The 1920's
What was the name for a women in the 20's that did not follow conventional norms. For example she smoke, drank, and wore her hair short
Flapper
What was the name given to homeless communities during the Great Depression (using homes were made using any available supplies)
Hoovervilles
What was the name given to Hitler's plan to murder all of the Jews in Europe?
The Final Solution
Which two nations emerged as global superpowers after WWII?
The United States and Soviet Union
This supreme court case created the doctrine of "separate but equal"
Plessy v. Ferguson
What was the name for the African American cultural movement based on out of New York?
Harlem Renaissance
Which U.S. president is famous for telling Americans to "pull themselves up by their own bootstraps" did the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Which nations made up the Allied Powers?
Great Britain, United States, and the Soviet Union
What is the policy of containing the spread of communism through political and economic means instead of military means known as?
Containment
This was one of the largest peaceful protests in U.S. History and is famous for Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech
The March on Washington
What was the fear of radicals (communists, anarchist, and socialist) called?
The Red Scare
What was the result of investors losing confidence in the stock market and selling their stocks at much lower prices then they bought them?
The Stock Market Crash of 1929
What is the name for the policy used to give Hitler the Sudetenland in exchange for a promise of peace?
Appeasement
What was the name of the U.S. plan to provide economic aid to European countries following WWII?
The Marshall Plan
This Supreme Court case ended the "separate but equal" doctrine in public education:
Brown vs. Board of Education
Buying luxury items you don't need, paying for items using credit or installments, and an increase in advertising are all examples of a rise in what?
Consumerism
President Roosevelt's plan to repair a broken economy, alleviate suffering, and reform the financial sector is known as:
The New Deal
What is the name of the policy used to lend weapons and supplies to U.S. allies. Roosevelt compared this plan to "lending your neighbor a hose when their house is on fire"
The Lend-Lease Act
During the 1950's accusations of communism were made against political figures with little to no evidence. What is this known as?
McCarthyism
What was the goal of the Freedom Summer and the March from Selma?
To pass the Voting Rights Act
Using the following amendments explain what each of them was created to do?
18th Amendment
19th Amendment
21st Amendment
18th Amendment: Prohibits the sale, manufacture, and transport of alcohol
19th Amendment: Grants women the right to vote
21st Amendment: Repeals the 18th amendment making alcohol legal again
What were the major criticisms of the New Deal?
The New Deal gave the government too much power, the use of deficit spending was costing the nation too much, and the New Deal did not actually end the depression only the U.S. entry to WWII was able to get us out of the depression.
What was Executive Order 9066 created to do?
To incarcerate Japanese Americans into internment camps
This event was caused by the Soviet blockade of West Berlin and led to the United States airlifting supplies into the trapped citizens. What is this event known as?
The Berlin Blockade of 1948
Which Civil Rights Act banned discrimination in housing practices?
The Civil Rights Act of 1968