Show:
Great Depression
World War II
Cold War
Civil Rights
Presidential Bees-neez
100
What were the main causes of the Great Depression?
Easy credit, High trade tariffs, low agricultural prices due to overproduction and the stock market crash in 1929.
100
Who were world leaders during World War II?
Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union, Adolf Hitler of Germany, Benito Mussolini of Italy and Winston Churchill of Great Britain.
100
What was the main goal of the Truman Doctrine?
An effort to stop the spread of communism into Western Europe.
100
Who encouraged a militant approach to civil rights?
Malcolm X.
100
What happened to Richard Nixon when the details of the Watergate were uncovered?
He resigned from office before he was impeached.
200
What is it called when an investor buys stocks on credit?
Buying on the margin.
200
What happened in response to the policy of appeasement?
Britain and France gave into Hitlers demands.
200
What was the Soviet Union response to the creation of NATO in Western Europe?
Creation of the Warsaw Pact.
200
What principle was overturned by the Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education?
"Separate but equal"
200
What reasoning did President George W. Bush make to invade Iraq in the Spring of 2003?
He believed they had stashes of chemical and biological weapons that could be used against the U.S.
300
Why did people call shantytowns "Hoovervilles?"
People called shantytowns "Hoovervilles" to demonstrate their disgust with president Hoover.
300
What event finally forced the US to enter World War II?
The Japanese attack of the US naval base at Pearl Harbor.
300
What was the result of the Korean War?
North and South Korea were still divided along the 38th parallel.
300
Which group challenged educational segregation by attending an all white school?
The Little Rock Nine
300
What led to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and end the "Cold War?"
Constant Cold War policies and specific Reagan policies of the 1980's which put social and economic pressure on the Soviet Union.
400
Which New Deal program was responsible for creating new jobs and putting people back to work?
The Works Progress Administration (WPA).
400
What did the Golf of Tonkin resolution authorize or lead to?
Expansion of Presidential powers so Johnson sent combat troop into Vietnam as needed.
400
What did the civil rights movement non-violent protests demonstrate?
Many white southerners resisted integration and desegregation, sometimes violently.
400
He balanced the federal budget and lowered the deficit.What accomplishment did Bill Clinton have while in office?
He balanced the federal budget and lowered the deficit.
500
What was the Hoover administration's response to the depression?
It asked for voluntary cooperation from business leaders and rugged individualism from the American people.
500
What was President Truman's main goal in using the atomic bomb against Japan?
To end the war quickly and save American lives.
500
What was the US MAIN goal in Vietnam?
Contain the spread of communism from going into nearby countries, such as Cambodia and Laos.
500
Prohibiting laws/rules that attempted to restrict voting by African Americans.
How did the Civil Rights Act of 1964 attempt to end Jim Crow in the south?
500
The housing market collapsed and sent the U.S. into a deep economic recession.What happened in the Fall of 2008 before George W. Bush left office?
The housing market collapsed and sent the U.S. into a deep economic recession.