The president that we blame for the Great Depression
Who is Herbert Hoover
100
What is the name of the woman who was portrayed on many posters encouraging woman to enter the work force and "do their part"
Who is Rosie Riveter
100
Where the important event that Rosa Parks was part of?
What is Montgomery Alabama
100
Why was it called the Cold War?
Because they actually never used any guns or weapons. No contact was made.
200
What was one of the main causes of the of the Great Depression?
What is Stock Market Crash-other answers may vary
200
Who is the man that we credit for improvoing the efficiancy of the Assembly Line
Who is Henry Ford
200
What was the reason that the United States decided to enter World War II?
What is Bombing of Pearl Harbor
200
a peaceful protest in which African American people sat in a segregated (all-white) restaurant until they were served. Famous sit-in was in Greensboro, N.C. at Woolworth lunch counter.
What is Sit-ins
200
Who was Benito Mussalini
The Dictator of Italy
300
Name two of the programs that were created by the New Deal
What is TVC, WPA, SSB, FAP, CCC
300
These two brothers invented the airplane. Who are they and in which city and state were they located?
What is The Wright Brothers and Kitty Hawk NC
300
What are the three main countries that joined forces to become the Axis Powers?
What is Germany, Italy and Japan
300
Law passed by Congress that declared segregation illegal
What is The Civil Rights Act of 1964
400
Where was the Dust Bowl located?
What is the Great Plains-middle America
400
This man was known for his baseball skills during the 1920's and especially for his home runs.
Who is Babe Ruth
400
What caused Germany to surrender during WWII to the Allies Powers?
What is D-Day; stormed the beaches of Normady, France
400
famous civil rights case in which it was proven that segregation in schools was preventing African American students from getting the same education as white students and that was illegal under the U.S. Constitution.
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
400
a time during which one country builds up weapons to protect itself against another country
What is an Arms Race
500
What did Roosevelt create to help get America out of the Great Depression?
What is The New Deal
500
The man who believed in peaceful protests during the Civil Right's movement
What is Martin Luther King
500
How did Truman put an end to WWII with Japan?
What is dropping the A-bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki
500
The president during the Civil Rights Movement who declared segregation was illegal. The Civil Rights bill was drafted during his presidency. Assassinated.
Who is John F. Kennedy
500
What is the Iron Curtain
What is "The wall" that divided East Berlin and West