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who was the German Dictator during this time?
Adolf HItler
100
farmers who grew cotton and tobacco to make money were from where?
the south
100
most American families owned at least one of these, best source of entertainment and information.
television
100
a term that describes the seperation of people by race
segregation
100
what is the name of the biggest gangster during the roaring 20's
Al Capone
200
name 3 of the Allied powers
Great Britain, France, Russia, U.S, China
200
where did Lee surrender to grant to end the war?
Appomattox Court House
200
what was the first satellite to orbit the Earth in 1957?
sputnik
200
Rosa Parks initiated this peaceful protest with MLK and his followers
Montgomery Bus Boycott
200
what is the name of the underground illegal bars that people would go dancing at
speakeasies
300
What battle was the deciding factor in entering WWII for the US
Pearl Harbor Dec, 7th, 1941
300
who led the attack on Harpers Ferry, VA
John Brown
300
35th president of the US, he believed communism and segregation to be a moral crisis
John F. Kennedy
300
MLK lead a famous protest at the Nations capital known as..
March on Washington
300
what environmental disaster struck during the great depression
the dust bowl
400
who was Britain's prime minister?
Churchill
400
what was the purpose of Shermans march to the sea?
to destroy everything in Georgia that could help the South win, and to crush morale along with humiliating them
400
another war of battling in the cold war was not with weapons but technology, the "race to the moon" was dubbed the..
space race
400
what supreme court case overturned "separate but equal"
Brown vs Board of Education
400
what types of homes did poor people live in during the great depression
hoovervilles
500
who was the dictator that changed the Soviet Union into an industrial and military powerhouse?
Joseph Stalin
500
who was the President of the Confederacy during this time
Jefferson Davis
500
what was the blacklist?
a behind the scenes list of names who were thought to be related to communism in some way
500
the predecessor of JFK who passed significant pieces of civil rights legislation including the Civil Rights Act
Lyndon B. Johnson
500
what did the Tennessee Valley Association do
a government run energy company to get people jobs