Cold War
World War II
WWI
American Revolution
US Government
100
What was the Cold War?
Anger between the US and Russia, but no FIGHTING.
100
What was it called when the Germans killed 6 million Jews?
Holocaust
100
What treaty ended WWI?
Treaty of Versailles.
100
Who fought in the American Revolution?
America fought England (Great Britain) for its freedom.
100
What was the first plan for the government of the US?
Articles of Confederation.
200
What is containment
US policy of stopping Communism by not letting it get bigger.
200
What was Appeasement?
Givng someone something to make them stop doing something bad.
200
What is Isolation?
US foreign policy before WWI. The US wanted to stay out of Europe's problems.
200
Why were colonist mad at all the taxes they had to pay England and King George?
Taxation without Representation (the colonists had no say in the taxes).
200
Why were the Articles of Confederation bad?
The states were too strong and the Federal Government was too weak.
300
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The US promised to help countries in Europe fight communism.
300
What is the United Nations?
A group of countries started after WWII to try and keep the peace and stop future wars.
300
What type of source is a text book?
secondary source
300
What was the Declaration of Independence?
A letter the colonist wrote to the King of England telling him America was free.
300
What was the meeting called when the Constitution was written?
Constitutional Conventioin.
400
What was NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Orginization was a group of countries that didn't like communism
400
What were the Nuremburg trials?
Trials at the end of WWII that punished the Nazis.
400
What was the League of Nations?
The League of Nations was a group of countries that wanted to stop future wars after WWI. It did not work because it was too weak and the US was not in it.
400
What was the first successful colony?
Jamestown.
400
Was the Federal Government weak or strong under the Constitution?
Strong.
500
What was the war between North Korea and South Korea over communism?
Korean War
500
What was the Marshall Plan?
The US plan to help Europe rebuild after war.
500
How did the Treaty of Versailles help start WWII?
The treaty punished the Germans and made them angry.
500
What Native Americans lived in NY?
Iroquois.
500
What is an Amendment?
A change to the Constitution.