Great Depression
What event started the Great Depression in 1929?
Stock Market Crash
What event led the U.S. to enter WWII?
What was the policy of containment?
Stop the spread of Communism around the world
Who gave the 'I Have a Dream' speech?
Martin Luther King Jr
Why did American companies build manufacturing plants in other countries?
Save money on labor costs
What was the name of the makeshift homeless camps that emerged during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
Which two cities were targeted with atomic bombs in 1945?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
What military alliance was formed by the U.S. and its allies?
NATO
What Supreme Court case ended segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board
Who won in the Election of 2000?
George w. Bush
What caused the Dust Bowl?
Overproduction
What role did women take during WW2?
Filled jobs previously held by men in factories.
Name one Cold War conflict the U.S. fought in.
Korea, Vietnam, Cuban Missile Crisis, etc.
What type of protests did Civil Rights activists engage in to achieve their goals?
Peaceful Protest/Nonviolent Protest
What federal department was created after the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
The Department of Homeland Security
How did the New Deal change the role of the federal government?
Bigger government
How were Japanese Americans affected by WWII at home?
Internment Camps
How did the Space Race impact education in the U.S.?
More funding for science education
Cesar Chavez's group the UFW helped what group achieve civil rights?
Latino farm workers
What is globalization?
increasing interconnectedness and interdependence between countries
What was the New Deal program that provided jobs in natural conservation projects?
CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps)
What was the Allied invasion of Normandy, France on June 6th, 1944 called?
What was the Arms Race?
Competition between the US and USSR to build up their nuclear arsenal
What was the failed amendment called that aimed end laws that discriminated against women in the workplace?
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
“Now we can see a new world coming into view… A world in which freedom and respect for human rights find a home among all nations…”
-President George H.W. Bush, address to Congress March 6, 1991
Which historical event was President Bush referring to in his address?
Fall of the USSR and the end of the Cold War