WWII events
In the fight against the Japanese, secret messages had been exchanged between groups of soldiers. Their messages are unique due to there language, this group is known as...
Navajo Code Talkers
Due to the War the United States government issued everyone a coupon book in order to ensure citizens were purchasing goods that were needed.
What was the term for this method called?
War Rationing
For 11 months we transported food, water, fuel, and other supplies in order to ensure those citizens in the capital of Germany did not fall to the Soviet Union.
What event is this?
Berlin Airlift
The act of making false communist accusations is known as...
McCarthyism
The Gi Bill offered veterans what two benefits.
Free education and low rate mortgage loans
The purpose of the Manhattan project was to...
create the Nuclear Bombs
Because farmers were producing food for the soldiers overseas, what did the government tell its citizens to begin creating?
Victory Gardens
In order to secure democracy in Europe, we created a plan in order for those European states to have economic relief.
What is this policy?
Marshall Plan
The hysteria over Communism during the 1950's is known as...
The Red Scare or Second Red Scare
What two factors led to the growth of the Suburbs?
The GI Bill and the Baby Boom
The Atomic Bombs were dropped on what two cities?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When men were drafted to fight in World War II, who filled the gap in the workforce to ensure victory overseas?
Women and African Americans
The 38th parallel is a successful example of what policy?
Containment
This organization investigates suspicious communist activities.
HUAC
The Feminine Mystique is written by...
Betty Friedan
What were the two main causes of World War II?
Japanese and German Expansion
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States Government sent Japanese Americans to...
Japanese Internment Camps
The 38th Parallel divides what two countries?
North and South Korea
What were the Rosenbergs convicted of?
Convicted of Espionage, sharing classified documents with the Soviets
The racist practice of segregating neighborhoods by color is known as...
Redlining
The launching of D-Day led to...
The Allies having a foothold in Europe/France
This Supreme Court Case challenged Executive Order 9066.
Korematsu v US
The Truman Doctrine was a response to Soviet threats against what two countries?
Greece and Turkey
Name the event in which the United States failed at Containment.
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What is the name of the wall located in the capital of Germany?
the Berlin Wall