Roarin' 20's
What is the name of the first pilot to fly solo across the atlantic?
Charles Lindbergh
Which amendment abolished prohibition?
18
Who made the famous 14 points?
Woodrow Wilson
Which court case provided "separate but equal"?
Plessy v. Ferguson
"A house ______ ______ itself cannot stand"
divided against; Lincoln
How did bootleggers and speakeasies cause problems for federal authorities during prohibition?
Started organized crime
What is it called when you borrow money to invest in stocks?
Buying on margin
Whose assassination led to the start of WWI? (1 bonus point if you name what country he was from)
Archduke Franz Ferdinand; Austria
Which protest gave MLK his status of "father of the civil rights movement"?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
"The only thing we have to fear is ____ _____"
fear itself; FDR
What was the first movie with sound?
The Jazz Singer
What did they call the 1000 unemployed veterans who marched in 1932 and why were they marching?
Bonus Army; wanted their bonuses from WWI
Which treaty made Germany take full responsibility of the war?
Treaty of Versailles
What is the name of the group who's goal was to pressure the federal government to enforce the law, banning segregation on interstate buses?
Freedom Riders
"We hold these truths to be _____-_____: that all men are created equal"
self-evident; Declaration of independence/Thomas Jefferson
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
American Arts Movement
What is the FDIC? (spell out acronym and define)
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; insured money in banks
Name the 3 "isms" that helped cause WWI.
imperialism, nationalism, militarism
Who was lynched by white men and displayed with an open casket at his funeral to show the brutal reality of racism in America?
Emmit Till
"We the people of the United States, in order to form a ____ ______ _____ ... "
more perfect union; Constitution, Preamble
Which trial was the first to be broadcasted on the radio? (hint: 1925, famous trial, evolution)
Scopes Monkey trial
Who was the senator that was going to run against Roosevelt but got assassinated? (hint: democrat, proposed “share the wealth” “Kingfish”)
Huey Long
What act did we pass to enlarge our military at the start of WWI?
Selective Service Act
How many days did the Montgomery Bus Boycott last?
381
"We must be the great ______ of _______"
arsenal of democracy; FDR