Finals Flashcards
Which two men were president during WWII
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman
To avoid another world war the leaders of Europe tried to _______ Hitler
Appease
Who was the prime minister of Britain during WWII
Winston Churchill
What country bombed Pearl Harbor
Japan
Which American president ordered bombs to be dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Harry Truman
The plan for Hitler’s elimination of the Jews of Europe was called
The Final Solution
How many Jews did Hitler and his Nazis murder
6 million
What groups did Hitler murder
Jews, mentally/physically impaired, Gypsies, gay men, and Jehovahs witnesses
What is the name of the trial were high-ranking Nazis were tried for their war crimes
Nuremberg trials
This international body was after WWII to resolve international conflicts
United Nations
The increase of childbirths after WWII was called th
Baby Boom
Which side of the Korean War did America support
South Korea
What did the Supreme Court decision Brown v. The Board of Education outlaw
Segregation in schools
Which president signed the 1964 Civil Rights act into law
Lyndon B. Johnson
The African American Civil Right movement inspired what other groups to work to achieve better treatment
Women, Hispanics, Disabled, and Native Americans
Which side of the Vietnam war did America fight for
South Vietnam
America fought the Vietnam war to prevent the spread of
Communism
What scandal brought president Nixon down
Watergate scandal
Why was Jimmy Carter able to win the presidency
He was a political outsider
What historic event crumbled on November 9, 1989
The Berlin Wall
What happened on September 11, 2001
Twin towers, Pentagon, and flight 93 were attacked by terrorists
What war was fought in the early 1990’s
Persian Gulf war
On January 21, 2009 Barack Obama became the first
Black president
