HIS 8 Test 10

What country did Germany invade, beginning World War II?

What president gave the order to use the atomic bomb against Japan?

Who was supreme Allied commander in Europe during World War I?

The murder of millions of Jews by the Nazis during World War II is called the _________

When did World War II end?

The first U.S. satellite was ___________

Who led a bombing raid on Tokyo?

The missionary that was killed in Ecuador by the Waodani was ______________

What president was assassinated in 1963?

What allowed the Allies to purchase American weapons and food during World War II?

What name was given to the ideological war between the Soviet Union and the United States after World War II?

Who was arrested for refusing to give up a seat on a city bus in Montgomery, Alabama?

Who became the Communist dictator of Cuba in 1959?

Who was the German general known as the Desert Fox who was defeated in North America?

What president promoted the New Frontier program in America?

What meeting indicated the Soviet Union's willingness to shift to "peaceful coexistence"?

What weakened the power of labor unions?

Where did the Bay of Pigs incident occur?

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked the U.S. naval base of __________

The baseball player that broke the color barrier was _________

What organization was formed to promote peace among the nations of the world after World War II?

The nation that seized the Suez Canal from Great Britain in 1956 was ___________

What form of socialism emphasized the belief that the Germans had evolved into a superior race?

The invasion that occured on the shores of Normandy, France, was called ________

What influenced John F. Kennedy's victory in the 1960 presidential election?

The Great Lakes region was opened to ocean shipping through the completion of the _____________

The policy that gave the president the power to use force, if necessary, against Communist aggression in the Middle East

What military alliance vowed to protect Western European and North American nations from Communist aggression?

During World War II, vital military information was relayed through an unwritten language by the _____________

What sent volunteers to improve the health and farming practices of underdeveloped areas of the world?

What name was given to the day on which General Douglas MacArthur accepted the Japanese surrender?

America pledged help to any free nation threatened by a Communist incasion through the _________________

The first American to orbit the earth was _________

What former Communist Party member helped to expose Societ spies in America?

The physicist who wrote a letter to President Roosevelt urging him to begin research on the atomic bomb was _________

Who was the prime minister of England during the Battle of Brittain?

Who led the Free Free French government?

During World War II, the Axis powers were the countries of __________, ___________, and ____________.

Who conducted investigations into Communist activities in the U.S. government?

What independent state was established in 1948?

Who was the leader of Fascist Italy during World War II?

The city that was divided by a wall during the Cold War was ___________

Who led the invasion of Sicily and captured Rome?

Who developed the polio vaccine?

What was Germany's last major offensive in World War II?

Thhe regiment made up of American-born Japanese men that became the most decorated infantry unit in the U.S. was named:

What did Martin Luther King, Jr. call for in his famous speech in 1963?

What battle is known as the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

What scientific effort developed the atomic bomb for the United States?

What policy did the United States attempt to follow before entering World War II?

What provided veterans with low-interest loans for homes, farms, businesses, and education?

What encouraged democracy and investment in Latin America?

Why was General MacArthur opposed to Truman's policy of containment?

When did the Cuban Missile Crises occur?