WWII (European Theater)
To show unwavering loyalty and support to one's nation
What is nationalism?
The head of the Manhattan Project
Who is J. Robert Oppenheimer?
The forced military conscription of Americans during the Vietnam War is known as
What is "The Draft?"
The right to a speedy and public trial is enshrined in this amendment
What is the 6th amendment?
The fascist leader of Italy during WWII
Who is Benito Mussolini?
Also known as Economic Recovery Act of 1948, this was a plan by the US to fund the rebuilding of European countries after the war
What is the Marshall Plan?
The principle of deterrence founded on the notion that a nuclear attack by one superpower would be met with an overwhelming nuclear counterattack such that both the attacker and the defender would be annihilated.
What is mutually assured destruction?
Sylvia is this type of Oyster
What is a Pacific Oyster?
This act set up a system that would allow the United States to loan war supplies to any nation deemed "vital to the defense of the United States."
Whatis The Lend-Lease Act of 1941?
The forced internment of Japanese Americans was created by this presidential action
What is executive order 9066?
The President of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969
Who is Ho Chi Minh?
Legislation passed in the House this week to pass this app
The name given to the successful June 6, 1944, invasion of the beaches at Normandy in northern France by troops from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries.
What is D-Day?
This bomb was dropped over Hiroshima, a controversial and deadly decision by the United States
What is Little Boy?
The Communist-led military branch of the National Liberation Front fighting against South Vietnam
Who were the Viet Cong?
This historical event stopped oyster farming in the San Diego Bay
What is Japanese Internment?
A series of conflicts that occurred in June 1943 in Los Angeles between U.S. servicemen and Mexican American youth over clothing
What are the Zoot Suit Riots?
This event on December 7th, 1941 was referred to by FDR as "the date that will live in infamy." The US joined the war the next day.
What is Pearl Harbor?
A committee in Congress created in 1938 to investigate alleged disloyalty and rebel activities on the part of private citizens, public employees, and organizations suspected of having Communist ties.
What is HUAC?
This politician is leading in the California primary for San Diego Mayor.
Who is Todd Gloria?