WWII
This event caused the US to officially declare war on Japan.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The US Government used these to pay for the war.
War bonds
This became the official US foreign policy during the Cold War
Containment
Also known as the "Forgotten War", this was the first "hot" conflict of the Cold War
Korean War
This competition between the US and the Soviet Union became one of the focal points of the Cold War. As a result, the US government pushed science and math so much that many Americans criticized the lack of focus on other subjects.
The Space Race / The Arms Race
Provide two of the US's allies during WWII.
England, France, Canada, Soviet Union, Australia & China
The US government encouraged people to do this to help preserve supplies for the war effort.
Ration
This organization, headquarted in Manhattan, was created to prevent future wars after WWII
The United Nations
This Wisconsin Senator was the head of House of Unamerican Activities committee, which was created to find communists that infiltrated into the US Government. Many of the accused saw their lives uprooted or ruined. His accusation of the US Army eventually led to his downfall.
Joseph McCarthy / McCarthyism
Many Vietnam protests took place on these locations throughout the US
College campuses / college towns
This was the name given to the government program that created the atomic bomb.
The Manhattan Project
The Great Migration saw large numbers of this ethnic group moving to Northern cities to help with the production of wartime goods.
African Americans
This was the military alliance created among Western European nations and the US to contain communism and combat against Soviet aggression
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
These classified documents, leaked to the NY Times, exposed the reality of the Vietnam War.
The Pentagon Papers
The creation of this Jewish nation in 1948 saw significant backlash from its Middle East Muslim neighbors. The tension continues today.
Israel
Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini were examples of these, which are people that are extreme nationalists and often hungry for power.
Fascists or facisim
This "character" / expression became the slang term for women who worked in wartime factories.
Rosie the Riveter
American, British and French governments provided an airlift to this Eastern German city to get around the blockade set by Soviet forces
Berlin
This law was created to limit the power of the President to send troops into war without Congressional approval. Though it was vetoed by President Nixon, 2/3 of Congress overrode the veto and it became law.
The War Powers Act (1973)
The Watergate Scandal
This minority group used their native language to give the US Marines an advantage while fighting in the Pacific Theatre.
Navajo Code Talkers
This Supreme Court case affirmed the US Government's ability to imprison thousands of Japanese-Americans in internment camps in the name of national security.
Korematsu v. United States (1944)
This plan provided economic assistance to Europe after WWII with the intention of preventing countries from turning to communism or fascism
The Marshall Plan
This CIA backed, failed invasion of Cuba was an embarrassing blow to President Kennedy and the US
The Bay of Pigs
This couple was famously accused, prosectued and executed for spying on the US for the Soviet Union
The Rosenbergs