Before the U.S. Entered
The U.S. refused to join this international organization, often given as one of the reasons World War II started in Europe.
The League of Nations
This event prompted U.S. entry into World War II.
As a result of the war effort, more and more ________ were asked to step into factory roles.
women
The __________ Project resulted in the development of the Atomic Bomb.
Manhattan
The Cold War was a conflict between the U.S. and _________.
The Soviet Union
World War II started in 1939 when Hitler invaded _________.
Poland
The United States was allied with what three countries during World War II.
Britain, France, and Russia.
Americans were encouraged to ___________ products to conserve resources for the war effort.
ration
The main idea or principle during that Cold War that most likely prevented either the U.S. or U.S.S.R. from using nuclear weapons.
Mutually Assured Destruction
The alliance of countries supporting the United States.
NATO
These laws were passed in the 1930s to prevent the U.S. from getting involved in a foreign war.
The Neutrality Acts
The United States argued that the war was a fight against _______, this system of government carried out by Hitler and Mussoloni.
Fascism
The United States government made extensive use of ___________ during WWII to influence public opinion.
Propaganda
In 1962, President Kennedy pledged that the United States would achieve this goal by the end of the decade.
Sending a man to the moon.
This was the name of the U.S. investment to rebuild Western Europe.
The Marshall Plan
Lend-Lease
The strategic reason the Japanese targeted Pearl Harbor.
They were trying to weaken U.S. power over the Philippines, vital to gaining access to oil resources in the Pacific.
The result of FDR's Executive Order 9066.
The forced internment of Japanese-Americans.
The Soviet Union beat the U.S. to space by launching this satellite in 1967.
Sputnik
The name of the failed attempt (supported secretly by the U.S.) to overthrow Castro in Cuba.
Bay of Pigs
This agreement was signed between Churchill and Roosevelt outlining their "hopes for a better future for the world."
The Atlantic Charter
The first place the U.S. sent troops after Pearl Harbor was ___________.
North Africa
The Community Facilities Act of 1942 focused on providing this service.
Child/day care for working mothers.
This collaborative space project between the U.S. and the Soviet Union was a sign that Cold War tensions were easing.
Apollo-Soyuz
The ________ Doctrine is the policy of the U.S. that the U.S. would not allow communism to spread.
Truman