Crime,Alcohol,Music
Why were the 1920’s called the roaring 20’s?
It was called the roaring 20’s because of the freewheeling, dramatic social and political changes.
What year did the Cold War start?
1947
What decade were hippies most popular?
1960s
What were the Greensboro sit ins?
They sat at a diner in Greensboro
What was the longest battle of World War II?
Battle of the Atlantic
How was the stock market involved?
The stock markets roped in millions of investors
What was the most dangerous Cold War moment?
Cuban missile crisis
Were hippies against drugs?
No
What year was the Civil Rights Act passed?
1964
What country lost the most lives in World War II?
Soviet Union
What was prohibition?
Was a nationwide constitutional ban on the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages from 1920 to 1933.
What was the Yalta Conference?
It was a meeting between Britain, us and soviet union after WW2.
What did hippies fight for?
Peace and Love
What year was Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated?
1968
What was the last major battle of World War II?
Battle of Okinawa
What amendment created prohibition and when was it passed?
It was the Eighteenth amendment and it was passed in 1919
What happened to start the Space Race?
When the soviet announced they would launch a satellite
What war were hippies against?
Vietnam war
What happened in Little Rock in 1957?
Nine students went to school with whites
What was the second city the United States dropped a nuclear bomb on?
Nagasaki
What was the Roaring 20’s?
The Roaring Twenties refers to the decade of the 1920s in Western society and Western culture.
What year did the Cold War end?
1991
What was a famous band with Ringo Starr as a member?
The Beatles
What was the 1963 Washington Freedom March famous for?
"I have a Dream Speech"
Where was the first atom bomb tested?
Los Alamos, New Mexico