World War II A
World War II B
Cold War A
Cold War B
100
In 1941, Japan led a sneak attack against this American naval base
What is Pearl Harbor?
100
This POTUS enacted Executive Order 9066
Who was Franklin Roosevelt?
100
This new international peacekeeping body was chartered in San Francisco following WWII
What is the United Nations?
100
This country provided support to North Korea during the Korean War
What is the Soviet Union?
200
Executive Order 9066 primarily affected this American group
Who are Japanese-Americans?
200
This man became POTUS following the death of FDR
Who was Truman?
200
This constitutional amendment limits presidential terms
What is the 22nd Amendment?
200
This phrase was added to the Pledge of Allegiance during the Cold War
What is "under God"?
300
The top-secret American operation to build the first atomic bomb for warfare
What was the Manhattan Project?
300
FDR described this day as a "day that will live in infamy" (Day, month, year)
What is December 7, 1941?
300
Government organization designed to root out communist influence in the government, schools, military, and media
What was the House Un-American Activities Committee?
300
War in which countries give support to opposing sides of a conflict in another country
What is a proxy war?
400
This POTUS authorized the atomic bombings of Japan
Who was Harry Truman?
400
Pearl Harbor is located in this US state
What is Hawaii?
400
This "bloc" of countries were often authoritarian and communist
What was the Eastern Bloc?
400
Informal term for excessive, baseless accusations of betrayal
What is McCarthyism?
500
This iconic lady showcased the role many women played during WWII in the factories, filling in for men overseas
Who was Rosie the Rivetter?
500
This was the first city in world history targeted by a nuclear bomb attack
What is Hiroshima?
500
Term for being forbidden from working in Hollywood
What is blacklisted?
500
This "bloc" of countries were often democratic and capitalist
What was the Western Bloc?