Politicians
Despite promising to keep the US out of WWI, this progressive President led the US into war
Woodrow Wilson
This amendment prohibited the sale of alcohol
18th
The treaty that ended WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Kentuckian director of the Birth of the Nation, depicted the Klan as protectors of white womanhood
D.W. Griffith
Civil Rights group founded in 1909 by W.E.B. Du Bois, Ida B. Wells, and others
NAACP
This president was in charge at the beginning of the Great Depression
Herbert Hoover
The 19th amendment did this
Gave women suffrage
German U-Boats torpedoed this ship, killing over a thousand people, including many Americans
Lusitania
This Black boxer beat "the great white hope" in a match, sparking anti-Black riots throughout the nation
What does TVA stand for?
Tennessee Valley Authority
This Socialist Party candidate ran for president while in prison for speaking out against US involvement in WWI
Eugene Debs
The three pillars of the Progressive movement according to Dr. Summers
Stability, morality, and democracy
This telegram invited Mexico to join Germany in WWI, sparking US involvement in the war
Zimmerman Telegram
This third richest person in the world was Secretary of the Treasury under Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover.
Andrew Mellon
This administration was created to improve labor conditions and stimulate economic recovery during the Great Depression
NRA
This Louisiana politician challenged FDR to the left with his "share the wealth" program
Huey Long
Thge name for government action breaking monopolies or large corporations believed to be restricting competition and hurting workers/consumers. Made famous by presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William H. Taft
Trust-busting
One of Wilson's 14 points was to create this international organization to keep peace-- but the US never joined
League of Nations
This famous Black vaudeville entertainer was made to darken his skin for his performances
This New Deal jobs program gave young men conservation jobs in American forests and parks
CCC
This presidency was wracked by the Teapot Dome scandal
Warren G. Harding
This trial in Tennessee featured William Jennings Bryan arguing against the teaching of evolution in schools
Scopes Monkey Trial
In 1941, before the US joined WW2, we helped the British with this program
Lend-Lease
A progressive reformer who pioneers social work in the US. She founded the Hull House, which provided assistance to immigrants, and was one of the founders of the NAACP
There are two New Deal programs with acronyms that have the same letters in slightly different order. Which two are they?
WPA and PWA