Depression
What did the Beer Act of 1933 change about American federal law?
It repealed the 18th Amendment / Ended Prohibition
Did Herbert Hoover do anything positive for America during the Depression?
He built the Hoover Dam
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
A black lawyer who argued many cases in front of the Supreme Court, winning many victories for black activists.
What was the Double V Campaign?
A campaign encouraging black Americans to fight on two fronts at the same time - against racism at home and in Europe.
Who was Martin Luther King?
A Protestant minister who led Civil Rights protests and preached non-violence.
What happened to American stock prices from 1920-1929?
They quadrupled
Name one factor that made the Great Depression worse for America.
Farming crisis / tariffs / Dust Bowl / Availability of credit
What is a race riot?
A racially motivated instance of mass violence or disturbance.
Give one political reason that President Truman chose to desegregate the military.
Because segregation was giving America's enemies wonderful propaganda to use against them / because the military would be weaker if non-white races became resentful / because some voting citizens felt strongly about the unfairness of segregation
Why did Malcolm X change his name from 'Little' to 'X'?
Because he didn't want to be named after a slave owner.
Who was the next president after Herbert Hoover?
Franklin D. Roosevelt
What did Herbert Hoover do to the Bonus Army?
Gassed them
How were Japanese Americans badly treated during World War Two?
Put into internment camps / forced to sell their belongings at low prices / treated with suspicion despite no evidence that they were working with the Japanese government
What is a sit-in?
A form of civil rights protest where activists would enter a segregated establishment and refuse to leave until they were all served.
How did Malcolm X and Martin Luther King die?
They were both shot.
Give one of Huey Long's political ideas.
Free higher education / increase taxes for the rich / a limit on personal wealth / guaranteed holidays for workers / any others you can find
What is rugged individualism?
The ideology believing that the government should not give aid to the poor.
Did the Plessy v. Ferguson decision support or oppose segregation laws?
Support
What was a Freedom Ride?
A form of Civil Rights protest where activists would ride interstate buses into segregated areas, publicly testing the power of the Supreme Court and the Federal government against the States.
What is a strike?
A type of protest were workers refuse to work for their employers until their demands are met.
Name one Alphabet Agency that was declared unconstitutional.
The NRA / The AAA
What does Dies Irae mean in English?
Day of Wrath
Which Supreme Court case decided that segregation was unconstitutional in all public schools?
Brown v Board of Education
Were sit-ins violent or non-violent?
Non-violent
What is a boycott?
A type of protest where customers refuse to buy certain goods/services until their demands are met.