History Questions

Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII?

The US gave England warships in exchange for rights to British lands to build military bases around the world

This was a defensive military alliance signed by the communists after World War II

The policy of preventing the expansion of communism throughout Europe after World War II and containing it to where it already existed

An American commitment to defend the Middle East (especially Israel) against attacks by communist countries throughout the 1950s

This term refers to the World War II civil rights campaign begun by African American newspaper The Pittsburgh Courier that called for a victory over the Axis powers and a victory over racial oppression at home

An American spy plane was shot down over Soviet airspace while photographing Soviet nuclear sites, this was a key incident of the Cold War

Who was the leader of the USSR during WWII?

This order was issued by Franklin Roosevelt in 1942 and it resulted in the internment of over 120,000 citizens of Japanese Ancestry for the duration of World War II

A conflict of ideas between the USSR and USA that last from 1945-1989, without any actual fighting

The country was created after World War II as a homeland for the Jewish people in the Middle East

Provided the Allies with weapons and supplies to keep the US out of war

This is a term referring to the imprisonment or confinement of people, generally in prison camps or prisons, without due process of law and a trial

In 1948, the USA responded to the Berlin Blockade by the Soviets by deciding to provide West Berlin with vital supplies by aircraft

This was a defensive military alliance formed in 1949 by the Western nations to deter communist expansion in Europe

This was a fictional woman that represented all the women that took manufacturing jobs during World War II to support the war effort

This is the name for a combat group made up entirely of Japanese American soldiers who fought in Europe during World War II

These were a type of savings bond used by the US government to help fund the war effort; over the course of the war 85 million Americans purchased bonds totaling approximately $185.7 billion.

Communities organized these to recycle rubber, tin, waste kitchen fats (the predominant raw material of explosives), paper, lumber and steel

This act required that all men between the ages of 21 and 35 register with local draft boards; it was the first peacetime conscription in United States history