Early 20th Century
This early 20th-century movement used government action to solve industrial problems.
The progressive movement
This 1920 Amendment finally granted women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
The U.S. entered WWII immediately following this 1941 event.
Attack on Pearl Harbor
The U.S. policy of trying to stop the spread of communism.
Containment
The landmark 1954 case that ruled "separate but equal" unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
These journalists exposed corruption and social injustices to the public.
Muckrakers
FDR’s series of programs for relief, recovery, and reform.
The New Deal
Germany’s use of this type of warfare led the U.S. into WWI.
Unrestricted submarine warfare
The theory that if one nation fell to communism, others would follow.
Domino Theory
This 1964 Act made discrimination in public facilities illegal.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
This Amendment allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators.
17th Amendment
This New Deal program provided "old-age" insurance for retirees.
Social Security
This "Project" was the secret American program to build the atomic bomb.
Manhattan Project
This "Plan" provided economic aid to rebuild Western Europe.
The Marshall Plan
LBJ’s programs aimed at eliminating poverty and racial injustice.
Great Society
The movement of African Americans from the South to Northern cities.
The Great Migration
A major cause of the 1929 crash
Buying on Margin (or credit)
This WWII campaign fought for victory over fascism and over racism.
the Double V Campaign
Making reckless, unsubstantiated claims of disloyalty/communism.
McCarthyism
This 1962 event nearly led to a full-scale nuclear war.
Cuban Missile Crisis
The U.S. policy of staying out of European affairs after WWI.
Isolationism
This period after WWI involved fear of radical labor movements.
First Red Scare
This Executive Order led to the internment of Japanese Americans.
Executive Order 9066
This alliance (NATO) is a prime example of this type of security.
Collective Security
This scandal led to the only resignation of a U.S. President.
Watergate