Civil Change
He led peaceful protests and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech during the Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King Jr.
This event on December 7, 1941, led the U.S. to join World War II.
Pearl Harbor
A system where citizens vote for leaders and have freedoms like speech and religion.
Democracy
During WWI what group of people were supporting the war effort on the home front?
Women
This powerful weapon was developed during WWII and used on Japan.
Atomic Bomb
This cultural movement in New York celebrated Black art, music, and writing in the 1920s.
Harlem Renaissance
These partnerships were formed between nations before and during World War I, and was one of the MAIN causes of the war.
Alliances
A system where the government controls property and production to create economic equality.
Communism
The severe economic crisis in the 1930s caused this problem for millions of workers.
Unemployment
In the late 1970s, families were evacuated after toxic waste was discovered under homes in this New York neighborhood.
Love Canal
This movement involved African Americans relocating from the rural South to Northern cities in the early 20th century.
The Great Migration
This plan by President Wilson aimed to create lasting peace after World War I.
Wilson’s 14 Points/ the League of Nations
This 1920 amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
This natural disaster in the Great Plains during the 1930s led to failed crops and migration.
Dust Bowl
DAILY DOUBLE
This region of the United States was hardest hit by the Dust Bowl during the 1930s.
The Great Plains
This term refers to the process of ending racial separation in public spaces and institutions.
Desegregation
This long Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia saw U.S. troops fighting to stop the spread of communism.
Vietnam War
This 1980s economic policy involved tax cuts and less government regulation.
Reaganomics
These government programs were introduced by FDR to help recover from the Great Depression.
New Deal
This 1979 incident involved a nuclear reactor malfunction in Pennsylvania.
Three Mile Island
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
This 1990 invasion by Iraq led to international military action, including by the U.S.
Iraq invading Kuwait
This peace agreement between Egypt and Israel was brokered by President Carter.
Camp David Accords
During WWII, Americans conserved resources and goods through this system.
Rationing
This Cold War-era practice of mass-producing destructive technology led to fears of global annihilation and what between superpowers.
Nuclear arms race