Women's Movements
Civil Rights
Wars
Economic Problems
Miscellaneous
100
Describe the stereotypes for women in the early twentieth century
Stay at home, cook, clean, not well educated, married with children
100
What was the Civil Rights movement about?
African Americans, and others were fighting for equality in society
100
What "hot" wars were the US involved in during the 1900's?
WWI, WWII, Korean War, Vietnam War
100
What was the longest Economic Depression in the Twentieth Century? What years did it last?
Great Depression, 1929-1940
100
What increased car production?
assembly line lowered prices
200
What were women expected to do with their lives before the 1970's?
Marriage, staying at home
200
Who led the Hispanic, farmers movement in the west?
Cesar Chavez
200
What was a result of the Battle of Midway?
Japan stopped gaining new territory.
200
What happened to the Midwest during the Great Depression?
The land dried up and blew away (Dust Bowl)
200
List and describe the three types of populated areas:
Urban- cities Suburban- towns Rural- Farm communities
300
What did many women want to do to become independent?
Get jobs
300
Name and describe the two types of segregation.
De Facto Segregation- Segregation by Tradition De Jure Segregation- Segregation by Law
300
Which parts of the Cold War were "Hot"
Vietnam War, Korean War
300
What did President Roosevelt do after becoming president?
He created the New Deal, which offered Relief, Recovery, and Reform
300
List three progressive reforms
Suffrage, prohibition, workers rights, child labor movements, workplace regulations, food regulations
400
Why did the first women's movement end?
After passing the nineteenth amendment, women were satisfied.
400
What and when was the Great Migration?
During the 1910's, 1.2 million African Americans moved from the segregated north for more opportunities
400
What did France and Great Britain do when Germany initially started building up its army after World War I?
They practiced the policy of appeasement, which is letting enemies do things, hoping it will allow peace.
400
What were the causes of the Great Depression?
Farming problems, uneven distribution of wealth, credit debt, banks collapse, overproduction of goods, high tariffs, technological advancements
400
List five bands or musical people to become significant in the 1960's
The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Joan Baez, Jimi Hendrix, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Credence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Sly and the Family Stone, The Band, Crosby Still Nash and Young, Blood Sweat and Tears, Santana, the Animals, Etc.
500
What started the second women's movement?
During WWII, women were able to get jobs. After the war, they had to give them up to go home, but were unhappy about it.
500
What was President Johnson's opinion on the Civil Rights Movement? Why?
He was pro- Civil Rights, which was odd because he was from a southern state (Texas)
500
What were Nixon's goals for Vietnam?
Vietnamization- US troops withdraw while South Vietnamese stepped up their fighting
500
What was the second biggest economic depression in the twentieth century?
The recession in the 1970's
500
What is the fear of communism called?
Red Scare
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