WWII
What was the date of D-Day
June 6th, 1944
The treaty that ended the war
Treaty of Versailles
The amendment that ended slavery in the U.S.
13th Amendment
About how many years long was the Cold War?
About 45
The idea that if South Vietnam fell to communism, other countries would quickly follow
Domino Theory
Name of the project that produced atomic bombs.
Manhattan Project
British ship sunk by Germans in 1915, it contributed to the US joining the war.
The Lusitania
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865
Jefferson Davis
Name of the artificial satellite launched into space by the USSR
Sputnik
Nickname given to Vietnam soldiers after the My Lai Massacre
Baby Killer
German word that means "lightning war"
Blitzkrieg
What did the Zimmerman telegram propose?
Mexico joins Germany in the war
The woman who led slaves in the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
A 13-day confrontation over the discovery of Soviet ballistic missile deployment in Cuba
Cuban Missile Crisis
Leader of South Vietnam from 1954 to 1963
Ngo Dinh Diem
What was the name for Japanese suicide pilots?
Kamikaze Pilots
Two Italians who were found guilty and executed despite doubts on whether they actually committed the crime
Sacco and Vanzetti
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
President Truman's policy of giving American aid to nations threatened by communist expansion.
Truman Doctrine
The effort to build up South Vietnamese troops while withdrawing American troops
Vietnamization
The mission that was the first time the Americans bombed the Japanese after Pearl Harbor
The Doolittle Raid
Battle tactic used mainly on the Western front that often resulted in a stalemate.
Trench Warfare
What happened at the Appomattox Court House?
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered
The dividing line between South and North Korea.
38th Parallel
What was the difference between Hawks and Doves?
Hawks - Supported the war
Doves- Against the war