World War II
Why did the United States enter World War II?
Pearl Harbor
Following World War II, Americans became increasingly fearful of what?
Communism
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
The failed invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro exiles who were backed by the US
The black leader known for non-violence and civil disobedience was:
Martin Luther King Jr.
Which man made the following announcement to the country?
“…a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.”
What was D-Day?
Allied invasion of France
The United States gave economic aid to help rebuild war-torn countries in Europe under the:
Marshall Plan
Lyndon Johnson's programs were known collectively as the:
Great Society
What did Plessy vs. Ferguson decide?
Separate but equal was constitutional
What was the Watergate scandal?
Republican agents broke into the Democrat headquarters, Nixon tried to cover it up
What happened to Japanese-Americans during World War II?
They were put in internment camps
What is Domino theory?
The idea that if one country falls to communism, others will follow
How was the Cuban Missile Crisis Resolved?
The US took its missiles out of Turkey and promised not to invade Cuba, Soviets removed missiles from Cuba
What did Brown vs. Board of Education decide?
Which American President made the statement below, but then did the exact opposite?
“We are not about to send American boys 9 or 10 thousand miles away from home to do what Asian boys ought to be doing for themselves.”
President Lyndon Johnson
What was the Island-Hopping Strategy?
How the United States and its allies moved from island to island in the Pacific in order to get closer to Japan
What events led to the Korean War?
Rise of the Kim Dynasty in North Korea, invasion of South Korea by North Korea, fear of Communism's spread
What was the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution?
MLK was totally non-violent, Malcolm X was okay with violence (as a reaction)
What were the long-term effects of events like Watergate and the Vietnam War?
The American people lost faith in their government
What was the Korematsu decision?
The decision that declared the Japanese internment camps were legal
What event led to Joseph McCarthy's downfall?
He tried to accuse the army of harboring communists, but he couldn't prove it
What happened at My Lai?
American soldiers massacred hundreds of Vietnamese civilians
What was one of the early goals of the Black Panther Party?
Protect minority citizens from police brutality
What was the "appeasement" policy before World War II?
European leaders tried to give Hitler some of what he wanted so they wouldn't have to go to war