Save
Upgrade to remove ads
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

1950s/WWII

For After School Tutoring

TermDefinition
Sputnik The first man made satellite into outer space; launched by Soviet Union in 1957; started the Space Race
Space Race The Soviet Union and the United States competed to see who could develop better space technology first after the Soviets launched Sputnik.
NASA U.S. space program created in direct response to the launching of Sputnik
Pearl Harbor Japan attacked the US at our navy base in Hawaii in response to economic sanctions (oil embargo)
Home Front activity carried out at home to support the war effort
Victory Gardens Individuals grew fresh produce on their own so more food could go to the troops.
War Bonds helped pay for WWII (Victory Bonds during WWI)
Manhattan Project U.S. program to develop an atomic weapon. Two bombs were dropped in Japan (Hiroshima & Nagasaki) leading to its surrender.
Tuskegee Airmen African American pilots who found during World War II and whose brave/patriotic actions encouraged Truman to desegregate the military.
Flying Tigers Voluntary group of pilots who were released from U.S. service to help defend China before the U.S. entered WWII.
Navajo Code Talkers Native Americans who had no written version of their language so they could pass secret messages to U.S. troops in the Pacific during World War II.
GI Bill pays for veterans to go to college for free after their service
Executive Order 9066 Presidential order for the internment of Japanese Americans on the West coast of the United States
Holocaust Systematic removal of “undesirables” from German society.
Created by: krystina644
Popular U.S. History sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards