The Roaring Twenties
The fear of communists taking over the United States in the 1920's
What is the Red Scare?
President during the WWII who increased the role of the President in determining American foreign policy
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
States that “Congress shall make no law” restricting freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, and petition
What is 1st Amendment?
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?
Women who pushed traditional cultural, norms, such as smoking, drinking, and wearing shorter hair
Who are Flappers?
First President of the United States
Who is George Washington?
Women’s suffrage; increase women’s ability to influence government
What is the 19th Amendment?
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?
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?
Created the Model T and the assembly line, which increased mobility in the United States and increased mass production.
Who is Henry Ford?
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?
Abolished slavery and Guarantees citizenship, equal protection, and due process
What is the 13th and 14th Amendment?
U.S. becomes involved because of Domino Theory and Containment
What is the Vietnam War?
Increased during the 1950s as family stayed at home for entertainment; emphasize traditional family roles
What is TV?
This late 1920's President was the head of the Food Administration during World War I
Who is Herbert Hoover?
President of the United States who negotiated the Cuban Missile Crisis by instituting a naval blockade around Cuba
What is John F. Kennedy?
Established two term limits for President; initiated after Franklin Roosevelt was elected four times
What is the 22nd Amendment?
Caused by the invasion of South Korea by communist North Korea and motivated by U.S. policy of containment;
What is the Korean War?
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?
African American cultural revival, which encouraged African Americans to stand up for their rights; Louis Armstrong and Langston Hughes
What is Harlem Renaissance?
President of the United States, who authorized the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan
Who is Truman?
Protects an accused person from having to testify against him/herself (self/incrimination), bans double jeopardy, and guarantees that no person will suffer the loss of life, liberty, or property without due process of law
What is the 5th Amendment?
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?