1920s
This economic practice allowed Americans to buy consumer goods they couldn't afford upfront, contributing to the illusion of prosperity
Buying on credit (or installment buying)
this event in 1929 triggered the Great Depression
Stock Market Crash
He was the president who created the New Deal.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
WWII began when Germany invaded this country.
Poland
These gardens helped Americans grow their own food during rationing
victory gardens
Korean War
Fear of communist spies led to this national panic
Red Scare
Who gave the "I Have a Dream" Speech in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
This movement promoted African American pride and cultural identity during the 1920s
Harlem Renaissance
These makeshift towns were named after the president blamed for the Depression.
Hoovervilles
This term is used to describe that the government is spending more money it is making
Deficit Spending
This battle saw the use of air carriers for the first time in history.
The Battle of Coral Sea
This group of Americans were forcibly relocated to internment camps due to racial prejudice and wartime hysteria.
Japanese Americans
This policy was first instituted by Truman and will become the dominant policy towards foreign relations during the Cold War.
Containment
This senator became infamous for accusing Americans of being communists.
Joseph McCarthy
This 1957 event involved the federal government intervening to allow Black students to attend a previously all-white school in Arkansas
Little Rock Nine
This trial symbolized the conflict between science and religion in the 1920s
the Scopes Monkey Trial
This group marched on Washington, demanding early payment of their bonuses
Bonus Army
What did the CCC (Civilian Conservation Corps) do?
gave young men jobs in conservation and parks
The Allies invaded this region on D-Day
Normandy, France
This group of African American pilots broke racial barriers in the military during WWII.
Tuskegee Airmen
This conflict in Southeast Asia led to major protests at home
Vietnam War
Americans built these in case of a nuclear attack
Bomb or fallout shelters
This 1954 Supreme Court case ended school segregation
Brown v. Board of Education
What did the 18th ammendemnt do?
it began prohibition. Making the creation, transportation, or sell of alcohol illegal
October 29, 1929 was known as
Black Tuesday
This New Deal program built dams and provided electricity and jobs across the southeastern U.S.
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
What scientist was instrumental in the creation of the Atomic Bomb in the Manhattan Project
Robert j Oppenheimer
This movement called for victory against fascism abroad and racial discrimination at home.
What is the Double V Campaign
This theory suggested that if one country fell to communism, then the nearby counties will follow suit.
Domino Theory
This government committee investigated alleged communist activity.
HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)
This act banned discrimination in public spaces and employment
Civil Rights Act of 1964
He was a famous jazz musician from the Harlem Renaissance.
Louis Armstrong
This region in California saw an influx of "Okies" - migrants escaping drought and poverty during the Depression
Central Valley
This federal agency insures individual bank deposits today.
FDIC
This conference in 1945 laid the groundwork for the post-war peace and the formation of the United Nations
Yalta Conference
This executive order authorized the interment of Japanese Americans during WWII
Executive Order 9066
This Cold War military alliance included the Soviet Union and it's Eastern European Satellite states.
Warsaw Pact
These two were executed for allegedly passing atomic secrets to the soviets
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
This group used more militant tactics to demand racial justice in the late 1960's
Black Panthers