United States History II

World War II

100

The Axis powers in World War II consisted of three major World Powers, who are they? 

Germany

Italy

Japan 

200

The Allied Powers in World War II consisted of these four major powers, who are they? 

United States

France

Soviet Union/Russia 

United Kingdom/Britain 

300

This World War II tactic used by Germany used bombing, speed, and fast-moving tanks to overwhelm the enemy.  

Blitzkrieg or "Lightning War" 

400

This program during World War II allowed many Mexican immigrants to relocate to the United States to replace native-born agricultural and transportation industry workers forever changing U.S. demographics.  

Bracero Program 

500

This massive assault on France during World War II allowed the Allies to take the fight to Germany in Europe, with over 150,000 Americans, Canadians, and Brits to storm the beaches. 

D-Day 

The Cold War & Society

100

The American policy to restrict Soviet influence from spreading around the globe. 

Containment 

200

The first "hot war" during the Cold War era in which 1,000s of Chinese forces attempted to take on the Western Powers. 

The Korean War 

300

The committee that investigated communist in the United States to help determine if they were influencing our government. 

House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) 

400

This musical genre grew out of rhythm and blues during the 1950s, music brought north by African-American musicians during the Great Migration. 

Rock & Roll 

500

The two major collective defense alliances, one led by the U.S, the other the Soviet Union. 

NATO & The Warsaw Pact 

Civil Rights & Other Social Movements

100

The first African American Supreme Court Justice. 

Thurgood Marshall 

200

This court case desegregated public schools in the United States. 

Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka KS 

300

This protest took place in Wichita KS where coordinated protesters occupied seats or floor space to gain access to services. 

Docukum Drug Store Sit-in 

400

This court case allowed women that choice to have the option to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. 

Roe v. Wade 

500

This demographic which had a past of disenfranchisement currently has the highest GDP per capita (Wealth) of any in the United States. 

Asian Americans 

The Vietnam Era

100

The country that the United States supported in the Vietnam War. 

South Vietnam 

200

The leader of North Vietnam and the leader of South Vietnam. 

Ho Chi Minh

Ngo Dinh Diem 

300

This chemical was used to destroy large amounts of vegetation during the Vietnam War.

Agent Orange 

400

This attack changed the war in Vietnam, where the Viet Cong launched a massive assault on Vietnamese New Year. 

Tet Offensive 

500

The policy that focused on the government of South Vietnam to fight and maintain their own nation without American armed support. 

Vietnamization 

Modern History & The Middle East

100

The President of Iraq during the Persian Gulf War, was hanged in a public square during project Iraqi freedom. 

Saddam Hussian 

200

The Persian Gulf War is also known as this.

Operation Desert Storm 

300

A Saudi Arabian militant who led al Qaeda and was supported by the Taliban, the "mastermind" behind the 9/11 attacks. 

Osama bin Laden 

400

An American private military contractor formed in 1996 that played a substantial role during the war in Iraq. 

Blackwater 

500

This group was responsible for the deaths of 1,000s of Yazidi peoples and Kurds and attempted to establish a new Caliphate. 

ISIS