__________________ established the principle of “separate but equal” facilities for black Americans.
Plessy v. Ferguson
100
Which European nation emerged from World War II as a great world power?
the Soviet Union
100
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
100
What amendment gives the right to free speech?
1st
100
What are Mr. Johnson's favorite sports teams?
The Chicago Bulls and the New York Jets
200
Which court case banned segregation?
Brown v. Board of Education
200
What are the are 3 groups of people did Hitler persecute
Jewish people
Gay people
Gypsies
200
What is an assembly line?
a series of workers and machines in a factory by which a succession of identical items is progressively assembled.
200
What branch of government make the laws in the U.S.
Legislative Branch
200
Name 3 fossil fuels
Oil, Coal, Natural Gas
300
The Black Panthers and the Black Power movement broke from the mainstream Civil Rights movement because their leaders did not support _________________
peaceful resistance.
300
Why did the United States take part in the Korean War?
to contain the spread of Communism
300
What was a tenement?
a rundown apartment house that barely meets minimal standards
300
What branch of government enforces the laws in the U.S.
Executive branch
300
Name 3 sources of renewable energy
Wind
Water
Solar
400
This civil rights leader preached non-violent resistance.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
400
The USSR and the United States nearly reached the point of nuclear war during _______________
the Cuban Missile Crisis.
400
The development of ________________ gave the working class some leverage over business owners for the first time in history.
labor unions
400
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?
they did not give the central government the right to raise taxes and they gave more power to the states than the central government.
400
What is urbanization?
the social process whereby cities grow and societies become more urban
500
Place the following events in order:
Civil War
Civil Rights Act
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Civil War
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
Civil Rights Act
500
Place the following events in order by start date:
World War 1
American Revolution
Civil War
World War 2
Afghanistan War
Iraq War
Vietnam War
American Revolution
Civil War
World War 1
World War 2
Vietnam War
Afghanistan War
Iraq War
500
Place the following events in order:
The invention of the cotton gin
The invention of trains
The invention of cars
500
Place the following events in order:
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution
Lincoln’s Presidency
The 19th amendment
FDR’s Presidency
Obama’s Presidency