Unit 1:WW2
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The Cold War was mainly a conflict between?
USA and USSR
what is postwar conformity?
Pressure to fit societal norms
The goal of the civil rights movement was to?
Achieve racial equality
The War on Terror focused on:
Terrorist Organizations
The Manhattan Project was responsible for creating the...?
Atomic bomb
The policy of containment aimed to:
Stop the spread of communism
Why were many women encouraged to leave their jobs after WW2?
Men returned from war
Brown v Board ruled that:
Seperate was not equal
Segregation in schools was unconstititional
Globalization increased connections between countries through
Trade and communication
What countries made up the axis powers?
Germany, Japan, Italy
How did the U.S get supplies to East Berlin during the Berlin Blockade?
Berline Airlift
What is the largest generation in U.S history?
Baby boomers
The Montgomery Bus Boycott began after:
Rosa Parks Arrest
The fall of the Berlin Wall symbolized
The end of the Cold War
What was the purpose of propoganda during WW2?
Encourage support of the war
The Vietnam war was about:
Containing communism
Rock and roll was associated with:
youth culture/counter culture/ rebellion
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 protected:
African American Voting Rights
After the Cold War, the United States became
the only superpower
What is fascism?
Dictator/one party rule
Strong military
nationalism
WW3
The Gi Bill helped veterans by providing:
Education, jobs, and housing benefits
The Civil Rights Movement inspired later movements like...
Womens Rights
LGBTQ+ rights
Disability rights
the 9/11 attacks led the U.S to focus on the war on terror, and people to question...
our involvement in other countries