Civil Change
Wars and Global Conflict
Government and Economic
Depression and Recovery
Science, and the Environment
100
He led peaceful protests and gave the "I Have a Dream" speech during the Civil Rights Movement.
Martin Luther King Jr.
100
This event on December 7, 1941, led the U.S. to join World War II.
Pearl Harbor
100
A system where citizens vote for leaders and have freedoms like speech and religion.
Democracy
100
During WWI and WWII what group of people were supporting the war effort on the homefront such as working in factories, the red cross, or buying war bonds?
Women
100
This powerful weapon was developed during WWII and used on Japan.
Atomic Bomb
200
This cultural movement in New York celebrated Black art, music, and writing in the 1920s.
Harlem Renaissance
200
These partnerships were formed between nations before and during World War I, and was one of the MAIN causes of the war.
Alliances
200
A system where the government controls property and production to create economic equality.
Communism
200
The severe economic crisis in the 1930s caused what problem for millions of workers.
Unemployment
200
This natural disaster in the Great Plains during the 1930s led to failed crops and migration.
Dust Bowl
DAILY DOUBLE
300
This movement involved African Americans relocating from the rural South to Northern cities in the early 20th century.
The Great Migration
300
This plan by President Wilson aimed to create lasting peace after World War I.
Wilson’s 14 Points/ the League of Nations
300
This 1920 amendment gave women the right to vote.
19th Amendment
300
These government programs were introduced by FDR to help recover from the Great Depression.
New Deal
300
This region of the United States was hardest hit by the Dust Bowl during the 1930s.
The Great Plains
400
This term refers to the process of ending racial separation in public spaces and institutions.
Desegregation
400
This long Cold War-era conflict in Southeast Asia saw U.S. troops fighting to stop the spread of communism.
Vietnam War
400
During the Cold War, name at least two examples of how the United States interfered in global politics.
Possible Answers: Vietnam War, Korean War, Space Race, Arms Race, Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Camp David Accords, Iranian Hostage Crisis, Cuban Middle Crisis, Berlin Blockade....
400
According to the political cartoon what is the role of the Federal Government in supporting the economic crisis of the 1930s?
The President (FDR), and Congress created New Deal Programs as remedies to support banks, businesses, and the unemployed after the Stock Market Crash of 1929.
400
What was a new piece of technology that many consumers bought on credit in the 1920s?
Examples: Ford Model-T/ automobiles, radios, household appliances
500
Describe the role of women during the 1920s, 1940s, and 1960s...
1920s: Flappers, recently given the right to vote
1940s: Ability to support the war effort by seeking male dominated employment
1960s: Second Wave of Feminism, Changing the role of women in major ways such as employment, divorce, sports... Ex. Betty Freidman the Feminine Mystique
500
What was a result of the FDRs Executive Order 9066 in the Spring of 1942?
Japanese Interment Camps relocating Japanese Americans around the country for reasons of suspicion and Japanese alliance
500
This 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
Brown v. Board of Education
500
During WWII, Americans conserved resources and goods through this system.
Rationing
500
This Cold War-era practice of mass-producing destructive technology led to fears of global annihilation and what between superpowers.
Nuclear arms race