Roaring Twenties
What political group did Sacco and Vanzetti belong to?
Anarchists
What president refused to use welfare to fix the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
The actions of which country led to America getting involved in the war?
Japan
What two political ideologies were at odds during the Cold War?
Democracy and Communism
What Supreme Court case did Brown v. Board of Education overturn the ruling of?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Who was a new target of the KKK?
Immigrants or Catholics
Who lost the presidential election of 1932?
Herbert Hoover
What term was used to describe European powers giving into the demands of Hitler?
Appeasement
What decision was made at the Yalta Conference?
Germany would be divided into four zones, Berlin would be divided into four zones
How many men and women were part of the original Freedom Riders?
13
What industry led to urban sprawl?
Automobile
What was the name given to the series of programs and projects created by Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression that aimed to restore America’s economy?
New Deal
What directive allowed the government to place Japanese-Americans into internment camps?
Executive Order 9066
Where were North and South Korea divided at the start of the Korean War?
38th Parallel
Where was Emmett Till killed?
Mississippi
Which president appointed his drinking buddies as cabinet members?
Warren G. Harding
What did the Agricultural Adjustment Act pay farmers to do?
To NOT farm their land
What were the two Japanese cities destroyed by the atomic bomb?
Hiroshima, Nagaski
Which president was in charge when the Bay of Pigs Invasion occurred?
John F. Kennedy
What was outlawed in the 24th Amendment?
What were some signs that indicated the economy would eventually plummet?
Businesses expanded recklessly, iron & railroad industries faded, farms nationwide suffered losses due to overproduction, and too much was bought on credit (installment plans).
Who vocally criticized President Franklin and suggested that a cap should be placed on people’s salaries?
Huey Long
What industry was shut down during WWII?
Housing
Who was the communist leader of North Vietnam (spelling counts)?
Ho Chi Minh
What phrase was used to describe MLK’s nonviolent method of protest?
Civil Disobedience