United States, Great Britain, Soviet Union (Russia)
100
What is rationing?
to restrict how much people can buy
100
What is the system where the government owns the factories and controls the production of goods called?
Communism
100
How did African Americans protest the arrest of Rosa Parks?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
100
What act prohibited discrimination in public places like restaurants, hotels, and movie theaters?
Civil Rights Act
200
What countries were part of the Axis Powers?
Japan, Italy, Germany
200
What fictional character appeared on posters to encourage women to help in the war effort?
Rosie the Riveter
200
The Cold War was a time of tension and distrust between what two countries?
The United States and the Soviet Union
200
What court case ruled that students could no longer be segregated in public schools?
Brown vs Board of Education
200
What president was assassinated in Dallas, Texas?
John F. Kennedy
300
What event lead to the United States entering WWII?
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
300
Who were the Tuskegee Airmen?
a group of African American pilots who flew during WWII
300
What was the imaginary line that separated West Germany (Democracy) from Eastern Germany (Communism)?
The Iron Curtain
300
What role did Thurgood Marshall play in the Civil Rights Movement?
lawyer for Linda Brown's family
300
The Allied invasion of Normandy in June of 1944 was called _________.
D-Day
400
What is V-E Day?
the day that the Allies celebrated victory over Germany
400
What organization was established during WWII to help keep the peace in the future?
the United Nations
400
What was the Berlin Airlift?
the United States and Allies sent supplies to West Berlin when the Soviet Union set up a blockade.
400
What famous speech was delivered during the March on Washington, and who delivered it?
I Have a Dream, Martin Luther King
400
Which amendment protects against searches without a warrant?
Fourth Amendment
500
Why did President Truman decide to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan?
to bring a quick end to the war and save American and Allied lives
500
Which president played an important role in starting the United Nations?
President Roosevelt
500
What banned literacy tests as a requirement for voting?
Voting Rights Act of1965
500
What are some basic rules of due process?
1. must be told charges 2. the right to a fair trial 3. the right to be present at his trial 4. right to a fair jury 5. laws must be written clearly so people can understand them