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| Which fascist dictator rose to power in Italy during the 1920s? | Benito Mussolini |
| In which nations did totalitarian dictatorships form during the 1920s and 1930s? | Italy, Nazi Germany, Soviet Union |
| Which communist dictator rose to power in the Soviet Union durin the 1920s? | Josef Stalin |
| Creating the "Third Reich" was a goal of which totalitarian dictator? | Adolf Hitler |
| What were the Neutrality Acts during the 1930s an example of? | isolationism in the United States |
| What exemplified the genocide committed against Jews by Nazi Germany during World War II? | the "Final Solution" or Holocaust |
| What speech was a response by President Roosevelt against Japanese aggression in Asia? | Quarantine Speech |
| Which policy did the British and French use in the Munich pact to avoid war with Nazi Germany? | appeasement |
| What alliance did Josef Stalin make with Adolf Hitler to avoid war with Nazi Germany? | non-aggression pact |
| What term refers to Nazi Germany's military conquest of western Europe? | blitzkreig |
| What acts allowed the United States to aid Britain with military supplies? | Lend-Lease |
| During World War II, which nations were the Axis powers? | Germany, Italy, Japan |
| Which event resulted in the beginning of World War II in Europe? | Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland |
| "We shall never surrender" was expressed by which leader of Great Britain during World War II? | Winston Churchill |
| Which battle prevented the German invasion of Britain during World War II? | Battle of Britain |
| What event brought the U.S. into World War II? | Pearl Harbor |
| What was the U.S. military strategy in the Pacific against the Japanese during World War II? | island hopping |
| Who commanded American forces in the Pacific during World War II? | General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz |
| Who was the Supreme Commander of the Allied forces in Europe during World War II? | General Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Which battle was the turning point that resulted in the halt of Japanese expansion in the Pacific during World War II? | Midway |
| Which battle was the turning point that resulted in Nazi Germany's defeat on the eastern front in the Soviet Union? | Stalingrad |
| Which battles were part of the island-hopping campaign to defeat Japan during World War II? | Iwo Jima, Okinawa |
| Which military campaign was the turning point that resulted in the successful Allied invasion of France during World War II? | D-Day (Operation Overlord) |
| Which battle represented the final offensive by Nazi Germany during World War II? | Battle of the Bulge |
| What goal did the leaders of the Allies set at the Potsdam conference during World War II? | unconditional surrender of Japan |
| What scientific project resulted in the creation of the atomic bomb during World War II? | Manhattan Project |
| Who became the president of the United States after the death of Franklin Roosevelt? | Harry Truman |
| What did President Truman do during World War II to achieve a final victory over Japan? | used atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki |
| What event is an example of the international trial of Axis war leaders after World War II? | Nuremberg trials |
| Which act provided low-cost home loans and free college tuition to World War II veterans? | the G.I. bill |
| Which war-time policy was challenged in the case of Korematsu v. United States (1944)? | Japanese internment---violation of civil liberties |
| What war-time policy affected daily life on the Homefront during World War II? | rationing |
| What important role did women play, as exemplified by "Rosie the riveter" during World War II? | war production---working in weapons and war material factories |
| What term is used to describe the large generation of Americans born in the decade following World War II? | Baby boomers |
| The mass-production of affordable homes in the suburbs after World War II began with the construction of which development? | Levittown |
| What was established after World War II that utilizes internationalism to maintain world peace? | United Nations |
| Which war-time conference resulted in the Allied occupation of Germany and Berlin that led to the Cold War? | Yalta |
| What was the long period of confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union called after World War II? | the Cold War |
| Which plan was developed to provide aid for rebuilding Europe after World War II? | the Marshall plan |
| The Truman Doctrine established which policy to stop the spread of communism? | containment |
| What was the Truman administration's goal in the Korean War? | containment |
| What was President Eisenhower's strategy for containment of communism? | brinkmanship |
| Which incident damaged President Eisenhower's opportunity to improve U.S. relations with the Soviet Union? | U-2 incident |
| Which event damaged the Kennedy administration's attempt to contain communism during the Cold War? | Bay of Pigs |
| Which event nearly resulted in the Kennedy administration's use of force against the Soviet Union during the Cold War? | Cuban Missile Crisis |
| What symbolized Soviet leader Nikita Kruschev's attempt to strengthen Soviet control in Berlin during the Cold War? | Berlin Wall |
| Which conflict was an example of a UN police action to contain communism? | Korean War |
| What international alliance was created during the Cold War to defend western Europe against Soviet aggression? | N.A.T.O. (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) |
| What is associated with the Red Scare of the 1950s? | McCarthyism, Hollywood blacklists, House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) |
| What feature of American social life was a response to the threat of nuclear attack during the Cold War | bomb shelters and "duck and cover" drills |
| What was President Truman's "Fair Deal"? | progressive reforms---national healthcare, federal support for education, civil rights |
| Which act was passed to limit strikes and weaken labor unions like the AFL-CIO? | Taft-Hartley Act |
| What event resulted in new legislation to improve science and math education for the purpose of national defense during the Cold War? | Sputnik |
| What technology had the greatest impact on American social life during the 1950s? | television and automobiles |
| What action was led by Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. to protest segregated busing? | Montgomery bus boycott |
| What ended segregation in public schools? | Brown v. Board of Education (1954) |
| Which group's action resulted in the Eisenhower administration's use of troops to integrate the public schools? | the Little Rock Nine |
| What method did C.O.R.E. and the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (S.N.C.C.) use to protest segregation in public restaurants? | sit-ins |
| What was the goal of the "Freedom Riders"? | end segregation in interstate busing |
| The "March on Washington" was an event to support which cause? | civil rights for African-Americans |
| Name the organization of mutual defense against communism in Asia. | SEATO |
| What 1954 agreement removed France from Southeast Asia and caused the US to apply containment there? | Geneva Accords |
| US foreign policy statement promising the MIddle East assistance in case of communist aggression. | Eisenhower Doctrine |
| President Truman split the Democrat party in 1948 with what action? | He desegregated the military |
| This program sent military aid to Greece and Turkey. | Truman Doctrine |
| This joint action by the US and GB prevented the Soviet takeover of West Berlin in 1947. | Berlin Airlift |
| What are the seven C's to remember for the important events of the 1950's? | Cold War, communism, containment, conservative politics, conformity in society, counterculture, civil rights |
| What three important events occurred in 1949 that most affect American foreign policy for the next 40 years? | China became communist, USSR developed the atomic bomb, and Israel became a nation causing Middle East tensions |
| What committee investigated the movie industry for communism? | HUAC |
| Who persued Alger Hiss as a communist criminal? | Richard Nixon |
| Who was executed for spying during the Cold War red scare? | the Rosenbergs |
| What did the Soviets use to show American spying? | the U-2 incident |
| Who was the pilot in the U-2 incident? | Gary Powers |
