Reconstruction, Labor, & The West
The remains of these hunted animals were popularly used in the clothing industries and for fertilizers. Not only this, but they were also killed for sport.
What is Bison?
This is an organized terrorist organization that was created during the New South and used violence and intimidation as a means of controlling a group of people.
Who are the Klu Klux Klan?
The time frame in which the United State suffered an economic downturn after the stock market crash which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors.
What is August 1929 to March 1933?
The Korean War, Space Race, and the Cuban missile crisis were all factors in this war that was not "hot".
What is the Cold War?
This is a famous speech given by Martin Luther King Jr. on the Lincoln Memorial which brought the civil rights movement to new heights and put pressure on politicians to pass civil rights legislation.
What is the "I Had a Dream" speech?
This person made the assembly line famous and was responsible for the increase in automobile production while costs dramatically decreased.
What is Henry Ford?
In 1912, Woodrow Wilson campaigned for the presidency by arguing that evolving economic conditions demanded new and aggressive government policies. As an attempt to preserve traditional American liberties, he named this political program “The __________ Freedom”
What is The New Freedom?
He was a black American leader that wrote the editorial “Returning Soldiers” from The Crisis 18 that urges returning soldiers to continue fighting for democracy at home. *primary source*
Who is W.E.B. DuBois?
Executive Order No. 9066 placed 120,000 people of Japanese descent in internment camps and was authorized by this president. *Primary source*
Who is president Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)?
This organization's "statement of purpose" laid out the goals of the organization and the targets of its feminist vision.
What is the National Organization for Women?
What plan offered pardon to the white, southern elite and allowed state governments a “free-hand” in managing local affairs? This plan was implemented by a President who believed the Union should be “reconstructed” as it was.
What is Johnson's Plan?
Between 1870 and 1920, over 25 million immigrants arrived in the United States. Name one out of the three groups that made up a large percentage of the arrivals.
Who are the Eastern European Jews?
Who are the Italians?
Who are the Poles?
Thousands of World War I Veterans who demanded immediate cash bonus payments for wartime services to alleviate the economic hardship of the Great Depression.
What is the Bonus Army?
This is the date that Pearl Harbor was attacked, launching the US into WWII.
What is December 7, 1941?
Before the house could vote on his impeachment, this president resigned, making him the first and only president to ever resign from office.
Who is Richard Nixon?
This battle between American cavalry and the Lakota’s (lead by Chief Spotted Elk) at ______ ____ Creek ended Native American resistance in the West. Between 150-300 natives and 2 dozen cavalrymen were killed.
What is Wounded Knee Massacre?
This amendment prohibited states from denying any citizen the right to vote based on race.
What is the 15th amendment?
A statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War 1 given in a speech by President Woodrow Wilson.
What is the 14 Point System?
Shelly v. Kraemer, Brown v. Board of Education, and Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company were important cases for the civil rights movement. These cases were heard in this court.
What is the Supreme Court?
This the date that Martin Luther King Jr. got assassinated.
What is April 4th, 1968?
This was a conservative alternative to the Knights of Labor – they aimed for practical gains in the workplace and tried to avoid strikes. Their abbreviation is AFL.
What is the American Federation of Labor?
The USS Maine was harbored here for 2 weeks before 3/4ths of the crew died from an explosion.
What is Cuba (Havana)?
An act of 1935 that was signed into law by President FDR that provided for old age pensions, unemployment insurance, and economic aids to assist both the elderly and dependent children.
What is the Social Security Act?
Joseph McCarthy and other anti-communists fueled this widespread fear of communism.
What is the red scare? (second red scare)
In his first inaugural address, this President stated, "Government is not the solution to the problem. Government is the problem."
Who is Ronald Reagan?