War between Japan and the U.S. came about because of the Japanese attack on
What is Pearl Harbor
100
The Sinking of the Lusitania brought this war on
What is World War I
100
America's foreign policy leading to involvement in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars
What is the Policy of Containment
100
Motto for American troops during the Spanish American War
What is "Remember the Maine."
100
The last U.S. DECLARED war
What is World War II
200
After this event, the Japanese government finally begin to discuss acceptance of surrender terms
What is the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
200
The closest that American ever came to nuclear war under president John F. Kennedy
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis
200
America's idea that it was destined to grow from "sea to sea"
What is Manifest Destiny
200
The killing of millions of Jews during World War II is known as
What is the Holocaust
200
Italian leader hung by the angles for killing his own people
Who was Mussolini
300
A major result of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 was
What is removal of Iraqi troops from Kuwait
300
A war waged by coalition forces from 34 nations led by the United States against Iraq
What is Operation Desert Storm
300
A term commonly applied to an international military campaign that started as a result of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States
What is War of Terror
300
The idea if one communist country would fall to communism others would follow
What is the Domino Effect
300
The Trail of Tears was the force march of the ________________ nation
What is c. Cherogee
400
was harshly punitive in that it stripped Germany of territory and saddled that country with immense reparations (needed to pay repairs from the war)
What is The Treaty of Versailles (treaty that ended WWI)
400
the following was NOT a colony ceded to the United States by Spain as a result of the Spanish –American War
What is Cuba
400
The Eisenhower Doctrine declaring that the United States would send military aid, and if necessary, troops to help counter communist attacks pertained to
What is Indochina (Korea & Vietnam)
400
The U.S. initial involvement in Vietnam consisted of
What is furnishing aid through ADVISORS to the French, who were trying to re-conquer their former colony
400
The “Yellow Press”, the Maine, are all associated with American involvement in
What is Cuba
500
This letter proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico to conquer the U.S.; after victory, Mexico would receive New Mexico, Texas, and Arizona
What is The Zimmermann telegram
500
the initial reaction of most Americans to the outbreak of World War I ?
What is a "head in the sand" attitude. Did not want to get involved
500
The Cold War was truly a war of
What is political philosophy ( we thought democracy was great and communism was wrong)
500
Winston Churchill ‘s famous quote, “never has so few done so much for so many” was in response to
What is The Royal Air Force fighting Hitler’s planes back from England