Causes & WWII Events
This 1939 invasion officially started World War II in Europe.
What is the invasion of Poland?
This group was forced into internment camps during WWII.
Who are Japanese Americans?
This speech warned of an “Iron Curtain” dividing Europe.
Who is Winston Churchill?
This war was fought between communist North Korea and democratic South Korea.
What is the Korean War?
This president authorized the use of atomic bombs.
Who is Harry Truman?
This policy allowed aggressor nations to expand in hopes of avoiding war.
What is appeasement?
This program encouraged women to work in factories during the war.
What is “Rosie the Riveter”?
This policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
What is containment?
This war escalated under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
What is the Vietnam War?
This fear-driven period targeted suspected communists in the U.S.
What is McCarthyism?
This surprise attack brought the United States into WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
These were limits placed on consumer goods like gas and food.
What is rationing?
This plan provided economic aid to rebuild Europe.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and USSR closest to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This Supreme Court case upheld Japanese internment during WWII.
What is Korematsu v. United States?
This military strategy involved capturing key islands to move closer to Japan.
What is island hopping?
This act allowed the U.S. to supply allies without entering the war.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
This alliance was formed by Western nations for mutual defense.
What is NATO?
This doctrine promised U.S. support to Middle Eastern countries resisting communism.
What is the Eisenhower Doctrine?
This policy reduced tensions between the U.S. and the Soviet Union in the 1970s.
What is détente?
This conference divided Germany and set plans for postwar Europe.
What is the Yalta Conference?
This campaign that pushed for victory abroad and equality at home.
What is the Double V Campaign?
This 1948–49 event supplied West Berlin by air after a Soviet blockade.
What is the Berlin Airlift?
This event led to increased U.S. involvement in Vietnam after an alleged attack.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Incident?
This law gave the president broad powers to expand the Vietnam War.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?