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100
Expansion of democracy, Reform of big business, workplace reforms, and social welfare reforms are all developments that took place in this time period.
What is the Progressive Era?
100

This event took place from 1914-1918.

What is WW1?

100

This terrible man is on the $20 bill.

Who is Andrew Jackson?

100

The landmark Supreme Court case that in 1954 declared separate school for black and white children were unconstitutional.

What is Brown v. Board of Education?

200

The Supreme Court case in 1896 that ended federal protection of civil rights, making segregation and Jim Crow Era laws legal.

What is Plessy v. Ferguson?

200
The United States took the Philippines from Spain to use as a base for expanding U.S. trade with China. This action showed that economic issues were a factor in this war.
What is the Spanish-American War?
200
This was the most important contribution women made to the nation's war effort during WWII and occurred due to the large numbers of men serving in the military.
What is entering the workforce?
200

This president is best known for his creation of national parks and his wartime involvement in Latin America.

Who is Theodore Roosevelt?

300

These are the four places that the U.S. acquired prior to WW1, during the start of its Imperialism Era.

What is Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, and The Phillipines?

300

In this court case, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to support President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps during World War II.

What is Koramatsu v. United States?

300
Stronger military, tax cuts, budget cuts, and less government are commonly known by this name. (hint: they were reforms under president Reagan)
What is Reaganomics?
300
These TWO regions have seen the most immigration to the United States since the 1960s.
What is Asia and Latin America.
400
The Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, the Domino Theory, and Containment are all characteristics of U.S. involvement in this era.
What is the Cold War Era?
400

After students were suspended from their high school for protesting the Vietnam War, the Supreme Court in this case ruled that students have limited free speech rights.

What is Tinker v. Des Moines?

400

This was the name for Lyndon B. Johnson's plan for American economic recovery - which included things like welfare, medicare, medicaid and Head Start.

What is the Great Society?

400

This political party preached Black power and self defense.

Who are the Black Panthers?

500

This law abolished the production and ownership of alcohol.

What is prohibition?

500

In this court case, concerning the rights of groups to oppose the draft during World War I, the Supreme Court ruled that 1st Amendment rights to freedom of speech do not apply when the country is at war.

What is Schenck v. United States?

500
This action was undertaken largely to combat the spread of communism following WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan?
500

This was the law that forced Mexican-American families to return to Mexico during the Great Depression, often against their will.

What is the Mexican Repatriation Act?