoover
What was the name of the movement that banned alcohol in the United States during the 1920s?
Prohibition
These pre-planned suburban communities were built after World War II.
What are Levittowns?
Which two cities were atomic bombs dropped on in Japan?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
What was the name of the military alliance formed by Western countries during the Cold War?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What was the name of the severe drought that affected the Great Plains during the Great Depression?
The Dust Bowl
What was the name of the cultural, social, and artistic explosion centered in Harlem during the 1920s
The Harlem Renaissance
This statement by President Washington discussed the idea of no political parties and remaining neutral in foreign conflicts.
What is the Farewell Address?
What was the name of the U.S. program that provided economic aid to Western Europe to help rebuild after World War II?
The Marshall Plan
"U.S. spy planes revealed that the Soviets were building nuclear missile bases in Cuba." What is this event known as?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the name of the shantytowns built by homeless people during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
This anti-immigrant feeling developed in the 1920s after World War I ended.
Nativism
A limit on a branch of government's power.
What are checks and balances?
What was the purpose of ration cards during World War II?
control the distribution of scarce goods and ensure fair access to essential items.
Baseless attacks on on suspected Communists became known as...
McCarthyism
What agency was created to regulate the stock market during the Great Depression?
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC
This was the result of use of too much credit, buying stocks on margin and low demand for crops from farmers.
What is the Stock Market Crash?
Early American colonies settled near these.
rivers and coastlines (aka water)
First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt led and authored the___________________, a proclamation that is still the guiding philosophy of the the United Nations today.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
During the Korean war, a cease-fire went into effect in June 1951. Both sides agreed on a _______________ at the 38th parallel.
Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)
What was the name of the series of radio broadcasts by Franklin D. Roosevelt to explain his policies to the American public?
Fireside Chats
What was the name of the famous trial that debated the teaching of evolution in schools during the 1920s?
The Scopes Trial
This act passed in 1821 led to a line being drawn to divide the US in free and slave states.
What is the Missouri Compromise?