WW2
Cold War
Vietnam + Korean War
Presidents
Economic Systems
100

Which country started World War 2?

Germany

100

Was the Cold War an actual war? What was it?

No, it was the tension between America and Russia.

100

What were the two sides of the Korean War?

North Korea

South Korea

100

Which President is associated with the Watergate Scandal?

Richard Nixon

100

What was the economic system of Russia called during the Cold War?

Communism

200

Who was the leader of Germany during World War 2?

Adolf Hitler

200

What are two other names for Communist Russia?

USSR

Soviet Union

200

What were the two sides of the Vietnam War?

North Vietnam

South Vietnam

200

Which President passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Lyndon B. Johnson

200

What is the economic system of the US called?

Capitalism

300

What countries were part of the Allied Powers? (Name at least 3)

USA, Russia, Britain, France

300

Explain the "Nuclear Arms Race"

Russia and American competing on who can make more nuclear weapons.

300

2 part question:

Which side did America fight for in both wars?

South Korea

South Vietnam

300
Who became President when Richard Nixon resigned?

Gerald Ford

300

Explain the idea of communism

Wealth is shared equally among the people. No one is really rich and no one is really poor.

400

What countries were part of the Axis Powers? (Name at least two)

Germany, Japan and Italy

400

Which country landed on the moon first?

America

400

What were the wars fought over? What was the reason for war?

Communism vs. Capitalism

400

Which President doubled the national debt and prioritized defense spending?

Ronald Reagan

400

Explain the idea of capitalism

Government doesn't own any businesses and the people can create their own businesses with their own prices. Drawback: big gap between rich and poor
500

What did Japan do in 1941 that led America to enter the war?

Bombing of Pearl Harbor

500

HARD QUESTION: What was the revolution called that started Russia's communism era?

Bolshevik Revolution of 1917

500

Who was the leader of North Vietnam?

Ho Chi Minh

500

What is conservatism?

Traditional values

Gender roles

Family values

500

Explain the idea of socialism

In the middle of communism and capitalism. The government owns big businesses like the car market and the housing market, and gives people free education and free healthcare, but small businesses are free to run on their own by the people.