This Great Depression era President was highly criticized for potentially assuming too much power and trying to "pack" the Supreme Court with justices who would agree with his opinions
Who is FDR?
100
General term for Progressive Era reformists like Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell, Lincoln Steffens, and Jacob Riis who tried to expose widespread corruption of the era
Who are muckrakers?
100
Desegregated the military
Who is Harry Truman
100
This 1896 Supreme Court case ruled that separate facilities are "inherently not equal", reinforcing the acceptability of segregated public facilities
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
100
"Giving up principles to pacify an aggressor" as demonstrated by Hitler taking over the Sudetenland
What is appeasement?
200
This is the total number of U.S. Presidents who have been impeached... and their names.
What is 2 - Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton
200
Fascist dictator of Italy who rose the ranks during the interwar years and eventually led one of the Axis powers during World War II
Who is Benito Mussolini?
200
Used the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution as a means to escalate the Vietnam War
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
200
This Supreme Court case emerged after a particularly close election between the Republican and Democratic candidates in 2000
What is Bush v. Gore
200
Locations like Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and Midway Island were beneficial to the U.S. for this purpose
What is island hopping OR landing areas for U.S. planes?
300
This was the name of the oil-field controversy involving illegally attained money and President Warren G. Harding's cabinet.
What is the Teapot-Dome Scandal?
300
The subsequent event after Rose Parks refused to give up her seat on an Alabama bus in 1954.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
300
Incorporated supply-side economics and tax cuts to the wealthy and large businesses as a means to improve the economy
Who is Ronald Reagan?
300
This case held that one's freedom of speech and expression can be limited during times of "clear and present danger"
What is Schenck v. U.S.
300
The scientist who led the development of the atomic bomb
What is J. Robert Oppenheimer?
400
This was the controversial use of the military to break up World War I veterans who had come to Washington D.C. to ask for promised money a little bit earlier due to the devastating effects of the Great Depression.
What is the Bonus Army?
400
This would provide economic aid and assistance to European countries trying to rebuild from the devastation of World War II under the condition that Europe would rebuild on U.S. terms
What is the Marshall Plan?
400
Before becoming President, he led the U.S. military in WWII invasions in North Italy and D-Day
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
400
This Supreme Court case held that the relocation of Japanese-Americans to relocation camps under an executive order was indeed allowable during times of war
What is Korematsu v. U.S.?
400
Date of D-Day
What is June 6, 1944?
500
Whiskey Ring and Credit Mobilier were just a couple of examples of scandals that happened under the Gilded Age President
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
500
The first African-American to enroll at Ole Miss
Who is Meredith (James Meredith)?
500
Advocated for conservation of natural resources to lessen the impact on the environment during the Progressive Era
Who is Teddy Roosevelt?
500
This civil rights era Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of affirmative action programs
What is Regents of the University of California v. Bakke?
500
The dividing line between France and Germany where French troops lined up in anticipation of a German attack