William "Boss" Tweed was the leader of this corrupt political machine that was located in New York City.
What is Tammany Hall?
100
The Great Crash, a major factor leading to the Great Depression, occurred on October 29, 1929, a day known by this colorful name.
What is Black Tuesday?
100
During his administration faced the Teapot Dome scandal (1921-1924) involving Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall.
Who is Warren G. Harding?
100
Battle of Manila Bay
What is the Spanish-American War?
100
This major figure of the Civil Rights Movement gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
200
This cartoon artist, who worked for the magazine Harper's Weekly, depicted the Gilded Age's corruption in political cartoons such as "The Brains."
Who is Thomas Nast?
200
Programs such as the WPA and the CCC were created by this president in his "New Deal."
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
200
Faced the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
Battle of Stalingrad
What is World War II?
200
This Supreme Court Decision declared segregation in public education unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
300
This man had only held Presidency for 200 days when he was assassinated by Charles J. Guiteau on July 2, 1881.
Who is James Garfield?
300
During the Great Depression, this event occurred in the Great Plains, forcing many farmers to move elsewhere.
What is the Dust Bowl?
300
Was the only president to serve two non consecutive terms.
Who is Grover Cleveland?
300
Battle of the Marne
What is World War I?
300
This civil rights activist was assassinated by members of the Nation of Islam on February 21, 1965.
Who is Malcolm X?
400
This man was a major philanthropist and renowned steel tycoon of the Gilded Age.
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
400
These shanty towns housed homeless people during the Great Depression.
What are Hoovervilles?
400
Passed the Underwood Tariff in 1913 and is known for his leadership during World War I.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
400
Battle of Bull Run
What is the American Civil War?
400
This activist was one of the first black children to attend an all white school in the South. This school, William Frantz Elementary School, was in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Who is Ruby Bridges?
500
This piece of legislation was passed in order to bring an end to the Gilded Age's "spoils system."
What is the Pendleton Act?
500
This British economist suggested that deficit spending was crucial to ending the Great Depression.
Who is John Maynard Keynes?
500
Was President during the Spanish American War, but was eventually assassinated by Leon Czolgosz.
Who is William McKinley?
500
Battle of Palo Alto
What is the Mexican-American War?
500
The Greensboro sit-ins occurred at this store in North Carolina.