Interwar Period
The height of this period occurred in 1932 and was devastating to many Americans
The Great Depression
This event, which President Roosevelt said was "a day which will live in infamy" resulted in US involvement in WWII
Pearl Harbor
Immediately following WWII, these two countries emerged as the leading powers of the world
The United States & Soviet Union
The creation of these suburban communities provides an example of the rapid growth occurring in the suburbs post-WWII
Levittown
The philosophy preached by Martin Luther King Jr.
Civil Disobedience (or Non-Violence)
This president felt as though the economy would self-correct and that government involvement would harm America
President Herbert Hoover
This event was most responsible for pulling the United States out of the Great Depression
World War II
United States presidents wished to ___________ communism, and prevent it from spreading
Contain (Containment)
The proliferation of these (with almost 9/10 American Households having one) allowed for movement away from the cities
Automobiles
This conflict shifted Americans' attention away from the Civil Rights Movement
The Vietnam war
This president felt as though immediate, and direct, federal government action was needed in order to help Americans
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
In order to end the war, Harry Truman made the decision to drop the atom bomb on these two Japanese cities
Hiroshima & Nagasaki
President Truman was faced with a test when "war" struck this country and pitted him in a conflict with his top general, Douglas MacArthur
South Korea (the Korean War)
One of President Eisenhower's greatest contributions to the United States was the creation of the ________ _______ ________, which was, in his words, military and civilian necessity.
Interstate Highway System
The doctrine of "separate but equal" was handed down by the Supreme Court in this case, which was eventually overturned in educational facilities in Brown v. Board of Education Topeka
Plessy v. Ferguson
Which industries suffered prior to the stock market crash, which was an indication of tough times ahead
farming crisis and banking crisis
It was after World War II that Harry Truman did this to the military
Desegregated
The creation of this congressional committee highlighted Americans' fear of communism and the hysteria that accompanied it
The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)
This legislative action helped many WWII veterans but failed to benefit many African-American veterans
The G.I. Bill of Rights (Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944) or, simply, the GI Bill
President Eisenhower sent in the troops in order to forcibly integrate this school because Governor Orval Faubus refused to comply with the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education
Central High School (the Little Rock 9)
Hoover and Roosevelt were most conflicted about expanding the role of THIS, which prior to the Great Depression did not have really have an impact on the lives of average Americans
The Federal Government
This executive order, which never actually mentioned Japanese by name, resulted in the imprisonment of nearly 200,000 Japanese on the west coast
Executive Order 9066
Joseph Stalin tested Harry Truman's resolve when he prevented US troops from entering one of their zones of occupation, resulting in this 11-month event
The Berlin Airlift
Exemplified by the focus on the "nuclear family," this period was marked by the massive increase in population due to the _____ _____
Baby Boom
This civil rights action was typified by the use of carpools and walking
The Montgomery Bus Boycott