World War II
What Naval base did Japan attack in an effort to cripple the US Navy?
Pearl Harbor
Why did the US enter the Korean War? (One word)
Containment
What was the name of Rachel Carson's book that started the environmental movement?
Silent Spring
What Act was passed after the attacks on September 11, 2001?
Patriot Act
What was the name of Ronald Reagan's economic plan in which he wanted to decrease taxes and increase military spending?
Reaganomics
What Act was passed by the US government to provide aid to our allies during World War II?
Lend-Lease Act
Too many anti-war protests such as the Kent State tragedy was the primary reason the US decided to withdraw from which war?
Vietnam War
What was the primary goal of the Women's Rights movement?
Equal pay
What was the result of Bill Clintons impeachment? (I need the correct word)
He was acquitted
What technology greatly increased the rate of global cultural exchange in the 20th century?
The internet
What battle was one of the bloodiest in history, and was one of the final battles in the European Theater?
Fall of Berlin (Battle of Berlin)
What two countries signed a peace treaty at the Camp David Accords?
Egypt and Israel
What country did Nixon visit to improve diplomatic relations?
China
What country did the US Invade because their Taliban government was harboring Al-Qaeda after 9/11?
Afghanistan
What is the term for unfound accusations (accusing someone with no proof)
McCarthyism
Hot and humid climate, no close allies, no way to transport or store supplies, distance. These were all problems that the US military faced in which Theater of WW2?
Pacific Theater
What act was passed in the 1970's which gave Congress more power over the military?
War Powers Act
What scandal was Nixon involved in that resulted in his resignation?
Watergate Scandal
The US believed that Iraq possessed ________. This caused the US to invade Iraq in 2003.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD's)
Wartime mobilization during WW2 was the leading factor in getting the US out of the ____________.
Great Depression
Providing money to European countries after WW2 so that they could rebuild and prevent the spread of communism was the goal of the _____________.
Marshall Plan
What resulted from Jimmy Carter allowing the former Shah of Iran to come to America for medical treatment?
The Iranian hostage crisis.
What election resulted in the first African-American being elected President of the US? (The year)
Election of 2008
Who proposed a March on Washington that resulted in FDR ending discrimination inn try jobs? (must get his full name correct)
A. Philip Randolph