Which policy established how the U.S. would deal with the spread of communism and the Soviet Union for 50 years?
What is Policy of Containment?
100
Which battle has become known as one of the largest and bloodiest battles in history?
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
100
During World War Two, which of the leading nations made up the Allied Powers?
What is United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union?
100
Which U.S. President made the decision to drop the atomic bomb upon Japan?
What is Harry S. Truman?
100
This demonstration was where MLK gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech?
What is the March to Washington?
200
What was the policy of the U.S. to give support to countries or peoples threatened by Soviet forces or communist insurrection?
What is the Truman Doctrine?
200
What is considered the largest seaborne invasion in history?
What is D-Day or the Battle of Normandy?
200
During World War Two, which of the leading nations made up the Axis Powers?
What is Germany, Italy, and Japan?
200
This U.S. President's administration is known as the Age of Camelot?
What is John F. Kennedy?
200
This event cut off access from East Germans to West Berlin for decades?
What is the construction of the Berlin Wall?
300
This U.S. policy required greater dependence on nuclear weapons and brought the world close to nuclear war?
What is Brinkmanship?
300
Which surprise attack led to a major turning point in the Vietnam War?
What is the Tet Offensive?
300
Which war ended in a stalemate that divided Korea into the North and South at the 38th parallel?
What is the Korean War?
300
This individual became the first African American Supreme Court Justice?
What is Thurgood Marshall?
300
This event provided vital supplies to a region blockaded by the Soviet Union?
What is the Berlin Air Lift?
400
This policy allowed the U.S. to engage in military actions that stopped short of nuclear attack?
What is Flexible Response?
400
Which battle was the bloodiest battle fought by the United States during WWII, incurring 80,000 casualties?
What is the Battle of the Bulge?
400
This war began with the country being divided along the 17th parallel?
What is the Vietnam War?
400
This individual sparked a boycott because she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man?
What is Rosa Parks?
400
Which civil rights demonstration led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
What is the Selma Campaign?
500
A program by which the United States gave large amounts of economic aid to European countries to help them rebuild after the devastation of World War II?
What is the Marshall Plan?
500
What military operation involved the progressive invasion of Italy?
What is Operation Underbelly?
500
This term refers to the indirect but hostile conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that began at the end of World War II?
What is the Cold War?
500
This leader has become known for his policy of the "Final Solution?"
What is Adolf Hitler?
500
This invasion humiliated the United States and John F. Kennedy by making the government appear incompetent?