Roaring 20s/Great Depression
What was the Harlem Renaissance and Women's suffrage?
Rebirth of culture and art for African Americans
Right to vote for women
What is holocaust denial?
Denial that the holocaust happened. People believed it was an exaggeration.
Before WWII, dictators threatened to conquer new territories and wanted to take…
Raw materials/resources
Explain the difference between violent and nonviolent protests.
Using violence, any means necessary to fight inequality and discrimination.
Protesting, fighting for your rights without using violence or harmful methods.
Which was NOT a reason that led to the fall of the Soviet Union?
Low economic growth
Inability to keep up with US defense spending
Revolts in Eastern Europe
People working hard to bring wealth to businesses
People working hard to bring wealth to businesses
During Roaring 20s, there was a rise in consumerism, which means…
People were buying more goods and spending on entertainment
In what country, were most concentration and extermination camps found?
Poland
The rise of which totalitarian dictators led to WWII?
Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo
______ was the face of the violent protests and _____ was the face of non-violent protests.
Malcolm X
MLK Jr.
What happened when people were fleeing East Germany through Berlin? (what was built) Why were they fleeing?
Berlin Wall
Poor living conditions, communist government
What were flappers?
Europe chose to follow a policy of __________, where they satisfied Germany’s demands instead of confronting what they are doing for fear of another world war.
Appeasement
What event brought the US into WWII? Called a date that will live in infamy.
What happened?
Pearl Harbor
Japanese bombed Oahu, Hawaii naval base
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 stopped states from…
Using poll taxes
Administering literacy tests
Setting discriminatory rules
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The Cuban Missile Crisis happened when the USSR supplied Fidel Castro with missiles and the US feared the spread of communism so close to America.
What is Prohibition? What increased during this time?
Ban on alcoholic beverages
Crime and gangs
What were 2 goals Hitler had?
Hitler’s goals were to conquer all of Europe and exterminate all people of Jewish heritage to keep the perfect race alive.
Which countries were the Allies? and Axis?
US, Britain, USSR
Italy, Germany, Japan
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ?
Made it illegal to Discriminate based on race, religion, gender, and nationality
What happened with the Paris Peace Accords?
Agreement to cease fighting and US would resupply South Vietnam.
Both sides did not follow their promises. North Vietnam continued to attack; US did not resupply.
What event signaled the start of the Great Depression?
What happened?
Black Tuesday/Stock market crash of 1929
People buying too many stocks on loans/credit, couldn't pay for them, they sold them, drove price of stocks down and the market crashed
Hitler violated the Treaty of Versailles set from WWI. Name 4 rules.
-Restricted military
-Leave RHineland
-Pay back money
-Accept blame
Describe one effect of the atomic bombs America dropped on Japan.
-Cancer
-Loss of hospital personnel
-Orphans
-Mutilated skin
-Death
Give one example of a nonviolent protest that was important to the Civil Rights Movement.
-Montgomery Bus Boycott
-Lunch counter sit-ins
-Marches for voting rights, etc.
-Freedom Rides
-Integration of Little Rock HS
What was the space race and arms race between the US and USSR during the Cold War?
-Fight over control of space. USSR launches first satellite Sputnik. America follows quickly after for fear of USSR control and spying in space.
-Competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the US and the USSR. Stockpiling weapons, missiles, etc.