Period 8 review

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  1. 4. Hawaii Harbor bombed 12,7,1941
  2. 6. - a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union that lasted from 1947 to 1991
  3. 7. A propaganda character designed to increase production of female workers in the factories. It became a rallying symbol for women to do their part.
  4. 9. Location of first successful atomic bomb testing
  5. 11. - the first artificial satellite into Earth's orbit by Russia
  6. 12. - a conflict fought between North Korea and South Korea, and their allies, from 1950 to 1953
  7. 14. - a congressional joint resolution passed in 1964 that gave President Lyndon B. Johnson the authority to increase U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War
  8. 16. any spaces are marked by a _ the answer to this line is blank
  9. 18. May 8, 1945; victory in Europe day when the Germans surrendered
  10. 24. - was the 34th president of the United States, serving from 1953 to 1961, also leader of the Pacific Theater
  11. 25. - refers to the political repression and persecution of left-wing individuals during the Second Red Scare, characterized by fear of communism and the Soviet Union
  12. 26. the act of assembling and preparing a nation's military forces, including reserves, as well as harnessing its industrial and economic resources, to actively engage in war
  13. 27. Decisive battle, was the turning point in the Pacific
  14. 29. - also known as RFK, was an American politician and lawyer, brother of JFK, assassinated while running for president
  15. 31. one of the first battles of the European Theater during WWII. Soviets lost 81,116 men and Germans lost 458,080. One of bloodiest battles in history.
  16. 32. code name for the secret United States project set up in 1942 to develop atomic bombs for use in World War II
  17. 34. - a series of attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces on South Vietnam in 1968
  18. 35. - a US program that provided economic aid to Western and Southern European countries after World War II
  19. 37. Two Japanese cities on which the U.S. dropped the atomic bombs to end World War II.
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  1. 1. established the interstate highway system in the United States
  2. 2. - American labor leader and civil rights activist, co-founded the National Farm Workers Association
  3. 3. a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage
  4. 5. - a landmark 1954 Supreme Court case that ruled that racially segregating children in public schools was unconstitutional
  5. 8. the state of being confined as a prisoner, especially for political or military reasons
  6. 10. - also known as JFK, was the 35th president of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. He was the youngest person elected president
  7. 13. selectively attacking Japanese islands
  8. 15. - a series of domestic programs enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the United States from 1964 to 1968, with the stated goals of totally eliminating poverty and racial injustice in the country
  9. 17. - 36th president of the United States, serving from 1963 to 1969. He became president after the assassination of John F. Kennedy
  10. 19. 33rd President of the United States. Led the U.S. to victory in WWII making the ultimate decision to use atomic weapons for the first time. Shaped U.S. foreign policy regarding the Soviet Union after the war.
  11. 20. Invasion led Dwight D. Eisenhower, started in Normandy, on June 6th 1944, was a success, turning point of WWII, first time allied forces successfully set foot in Europe
  12. 21. War fought between 1939 and 1945 (global)
  13. 22. - a foreign policy that pledged the United States to support democratic nations threatened by authoritarian forces
  14. 23. Fighting that took place on the continent of Europe against Hitler and Mussolini.
  15. 28. War in Pacific, largely involved islands
  16. 30. - foreign policy strategy used by the United States during the Cold War to stop the spread of communism and the expansion of the Soviet Union
  17. 33. (1941) The program under which the US supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union, China, France and other Allied nations with vast amounts of war material between 1941 and 1945.
  18. 36. - a Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher, was a prominent leader in the civil rights movement until his assassination in 1968