60’s
What is the New Frontier?
This was JFK’s domestic program that focused on economic growth, civil rights, and social programs.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This 1954 Supreme Court case said school segregation was unconstitutional.
What is Black Tuesday?
This event on October 29, 1929 caused panic selling and started the crisis.
What is the Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This 1914 event started World War I when a crown prince was killed.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This cultural movement in the 1920s and 1930s celebrated African American art, music, and literature.
What is the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
This failed 1961 invasion of Cuba embarrassed JFK’s administration.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This 1896 case said segregation was legal if facilities were “equal.”
What are the Roaring Twenties?
This decade was known for wealth, jazz, and new technology before the crash.
Who is Gavrilo Princip?
This man assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
What is Harlem?
This New York City neighborhood was the center of the Harlem Renaissance.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
This 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and Soviet Union closest to nuclear war.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
This 1964 law ended discrimination in public places and jobs.
What is buying on margin (Margin Trading)?
This practice of buying stocks with borrowed money made the crash worse
What is the Sinking of the RMS Lusitania?
This passenger ship was sunk by a German U-Boat in 1915, killing Americans.
What is the Great Migration?
This migration moved millions of African Americans from the South to cities in the North and West.
What is the Civil Rights Movement?
JFK took action in this movement by supporting integration and proposing a major law in 1964.
Who is Rosa Parks?
This woman refused to give up her bus seat in 1955, starting a boycott.
What are Hoovervilles?
These were shantytowns built by homeless people during the Great Depression.
What are U-Boats?
These German submarines were used to attack ships during WWI.
Who is Langston Hughes?
This poet wrote The Weary Blues and captured the rhythm of Black life.
What is landing a man on the moon?
JFK challenged the nation to achieve this goal before the 1960s ended.
Who is Claudette Colvin?
This 15-year-old refused to give up her seat before Rosa Parks and helped end bus segregation in court.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
This president believed in “rugged individualism” and did not support direct federal relief.
What is the Zimmermann Telegram?
This secret message proposed an alliance between Germany and Mexico against the U.S.
Who is Zora Neale Hurston?
This author wrote Their Eyes Were Watching God and focused on Black Southern culture.