Early 20th Century
Social Change
Social Change
This movement sought to address problems caused by industrialization, urbanization, and political corruption, and included reforms in labor, education, and women's rights
What is the Progressive Movement?
This was made illegal under the 18th Amendment, but was legalized by the 19th Amendment
What is the consumption, sale, and distribution of alcohol?
This economic crisis, caused by margin buying and overspeculation, began with the stock market crash in 1929, leading to massive unemployment and poverty
What is the Great Depression?
This Supreme Court decision found that the doctrine of "separate but equal" violates the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment
What is Brown v Board of Education?
What is Watergate?
This group, founded in 1909, was one of first civil rights organizations for Black Americans and used lawsuits to win justice for the families of lynching victims
What is the NAACP?
This policy, announced by President Wilson, aimed to keep the U.S. out of World War I while maintaining trade and diplomacy
What is neutrality/isolationism?
This term refers to Franklin D Roosevelt's plan to help the nation recover from the economic crisis of the 1930s
What is the New Deal?
This protest was sparked by the arrest of Rosa Parks for refusing to give up her seat on an Alabama bus
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This president signed the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, 1965, and 1968, as well as the "Great Society" programs of Medicare and Medicaid
Who is Lyndon B Johnson?
This cultural movement of the 1920s celebrated African American artistic and literary expression, centered in New York City
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This was the purpose of the 19th Amendment
What is Women's Suffrage?
This president revolutionized American economic policy in the late 20th century by prioritizing tax cuts and deregulation
Who is Ronald Reagan?
Increasing immigration from Latin America and internal migration away from the Midwest led to a population boom in this region of the country
What is the Sun Belt?
This Supreme Court decision legalized abortion nationally on the grounds of the right to privacy
What is Roe v Wade?
These restrictions on immigration, established in the 1920s, set limits on the number of immigrants who would be accepted from each country
What are quotas?
This former president ran as a third party candidate in 1912 on a progressive platform, splitting the Republican vote and helping Democrat Woodrow Wilson win the presidency
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
This law contributed to the economic boom after World War 2 by helping veterans buy homes and pay for college
What is the G.I. Bill?
This 1969 event marked a turning point in the fight for LGBTQ rights after police raided a New York City gay bar
What where the Stonewall Riots?
He was the first president to be impeached since Andrew Johnson 130 years earlier, but was not removed from office by the Senate
Who is Bill Clinton?
This Tennessee trial in 1925 tested a state law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools and became a national debate over science and religion
What is the Scopes Monkey Trial?
This scandal during the presidency of Warren G. Harding involved the secret leasing of government oil reserves to private companies
What is the Teapot Dome Scandal?
This 1947 law was designed to reduce the power of labor unions
What is the Taft-Hartley Act?
This 1972 law banned gender discrimination in any school/education program receiving federal funding, marking a major victory for feminism
What is Title IX (9)?
This 1993 trade agreement eliminated all tariffs and trade barriers between the United States, Mexico, and Canada, contributing to globalization and free trade
What is NAFTA?