40s
What event brought the US into WWII
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Interstate Highway Act established what?
What president was assassinated in the 60s?
JFK
What was the scandal involving the Nixon administration called?
Watergate scandal
Nancy Reagan helps create the 'Just say __" campaign to combat drug use in the youth
No
What was the US foreign policy before WWII?
Isolationism
What notable female civil rights figure was involved in the Montgomery Bus Boycotts?
Rosa Parks
What was the name of the group known for "peace and love" that came out of the counterculture movement?
Hippies
The EPA was established to protect what?
The AIDS epidemic
What battle was a turning point in the Pacific for the US
Battle of Midway
What was the name of the theory that if a country fell to communism many more will fall as well?
Domino Theory
Name two social movements from the 60s
Black power movement
Women's movement
Chicano movement
Gay liberation
Civil Rights movement
Why was the Vietnam War so unpopular?
The American public was lied to about the war and were tired of the human cost of the war.
What did Reaganomics try to do to help the economy?
Cut taxes for the wealthy and businesses so they can reinvest it back into their businesses.
Name the woman on the famous "We Can Do It" poster
Rosie the Riveter
What did the Truman doctrine aim to do?
Contain the spread of communism
Who was the leader of Cuba after the Cuban Revolution?
Fidel Castro
How many days were the hostages held in Iran?
444 days
What island nation did the US invade in Operation Urgent Fury?
Grenada
Name the three major countries in the Allied powers and the three major countries in the Axis powers
Allies = USA, Britain, Soviet Union
Axis = Germany, Italy, Japan
What line became the division between North and South Korea?
38th parallel
What is detente?
A deescalation of tensions between two groups
How did the 1976 Presidential election change how elections are done?
It begins the two-year election cycle candidates begin to run for office sooner.
What was the name of the boy who had AIDS who was not allowed to go to school?
Ryan White
Name the 3 reasons why the US dropped the atomic bombs
Prevent a mainland invasion
Show the might of their new weapon
End the war sooner
What did Senator McCarthy claim to have?
A list of communists that have infiltrated the US government
What did President Johnson's Great Society policy try to solve?
How did the Shah of Iran come to power?
The US helped by staging a coup in Iran
How long were the mandatory minimun sentences for possesing drugs?
5 years prison time