WW2
This was a systematic persecution and murder of Millions of Jews executed by fascist Nazis and allies of Nazis.
The Holocaust
what year did North korea invade south korea?
June 1950
Sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott
What is: Rosa parks
outcome of Core Freedom Rides
Segregation was banned in interstate travel facilities
Required men between 21 and 35 to register for a military draft
Selective Training and Service Act
What is D-Day and when did it happen
The Allied invasion of Normandy on june 6, 1944
what metaphor was used by Winston Churchill to describe the ideological division between Eastern and Western Europe
Iron Curtain
AN american minister and well known active civil rights activist known for peaceful protest and speeches
Martin Luther king Jr
What was the outcome of Brown v. Board of Education
The supreme court ruled that segregation of schools is not allowed
Policy that's purpose was to help places around the world fight communism
Truman Doctrine
The effect of this attack from japan resulted in the USA joining WW2
What is: the bombing of pearl harbour
purpose of the united nations
To provide a forum to peacefully resolve disputes between nations (and prevent future world wars)
his political party staged a coup to put him in power by silencing his competition and critics. He is also known as a persecutor of jews and other ethnic groups.
What is: Adolf Hitler
what was the aim of Freedom rides
To desegregate interstate bus travel and terminals
the plan in which Aid would be provided to All European nations that needed it to rebuild after word war2
Marshall plan
List two pre-war events leading to WW2
Acceptable answers:
1. germany's reoccupation of Rhineland with troops a violation of the treaty
2. Germany declaring its unification with Austria
3. Germany Invading Czechoslovak
4. The Non-aggression pact between germany and the soviets
5.germany's invasion of poland with the soviets joining from the east three weeks later
what were the Truman Doctrine and Marshall plan designed to do?
To contain the spread of communism and promote economic stability in europe
Helped America out of The Great Depression
Franklin Delsno Roosevelt (FDR)
what is the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom most remembered for?
Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" speech
Helped supply britain and the Soviet Union with arms and other material. its primary aim was to supply Allied nations with war materials
Lend Lease Act
What event caused Japan to surrender therefore ending WW2
What is Dropping the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the space race?
a competition for achieving technological superiority and symbolic prestige
the prominent Black Panther leader
Huey Newton
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Eliminated the literacy tests that previously disqualified many voters
What is Executive Order 9066 also known as commonly
Internment