The Fear that communists were working to destroy American life
Red Scare
100
As a result of the attack on _________, the United States joined World War II
Pearl Harbor
100
The _________ marked the beginning of the great depression
Stock market crash
100
The ________ was an attempt to stop illegal drug use by going after both sellers and users
War on Drugs
200
The nuclear _______ was a competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United states and the Soviet Union
Arms race
200
On June 6, 1944 known as __________, the allies hit four beaches attempting to destroy German communication and transportation networks
D-Day
200
Makeshift towns of tents and shacks built on public land or vacant land
Hoovervilles
200
Last stage of HIV, which attacks the immune system of its victims
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
300
On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched the first satellite called
Sputnik 1
300
The __________ was the turning point of the war in the pacific
Battle of Midway
300
Farmers working for bigger landowners rather than for themselves
Tenant farmers
300
After the Soviet Union collapsed, it separated into _____ independent republics
15
400
In 1947 congress created the _________ as an intelligence-gathering organization
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
400
The Image of ___________ gave Americans an enduring image of women in wartime production
Rosie the Riveter
400
In June 1930, congress passed the __________ which raised prices on foreign imports
Hawley-Smooth tariff
400
Sometimes called Reaganomics rests on the assumption that if taxes are reduced, people will work more and have more money to spend, causing the economy to grow
Supply-side economics
500
formed in 1949, provided military alliance to counter soviet expansion
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
500
The Program, code-named the _________ lead to the development of atomic bombs
Manhattan project
500
The __________ gave more than a billion dollars of government loans to railroads and large businesses
Reconstruction Finance corporation (RFC)
500
Nominated in 1981, was the first female justice and a moderate conservative