WWI
This political practice helped the United States gain status as a world power in the decades leading up to WWI
What is imperialism?
This iconic movie starring Tom Hanks is every history teacher's favorite way to show the major events of the 20th century
What is Forrest Gump?
This mass hysteria event from early American history is often mentioned as a comparison to the Red Scare
What are the Salem Witch Trials?
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
The relationship between Abigail Williams and this man is one of the central plot lines in Arthur Miller's play The Crucible, but there is no evidence in the historical record that it actually happened
Who is John Proctor?
This U.S. President, who also led the country during WWI, screened the KKK propaganda film The Birth of a Nation in the White House in 1915.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
The widespread fear and paranoia about the technological impacts of a new century on American life was a key characteristic of this "problem"
What is Y2K?
This term is used to refer to the U.S. and the USSR aiding in foreign wars in lieu of declaring outright war against one another
What is a proxy war?
This term used to describe the traumatized, depressed, or otherwise disoriented adults in the Western world during and immediately after WWI helps reinforce the idea that "the Roaring '20s didn't 'roar' for everyone"
What is the Lost Generation?
This enslaved woman from Barbados was one of the first people to be accused of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials
Who is Tituba?
The Serbian nationalists who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914 were part of this radical group
What is the Black Hand?
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Many Americans today consider our prison system to be flawed for a wide variety of reasons, many of which stem from its connection to this antebellum practice
What is slavery?
A famous speech by this future U.S. President, titled "I Shall Go to Korea," promised an end to the Korean War and helped to secure his victory in the 1952 election
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?
Shifts in popular culture during the 1920s allowed for the rise of this famous comic actor whose name became synonymous with the silent film genre
Who is Charlie Chaplin?
This woman's execution was postponed after the court discovered that she was pregnant
Who is Elizabeth Proctor?
Chemical warfare was one of the unique combat methods used during WWI, with chlorine and this gas being among those famous for causing burns and blisters.
What is mustard gas?
This Republican was famous during the 1990s for his "Contract with America" plan that called for tax cuts, Congressional term limits, and anti-crime legislation, among other things
Who is Newt Gingrich?
This Congressional subcommittee was created in 1938 to investigate Americans' ties to Communism and helped boost Richard Nixon's political career
What is HUAC (House Un-American Activities Committee)?
In 1927, aviator Charles Lindbergh completed the first solo non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, landing in this city
What is Paris, France?
This man died by pressing after refusing to enter a plea for three days during the trials
Who is Giles Corey?
The passage of the Selective Service Act in 1917 caused numerous controversies in the United States, including the emergence of these people who were forbidden from participating in wars due to moral or religious beliefs
What/who are conscientious objectors?
This woman, a conservative involved in Arizona politics, became the first female Supreme Court justice in 1981
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor?
This Russian naval officer has been referred to as "The Man Who Saved the World" after preventing a torpedo launch during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962
Who is Vasily Arkhipov?
The passage of this federal legislation started off the decade with American women gaining more influence outside of the home
What is the Nineteenth Amendment?
This woman was the last "witch" from the Salem Witch Trials to be pardoned (in 2022!)
Who is Elizabeth Johnson Jr.?