1940s
This was the term referring to U.S. efforts to build the atomic bomb, including significant work in Oak Ridge, TN
What is the Manhattan Project?
He became president following the extremely close and controversial 2000 election and was president of the U.S. on September 11, 2001
Who was George W. Bush?
This was the effort to remove Fidel Castro from power in Cuba
What was Bay of Pigs?
He had a monopoly on steel and advocated for others to be good stewards of their wealth through philanthropic endeavors
Who is Carnegie?
Of Babe Ruth, Charles Lindbergh, Duke Ellington, Charlie Chaplin, and Red Grange, he was the one who was a famous movie star
Who is Charlie Chaplin
This was the leader of Fascist Italy during World War II
Who is Mussolini?
These were the two countries that the U.S. ended up going to war after terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001
Where are Afghanistan and Iraq?
These two programs as part of Johnson's Great Society helped provide health insurance to the elderly and those in need of it
What are Medicare and Medicaid?
The U.S. forcefully removed Queen Liluokalani from power to annex this place during the Age of Imperialism
Where is Hawaii?
Black Tuesday refers to the date marking this famous historical event in 1929
What is the stock market crash?
This was the alliance of non-communist countries formed after World War II and included the U.S. and many Western European countries
What is NATO?
This was the location in Washington D.C. where a hijacked plane crash on September 11, 2001
Where is the Pentagon?
President John F. Kennedy created this to provide aid and humanitarian support to foreign countries; it was largely college students and people in their 20s who participated in this
What is the Peace Corps?
This Supreme Court case stated that separate is equal and allowed an era of segregation
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
This Nashville show took advantage of the radio and became one of the best-known country shows on WSM radio starting in the 1920s
What is the Grand Ole Opry?
Tennessean Cordell Hull was influential in the founding of this peace group at the end of World War II
What is the United Nations
She became the first woman to become Speaker of the House?
This was a Vietnamese attack that proved to Americans back home that the war was not as close to being over as many had perceived
What is the Tet Offensive?
Along with the Clayton Antitrust Act, this act from 1890 helped curb the power of monopolies and made them illegal
What was the Sherman Antitrust Act?
This was a 1920s clash of science vs religion when a teacher from Tennessee broke state law and taught evolution in schools, leading to a whole media circus in Dayon, TN
What is the Scopes Trial?
This term refers to the regiment of Japanese-Americans who fought in World War II, many of whom had family members in internment camps in the U.S.
Who are the 442nd Regimental Combat Team?
She was the first African-American Secretary of State, appointed during George W. Bush's administration
Who is Condoleeza Rice?
This was the Tennessee location in Monteagle, TN where civil rights activists hosted workshops and trainings during the Civil Rights Movement?
What is Highlander Folk School?
He led the Philippine Insurrection for three years after the Spanish-American War ended
Who is Emilio Aguinaldo?
This term refers to investing in the stock market with borrowed or loaned money
What is buying on margin?