The Great Depression
What was the cause of the Great Depression?
Why did the U.S. join the war?
In response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, HI in 1942
Define containment.
Preventing the spread of communism
Who is most widely recognized as the leader of the Civil Rights Movement?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Name the 7 continents.
North America
South America
Antarctica
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
Who created the New Deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
What year did WWII end?
1945
What structure divided the capital city of Germany for 28 years?
The Berlin Wall
Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark civil rights case in 1954. What did Brown v. Board change?
Ruled that segregation of schools was unconstitutional, leading to the integration of black and white schools
What ocean covers 30% of the Earth's surface?
Pacific
What were the three types of agencies created during the New Deal (the 3 R’s)?
Relief, Reform, or Recovery
What country did Germany invade in 1939, marking the start of WW2?
Poland
Churchill coined this term for the imaginary divide between East & West Europe.
The Iron Curtain
MLKJ gave his “I have a dream” speech at what historic event?
The March on Washington, 1963
Name 3 states located in the Midwest USA.
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Name the period of severe dust storms that devastated the Great Plains region of the United States during the 1930s.
The Dust Bowl
Who was the president during World War II?
Franklin D Roosevelt
Who was the communist leader of Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Fidel Castro
What was the name of the first group of black high school students who attend an integrated school?
The Little Rock Nine
What 2 states are not connected to the continental U.S.?
Alaska and Hawaii
What was the purpose of reform agencies?
Permanent change to the system or laws so that a depression would not happen again
Name 2 dictators during WWII.
Hideki Tojo (Japan), Adolf Hitler (Germany), Joseph Stalin (USSR), Benito Mussolini (Italy)
Name the military alliance of communist countries.
The Warsaw Pact
What was the name of the laws that institutionalized segregation for over 100 years?
Jim Crow laws
What is the name of the member organization where 27 European countries work together?
European Union