Presidents
This president was the president during the market crash of 1929
Who was Herbert Hoover
Who said this-
"A house divided against itself cannot stand"
Who was Abraham Lincoln
Young women who wore short skirts, short hair, and listened to jazz music were nicknamed
Flappers
This movement was led by women's organizations who wanted to combat abuse and alcoholism. They succeeded, but the result did not work and the law was reversed.
What was the temperance movement
During the civil war, this party was associated with supporting slavery.
The democratic party
This President was in office during the Gulf War
Who was George H. W. Bush
Who said this-
"And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country."
Who was JFK
This is the mindset that having more possessions is the goal one should strive for, the attempt to 'live the good life'
What is materialism
A large group of white supremacists that often used violence to deter African-Americans from voting. Unless you were a white American, they were against you.
The Ku Klux Klan
When Theodore Roosevelt was running for the presidency this party was known as the Bull Moose Party.
The Republican Party
This president gained prestige following a series of debates against Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois
Who was Abraham Lincoln
Who said this-
"Free at last, free at last, thank god almighty we are free at last."
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.
This is the name for a group of writers and artists who left the United States to live in Europe
Who was the lost generation
This movement fought for Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness during the late 1700s.
The American Revolution
First American political party, formed by Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of the treasury, John Adams, and Governor Morris.
The Federalists party
This president introduced the programs called the great society
Who was Lyndon B. Johnson
Who said this -
"If you tell a big enough lie and tell it frequently enough, it will be believed."
Who was Hitler
Who flew the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in 1927
Charles Lindbergh
This movement was to challenge the authority of the central government
The states movement
This party was formed when the Democratic-Republic split into two parties
The Whig Party
This president was the second president assasinated
Who was James A. Garfield
"The power to tax involves the power to destroy"
John Marshall
(McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819)
This was one of the most well-known proponents of abortion. She founded a famous clinic that now has 650 centers across the country
Who was Margaret Sanger
This movement was to bring awareness of pollution and environmental issues
The Environmental Movement
This party fought for freeing the slaves on American land and making the new land acquired by the U.S. free of slavery.
The Free Soil Party