Civil Rights and the early 20th American Century
Civil rights are fundamental rights and freedoms that guarantee individuals' equal treatment by the government and protection from _____________________based on characteristics like race, gender, religion, and disability.
discrimination
Yellow __________________ is sensationalist reporting practiced by media who are eager to increase sales.
journalism
The 1st President of America, George Washington, warned early Americans to “steer clear of foreign ___________________________”.
entanglements
Like the Depression of the ____________ that gave rise to the New Deal, the Depression of the 1890’s had profound and lasting effects.
1930’s
The oldest tree in the world is Methuselah, a Great Basin bristlecone pine located in the White Mountains of _______________________.
California
U.S. Supreme Court Decision of _______vs Ferguson declared it constitutional to segregate the American public.
Plessy
Yellow journalists during the late 1890's such as William Randolph Hearst would soon lie to promote the ______________________ war.
Spanish-American
_______________________ is defined as steering clear of foreign entanglements.
isolationism
Lasting until ___________, the depression was the decisive event of the decade.
1897
_________________ is the wealthiest city in the world based on the total number of millionaires, while the city-state of Monaco is the wealthiest by wealth per capita, with an average individual wealth exceeding $20 million.
New York City
U.S. Supreme Court Decision of Plessy vs Ferguson occurred during the year _________.
1896
Tik-Tok was created during the year _______.
2016
Telegraphs, telephones, and undersea cables kept people informed just prior to the Spanish-American war and grew a sense of ________________________.
internationalism
During the depression of the 1890's, ___ million people were unemployed (20 percent of the workforce).
3
The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa, located in ________________.
Dubai
The Plessy vs Ferguson Supreme Court decision made it clear that the new American policy regarding segregation was based upon the phrasing "Separate but ________."
Equal
William Randolph Hearst owned the New York _______ during the late 1800's and into the early 1900's.
In 1898 most Americans blamed Spain for the explosion of the battleship called the ___________.
Maine
The Depression of the 1890's changed the course of American__________.
history
The closest star to Earth, after our Sun, is Proxima Centauri, located approximately ___________ light-years away.
4.24
Based upon Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, Social Darwinism emphasizes “Survival of the __________"
Fittest
TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, was founded by ________________entrepreneurs.
Chinese
The Spanish-American war is also referred to as the Splendid ________ War, due to the short 10 weeks it had lasted.
Little
An economic depression is a prolonged and severe decline in ____________________activity.
economic
Basketball began on December 21, _________, when it was invented by James Naismith in Springfield, Massachusetts. The first game was played with a soccer ball and two peach baskets.
1891