An outbreak of this in 1918 was responsible for 10x more American deaths than the actual war
What is The Flu
100
The bombing of which U.S. naval base on December 7th 1941 prompted entry into WWII
What is Pearl Harbor
100
This latitudinal location is the seperating line of North and South Korea
What is the 38th Parallel
100
The idea that if one country falls to communism, neighboring countries will follow was called this.
What is The Domino Theory
100
She became a cultural icon in America representing women who worked in factories during the war. ”We Can Do It!”
Who is Rosie the Riveter
200
Using pro war propaganda this was enacted by the government
What is the Selective Service (or draft)
200
A fear of Japanese spies caused what to happen to over 100,000 Japanese Americans during the war
What is placed into Interment Camps
200
The United States backed South Korea, while these 2 nations supported communist North Korea during the Korean War
Who are China and The Soviet Union
200
This failed 1961 plot by the United States government was intended to overthrow the corrupt Cuban dictator
What is The Bay of Pigs invasion
200
The Soviet Union launched this satellite into space in 1957
What is Sputnik
300
He delivered his famous "14 points" speech in 1918 with the hopes of ending the war and preventing further ones.
Who is President Woodrow Wilson
300
The president who made the decision to drop the atomic bombs in August 1945 which ended the war
Who is Harry Truman
300
This communist North Vietnamese leader wanted to reunite Vietnam
Who is Ho Chi Minh
300
This organization was formed in 1949 by various Western European countries, the United States and Canada in order to provide protection in case one of the nations was attacked.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
300
USA and the USSR began stockpiling these during the Cold War
What are Nuclear Weapons
400
This was sent to Mexico by Germany proposing if Mexico declared war they would receive financial support
What is The Zimmerman Telegram
400
These 2 groups played an important role in the war when they took over manufacturing jobs for drafted men.
What are Women and minorities
400
This path winds through Cambodia & Laos bypassing the borders of North and South Vietnam.
What is The Ho Chi Minh Trail
400
This was built by the USSR to stop citizens from escaping communist East Germany.
What is The Berlin Wall
400
The name for the desperate Japanese pilots who would try and do damage with a suicidal crash
What is The Kamikaze
500
In 1915 a German U-boat sinking of which passenger ship carrying American citizens pushed America towards war
What is The Lusitania
500
In order to conserve the use of things like gasoline, certain foods and clothing the United States government mandated this
What is Rationing
500
Domestic problems and strife due to the United States involvement in the Korean War led which president to NOT seek re-election in 1968
Who is President Johnson
500
The Soviet Union disbanded in what year, and into how many seperate nations
What is 1991;15 nations
500
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