The Roaring Twenties
Presidents
Amendments
The Cold War
50's and 60's
100
The fear of communists taking over the United States in the 1920's
What is the Red Scare?
100
Peace through Strength; Appointment of Sandra O' Connor; Iran-Contra Affair; and Reaganomics
Who is Ronald Reagan?
100
What is 4th Amendment?
100
13 day period in which the threat of nuclear war between the U.S. and Soviet Union seemed eminent; Kennedy responded to nuclear missiles in Cuba with a naval quarantine (blockade).
What is Cuban Missile Crisis?
100
When soldiers returned from World War II, they were eligible for these special benefits that might allow them to attend college or buy a home.
What is The GI Bill of Rights?
200
Women who pushed traditional cultural, norms, such as smoking, drinking, and wearing shorter hair
Who are Flappers?
200
GI Bill -> Benefits for soldiers; integration of the Armed Forces; Containment -> Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower
200
What is the 18th Amendment?
200
This was the plan that provided economic aid for war-torn countries in Europe, so they would not fall to communism
What is the Marshall Plan?
200
Residential community surrounding a city; people started to migrate to during the 1950s and 1960s as cars became more affordable and the Interstate Highway system was created
What is suburbs?
300
Created the Model T and the assembly line, which increased mobility in the United States and increased mass production.
Who is Henry Ford?
300
President of the United States during World War I, who created the Fourteen Points and supported the creation of the League of Nations
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
300
What is the 22nd Amendment?
300
U.S. becomes involved because of Domino Theory and Containment
What is the Vietnam War?
300
Increased during the 1950s as family stayed at home for entertainment; emphasize traditional family roles
What is TV?
400
This late 1920's President was the head of the Food Administration during World War I
Who is Herbert Hoover?
400
9/11 Terrorist Attacks -> War on Terror -> PATRIOT Act, TSA, and Homeland Security
What is George W. Bush?
400
What is the 5th Amendment?
400
Red Scare movement led by Senator Joseph McCarthy that arrested people suspected of being communists.
What is the McCarthyism?
400
African American and Whites traveled around the south testing the law desegregating interstate buses and helped to desegregate lunch counters.
Who were the Freedom Riders?
500
African American cultural revival, which encouraged African Americans to stand up for their rights; Louis Armstrong and Langston Hughes
What is Harlem Renaissance?
500
President of the United States, who authorized the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan
Who is Truman?
500
What is the 16th Amendment?
500
Guarded concrete barrier that physically and ideologically divided Berlin from 1961-1989.
What is The Wall of Berlin?
500
Began when Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus to a white man; the bus boycott lasted for eleven months
What is the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
600
Scandal that happened under the President Harding administration
600
Gulf of Tonkin (64) & Tet Offensive (68) – Vietnam; Civil Rights Act of 1964; Voting Rights Act 1965; Great Society ->War on Poverty
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?
600
What is the 26th Amendment?
600
Military Alliance created in 1949
What is NATO
600
Resulted from prosperity (growth) after WWII, baby boom, and increased demand for housing
What is Suburbs?