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Review World War II
The Cold War
Important Leaders
Vietnam War
Civil Rights Movement
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Which country joined the war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
United States of America
100
Who was President during the Cold War?
Harry Truman
100
Who was the dictator of Germany during World War II.
Hitler
100
The Vietnam war begin in ______ and ended in _________.
1955-1975 (20 years)
100
What was the purpose of the Civil Rights Movement?
The Civil Rights Movement wanted to make sure Black Americans had equal rights under the law.
200
Which country bombed Pearl Harbor?
Japan
200
Name two countries that were divided and one part became communist during the Cold War.
Korea and Vietnam were divided into two parts.North Korea and North Vietnam became Communist.
200
Who was the Prime Minister of England? (He called the Berlin Wall the "Iron Curtain".)
Winston Churchill
200
Did the US win the Vietnam War?
No
200
What laws were unfair to Black Americans after the Civil War?
Jim Crow Laws
300
What did President Truman allow the US to do to the Japanese after Pearl Harbor?
Drop an atomic bomb on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan.
300
Describe how the US helped Germany in the Berlin Airlift.
The Soviet Union blocked all trade to the city of Berlin. The people needed food and other supplies. The US, Great Britain and France used airplanes to bring supplies to the people of Berlin.
300
Who was the dictator of Russia during World War II?
Josef Stalin
300
_______ and _______ supported  the communist North Vietnam.
China and Soviet Union
300
What is segregation?
Separation of people because of race or ethnicity.
400
Who was the dictator of Germany during World War II?
Hitler
400
Explain the Iron Curtain.
The Iron Curtain was a wall that divided much of Europe. It divided Germany into two parts. East Germany was democratic but West Germany was communist.
400
Which country wanted to spread communism through Europe?
Soviet Union (Stalin)
400
_________ supported democratic South Vietnam.
United States
400
Explain the  Brown vs. Board of Education court case.
Linda Brown was a little black girl who lived near a white school but could not attend because of segregation. Her parents wanted her to go to the white school instead of the black school which was very far from her house. Her parents went to court and won.
500
What does VE Day mean?
Victory in Europe.
500
Describe the Cold War.
The Cold War was an arms (weapons) race between Russia and the US. It then became a fight against the spread of communism.
500
Who was the US president that decided to drop the atomic bombs on Japan after the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Harry Truman
500
How did losing the Vietnam War effect the United States?
The US was not respected as much by the world.
500
How did leaders like Martin Luther King Jr. cause the segregation laws to change?
He used peaceful protests, boycotts and legal action.