World War II
The surprise attack occurred on Dec. 7, 1941
Pearl Harbor
wall built to keep people from escaping East Germany
Berlin Wall
elected president in 1976
Jimmy Carter
Roosevelt's radio address to the nation
Fireside Chats
date of terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers
September 11, 2001
this 1993 law allows up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for family medical needs
Family and Medical Leave Act
lightning war
Blitzkrieg
this was the period of eased tensions between the US and Soviet Union
detente
only president to ever resign
Richard Nixon
Makeshift towns were called this
Hoovervilles
Iraqi dictator who was the target of Operation Desert Storm
Saddam Hussein
elderly insurance
hit by first atomic bomb
Hiroshima
first Russian satellite successfully launched
Sputnik
only vice president to ever resign
Spiro Agnew
Brain trust
US military operation to defend Saudi Arabia
Operation Desert Shield
prohibits job discrimination
Americans with Disabilities Act
Japanese suicide pilots
kamikazes
Joseph Stalin
served as president and vice president BUT was never actually elected to either
Gerald Ford
Received most of the blame for the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover
Radical Islamic group involved in recent Middle East conflict
ISIS
Hillary Rodham Clinton
capture of this island was the final step before invading Japan
Okinawa
US President who was in office when WWII ended
Harry Truman
Iran-Contra Affair
forms of entertainment during the Great Depression
radio, comics, movies
Russian president
Vladimir Putin
international trade agreement between Canada, Mexico, and US
NAFTA