This couple was convicted for giving crucial information about atomic bombs to the USSR
Who are Ethel and Julius Rosenberg
100
This surprise attack took place at a Hawaiian naval base and cause America to enter WWII
What is Pearl Harbor
100
This war took place in the jungle and was characterized by guerilla tactics
What is the Vietnam War
100
Policy of trying to stop the spread of communism
What is containment
200
Name four groups that were targeted and put into concentration camps by Adolf Hitler during the Holocaust
What are (any of the following): Jews, the disabled, homosexuals, communists, Roma (gypsies), anyone considered to be asocial
200
Students protesting (this war) were attacked by guards and some were killed. This event is remembered as (this name)
What is 1. Vietnam War 2. Kent state shooting
200
Effects of this war include fear of communism and poor relations with China
What is the Korean War
200
This program facilitated US aid to European countries in order to save them fro communism
What is Marshall Plan
200
This generation was characterized nonconformist movements such as doing drugs, exploration of sexuality and eastern religions, and rejection of materialism in the 1950s and 60s
What is Beat generation
300
Veitnamization was a plan created by (this president) and it called for ____________ so that South Vietnamese troops would become more autonomous and active in combat
What is 1. Richard Nixon 2. Gradual withdrawal of U.S. troops
300
The Cuban Missile Crisis began when the US found evidence of missiles in Cuba. 1. Name the president during this tijme 2. Describe what the US did to stop the crisis
What is 1. JFK 2. JFK blockaded shipments to Cuba and the US agreed to remove missiles in Turkey
300
In the battle of midway, American forces used this tactic to devastate japanese forces
What is island hopping
300
1. Describe what NATO is 2. Say what NATO stands for
What is 1. A large military alliance created during peacetime 2. North Atlantic Treaty Organization
300
This organization decided what companies would convert into war time production companies
What is War Production Board
400
1. Name what the War Powers Act did 2. Why it was created
What is 1. Limited the power of the president, the president has to talk to congress before deploying forces 2. LBJ increased war in Vietnam without approval and it ended badly
400
The mass murder of unarmed Vietnamese civilians during (this war) is remembered as _______
What is 1. Vietnam War 2. My Lai Massacre
400
Describe 1. Where the Bataan Death March Happened 2. What happened
What is 1. Philippines 2. American and Filipino prisoners forcibly marched to prison. Thousands died along the way.
400
This program imported workers from Mexico
What is Bracero Program
400
Describe what the 26th amendment did
What is : it set the voting age to 18 in response to anti-war protests from students
500
1. Describe the Great Society Program 2. Say which president created it
What is 1. Laws the helped with/upheld civil rights, welfare, and education 2. LBJ
500
In 1945, three world leaders met and divided Germany into 4 zones. Name 1. All three world leaders present 2. The name of the meeting
What is 1. Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill 2. Yalta Conference
500
In the _____, ____ Vietnam surrendered to ______ Vietnam
What is Fall of Saigon, South, North
500
Describe McCarthyism
What is: people feared communism, especially communists in the government, so they would accuse people communism and treason with little to no evidence
500
Describe the role of women post WWII
What is: child-bearing role emphasized, women stuck in suburbs, women cater to husbands. Dissatisfaction in these roles contributed to the feminist movement