Civil Rights
This civil rights leader is best known for delivering the "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr. ?
This president issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing enslaved people in Confederate states.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Popularized during the 1960s and 1970s, especially by the counterculture, meaning cool or fashionable. The term is closely associated with the hippie movement.
This war had the Bombing of Pearl Harbor aswell as Hiroshima.
What is World War II?
"Four score and seven years ago..." begins this famous speech delivered by this U.S. president at the Gettysburg cemetery in 1863.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Jackie Robinson was the first Black person to play on this Major League Baseball team.
What is the Brooklyn Dodgers?
This president resigned from office in 1972 after the Watergate Scandal.
Who is Richard Nixon.
Gained popularity in the 1980s, especially in hip-hop and urban culture, and it’s often used today to mean "I agree" or "That's true."
This war, which lasted from 1861 to 1865, was fought primarily over the issue of slavery, even though it was said to not be from confederate states.
What is the Civil War?
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." is a line from this document, authored by Thomas Jefferson.
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This group, founded in 1909, advocated for civil rights for African Americans and fought racial injustice through the courts.
What is the NAACP?
This president was responsible for the New Deal programs aimed at recovering from the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
Originated in the early 1900s, related to the excitement around jazz music, and was used during the 1920s and 1930s to express enthusiasm or energy.
What is jazzed?
This war, also known as the "War to End All Wars," ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919.
What is World War I?
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." This quote was spoken by this president during his inaugural address in 1933.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This 1954 Supreme Court decision declared that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
This president led the nation through the majority of World War I and helped create the League of Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This was popular among beatniks in the 1950s and later during the 1960s among the counterculture, meaning to understand or enjoy something.
What is Dig?
The U.S. fought against Great Britain in this war from 1812 to 1815, ending with the Treaty of Ghent.
What is the War of 1812?
"Keep calm and carry on" was a motivational slogan created by the British government during this conflict.
What is World War II?
This American writer and feminist wrote the famous book The Feminine Mystique criticizing the domestic role given to women by society.
Who is Betty Friedan?
This president was the first to be impeached by the House of Representatives but was acquitted by the Senate in 1868.
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This quirky slang was part of the “flapper” culture of the 1920s, meaning something or someone that is outstanding or excellent.
What is The Cat’s Pajamas?
This conflict, lasting from 1947 to 1991, was primarily fought as a war of ideologies between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
What is the Cold War?
"Give me liberty, or give me death!" was famously declared by this American revolutionary leader.
Who is Patrick Henry?