WWI
The assassination of this person started WWI.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
A type of music of black American origin which emerged at the beginning of the 20th century, characterized by improvisation, syncopation, and usually a regular or forceful rhythm.
jazz
Why did America join World War II?
The attack at Pearl Harbor by Japan
A supporter of the Nation of Islam and black leader who spoke in support of black separatism, black pride, and the use of violence for self-protection.
Malcolm X
This president was largely blamed for not alleviating the suffering during the Great Depression. He also has a famous dam named after him.
Herbert Hoover
Military operations in which the opposing forces attack and counterattack from systems of fortified ditches rather than on an open battlefield.
trench warfare
A day in American history where more than 16.4 million shares of stock were sold, causing the stock market to crash.
Black Tuesday
Where did the invasion of D-Day take place?
France
What was the result of Rosa Park's arrest?
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
The program, proposed by the U.S. Secretary of State in 1947, under which the United States supplied economic aid to European nations to help them rebuild after World War II.
The Marshall Plan
A highly decorated African-American infantry unit in World War I who spent more time in combat than any other American unit.
The Harlem Hellfighters
A set of principles granting greater sexual freedom to men than to women.
double standard
A political philosophy that advocates a strong, centralized, nationalistic government, headed by a powerful dictator.
fascism
This person was a civil rights lawyer during Brown v. Board of Education and the first African American Supreme Court justice.
Thurgood Marshall
What major countries were part of the Axis Powers?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
Which major countries were part of the Central Powers?
Germany
Austria-Hungary
The Ottoman Empire
This person was a pilot who became famous for flying alone across the Atlantic Ocean nonstop in 1927.
Charles Lindberg
Why did France and Great Britain declare war on Germany, starting World War II?
Germany invaded Poland
A policy that seeks to correct the effects of past discrimination by favoring the groups who were previously disadvantaged, like women and African Americans.
affirmative action
Racial separation established by practice and customs, not by law.
de facto segregation
What are three reasons why the U.S. entered WWI on the side of the Allies?
The German invasion of neutral Belgium
Economic gain
Zimmermann Telegram
What were three parts of the Social Security Act?
-insurance for retired people 65 and over
-weekly payments to people who were unemployed
-aid to people who were disabled and to families with children
What were three groups condemned by Nazis?
-Communists, socialists, liberals, anyone who spoke out
-Jews, Gypsies, Freemasons, Jehovah’s Witnesses- refused to join the army
-Homosexuals, The mentally deficient (intellectual disability), The mentally ill (inappropriate, irrational, or unrealistic behavior), The physically disabled, The incurably ill
What did the Voting Rights Act of 1965 specifically eliminate?
literacy tests
What were two major points brought up at the Yalta Conference?
The demilitarization of Germany (split into 4 zones)
The establishment of Poland’s borders
The formation of the United Nations
The Soviet Union would commit to fighting Japan