Why did the United States enter the Persian Gulf War?
• To force the Iraqi military from Kuwait
Why did the United States enter the Vietnam War?
To stop the spread of communism
Name one example of an American innovation.
• Light bulb • Automobile • Skyscrapers • Airplane • Assembly line •
Martin Luther King, Jr. is famous for many things. Name one. *
• Fought for civil rights • Worked for equality for all Americans •
Dwight Eisenhower is famous for many things. Name one.
• General during World War II • 34th president of the U.S.
When did all women get the right to vote?
1920 • After World War I • (With the) 19th Amendment
What did the civil rights movement do?
Fought to end racial discrimination
When did the Great Depression start?
The Great Crash (1929) • Stock market crash of 1929
What was the Great Depression?
• Longest economic recession in modern history
Why did the United States enter World War II?
(Bombing of) Pearl Harbor • Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor • To support the Allied Powers
What major event happened on September 11, 2001 in the United States?
• Terrorists attacked the United States •
Name one U.S. military conflict after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
(Global) War on Terror • War in Afghanistan • War in Iraq
During the Cold War, what was one main concern of the United States?
• Communism • Nuclear war
Who was the United States’ main rival during the Cold War?
• Soviet Union • USSR • Russia
Who was president during the Great Depression and World War II?
(Franklin) Roosevelt
Name one war fought by the United States in the 1900s.
World War I • World War II • Korean War • Vietnam War • (Persian) Gulf War
Why did the United States enter World War I?
• Because Germany attacked U.S. (civilian) ships • To support the Allied Powers (England, France, Italy, and Russia)
Why did the United States enter the Korean War?
• To stop the spread of communism