1920s
What was the term for the widespread illegal sale of alcohol during Prohibition?
Bootlegging
In what year did the Wall Street Crash occur?
1929
What were the massive places outside towns that people went to spend money?
Shopping malls
Name one of the ways civil rights activists protested peacefully.
Sit-ins, freedom rides, marches
What term was used to describe young women in the 1920s known for their bold fashion and behavior?
Flappers
Which manufacturing innovation did Henry Ford popularize in the 1920s?
the assembly line
What was the nickname given to the towns/homes built by homeless people during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
What was one of the deals America had with Britain to support them with weapons during WW2?
Cash and Carry Plan
OR
Lend Lease Deal
What did MLK Jr argue was the best way to achieve equal rights?
Direct Action/Non-violent protests
What famous movie starring Judy Garland was released in 1939?
The Wizard of Oz
What type of music became a symbol of the Roaring Twenties?
Jazz
What were the series of radio addresses by FDR called?
Fireside chats
What term describes the fear of communism that gripped the U.S. in the 1950s?
The Red Scare
What U.S. Supreme Court case ended segregation in public schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
What group emerged after WW2?
(in between child and young adult)
Teenagers
Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution enacted Prohibition?
Who were the Presidential candidates in the 1932 election?
Hoover and Roosevelt
What was Truman's plan that aimed to tackle poverty and African-American rights?
Truman's Fair Deal
What was the name of the case where African American students protested their right to go to school with students when they were barred from it in Arkansas?
Little Rock Nine
Who was the "King of Rock and Roll" that rose to fame in the 1950s?
Elvis Presley
What was the name of the economic policy that emphasized minimal government intervention in business during the 1920s?
Laissez-faire
What was the purpose of the alphabet agencies?
Relief, recovery, reform
How did the war affect unemployment?
It dropped because of the jobs needed to make weapons, fight, take the place of those fighting, etc.
What movement did Rosa Parks spark when she refused to give up her seat to a white person?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
What were 'talkies'?
Talking Films