1920s
Great Depression
WWII
Cold War
JFK
100
Who sang the song "Strange Fruit"?
Billie Holiday
100
What is the Great Depression?
It was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world. It became evident after a sharp decline in stock prices in the United States, leading to a period of economic depression.
100
Which 2 countries and leaders did the US align themselves with for battling Germany?
Winston Churchill (Great Britain) and Joseph Stalin (USSR)
100
Name the event that which this picture was taken:
The Yalta Conference
100
What was JFK's middle name
Fitzgerald
200
Name 2 influential figures that emerged from the Harlem Renaissance
Possible answers:
Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois, Marcus Garvey, Civil Briggs, Walter Francis White, Josephine Baker, Paul Robeson, Zora Neale Hurston, Effie Lee Newsom, Aaron Douglass, Augusta Savage, Louis Armstrong, Count Bassie, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Jelly Roll Morton
200
What year did the Great Depression Start?
1929
200
Why were Japanese people forced into internment camps?
Discrimination and fear that people of Japanese descent in America would participate in espionage or help the Japanese in WWII
200
Who delivered the Iron Curtain Speech?
Winston Churchill
200
Who was JFK's attorney general?
His brother Robert Kennedy
300
Why was the Harlem Renaissance significant?
- large uptick in creativity, intellect, and art after the Great Migration
- launched the careers of artists
- set up the basis on the civil rights movement of the 1960s
300
Name 3 of the major causes that the Great Depression happened
1. Republican Policies
2. Lack of financial regulation
3. Decline in farm incomes
4. Inequality/wage gap
5. Overproduction/underconsumption
6. Stock market crash
300
Define the Bracero Program
The Bracero program was a program where Mexican immigrants could come to the US to work.
300
Why was the Truman Doctrine significant?
It started the Cold War
300
Name 1 thing JFK accomplished during his presidency
Answers will vary
- peace corps
- tax breaks
- Services for the elderly and poor
400
Who were the 3 presidents of the 1920's
1. Harding
2. Coolidge
3. Hoover
400
What was the main problem that affected farmers in the Midwest during the Great Depression?
The Dust Bowl (major drought)
400
Who was at fault for the Zoot Suit Riots?
The party at fault is still unknown. It depends on the source, but each source has its own bias
400
Define McCarthyism
McCarthyism, also known as the Second Red Scare was a time when people were questioned unlawfully for their involvement with communism.
400
How did MLK help get Kennedy votes?
When MLK was arrested, JFK and his brother worked to get him released, which ended up getting JFK the African American vote.
500
How did the political climate change compared to the decades before?
- People were less involved in the elections
- more conservative than progressive
- valued economy over social issues
500
Why was the Wage Gap so prominent during the Great Depression?
Republican presidents put in the idea of trickle-down theory, thinking the money would get to the lower classes through the upper class, but instead, 1% of the population held 59% of the country's wealth and many Americans lived off of incomes that were barely enough for everyday essentials.
500
Name 4 of the Diverse Groups that contributed to WWII efforts
1. African Americans (Tuskeegee Airmen)
2. 442 Infantry (Japanese)
3. Navajo Code Talkers
4. Women
500
Define the Lavender Scare
People who were suspected to be LGBTQ+ were unlawfully questioned and often pressured to resign if they thought they were part of that community.
500
What is the quote JFK said in his inauguration speech that became famous?
"Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country"