Civil Rights
This 1963 march used the rise in television to its advantage
What is the Children's March/Children's Crusade?
This phenomenon describes an overwhelming amount of people withdrawing money in large amounts due to fear and anxiety.
What is a bank run?
This program was created by LBJ to continue the promises of the New Deal
What is the Great Society?
This policy was passed as a reaction to 9/11
What is AUMF (Authorisation for Use of Military Force)?
The Voting Rights Act was passed in this year
When is 1965?
This policy raised U.S. tariffs on U.S. goods to protect American farmers and businesses
What is Smoot-Hawley?
This political club controlled NYC politics starting in the late 19th century to the early 20th century.
What is the Tammany Hall?
This court case established judicial review
Name 3 civil rights activists
This court case challenged the constitutionality of Japanese internment
What is Korematsu v. United States?
This march occurred after WWI veterans were promised a bonus that would only be given in 1945
What is the Bonus March?
This attoney who serves as White house counsel was fired post-Watergate and gave his testimony in 1973.
Who is John Dean?
This activist made the "Beyond Vietnam" speech arguing that the Vietnam War conflicted with the civil rights movement
Who is MLK Jr.?
This administration hired unemployed Americans for public works and services in 1935.
What is the WPA?
This 1921 act capped European immmigration by nationality for the first time.
What is the Emergency Quota Act?
This prominent Black 19th/20th century author and activist clashed with Booker T. Washington frequently. Bonus points if you can name a work of his.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois? Bonus examples: The Souls of Black Folk, Black Reconstruction, The Comet.
Loving v. Virginia was passed in this year with the help of this organisation.
When is 1967? What is the ACLU?