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The longest serving American president, elected on the promise of a "New Deal" for America in the wake of the Great Depression
Who is FDR?
This place was attacked on December 7th, 1941 in a surprise attack by the Japanese Empire because it was the main base for the US Pacific Fleet
What is Pearl Harbor?
This program was part of the First New Deal and tried to limit agricultural production by destroying product.
What is the Agriculture Adjustment Agency?
This battle was the first fought entirely with airplanes, when the Germans attempted to knock the British out of WWII after smashing France.
What is the Battle of Britain?
This civil rights leader was iconic for his use of nonviolent protest, culminating in the massive "I have a dream" speech.
Who is MLK Jr?
Vice President of the Assassinated JFK, this President advocated for a "Great Society"
Who is LBJ?
This European region was the site of massive battles between the Germans and the Soviets during the Second World War, was the region that was dominated by communists after the Second World War, and included nations like Poland and Ukraine.
What is Eastern Europe?
Named for the sun god, this program won the US the Space Race
This battle was the mid-point of the War in the Pacific, where the US Navy was able to surprise the Japanese surprise attack.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This President took power after FDR died in office, was the first president to use nuclear weapons, waged the Korean war and fought with Douglas MacArthur over China.
Who is President Truman?
Who is Fidel Castro?
This city was destroyed in the first use of atomic bombs in war.
What is Hiroshima?
What is Suburbia?
A strategy where a nation tries to break their enemies' ability to fight by bombing them with aircraft.
What is Strategic Bombing?
This allied amphibious assault in 1944 on the Normandy Beaches opened up a western front against the Germans in the Second World War.
What is D-Day?
This General became President after winning WWII in Europe.
Who is Eisenhower?
These countries were those not directly aligned with either the US or the USSR.
What is the Third World?
This banned discrimination based on Race, Color, and religious origin
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1965?
One of the largest battles ever, this siege ended with an entire German army being captured by the Soviet army.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
What is the Tet offensive?
This senator relentlessly pursued communists in the American Government?
Who is Senator Joe McCarthy?
A major canal, this was the site of a major confrontation between the US and the British/French over its control.
What is the Suez Canal?
This New Deal program created jobs taking care of the American natural heritage.
What was the Civil Conservation Corps?
This concept was responsible for the Cold War staying "Cold".
What is Mutually Assured Destruction?
This economic strategy was used by the Republican administrations in the 1920s
What is "leave it alone" / Lasse Faire Economics?