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| After World War I, America returned to its policy of ________. This policy kept the U.S. away from the political problems of other countries. | isolationism |
| It was the policy of isolationism that kept America from joining __________, an international organization that our own president, Woodrow Wilson, suggested be created. | The League of Nations |
| Ten years after World War I, the U.S. found itself in a ______ ________. This was a period where the economy was very bad and many Americans found themselves in poverty. These economic troubles spread to other countries all over the world. | Great Depression |
| During the period of hard economic times in Germany after World War I, this man, _______ _______, came to power and became the dictator of Germany. | Adolf Hitler |
| Japan became a world power just before World War I began when it defeated ______ in a short war. This made Japan the first East Asian nation to defeat a European one. | Russia |
| During the period of economic trouble, in Italy, following World War I, this man, ______ ______ came to power. He gained much leadership experience when during his time as an active participant in the ________ ______ ______. | Benito Mussolini, Spanish Civil War |
| Japan began World War II, in the Pacific, when it invaded ________. | China |
| During World War II, the United States engaged I a _____ _______ program with other nations. This program involved the U.S. lending other nations military supplies in exchange for land to make bases on. | Land-Lease |
| Franklin Roosevelt was the leader of what nation during World War II? | The United States |
| Benito Mussolini was the leader of what nation during World War II? | Italy |
| Winston Churchill was the leader of what nation during World War II? | Great Britain |
| Adolf Hitler was the leader of what nation during World War II? | Germany |
| Joseph Stalin was the leader of what nation during World War II? | Russia/Soviet Union |
| World War II officially ended in the year ______. | 1945 |
| During World War II, Hitler attempted to kill all people of Jewish descent. This was known as the Holocaust. Approximately how many people died in the Holocaust? ________ | 11 million |
| When American soldiers returned home from World War II, Congress passed the ____ _____, of 1944. This bill provided things to veterans such as low interest home loans and a college education. | G.I. Bill |
| When American soldiers returned home from World War II, they were anxious to start settle down and start families. A huge number of babies were born in the years between 1946 and 1964. This group of babies was called the _________. | boomers |
| The American men and women who lived through the Great Depression and World War II were known as the ______ _________. | Greatest Generation |
| The Cold War was a long period of tension between democratic nations and communist nations. The two key antagonists (or enemies) of the Cold War era were ____________ and ___________. | The United States and The Soviet Union |
| The United States and The Soviet Union not only had different forms of government, but they practiced two different economic systems as well. The Soviet Union practiced __________, while the United States practiced __________. | Soviet Union:Socialism, United States:Capitalism |
| To deal with the threat of communism, President Truman created __________, stating that America would provide economic aid to several foreign countries, would contain communism from growing larger, and would create several national security departments. | Truman Doctrine |
| The United States and The Soviet Union never directly fought one another in the cold war (that’s why it is called a “cold” war, the action never got “hot). But they did fight with, or supply with weapons, other nations. A “hot” war over communism occurred between South Korea and North Korea, known as The Korean War, from _____ to _____. | 1950 to 1953 |
| During the Korean War, South Korea’s capital city, ______, was overrun four times. | Seoul |
