American History
What is the Marshall Plan?
program of US assistance to Europe to help re-build
What is the Vietnam War?
1964-1969. American efforts to stop the spread of communism, provided South Vietnam with aid and troops, war created bitter division among Americans (protests), victory was not achieved and Americans became more wary of leaders
What were concentration camps?
A place where Jews went to do forced labor or to die
what is radar?
A system that uses reflected radio waves to detect objects and detriment their size and speed.
what is an atomic bomb
Atomic device that causes extensive destruction - was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Why did America join WW2
Because the japanese bombed pearl harbor
What were internment camps?
Camps to which Japanese-American citizens were relocated because of fear that they were a security risk.
Who is Fidel Castro?
Communist dictator of Cuba in 1959
Who is Joseph Stalin?
Communist leader of the Soviet Union during WW2
Who is Benito Mussolini?
Dictator of Italy during WW2
Who is Hirohito?
Japanese emperor from 1926-1989
Who is John F. Kennedy?
John F. Kennedy was the 35th president from {1961-1963}
Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
John Glenn in 1962
When did the Korean War begin?
June 25, 1950
Who is Nikita Khrushchev?
Leader of Soviet Union during the Cold War and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Who is Adolf Hitler?
Leader of the Nazi Party
What is the Watergate Scandal?
Nixon's re-election committee was caught breaking into the Headquarters of the Democratic party in the Watergate of Washington DC
When did WW2 begin?
September 1, 1939
What is a fallout shelter?
Shelter that keeps you safe from nuclear warfare
What is the Berlin Wall?
The wall built by the GDR to separate West Berlin from the rest of GDR
What is Pearl Harbor?
US naval base in Hawaii that was bombed by the japanese during WW2
Who is Harry Truman?
US president that gave order to drop the atomic bomb
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
US president, Eisenhower Doctrine, former supreme commander during WWII
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a Soviet attempted buildup of nuclear missiles in Cuba that prompted a U.S. response
What is a dictator?
a ruler with total power over a country
What is the Cold War?
a struggle over political differences carried on by means short of military action or war between the U.S. and Russia
What is penicillin?
an antibiotic
What is the United Nations?
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
What is the Space Race
competition between the US and the Soviet Union to lead in space exploration
What is an arms race?
the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union to build more and more weapons in an effort to surpass the other's military strength
What is D-Day?
the day (June 6, 1944) in World War II on which Allied forces invaded northern France by means of beach landings in Normandy.
What is the Iron Curtain?
the notional barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West prior to the decline of communism that followed the political events in eastern Europe in 1989.