World War II
Which battle reestablished the western front in Europe?
The Battle of Normandy
The Marshall Plan was created to do what to Europe?
Rebuild
After WWII, which South-East Asian US Territory gained independence?
The Philippines
Which side was first to attack in the Korean War?
The North
McCarthyism was the idea anyone could be secretly what?
A Communist
Which battle turned the tides of the war in the Pacific Theater?
Battle of Midway
Name one of the three countries that occupied West Germany.
UK/France/USA
Which Chinese nation was a founding member of the UN security council?
The Republic of China
Because the Soviets had abstained from voting, the UN could vote for what?
An intervention helping the South
Military advancements in rocket technology led directly into what?
The Space Race
Which city was first to be nuked?
Hiroshima
Who completely surrounded the city of Berlin?
The Soviets
Who became the de facto dictator of Japan after WWII?
Douglas MacArthur
What was the name of the theory that you could stop the spread of communism?
Containment Theory
Which idea caused consumerism to be cemented into American culture?
McCarthyism
Which battle was the largest in the Pacific Theater?
What did Winston Churchill say had "descended across the continent"?
"An Iron Curtain"
What factor led Hiroshima to become habitable once again?
The wind
General MacArthur was fired after he asked Truman to let him do what?
Go to war with China
What became a staple item in every household by the end of the 50s?
Which German city was all but erased by firebombing?
Dresden
NATO was formed to oppose which world power?
The Soviets
Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos) was given back to which country after WWII?
France
Which Chinese nation had to get involved in the Korean War?
The People's Republic of China
Which activist movement gained a lot of traction in the 50s?