1920s Politics and Economics
Laissez-faire
These were the independent young women who rejected gender roles in the 1920s
Flappers
Reagan's economic philosophy
Reaganomics
These were the terror attacks on New York City and Washington DC
Why is the election of 2008 important?
Election of the first Black president
This idea refers to staying out of other countries affairs. Popular in the 1920s
Isolationism
The growth of Black culture in New York City during the 1920s
Harlem Renaissance
NAFTA
This is the name of Obama's major reform
Affordable Care Act
Name one of the government reactions to the 9/11 terror attacks
Department of Homeland Security, ICE, TSA
This person invented the assembly line and made cars cheaper
Henry Ford
This court case was a major example of the debate between traditionalists and modernists in the 1920s
Scopes Trial
Who was President for the end of the Cold War?
George HW Bush
The United States invaded this country after 9/11 because they harbored Al-Qaeda
Afghanistan
This was a major technological invention in the 1990s that greatly connected the country
The internet
This was the scandal where cabinet members took bribes from oil companies to give them access to the navy's oil reserve
Teapot Dome Scandal
These were the secret bars where alcohol was illegally sold.
Speakeasies
Who was the Soviet leader who worked with Reagan and oversaw the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Mikhail Gorbachev
This was the name of the economic event that Obama had to deal with when he was elected president in 2008.
Great Recession
This refers to the spread of US culture to other parts of the world
Diffusion
These raids targeted communists and labor unions as part of the First Red Scare
Palmer Raids
Name one artist from the Harlem Renaissance
Answers may vary.
Identify the scandal for Reagan and the scandal for Clinton. Make sure to say which is which.
Iran-Contra: Reagan
Clinton-Lewinsky: Clinton
The Bush administration said that Iraq had these as a justification for war. Iraq turned out to not have them.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
These regions saw increased migration after the 1960s
Latin America and Asia