Roaring 20s
The 18th Amendment
What is the banning of alcohol?
This President’s name became synonymous with the shantytowns built by the homeless.
Hoover
The "Day of Infamy" that triggered the U.S. entry into WWII happened at this location.
Pearl Harbor attack
This 1954 Supreme Court case ruled that "separate but equal" schools were unconstitutional.
Brown v Board
This scandal led to Richard Nixon becoming the first President to resign.
Watergate
Category: Population Movement
How much would you like to wager?
This massive internal movement of 6 million African Americans from the rural South to the urban North and West fundamentally reshaped the American electorate and laid the social foundation for the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights Movement.
This "New Morality" icon was criticized for bobbing her hair and defying traditional gender roles.
the flapper
The true cause of the END of the Great Depression.
WWII
This "Project" was the top-secret mission to develop the atomic bomb.
Manhattan
This student-led organization was formed after the success of the lunch counter sit-ins.
SNCC
This economic theory suggests that cutting taxes for the wealthy will "drip" down to the rest.
trickle down / Reaganomics
These two Italian immigrants were executed in 1927, reflecting the Nativism of the era.
Sacco and Vanzetti
FDR classified his programs into these three categories (The "Three Rs").
Relief, recovery, reform
This group of American citizens was mass-interned in camps via Executive Order 9066.
Japanese Americans
This law as passed following the 1963 March on Washington.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This 1972 event was Nixon’s presidential highlight in improving diplomatic relations with a communist rival.
pingpong / traveling to China
This 1924 Act was passed specifically to favor Northern/Western European immigrants over others.
What is the immigration quota?
This New Deal program was created to restore public confidence in the banking system.
FDIC
This "Campaign" pushed for victory against fascism abroad AND victory against racism at home.
Double V campaign
This "Plan" provided billions in financial aid to rebuild Western Europe to prevent the spread of Communism.
Marshall Plan
This specific terrorist organization was responsible for the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Al-queada
This specific 1920s trial highlighted the tension between "Traditional Values" and "Modern Secular Culture."
Scopes Trial
Hoover’s refusal to provide direct federal relief was rooted in this specific two-word philosophy.
rugged individualism
These two Japanese cities were the targets of the first atomic bombs used in warfare.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
He was the first U.S. President to send federal troops to the South to enforce school integration.
Lyndon Johnson
This new Cabinet-level department was created specifically to coordinate domestic security after 9/11.
Homeland Security