WWII
Event that caused the U.S. to enter into WWII
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor
The oil industry
The Soviet Union and the U.S.
President that was assassinated by Johhn Wilkes Booth
John F. Kennedy
Who ignited the bus boycott in Montgomery?
Rosa Parks
Axis Powers in WWII
Germany, Italy, Japan
What industry Carnegie dominated in
The steel industry
A time period of intense fear and suspicion about the spread of communism
The Red Scare
What president was involved in the Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon
What was the significance of the Brown vs Board of Education court case?
It declared segregation was unconstitutional in public schools
Allied Powers in WWII
Soviet Union, The United States, China, United Kingdom
What type of transportation made Vanderbilt rich?
Ships or steamboats
What is the name of the U.S. Policy to stop the spread of communism
Containment
President that created The New Deal
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Where was Martin Luther King Jr's "I Have a Dream" speech held?
On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C.
What was the reason Germany entered into WWII
The harshness of the Treaty of Versailles
Term used to describe someone who built their fortunes through unethical practices
Robber Baron
Besides the Soviet Union, name at least 3 other communist countries that the United States opposed.
China, North Korea, Cuba, North Vietnam, East Germany
President that was a peanut farmer prior to becomming president
Jimmy Carter
What did the Civil Rights act of 1964 do?
It banned segregation in public places
What two cities were bombed by the U.S.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What was the name of Rockefeller's Oil business?
Standard Oil
What role in the government did Joe McCarthy have?
Senator from Wisconsin
Which president sent federal troops to enforce school desegregation in Little Rock, Arkansas
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The name of the group of high schoolers who had to be escorted by federal troops to attend school in Arkansas
Little Rock Nine