Name that Era (Ex: 1920s)
Jazz Age, Prohibition, Great Gatsby, Jazz Music, ~prosperity~
1920s
Thomas Edison
Female conductor on the Underground Railroad; watched a whole movie on her in class
Harriet Tubman
The ALLIED powers defeat the AXIS powers; Big 3: FDR, Churchill, Stalin
World War II
President William Taft got stuck in a bathtub
True
Late Civil Rights Movement, JFK assassinated, MLK assassinated, we went to the moon, Selma March
1960s
He became president after FDR died; chose to drop the atomic bomb twice on Japan
Harry Truman
She was a Mississippi Civil Rights leader; beaten for registering to vote; created the Mississippi Freedom Democrat Party; interrupted by Lydon B Johnson; I went on a small rant about her <3
Queen Icon Legend Fannie Lou Hamer
Southeast Asian War to try to contain Communism. Started under JFK. Ultimately failed. Guerilla Warfare. Forrest Gump.
Vietnam War
The United States of American never actually declared war on Vietnam
True..yup
World War II, Franklin D Roosevelt is president, Hitler is defated
1940s
This is a Progressive Era president; Rough Rider in the Spanish American War; "Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick"; My Fav; Excellent Mustache
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt; TR
This person is not a historical figure but she is in this room and realizing she does not cover enough females in history and is ashamed.
Mrs. Eason
Spanish American War
George Bush was president during 9/11
FALSE IT WAS GEORGE W BUSH AND IT MATTERS
Eisenhower is president, "Duck and cover" , the Cold War is heating up, Civil Rights Movement is STARTing, Brown v. Board
1950s
Robber Baron/Captain of Industry during the Industrial Revolution; became the richest man on earth through his monopoly Standard Oil
John D Rockefeller
She was a muckraker during the Industrial Revolution. She wrote A HISTORY OF STANDARD OIL to take down the oil monopoly at the time.
IDA B TARBELL
This war was over many issues, including slavery and states rights. It took place in the US. North v. South. Lincoln was president.
The Civil War
Muckrakers and yellow journalists are the same thing.
Falsity False.
Muck- expose the truth
Yellow- LIES
The Cold War Ends, Ronald Reagan is president, Crack Cocaine is an epidemic, George Bush is Vice Prsident
1980s
Was president in the 70s, credited for ending Vietnam, was forced to resign after WATERGATE scandal
Richard Nixon
She sat on a bus in Montgomery, AL during the Civil Rights Movement
Queen Rosa Parks
The Great War. The US did not enter the war until it was almost over. Lusitania. Against Geramny but NOT Hitler.
World War I
JFK was killed by one shooter: Harry Lee Oswald
I will accept True or False hahahHAHA TRICK QUESTION