Presidents
This U.S. president used "The Iron Curtain" to describe the separation of East and West Germany.
Who is Winston Churchill?
The introduction of this invention changed the living and dating patterns for those who could afford it as well as the growth of suburbs.
What is the automobile?
The U.S. victory of this war gave the U.S. control over Cuba.
What is the Spanish-American War?
This event was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks and lasted for 13 months.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This program of genocide carried out by the German government resulted in the extermination of 6 million Jews and over 5 million others.
What is the Holocaust?
This president supported "dollar diplomacy", promising to protect the investments of American businesses in Latin America with a guarantee of U.S. intervention if any problems arose.
Who is William Howard Taft?
This 1920s icon changed cultural attitudes towards the role of women.
What is the Flapper?
This diplomacy by Theodore Roosevelt increased the profile of the U.S. on the world scene with intervention in Central American countries.
What is the "Big Stick" diplomacy?
This type of protest would take place in many lunch counters across the South after four African-American college students peacefully asked to be served at a "whites-only" Woolworth's lunch counter.
What are sit-ins?
These laws restricted the rights of Jews in Germany.
What are the Nuremberg Laws?
The "Big Three" allied leaders consisted of Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin, and this U.S. president.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The introduction of this caused consumers to change their attitudes about debt and developed the 'buy now, pay later' philosophy.
What is the installment plan?
This amendment, in 1901, brought extended American supervision over Cuban affairs, and gave the U.S. the right to lease a military base at Guantanamo Bay.
What is the Platt Amendment?
This protest was met with violent resistance by state and local authorities until the National Guard was called in to offer protection.
What are the Selma Marches?
These series of trials responded to the crimes committed during World War II.
What are the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials?