Great Depression
Who was the President during the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Who were the Allied Powers in WWI?
United Kingdom, France, Russia, and the U.S. joined in 1917
What two world powers were involved in the Cold War?
The U.S. and the Soviet Union
What was the population phenomenon in America that followed WWII?
What was the first Russian satellite launched into orbit in space?
Sputnik
What were the three R's of the New Deal?
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
What was the piece of legislation that granted free education for soldiers returning from war?
The G.I. Bill
What was the major crisis of nuclear warfare that Fidel Castro played a part in?
The Cuban Missile Crisis
What was the group of women called that rebelled against gender norms through fashion and dancing in the 1920s?
The Flappers
What were the communities created by the poor as a response to economic depression?
Hoovervilles
What the German submarines that sinked enemies ships during both World Wars.
U-Boats
What were the two proxy wars that America fought in during the Cold War?
The Vietnam War and the Korean War
What were the protests for LGBTQ rights in America?
The Stonewall Riots
What was the major political incident that resulted in Nixon's resignation from office?
The Watergate Scandal
What was the program that gave community and construction jobs to the unemployed, in hopes of getting out of the Great Depression?
The Works Progress Administration (WPA)
What were the first two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Little Boy and Fat Man
What was failed attempt to assassinate Castro known as?
The Bay of Pigs Invasion
What the name of the feminist icon during WWII, who encouraged women to join the workforce while the men were fighting?
Rosie the Riveter
What was the reason Clinton got impeached?
He lied on the stand about having an affair with his intern, Monica Lewinsky.
What was the law that supported elderly seniors financially for their retirement, and what President passed it?
The Social Security Act; Roosevelt
What was the controversial court case that concerned the placement of Japanese-Americans into concentration camps?
Korematsu v. United States
What two individuals were significant in the conclusion of the Cold War?
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev
Who were members of a social movement in the 50s who supported an anti-materialistic lifestyle?
What President won two grammies, and what instrument did he play?
Bill Clinton; saxophone