World War II
This infamous attack on December 7, 1941, led to the U.S joining WWII
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This ideological conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted for decades without direct warfare.
What is the Cold War?
This U.S President, elected in 1944, led the country through the end of World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
In 1947, this baseball player broke the color barrier in Major League Baseball?
Who is Jackie Robinson?
This Soviet satellite became the first artificial object to orbit Earth in 1957.
What is Sputnik 1?
This 1944 Allied invasion of Normandy, France, marked the turning point of the war in Europe.
What is D-Day?
In 1948-1949, the U.S. and its allies airlifted supplies to this blockaded city in Germany.
What is Berlin?
In 1948, this U.S President won a shocking re=election despite newspapers falsely decaling his opponent the winner.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
This Supreme Court case in 1954 declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The first commercial jet airliner, the de Havilland Comet, was introduced in this decade.
What are the 1950's?
The United States dropped atomic bombs on these two Japanese cities in 1945.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
The military alliance was formed in 1949 to counter Soviet influence in Europe.
What is NATO ( North Atlantic Treaty Organization) ?
This war began in 1950 and ended in 1953 with an armistice, but no peace treaty.
What is the Korean War?
In 1955, this woman's refusal to give up her seat on a bus sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This American agency, created in 1958m was responsible for space exploration.
What is Nasa ( National Aeronautics and Space Administration)?
This international organization was established in 1945 to prevent future global conflicts.
What is the United Nations?
The USSR successfully tested this type of weapon in 1949, escalating the arms race.
What is an atomic bomb?
This U.S Senator led a controversial hunt for communists in government and entertainment during the early 1950s.
Who is Joseph McCarthy?
In 1955 this 15-year-old refused to give up her seat a full nine months before Rosa Parks.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This type of nuclear-powered submarine, launched in 1954, could stay underwater for extended periods.
What is the USS Nautilus?
What is the Yalta Conference?
The U.S. supported this anti-communist leader in South Vietnam during the 1950's , leading to further conflict.
Who is Ngo Dinh Diem?
In 1956, this Middle Eastern crisis erupted when Egypt nationalized the Suez Canal.
What is the Suez Crisis?
What is Little Rock , Arkansas?
This scientist's polio vaccine was introduced in 1955, changing medical history.
Who is Jonas Salk?