The Roaring Twenties
This group of Americans did not experience a boom in economic growth in the 1920s.
Farmers.
Who was the dictator of Italy?
What amendment freed slaves?
The 13th Amendment.
Which senator tried to convince Americans that there were a bunch of communists in Hollywood and the government?
Joseph McCarthy.
Where is the nation's capitol?
Washington, D.C.
This even happened on Black Tuesday (October 29, 1929).
The Stock Market crashed.
What are the three countries that formed the Axis Powers?
Japan, Italy, Germany
What 3 amendments to the Constitution are also know as the "Reconstruction Amendments"?
The 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments.
Which proxy war ended in a stalemate, with one part staying Communist and the other staying Democratic?
The Korean War.
What is the United States' national bird?
The bald eagle.
What was the Model-T created on?
An assembly line
Where did D-Day take place?
Normandy, France.
What did many slaves and poor whites become after the Civil War?
Sharecroppers.
What was the name of the wall that divided up Germany?
The Berlin Wall.
What state was the first to secede from the Union before the Civil War?
South Carolina.
What is the Amendment that gave Women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
The day that Germany surrendered was also known as what?
Victory in Europe Day, or V.E. Day.
Who was the President of The Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
The Vietnam War was fought in what kind of environment, making it difficult for U.S. troops to fight?
The jungle.
What is our national anthem's title?
The Star-Spangled Banner.
What is another name for the 18th Amendment?
Prohibition.
Hitler's 'Final Solution' is known as this dark event that took placed during WWII.
The Holocaust.
What group help the newly freed slaves learn to read and write?
The Freedmen's Bureau
In what years did the Cold War begin and end?
From 1945 until 1989
Which state was the final state added to the Union?
Alaska.