War in Europe
Churchill was the leader of which country?
England, Britain, or Great Britain.
Which country attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor
Japan
What was the name of the poster that became a symbol of the American Can-Do Spirit and the idea that everyone would work to bring us victory?
Rosie the Riveter
What was the term invented by Churchill to describe the division between Communist's and Democratic countries in Europe?
The Iron Curtain
What major country to the East of Russia was the next to fall to Communism proving that containment wasn't going to be easy?
China
What country was invaded to start WWII
Poland
Which country was McArthur referring to when he made his famous statement of "I shall return."?
Philippines
Name one way the government made sure that soldiers had the supplies they needed to fight the war?
Rationing or War Industries Board
Which country was divided after the war and was eventually split into a communist and democratic country?
Germany
War breaks out between which two countries and ends in a cease fire that is still going on today?
Korean War or N and S Korea
What battle is considered the turning point of the war in Europe?
Stalingrad
What battle is considered the turning point in the war in the Pacific?
Midway
The case Korematsu vs US was about what?
American's of Japanese ancestry being put into camps
What treaty organization was created to defend the United States and other European countries after the end of WWII?
NATO
Why is the US upset about the revolution in Cuba?
They became communist
Name all three of the Big Three leaders (not the countries, but the names of the men)
Stalin, Churchill, Roosevelt (Truman)
Iwo Jima or Okinawa
What invention of war did the US create during this time?
The Atomic Bomb
How did the US respond to the Soviet Union cutting off all land routes into Berlin?
The Berlin Airlift
What advice did they give to students and others to help them protect themselves if an atomic bomb should fall?
Duck and Cover
May 8th 1945 goes by what name in history?
V-E Day or Victory in Europe Day
Aug 15 1945 is better known by what name in history?
V-J Day
Name one way the government paid for the war
increased taxes or War bonds.
What the original plan to deal with Communism called? (hint it failed in China)
Containment
Kennedy and which European leader nearly brought the world to nuclear war in October of 1962?
Khrushchev