Women's Rights
The amendment that gave women the right to vote
What is the 19th amendment?
This woman refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man
Who is Rosa Parks?
The man who invented the light bulb
Who is Thomas Edison?
What was prohibition?
the prevention, by law, of the manufacturing, selling, and drinking of alcohol.
the 18th amendment
A meeting in which a group of women got together to decide how to change their rights.
He gave a speech, as part of his nonviolent protest, about equal rights for blacks and whites.
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
He developed over 300 products from peanuts.
Who was George Washington Carver?
What is suffrage?
The right to vote.
Which amendment ended prohibition?
the 21st amendment
What was the final step that allowed women everywhere in the country to vote?
changing the U.S. Constitution.
The Civil Rights Movement provided African Americans encouragement to work toward ____ ____.
equal rights
He invented the telephone in 1876.
What is a monopoly?
total control of a type of industry by a person or company.
True or False. The Spanish-American War became one of the shortest wars in American history.
true
Name one way women protested for equal rights.
They organized marches.
They led protests.
They formed groups like the AWSA and NWSA.
Lawyer who won the Brown vs. BOE case
Who was Thurgood Marshall?
Andrew Carnegie led the expansion of the American ____ industry in the late 19th century and became one of the richest Americans in history.
steel
What is a muckraker?
writers who dug up dirt or "muck" about dangerous working conditions or dishonest businesses and politicians.
Why was Hawaii annexed, or taken over?
The U.S. wanted to build a naval base in the Pacific Ocean and officials decided that Pearl Harbor in Hawaii was the best location.
Name one woman who fought for women's suffrage.
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Where did the Montgomery Bus Boycott take place?
Montgomery, Alabama
By the early 1880s, John D. Rockefeller controlled the ____ business in the United States.
oil
Who were progressives?
People who were concerned by the growing gap between the rich and poor.
They believed in using new and creative ideas for social progress and change.
What was segregation?
The separation of blacks in whites in which blacks were not treated fairly. They were not allowed to go to the same places as white people.