What is the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan
100
Who was the leader of North Vietnam?
Ho Chi Minh
100
Name two substances used to fight in Vietnam by the U.S.
What is Agent Orange and Napalm
100
What is one of the programs under Nixon's administration that was designed to protect the environment?
What is the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and the Endangered Species Act
100
Which group took responsibility for the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
What is al-Qaeda
200
Name two ways people contributed to the war effort on the home front in the U.S.
Growing victory gardens, buying war bonds, women worked in factories, and rationed goods
200
The Korean was was between North Korea and South Korea. Who was on North Korea's side and who was on South Korea's side?
North Korea--> China
South Korea--> U.S.
200
What was the name of the offensive by the North Vietnamese in 1968 that changed public opinion of the war
What is the Tet Offensive
200
What is the term for a slow down in the economy where there is both high inflation and high unemployment?
What is Stagflation
200
Who was the leader of Iraq that we were trying to stop from taking over Kuwait in the 1990s?
Saddam Hussein
300
Why did World War II happen?
Harsh terms of the Treaty of Versailles-->Germany not happy-->Hitler came to power and played off of emotions-->He wanted to make a big German state and wanted to expand territory (aggressive)
Japan was also looking to expand into China and other parts of Asia
300
This term has been used to describe the era when a senator falsely accused many people of being communists
What is McCarthyism
300
This was ordered by Lt. William Calley and involved the murder of many women, children, and elderly. Though it happened in 1968 it was not publicly known until 1969. This shocked Americans and made people more weary of the war.
What is the My Lai Massacre
300
Why did Iranians take some Americans hostage at the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran in 1979?
Because the U.S. had always supported Israel against Arab nations and because the U.S. had supported the Shah by giving medical treatment
300
This Act came about after the 9/11 attacks and enabled the government's law enforcement powers to increase. They could conduct sweeping searches, surveillance, wiretap calls, and monitor bank accounts.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001
400
Describe appeasement and how it relates to WWII
Appeasement is making concessions in order to avoid conflict. The French and British appeased Hitler by giving him some of Czechoslovakia in order to avoid war (did not work)
400
What is the term for the policy used by the United States that justified intervention in the Koreas, Vietnam, and other countries?
What is Containment
400
Describe Vietnamization
Turning the war over to the Vietnamese forces and getting Americans out of Vietnam
400
Which three nations were involved in the Camp David Accords? The Camp David Accords offered peace between which two nations?
1. Egypt, Israel, and the U.S.
2. Egypt and Israel
400
The center of the nation's population has shifted from the Northeast towards the___________________
What is the Sun Belt (South and West)
500
Two part question:
1. What is the name of the battle that was a turning point in the Pacific front?
2. What is the name of the death march taken by U.S. soldiers in the Philippines?
1. Battle of Midway
2. Bataan Death March
500
This husband and wife pair were accused of selling secrets to the Soviet Union and were executed. What were their names? (Last name is fine)
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
500
Describe the progression of the Vietnam War under Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
Kennedy: Aid
Johnson: Escalated war with troops
Nixon: Bombing of Cambodia and ended the war
500
Arms were sold to Iran in exchange for hostages. What did the U.S. turn around and do with the money received from this transaction?
Help rebels (Contra) in Nicaragua
500
This Act was designed to jumpstart the American economy. Over $700 billion was to be spent by the government to create new jobs, save existing ones, invest, and spur economic activity.