World War II
This event sparked the United States' entry into World War 2
What was the attack on Pearl Harbor?
This is the number of Jews murdered during the Holocaust
What is six million?
This was the main economic trend in America in the 1950s
What is growth/expansion/boom?
The Cold War was a struggle for ideological supremacy between these two countries
What was the United States and the Soviet Union?
After the end of reconstruction, segregation by law becomes enshrined in these US states
What are the Southern states?
These countries made up the Axis Powers during World War II
What are Germany, Italy, and Japan?
This concentration camp, outside of Krakow, Poland was known for its horror
What is Auschwitz?
This type of music gained popularity amongst teenagers during the 1950s
What is Rock and Roll?
This became the name for the US foreign policy aimed at stopping the spread of communism.
What was containment?
This US President ordered the integration of the US Army
Who was Harry Truman?
This was the tactical significance of the D-Day invasions.
What is opened a two front war in Europe that led to the liberation of Western Europe?
When the Nazis referred to the "Final Solution" what were they referencing?
This is the name for the generation of babies born after WWII and through the 1950s
What are baby boomers?
Mao Zedong brings fears of the "Domino Effect" to the United States when this country becomes communist.
What is China?
This Supreme Court case in 1954 officially ends segregation in public schools
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
The Manhattan Project is responsible for the development of this:
What is the Atomic Bomb?
This "Night of Broken Glass" in 1938 was a precursor to the Holocaust that was about to happen.
What was Kristallnacht?
This age of people had a distinct impact on culture during the 1950s
Who are teenagers?
This plan was put into place in order to help European countries rebuild after World War II
What was the Marshall Plan?
The brutal murder of this young man in Mississippi and his mother's open casket funeral raised awareness about the brutality of life for African Americans in the Jim Crow South
Who was Emmett Till?
The Atomic Bomb is dropped on two cities in Japan. Name both of them
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
This myth was circulated by European (especially German) anti-semites to blame the Jews for the Central Powers' loss in World War 1
What was the "Stab in the back" myth?
Many 1950s families were based on gender roles. Describe the role of the husband and wife.
What is a provider and a caretaker?
The Iron Curtain became real after these TWO alliances were formed. Name them
What is NATO and the Warsaw Pact?
What was Plessy vs. Ferguson