Recent American History and Other Important Historical Information Flashcards
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I World War II Korean War Vietnam War (Persian) Gulf War
Why did the United States enter World War I?
Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships
To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
To oppose the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria)
When did all women get the right to vote?
1920
After World War I
(With the) 19th Amendment
What was the Great Depression?
Longest economic recession in modern history
When did the Great Depression start?
The Great Crash (1929)
Stock market crash of 1929
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
Why did the United States enter World War II?
(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
To support the Allied Powers (England, France, and Russia)
To oppose the Axis Powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
General during World War II
President at the end of (during) the Korean War
34th president of the United States
Signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 (Created the Interstate System)
Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
Soviet Union
USSR
Russia
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
Communism
Nuclear war
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
To stop the spread of communism
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
To stop the spread of communism
What did the civil rights movement do?
Fought to end racial discrimination
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one.*
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. do?
Fought for civil rights
Worked for equality for all Americans
Worked to ensure that people would “not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character”
Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
Terrorists attacked the United States
Terrorists took over two planes and crashed them into the World Trade Center in New York City
Terrorists took over a plane and crashed into the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia
Terrorists took over a plane originally aimed at Washington, D.C., and crashed in a field in Pennsylvania
Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
(Global) War on Terror
War in Afghanistan
War in Iraq
Name one American Indian tribe in the United States.
Apache Blackfeet Cayuga Cherokee Cheyenne Chippewa Choctaw Creek Crow Hopi Huron Inupiat Lakota Mohawk Mohegan Navajo Oneida Onondaga Pueblo Seminole Seneca Shawnee Sioux Teton Tuscarora
Name one example of an American innovation.
Light bulb Automobile (cars, internal combustion engine) Skyscrapers Airplane Assembly line Landing on the moon Integrated circuit (IC)
Who was President during World War I?
(Woodrow) Wilson
Who did the United States fight in World War II?
Japan, Germany, and Italy
Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What war was he in?
World War II
What movement tried to end racial discrimination?
civil rights (movement)
