Civil War
Progression
World War II
Important People
Civil Rights Movement
100
What was the goal of Reconstruction?
To repair the South and reunite the North and South.
100
What did labor unions fight for?
Safer working conditions and higher wages.
100
What was the new invention the Germans used in WWII?
u-boats
100
Which world leaders were allies?
Churchill and Roosevelt
100
What is discrimination?
When people are treated differently or cruelly because of race, color, or religion
200
What rights did African Americans gain after the Civil War?
The right to vote and full citizenship.
200
What was the women's movement spreading across the South?
Suffrage
200
What did Americans do to help in the war effort?
Americans planted victory gardens to send food over seas.
200
What was Charles Lindbergh's great feat?
He was the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic Ocean.
200
How did Rosa Park's actions lead to civil rights protest?
She inspired a non-violent boycott of buses to protest the busing segregation laws
300
What hardships did sharecroppers face?
Poverty, long work days, and little property ownership, and debt
300
What was Prohibition?
When alcohol was illegal.
300
Why did Americans ration during WWII?
Americans wanted to send enough food and supplies to the troops overseas.
300
Who became President after Roosevelt died during his fourth term in office?
Harry Truman
300
What was the Supreme Court's decision in Brown vs. Board of Education?
Segregation was illegal
400
What caused urbanization?
Farmers had a surplus of crops, prices went down, farmers sold their farms and moved to the city.
400
Why didn't more money provide better results for education?
Schools were not a state requirement.
400
Which three countries first formed to Allied Powers?
Soviet Union, Great Britain, France
400
What did Abby Crawford Milton do for Tennessee women?
She traveled the state giving speeches and organizing suffrage leagues.
400
What did Southern politicians declare in the Southern Manifesto?
They said the U.S. Supreme Court overstepped its bounds
500
Why was there an economic boom after the Civil War?
Southerners turned to creating factories and industries for economic growth.
500
Which of these is an example of Progressive Era improvements?
The Meat Inspection Act was created to require factories and stores to keep food safe.
500
What happened on D-Day?
Soldiers from 12 countries stormed the beaches of France's Normandy peninsula, taking the Germans by surprise.
500
Why did Cordell Hull receive a Nobel Peace prize?
For creating the United Nations
500
What were Jim Crow laws?
They were passed to discriminate against blacks' ability to vote.
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