Civil rights and the fight for it
Ku Klux Klan
The KKK was founded in 1865, immediately following the American Civil War, by a group of Confederate veterans in Pulaski, Tennessee. Its primary objective was to restore white supremacy and oppress African Americans in the post-war South.
Strategic Arms Limitations Talks
were a series of negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War with the aim of limiting the proliferation of strategic nuclear weapons. The talks consisted of two major agreements known as SALT I and SALT II.
Which president was known for his trust-busting efforts and enforcement of antitrust laws during the Progressive Era?
Theodore Roosevelt
Who won the presidential election of 1960, becoming the 35th President of the United States?
John F. Kennedy
Non-Violence/Civil Rights Movement
Led by prominent figures such as Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and many others, the movement emerged in the 1950s and gained significant momentum throughout the 1960s.
Iron curtain
during the early stages of the Cold War. Churchill used the phrase to describe the ideological and physical division of Europe between Western democracies and the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Eastern Europe.
Theodore Roosevelt
constitutional amendment, ratified in 1919, granted women the right to vote
Which civil rights leader, known for his "I Have a Dream" speech, was a key figure in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) was a prominent leader and one of the most influential figures of the non-violence/civil rights movement in the United States.King advocated for racial equality, justice, and non-violent resistance as a means to achieve civil rights for African Americans.
Atomic Bomb
Used in WW2 but was a high risk between the soviet and United states in the cold war as both countries went back and force with threats.
When was Child Labor Reform founded?
1904
Which event on December 7, 1941, prompted the United States to enter World War II?
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
15th Amendment
The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified on February 3, 1870. It granted African American men the right to vote
US relations with Cuba
The strained relations between the two countries continued throughout the Cold War, with the United States maintaining its policy of isolating Cuba diplomatically and economically. However, there have been some notable moments of thawing relations. In 1977
the soviet had also put atomic bombs in Cuba but were never used
Which constitutional amendment, ratified in 1913, authorized the federal government to levy income taxes?
the 16th Amendment
Which U.S. senator led a campaign to uncover alleged communist influence in the U.S. government during the early 1950s?
Joseph McCarthy
Black panther
was a revolutionary political organization formed in 1966 in Oakland, California. The Black Panthers emerged as a response to the systemic racism, police brutality, and socio-economic inequalities faced by African Americans during the civil rights era.
Cold war
The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension and ideological rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union, lasting from the end of World War II in 1945 until the early 1990s. Although it was referred to as a "war," it primarily involved political, economic, and propaganda conflicts rather than direct military confrontation between the two superpowers.
Which president, serving from 1913 to 1921, advocated for progressive reforms such as the establishment of the Federal Reserve System and the passage of the Clayton Antitrust Act?
Woodrow Wilson
In what year did the Cuban Missile Crisis occur, when the United States and the Soviet Union came close to nuclear conflict over the presence of Soviet missiles in Cuba?
1962