unit 7
a period in American history of dramatic social, economic and political change
Roaring 20's
Prices were raised by an economic depression
Great Depression
Which policy did Great Britain take at the beginning of the war that gave in to Hitler’s demands to expand German territory?
Appeasement
conflict between U.S. and soviet union with no direct confrontation from 1945-1991
Cold war
congress has to approve president's actions of war
War powers act
a gang of politicians and industry leaders closely surrounding Warren G. Harding, the 29th president of the United States.
Ohio Gang
Purchased stock, by borrowing money, with the intentions to sell it at a much higher price
Buying on margin
what marked the beginning of the Allied invasion in Europe and marked one of the biggest Allied victories in the war?
D-Day
one country falling to communism would quickly lead to other countries in that area falling as well
Domino theory
vietcong launched an attack on hundreds of cities and U.S. embassy in saigon
Tet offensive
The “monkey trial” was the moniker journalist H. L. Mencken applied to the 1925 prosecution of a criminal action brought by the state of Tennessee against high school teacher John T. Scopes for violating the state's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools
Scopes Trial
FDR’s way to help during the great depression
New deal
a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially the political affairs of other countries.
isolationism
unfair accusations without evidence
McCarthyism
an American Christian minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement
MLK Jr.
A period in the United States history when everyone was so caught up in containment of communism, and investigated people within their community for communism
What was the Red Scare?
Crops failed to grow, livestock died, families lost farms
What is the effect of the dust bowl?
The systematic murder of 6 million jews across europe
Holocaust
allied forces had to use planes to bring supplies and food
Response to the Berlin crisis
a revolutionary organization with an ideology of Black nationalism, socialism, and armed self-defense, particularly against police brutality.
Black Panthers
Which president is most remembered for giving White House positions to his poker buddies?
Warren G. Heading
To address the fears and concerns of americans, inform them of the actions the government was taking
Fireside chats
program to develop the atomic bomb
Manhattan project
It didn't technically end, both sides just signed an armistice to end the fighting
End of the Korean war
Both African American and White people were able to ride the bus together without segregation
What did the freedom rides accomplish