cold war
The only President to resign due to being implemented in a scandal
Richard Nixon
The day Pearl Harbor was attacked
december 7th, 1941
The ban of manufacturing and sale of alcohol
prohibition
Woodrow wilsons approach to stop future wars
League of Nations
German born Hollywood star that contributed to the war effort despite her heritage
Marlene Dietrich
Nationally practices school drill in the event of nuclear missiles
"Duck and Cover"
Famous American propaganda encouraging women to work
Rosie the Riveter
Boom in leisure time and activities
consumerism
British liner sunk by german U-boat
Lusitiana
Left off of the patent for a torpedo guidance system; a heavily used military tech, due to not being a U.S. citizen
Hedy Lamarr
The promotion of widespread fear of the potential rise of communism
Red Scare
Allied Invasion of June 6th
D-Day
Women who practiced uncommon things for them at the itme
Flappers
canal built to connect atlantic and pacific ocean
Pananma Canal
Nickname for a war strategy; popularized by Winston Churchill
Ungentlemanly Warfare
The day the cold war ended with the official dissolving of the Soviet Union by the new Russian govt
December 8th, 1991
Project to create the atom bomb
Manhattan Project
migration of african americans to new york city
Harlem Renaissance
Sensationalsed news stories
Yellow paper
Song from the pov of a man named Virgil Cain detailing the last days of the Civil War
The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down
Failed invasion of Cuba under President John F. Kennedy
"Bay of Pigs" invasion
Nuclear bomb dropped
Hiroshima
Period of destitution and suffering in america
The great depression
hawaiian monarch overthrown with help of american settlers
Queen Liliuokalani
Famous stage actress that had a pet lion cub named after Winston Churchill.
Tallulah Bankhead