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This wave of newcomers in the late 1800s and early 1900s came mostly from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Who are new immigrants?
This Progressive president pushed his “Square Deal” reforms.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This German policy of attacking ships without warning helped bring the U.S. into WWI.
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
This 1954 Supreme Court case ended school segregation.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
These protests involved refusing to use segregated buses.
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
This businessman was known for creating a monopoly in the oil industry.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This amendment gave women the right to vote.
What is the 19th Amendment?
This attack brought the U.S. into World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This act outlawed discrimination in public places.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
These activists sat at segregated lunch counters to protest.
What are sit-ins?
This system provided jobs and aid to immigrants in exchange for political support in cities.
What is a political machine?
These journalists exposed corruption and social injustices.
What are muckrakers?
This treaty officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This act protected voting rights for African Americans.
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
This march in 1963 featured the “I Have a Dream” speech.
What is the March on Washington?
This innovation by Henry Ford made products cheaper by speeding up production
What is the assembly line
This president was known as a “trust-buster.”
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
This invasion in 1944 marked a turning point in WWII in Europe.
What is D-Day (Normandy invasion)?
This leader promoted nonviolent protest.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This amendment lowered the voting age to 18.
What is the 26th Amendment?
This war marked the U.S. emergence as a world power in 1898.
What is the Spanish-American War?
This law aimed to break up monopolies and restore competition.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
This U.S. strategy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
What is containment?
This amendment banned poll taxes.
What is the 24th Amendment?
This Supreme Court case upheld “separate but equal” before being overturned.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?