Eras
The worst economic disaster in American history. Began with a stock market crash in 1929.
The Great Depression
British Prime Minister during World War II who called for Britain to stand up against Nazism.
Winston Churchill
A man who escaped slavery and went on to become an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He taught himself how to read and write by learning from things in the household where he was enslaved as well as poor white children in Baltimore.
Frederick Douglass
In 1959, which state became the 50th state added to The United States?
Hawaii
The 40th President of The United States (1981-1989)
Ronald Reagan
The first war to use chemical warfare
World War 1
The only president elected to the office four times, Roosevelt led the United States through two of the greatest crises of the 20th century: the Great Depression and World War II
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
During this time the lightbulb, telephone, refrigerators, and cars were all invented, just to name a few. Corporations profited like never before, with industries such as railroads, steel, and oil reaping huge profits.
The Gilded Age
The event that is credited with sparking World War I
The assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What do these U.S. Presidents have in common: William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, 1901: William McKinley, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy
They all died in office
A war preceded by the rise of authoritarian leaders in Italy, Germany, and Japan
World War II
She is most known for resisting bus segregation by refusing to give up her seat in the "colored section" of a bus once the "white section" was filled up. The United States Congress has honored her as "the first lady of civil rights" and "the mother of the freedom movement."
Rosa Parks
Segregation of schools was declared unconstitutional
Guam and Puerto Rico were added as U.S. territories after which war?
The Spanish American War
Which branch of the military did President John F. Kennedy serve in?
A period in American history of dramatic social, economic and political change. For the first time, more Americans lived in cities than on farms. The nation's total wealth more than doubled. Prohibition created new challenges.
The Roaring 20s
An American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. His inventions include the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and early versions of the electric light bulb
Thomas Edison
"Lightning War": a word used to describe a combined arms surprise attack using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of armored and motorized or mechanized infantry. The method that the nazis used to gain advantage early in the war.
Blitzkrieg
This attack on December 7, 1941 caused the United States to officially enter World War II
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Who was the first man on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
Characterized by rapid economic growth, a flood of immigration, and scandalous politics
The Gilded Age
She was known for being an abolitionist as well as an advocate for women's suffrage. She was also a proponent of the temperance movement.
Susan B Anthony
Diplomatic policy of making political or material concessions to an aggressive power in order to avoid conflict
Appeasement
A series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1938. Helped bring relief during The Great Depression
The New Deal
Two sets of fathers and sons have served as presidents. What are their names? (Hint: the fathers and sons have the same names)
John Adams and John Quincy Adams; George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush