WWII
Who was the leader of Italy?
Mussolini
Define kamikaze
purposely crashing planes into ships
What was the Iron Curtain?
name given to the Soviet Union and its provinces
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
Attorney, civil rights activist, Supreme Court Justice
What was the name of the first artificial satellite and who launched it
Sputnik by Russia
Who led the National Socialist Party or Nazis?
Hitler
What was V-E Day and when was it?
Victory in Europe Day-May 8, 1945
Define Cold War
term used to describe the struggle for global power between the Soviet Union and the United States
Who was Rosa Parks?
Civil rights activist who refused to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, AL in 1955
Because of the Soviet satellite launch, what did the US create?
NASA
Who was the leader of Russia?
Stalin
Define holocaust
mass murder
What is NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Who was Martin Luther King Jr?
Baptist preacher, civil rights activist, powerful speaker
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
banned segregation in public places and outlawed discrimination in the workplace on the basis of color, gender, religion, or national origin.
How did World War II start?
Germany invaded Poland
What was the Manhattan Project?
Creation of the atomic bomb
Where was Korea divided
38th paralell
What is a sit-in?
Form of nonviolent protest where protesters sat and refused to leave
What President was assassinated during the Civil Rights era?
Kennedy
What event led to the US joining WWII?
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
When did WWII officially end?
When Japan surrendered August 15, 1945
What caused the new Red Scare
Fear of communists in the US
What were Freedom Riders?
Black and white protesters who traveled together to segregated bus stations in the South.
Name the date, plane, and city that was hit with the first atomic bomb
Enola Gay, August 6, 1945, Hiroshima