US in WWII
This 1941 act allowed the US to provide weapons and supplies to Allied nations before officially entering the war.
What is the Lend-Lease Act?
To ensure enough resources for the war effort, Americans were required to use ration books and conserve materials like rubber and gas.
What is rationing?
The US policy aimed to stop the spread of communism and influenced actions like the Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine.
What is containment?
This failed US-backed invasion in Cuba aimed to overthrow Fidel Castro in 1961.
This event in 1968 marked a major turning point in the Vietnam War, creating a doubt about US progress.
What is the Tet Offensive?
The surprise attack on this US naval base led to America's entry into WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Women who worked in defense industries during the war were symbolized by this iconic figure.
Who is Rosie the Riveter?
This US financial aid program helped rebuild Europe after WWII to prevent the spread of communism.
What is the Marshall Plan?
This resolution escalated US involvement in Vietnam by granting President Johnson broad war powers.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
His 1968 assassination in Memphis sparked nationwide mourning and protests for civil rights.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This pivotal battle in the Pacific Theater turned the tide of the war against Japan in 1942.
What is the Battle of Midway?
This executive order led to the interment of Japanese-Americans during WWII.
What is Executive Order 9066?
This conflict from 1950-1953 marked the first military action of the Cold War.
What is the Korean War?
This civil rights leader's "I Have a Dream" speech became a defining moment in the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This astronaut's first step on the moon in 1969 fulfilled President Kennedy's space race goal.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, is better known by this name.
What is D-Day?
African Americans pushed for this "double victory" during the war: one against fascism abroad and one against racism at home.
What is the Double V Campaign?
This landmark Supreme Court case declared racial segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This domestic program, championed by Lyndon B. Johnson, aimed to reduce poverty and promote social inequality.
What is the Great Society?
This farm workers' rights leader used nonviolent tactics to advocate for labor reforms in the 1960s.
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This secret project developed the atomic bombs used to end the war in the Pacific.
What is the Manhattan Project?
President Roosevelt issued this executive order to integrate the defense industries during the war.
What is Executive Order 8802?
This 1956 law, influenced by Cold War concerns, created the largest highway system in the US for defense and civilian use.
What is the National Interstate and Defense Highways Act?
The television broadcast of these debates significantly influenced public opinion during the 1960 presidential election.
What are the Kennedy-Nixon debates?
This divisive presidential election followed the turmoil of 1968, including assassinations and Vietnam protests.
What is the election of 1968?