WWII
Who was Leader of the Soviet Union during the time?
Joseph Stalin
The area between two Trenches was most known by the name
No Mans Land
During the Cold War, Russia and America were competing on who could get someone into space first, what was this called?
The Space Race
The Vietnam War was Americas first introduction to ______ _______, a type of fighting which had people fighting in the wilderness.
Guerilla Warfare
In response to the bombings of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, President Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, mobilizing the military to put people of Japanese Descent into...
Internment Camps.
What officially ended the war in the Pacific?
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
America had spent millions of dollars during the war, which eventually led to...
The Great Depression
What was the Korean War?
A conflict between North and South Korea
(Communism against Capitalism)
What officially got America into the Vietnam War?
A period in the 1920's of great Economic Growth.
The Roaring Twenties
The Japanese Empire attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on what day.
December 7, 1941
The treaty signed by Germany in 1919 which marked the wars end
The Treaty of Versailles
What was the "Bay of Pigs invasion"?
An invasion of Cuba by America
The U.S first sent soldiers to Vietnam in a bombing campaign called
Operation Rolling Thunder
What location in Arlington is used as a gravesite for unidentified soldiers?
The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier
During WWII, Jewish people were sent to ___ by Hitler.
Ghettos/Concentration Camps
America officially entered the war in 1917 due to...
The sinking of the RMS Lusitania
The Soviet Union, in response to people who lived in East Berlin moving to West Berlin, built what infamous structure?
The Berlin Wall
Who were the North Vietnamese fighting?
The Vietcong
What period of U.S history saw the government ban the manufacture, transport, and sale of Alcohol?
Prohibition
There were Five landings during D-Day, what were they?
Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, Sword
What major event led to the outbreak of WWI?
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
A major event during the Arms Race involving Russia hiding Missile Silos in Cuba
The Cuban Missile Crisis
The Vietnam War was considered to be the first war to be seen by the public because of...
Televisions
What event after WWI saw the U.S go through the worst economic recession in it's history?
The Great Depression