Wars
a war between the northern and southern states – the war was about slavery
"What was the Civil War?"
a campaign in the 1950s & -60s to secure African Americans equal rights
"What was the civil rights movement?"
the practice of having slaves
"What is slavery?"
on 7 December 1941
When did Japan attack Pearl Harbour?
a long war in which the US army fought against Communist forces in Southeast Asia
"What was the Vietnam War?"
an economic crisis that spread from the US to the rest of the world
"What was the Depression?"
the fact that American culture and lifestyle is spread to the rest of the world
"What is Americanization?"
on August 14 1945
When did the USA drop two atomic bombs on Japan?
a long political conflict between the US and the USSR after 1945
"What was the Cold War?"
a political programme to kick-start the American economy
"What was the New Deal?"
moving from one country to live permanently in another country
"What is immigration?"
in late October 1929
"When was the crash on the Stock Exchange?"
or
"When was the Wall Street Crash?"
an attack on the US naval base in Hawaii on December 7 1941
"What was the attack on Pearl Harbor?"
an event that cost stockholders and business $9 billion
"What was the crash on the Stock Exchange?"
having a lot of money and a good standard of living
"What is affluence?"
in 1776
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
The war in which Allied Forces invaded Normandy in June 1944
"What was World War II?"
a document that said the 13 British colonies in America were independent of Britain
"What was the Declaration of Independence?"
being a country with freedom to govern itself
"What is sovereignty?"
from 1861 to 1865
"When was the American Civil War?"
or
"When was the US Civil War?"