Progressing Forward
The animal Teddy Roosevelt connected himself with.
What is a bull moose? (or teddy bear)
Who was Germany, Japan, and Italy?
This triggered the worst economic depression in American history.
What were Jim Crow Laws?
This president loved his jelly beans.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
This famous trade waterway was built during this time period.
What was the Panama Canal?
These foreign cities were the last targets of World War II.
What was Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
This war was the first "televised" war.
What was the Vietnam War?
This boycott was in a Southern town but got national attention.
What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Who was Richard Nixon?
He never wanted to be president--just a chief supreme court justice.
Who was William Taft?
This group eventually led to the United Nations but failed first.
What was the League of Nations?
Our connections to Saudi Arabia angered this group, causing one of the greatest tragedies on American soil.
Who is al-Qaeda?
Seen as the face of the Civil Rights Movement.
Who was MLK Jr.?
This crisis lasted over a year, causing issues for a peanut farmer.
What was the Iran Hostage Crisis?
This policy meant everyone could trade with this large Asian country.
What was the Open Door Policy?
These new war weapons were made during the "Great War."
What were land, air, and water weapons? (Or what were tanks, planes/zeppelins, gases, and ships?)
What were the CCC, the TVA, the WPA, and Social Security (SSA)?
What were internment camps?
The MRI and MTV got their start in this decade.
What were the 1980s?
The Spanish-American War was caused by these three issues.
What were the uprisings in Cuba, the De Lome letter, and the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine?
This decision eventually caused World War II.
What was punishing Germany too harshly?
These government acts were the "Second Emancipation Proclamation"
What were the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This concept made watching the news more unavoidable than before.
What is the Twenty Four Hour news cycle?