Wars
What was the Civil War?
a war between the northern and southern states – the war was about slavery
What was the civil rights movement?
a movement or campaign in the 1950s & -60s to secure African Americans' equal rights
What is slavery?
when a person belongs to somebody else and is forced to work for that somebody
When did Japan attack Pearl Harbour?
in 1941
What was the Vietnam War?
a long war in which the US army fought against Communist forces in Vietnam
What was the Depression?
an economic crisis that spread from the US to the rest of the world
What is Americanization?
when American products, lifestyle and culture is spread to the rest of the world
When did the USA drop two atomic bombs on Japan?
in August 1945
What was the Cold War?
a long political conflict between the US and the USSR after 1945
What was the New Deal?
a political programme to kick-start the American economy
What is immigration?
when somebody moves from one country to live permanently in another country
When was the Wall Street Crash?
October 1929
What was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
an Japanese attack on the US naval base in Hawaii in 1941
What was the crash on the New York Stock Exchange?
a sudden drop in the prices of shares on the stock market in Wall Street in 1929 causing a global economic crisis
What is affluence?
having a lot of money and a good standard of living
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
in 1776
"Who fought against who in World War II?"
Germany, Italy and Japan on the one side fought the Allies (the USA, the Soviet Union and the United Kingdom) on the other.
What was the Declaration of Independence?
a document that said the 13 British colonies in America wanted to be independent of Britain
What is sovereignty?
when a country has freedom to govern itself
When was the American Civil War?
from 1861 to 1865