US History Review 3 rd 9 Weeks World War II, Cold War &
Civil Rights Slide 2 Slide 3 Timeline of WWII 1.Japanese forces
launch a surprise attack against the naval base at Pearl Harbor
2.Allied forces launch the D-Day invasion of Europe 3.Vice
President Harry S Truman becomes president after Franklin
Roosevelt's death 4.The United States uses the atomic bomb on
Hiroshima Slide 4 Flying Tigers The Flying Tigers are considered
patriotic because they were former pilots of the U.S. Armed Forces
who voluntarily flew with the Chinese Air Force to resist Japanese
aggression. Slide 5 The Holocaust There was a widespread
persecution of Jews in the Holocaust because the Nazis believed
that the Jews were racially inferior. Slide 6 New Technologies
President Truman used the atomic bomb on Japan forcing them to
surrender to the United States. Slide 7 Effects of WWII The US was
able to change its economy to a wartime economy which helped us
beat the Axis Powers. After WWII the United States became the first
superpower and the most powerful nation in the world. Slide 8 Slide
9 The Cold War The Cold was rivalry between the Soviet Union &
the United States. The US feared that communism would make its way
into the US. Slide 10 Berlin Airlift During 1948-1949 the US was
sending supplies into communist East Germany. Slide 11 Urban to
Suburban After WWII many Americans moved away from the cities into
the suburban area. This lead to an increase in traffic and a
decrease in the available green open space. Slide 12 Baby Boom
After WWII the population increased because of the soldiers that
returned from the war. This new population is known as the Baby
Boomers. Slide 13 The G.I. Bill The G.I. Bill gave our veterans
funds that they could use on education, a new home and to invest in
a business venture. Slide 14 Korean War The US got involved in the
Korean War because they wanted to help fight off the communist
North. Slide 15 Slide 16 Plessy v. Ferguson The Plessy v. Ferguson
court case allowed for public facilities to segregate racial
groups. Slide 17 Civil Rights The Civil Rights Era is characterized
by social changes that were achieved by using non violent methods.
Slide 18 Political Leaders George Wallace, Orval Faubus, and Lester
Maddox were all supporters of racial segregation Slide 19 Rosa
Parks When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat to a white man on
the bus & was arrested for it, this incident sparked the Civil
Rights Movement Martin Luther Kings response to her arrest turned
him into a spokesmen for the civil rights movement. Slide 20 United
Farm Workers The United Farm Workers organized boycotts as an
effort to expand economic opportunities for their members. Slide 21
Expansion of the Democratic Process The following laws The Voting
Rights Act of 1965, 13 th, 14 th, 15 th, 19 th & the 24 th
Amendment have helped expand the right to vote to women and
minorities. Slide 22 Civil Rights Act of 1964 The Civil Rights Act
of 1964 focused on ending discrimination in the workplace. Slide 23
Integration Sports programs were integrated which allowed men like
Jackie Robinson & Ernie Davis to thrive in sports. Slide 24
Impact of the Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement led
to an increase in participation of women and minorities in
politics. Programs like the Great Society programs, affirmative
action, and Title IX legislation were made to help expand economic
opportunities for women and minorities
