Politics of the 20th Century
This party holds the belief that the federal government should take an active role in the rights and welfare of individuals.
Who are the Liberals?
This country dropped bombs on the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Who is Japan?
This President lost the reelection of 1932 to Franklin Roosevelt due to his lack of help during the Great Depression.
Who is Herbert Hoover?
During this economic disaster in the early 20th Century unemployment rates reached 25 percent.
What is the Great Depression?
This March gathered 250,000 people and culminated in Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech.
What is the March on Washington?
This party was commonly known as "Hawks."
Who are the Conservatives?
This Allied Power marched into Korea as World War 2 came to a close.
Who is the Soviet Union?
This President established the Fair Employment Practice Commission in 1941.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
This mentality of the Stock Market led to inflated stock values and eventually a crash.
What is the "Get Rich Quick" mentality?
This Supreme Court decision ruled that separating children in public schools on the basis of race was unconstitutional.
What is the Brown vs Board of Education?
This party supported supply-side economics.
Who are the Conservatives?
This Allied Power had an unexpected Naval victory at Midway, putting the Japanese on the defensive.
Who is the United States?
This President named the first woman to the Supreme Court, Sandra Day O' Conner, in 1981.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This national central bank cut interest rates and expanded the money supply, ultimately extending the Great Depression.
What is the Federal Reserve?
This political party emerged in 1948 in reaction to President Truman's advocacy of civil rights encouraging negative practices and racial segregation.
Who are the Dixiecrats?