1920s
Industrialist whose innovation (assembly line) shaped American economy in 1920s
Henry Ford
He delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This event on September 11, 2001, led to major changes in U.S. foreign and domestic policy.
What are the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
This attack on December 7, 1941, brought the U.S. into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This event in June 1914 sparked the beginning of World War I.
What is the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This cultural movement of the 1920s celebrated African American art, music, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared that segregated public schools were unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This economic policy of Reagan’s focused on tax cuts, deregulation, and reducing government spending.
What is Reaganomics?
He was the U.S. president for most of World War II.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This type of warfare, defined by long ditches and stalemates, dominated the Western Front.
What is trench warfare?
What was the nickname for young women in the 1920s who challenged traditional norms with new fashion and behavior?
Flappers
Opposed African American cultural expression (Back to Africa).
Who is Marcus Garvey?
This 2001 law expanded government surveillance powers in response to terrorism.
What is the USA PATRIOT Act?
This 1917 message from Germany to Mexico helped push the U.S. into World War I.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This 1915 sinking of a British passenger ship by a German U‑boat angered the United States.
What is the sinking of the Lusitania?
What amendment started Prohibition by banning the sale of alcohol?
The 18th Amendment.
This 1965 law protected African Americans’ right to vote by banning literacy tests.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This 1979 crisis, involving the capture of American diplomats, severely damaged Carter’s presidency. (This was embarrassment to his presidency)
What is the Iran Hostage Crisis?
This top‑secret U.S. project developed the first atomic bombs.
What is the Manhattan Project?
Selective Service Act during World War I?
Who is the military draft ?
1920s U.S President; Teapot Dome Scandal
Warren G Harden
This civil rights group, founded by young activists in 1960, organized sit‑ins and Freedom Rides.
What is SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee)?
This peace agreement, negotiated by President Carter in 1978, brought Egypt and Israel together after decades of conflict.
What are the Camp David Accords?
He led U.S. forces in the Pacific and famously declared, “I shall return.
Who is Douglas MacArthur?
What was President Woodrow Wilson’s plan for lasting peace after WWI called?
Who is 14 points ?