WWI & WWII
What foreign policy did the United States take before World War I?
What is Isolationism
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
The 13th Amendment
What was the purpose of the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
To desegrate busing in the city.
This place is where you can see Representatives & Congress people in action.
The Capitol Building
This ism refers to countries wanting to increase their territory and influence to prove how great they are. It was one of the factors that led to WWI
What is nationalism.
What event started the Civil War in 1861?
The attack on Fort Sumter.
What were laws passed in the South to limit the rights of freed African Americans called?
The Black Codes which later became the Jim Crow Laws.
What happened at the funeral of Emmett Till to cause it to gain so much attention?
His mom wanted to have an open casket so the world could see what they did to her son.
This was the tallest structure in the world from 1884-1889. It took 40 years to build because they ran out of money. It is a testament to the singular reputation of our first president. It is located at the Mall.
Washington Monument
What event sparked the start of World War I?
The assassintation of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand.
Jefferson Davis & Robert E. Lee
What federal agency was created to assist freed slaves during Reconstruction?
The Freedman's Bureau
Why were people marching in Selma on March 7, 1865?
To protest their right to vote.
This is a famous site where President Lincoln was assassinated while watching a comedy, My American Cousin. It was a huge investigation and we now know almost every detail of Lincoln's assassination
Ford's Theater
They gave into Hitler to take back some of the land it had before WWI.
What famous speech did Lincoln deliver in 1863 at a battlefield cemetery?
The Gettysburg Address.
Which political party came to power after the Civil War giving many rights to African Americans creating opportunities for black leaders to emerge.
Radical Republicans
What was the result of the Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision?
It desegregated schools.
When visiting this memorial, you will see reference to the Four Freedoms speech which this president gave to Congress before entering WWII. He believed that everyone deserves freedom of speech and expression, freedom to worship, freedom from want, freedom from fear.
The FDR Memorial
During WWI and WWII, the United States got involved late. What events happened that brought them into WWI and then WWII
WWI - The Zimmerman Telegram and the sinking of the Lusitania.
WWII - The attack on Pearl Harbor.
How did Manifest Destiny cause the Civil War?
What does the Fourteenth Amendment guarantee to citizens?
Equal protection under the law.
Despite the 15th Amendment, African American were deprived of this right in many southern states.
The right to vote.
The design of this memorial is minimal and powerful. It is a black granite wall inscribed with the names of over 58,000 service members who died or remain missing. Names are listed in chronological order, starting and ending at the center of the wall. It is in a V-Shape.
What is the Vietnam Memorial