This group tried to keep the US isolationist; led by Charles Lindbergh

This was the US selling UK & France weapons/food in exchange for money but they have to haul/ship it themselves

Once the US was in the war we gave our allies weapons & food on credit in exchange for bases

The US switched from Cash & carry to Lend-Lease in order to:

Which 3 countries controlled a part of Western Germany?

What country controlled Eastern Germany?

Because Japan refused to surrender, the US dropped the first Atomic Bomb on _________; killing 126,000 civilians

Because Japan continued to refuse to surrender, the US dropped the second Atomic Bomb on _________; killing 74,000 civilians - forcing Japan's surrender and the end of WWII

What was the thing that made the US military permit minorities to fight?

Who took over the economy during WWII?

During much of the war, the US became a ___ economy; be dictator-like to beat the dictators

Which 3 of these rose due to WWII?

This was a program where the US recruited Mexican workers to come to the US to take farm jobs

This propaganda piece highlights the high amount of women in jobs traditionally held by men

After the war; most women __ jobs as the men came home - this led to great dissatisfaction & the rise of feminism

These people were important in the war effort in the Pacific by being "Code Talkers" - communicating US info in a way that couldn't be understood by the Japanese

WWII and most wars were paid for by higher taxes & __: give the govt money now and they'll pay more later

During the war, many civilians had to deal with __; not having enough of wanted resources

To keep prices low in spite of scarcity, the govt ___ goods - only got so much item per month

To buy goods during rationing you had to have the money and the right number ____

These were made to ease the pain of rationing; people grew food in any open spaces possible

This ethnic group was forcibly removed from their homes and forced into US concentration camps (internment) without due process

The forcible removal and imprisonment of Japanese-Americans during WWII was called:

This was the secret US program to develop an Atomic Bomb

What country was the only one with Atomic Weapons until 1949?

What country detonated their own Atomic Bomb in 1949?

This began after the USSR got Atomic Weapons: when 2 countries build more and better weapons

Nuclear Non-Proliferation means you try to ____ testing and the spread of Nuclear Weapons

This is when any nuclear attack by any side would trigger retaliation & the end of the world

MAD stands for:

This was a failed US sponsored invasion/overthrow of Communist Cuba; made Cuba want more protection from the US

This was the closest the world ever got to Nuclear War; ended after lots of secret diplomacy

Following the Cuban Missile Crisis; the US & USSR made great efforts to ___ confrontation

This country was the leader of the 2nd World and was a Communist Dictatorship

This country was the leader of the 1st World and was a Capitalist Democracy

The USSR has always feared __; so following WWII, they kept their army where they were

In the countries they controlled after WWII, the USSR established _____ governments

The countries that relied on the USSR for direction/orders & financial aid were called:

The US policy of trying to keep Communism from spreading was called:

Winston Churchill described all of Soviet dominated Eastern Europe as being behind a(n):

This was the US policy to stop communism's spread by giving money & help to those opposing it

This was the US plan to fix and repair Europe to keep it from falling to communism; the US would pay the bill for reconstruction

This "world" was every "undecided" country; typically poor and unstable

This was an organization formed to defend each other from the Soviet Union & their allies' attacks

This organization was formed in response to NATO; to defend the USSR & their allies from NATO attack

The USSR tested the US's resolve to contain Communism by blockading this city from supplies

During the 1940's-50's there was an irrational fear of Communism overthrowing the US called

The Red Scare made ordinary Americans very _____ towards each other

The Federal Employee Loyalty Program was:

This committee looked into supposed Communists in govt; focused lots on hollywood & the media

Many people became un-employable following the suspicion of being communist; this is called

This Anti-Communist Senator from Wisconsin used his power to bully & ruin people's lives for publicity; while lying about people with no facts

This country was split into 2 halves following the WWII defeat of Japan who had conquered them previously

In general "North" or "East" before a country's name at this time meant it was:

In general "South" or "West" before a country's name at this time meant it was:

This communist country started the Korean War by invading its neighbor

What's the large area with mines, weapons, barriers, etc. between North & South Korea called?

The Korean War has not ended - instead it is "paused" because of :

This country following the Armistice became an economic powerhouse and a strong democracy

This country following the Armistice became economically poor, nuclear armed, and brutal

This person wanted independence for Vietnam from France following WWII

This is the idea that President Lyndon B Johnson vowed not to let Vietnam fall to Communism because he feared others would too

This Vietcong attack on the Vietnamese New Year failed militarily, but turned US public opinion against the war

This young & energetic person became the USSR leader in 1985

When Gorbachev came to power what were 3 problems of the USSR economy?

This was Gorbachev's reform to allow more freedom of the press and open criticism of the govt

This was Gorbachev's reform to allow more private/capitalist business & cut defense spending

This person and their actions was the driving force behind ending the Cold War

Gorbachev felt the only way to secure the USSR's future was to end hostilities with:

The 1987 INF Treaty was the 1st that resulted in ____ & ____ of each others' Nuclear Missiles

By the late 1980's Glasnost & Perestroika showed 2nd worlders how poor they were & they demanded:

When Gorbachev said in 1989 that the USSR would't interfere/invade their communist neighbors:

With the exception of Romania; almost all Eastern Europe Communist governments fell:

By the end of 1991; _____ had collapsed & disbanded/broke apart - ending the Cold War

The Vietnam War divided the US and sparked massive:

The ______ led to long-term military and political tension between the US and China

Following the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe, many of these former soviet countries moved to be:

After the fall of Communism the US and it's allies gave ______ to the formerly Communist countries.