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Civil Rights People WWI Cold War WWII 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 Next Round Her refusal to give up her bus seat to a white passenger began the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the opening battle in the Civil Rights Movement Rosa Parks This was the amendment to the Constitution that freed the slaves after the Civil War 13th Amendment This was the amendment that granted black men the right to vote 15th Amendment This amendment established definition of citizenship and granted rights of citizenship regardless of race 14th Amendment This black political group of the 1960’s argued that the non-violent methods of Dr. King had failed and that to achieve civil rights for all minorities violence should be used The Black Panthers A gifted orator and reformer, he was a candidate for president in the 1896 election for both the Democratic and Populist parties He served on the side of the prosecution for the 1927 Scopes “Monkey” Trial William Jennings Bryan A successful Texas businessman, he ran for president in 1992 on a thirdparty ticket and won almost 20% of the popular vote He siphoned enough votes away from George Bush Sr that Bill Clinton won the election Ross Perot A Republican senator from Massachusetts, he supported American expansion in the late 1800’s He also led opposition to the Versailles Treaty and Wilson’s dream of the League of Nations after WWI Henry Cabot Lodge Her book, The Feminine Mystique, is credited with sparking the second wave of feminism in America during the 1960’s Betty Friedan He was an American farm worker, labor leader, and civil rights activist He co-founded United Farm Workers and led boycotts and hunger strikes during the 1960’s seeking better working conditions for migrant farm workers Cesar Chavez These two laws passed during WWI greatly restricted Americans’ rights to free speech and free press Espionage and Sedition Acts He was president during WWI Woodrow Wilson The largest and deadliest battle for American troops during WWI Corporal Alvin York won the Medal of Honor and promotion to Sergeant in this battle Battle of the Argonne Forest A stalemate partly due to weapons such as the machine-gun caused both sides to resort to this type of warfare Trench Warfare The horrors of trench warfare caused both sides to develop new weapon systems to try and break the stalemate These were three new weapons that caught on Tanks, airplanes, and chemical weapons This became the policy of America towards communist expansion following WWII It is also known as the policy of Containment The Truman Doctrine This program was created to help rebuild Europe after WWII and also stop the expansion of communism into Western Europe The Marshall Plan Named after its creator, Secretary of State George Marshall In 1948-1949, when the Soviet Union blockaded resupply to the American, British, and French sectors of occupied Berlin, the Allies responded with this The Berlin Airlift President Kennedy, Soviet Premier Khrushchev, and communist leader Fidel Castro went head-to-head in this 1962 crisis The Cuban Missile Crisis This symbol of the Cold War was torn down by both the West and East German people in 1989 The Berlin Wall WWII began in Europe in 1939 when Germany did this Invaded Poland He was commander-in-chief of all US Army forces in the Pacific Theater of WWII General Douglas MacArthur He was the Commander-inChief of all US Navy forces in the Pacific Theater during WWII He was also a native of Fredericksburg, Texas Admiral Chester A. Nimitz He was noted for his concern for his troops and his ability to organize He commanded the US First Army in the D-Day invasion of Normandy He was considered a “soldier’s soldier” – one who cares about his men General Omar Bradley He was probably the most famous US general in Europe in WWII He was noted for his aggressiveness and impulsive behavior earning him the nickname “Old Blood and Guts” General George Patton Gov’t People Politics Mix Founding Fathers 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 The first ten amendments to the US Constitution Bill of Rights The name of the legislative program President Kennedy wanted to enact He wanted to help the poor and provide health insurance to the elderly, and create a Department of Urban Affairs The New Frontier The name of President Lyndon Johnson’s legislative agenda He wanted to expand education, set higher standards for clean air and water, and end poverty in America The Great Society Nickname given for economic policies under President Reagan It was described as “trickledown” economics It was based on supply-side economic principles Reaganomics An economic policy set by President Taft which pushed for American investment in foreign countries, especially Latin America Dollar Diplomacy Ida Tarbell Muckraker who exposed the Standard Oil Trust Ida B. Wells African-American woman who wrote about and fought against the lynching of blacks in the South Glenn Curtis An aviation pioneer, he was the first to take-off and land on the deck of a ship Known as the father of naval aviation Marcus Garvey Pushing for civil rights for blacks, Garvey founded the Universal Negro Improvement Association He also was a leader of the Back-toAfrica Movement She became known during the 1960’s as a lawyer, author, and conservative activist She fought against modern feminism and the Equal Rights Amendment Phyllis Schlafly The process by which special interest groups can, through voter participation (petitions), propose bills to their legislature for a vote Initiative A process by which all voters can express their will by a direct vote on bills offered by the legislature referendum The process by which voters can remove an elected official from office before the next scheduled election Recall This amendment states that powers not specifically granted to the federal government in the Constitution belong to the states or the people 10th Amendment Established by an act of Congress in 1887, this was created to regulate railroad shipping rates The Interstate Commerce Commission OPEC Oil Producing and Exporting Countries This organization sets production rates and fixes prices per barrel of oil This post-WWII law provides money for education, small business loans, and farm loans to US servicemen GI Bill of Rights A rebirth of African-American culture led by poets, authors, artists, musicians, and movies Provided an outlet for AfricanAmericans intellectuals who continued to oppose segregation and discrimination Harlem Renaissance The US trade policy concerning China The US wanted all countries to respect China’s territory and government and assure free trade for all Open Door Policy Begun in 1901 and finished in 1914, the construction of this greatly diminished the travel time of ocean-going vessels between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans Panama Canal A renowned Philadelphia doctor who was an avid practitioner of “bleeding” Member of the Constitutional Convention Treasurer of the US Mint from 1797-1813 Benjamin Rush Early advocate for the American Revolution Played a role in the Boston Tea Party Placed the most visible signature on the Declaration of Independence John Hancock He was a founding father, a signer of the US Constitution, and the first Chief justice of the Supreme Court He was most famous for negotiating a treaty with great Britain that settled issues left from the Revolutionary War The treaty was named for him John Jay He was a Catholic from Maryland He supported the revolution against Great Britain He was longest living signer of the Declaration of Independence dying in 1832 Charles Carroll One of the most educated of the founding fathers, he emigrated from Scotland He was the president of the College of New Jersey He pushed for independence from Britain John Witherspoon Civil Rights Court Cases Amendments Mix People 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 He was an African-American Methodist preacher and a leader of the Civil Rights Movement who advocated the use of passive resistance Martin Luther King, JR These mostly Southern laws or statutes enforced segregation and restricted the rights of blacks Jim Crow Laws An African-American leader and educator, he believed blacks should gain an education and raise themselves up rather than fight for civil rights Booker T. Washington This landmark law made it illegal to discriminate based on race, sex, and religion and gave the government powers to enforce all civil rights laws including desegregation The Civil Rights Act of 1964 This 1954 Supreme Court case outlawed segregation in public schools Brown v. Board of Education In 1944, Korematsu v. The United States upheld this The constitutionality of detaining Japanese-Americans in camps during WWII Authorized by Executive Order 9066 In 1947, Mendez v. Westminster was the first Supreme Court case to successfully challenge this Segregation of children by race/ethnicity The 1948 Supreme Court case, Delgado v. Bastrop ISD decided this Segregation of Mexican-American children was illegal in Texas In 1950, the Supreme Court ruled in this case that UT law school’s separate facility for blacks failed to qualify as “separate but equal” and Herman Sweatt won the right to attend UT Law school Sweatt v. Painter When you are arrested and the police advise you of your rights they are complying with a Supreme Court decision in this case Miranda v. Arizona Factoid: After winning his case, Miranda was later stabbed in a bar parking lot. Ironically, as he lay bleeding to death, his assailant was handcuffed and read his “Miranda Rights” The right to free speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion 1st Amendment The right to bear arms 2nd Amendment You cannot be required to testify against yourself and you cannot be tried twice for the same crime (double jeopardy) 5th Amendment This banned the transportation, sale, and consumption of alcohol 18th Amendment The 21st Amendment did this Repealed the 18th Amendment This pseudo-scientific* belief argued that the human race could be improved through breeding and was used as an excuse for marriage restrictions, segregation laws, and a push to lower immigration quotas from inferior countries * Pseudo means false Eugenics This policy argues that government should interfere as little as possible in business Laissez-Faire This social reform movement based on religious principles was dedicated to the betterment of industrial society through the application of charity and justice Groups included the YMCA and the Salvation Army Social-Gospel Movement The theory that if one country fell to Communism then others nearby would fall as well was used to help justify American involvement in Vietnam The Domino Theory They were the dictators of Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy, and Communist Russia during WWII Hitler, Mussolini, and Stalin He wrote Grapes of Wrath which told the story of a family migrating from the Depression-era Dust Bowl John Steinbeck She was the first AfricanAmerican woman to be elected to the US Congress and the first woman to run for president Shirley Chisholm One of the leading lawyers of his day, he represented the defense in the Scopes “Monkey” Trial Clarence Darrow She was a leader in the American Women’s Suffrage Movement Susan B. Anthony He made history when he flew solo non-stop from St. Louis to Paris, France in 1927 in his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis Charles Lindbergh Acronyms WWII The Great Depression Presidents Mix 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization Originally formed as an alliance to protect Western Europe from the Soviet Union NAFTA North American Free Trade Agreement A free trade agreement between the US, Canada, and Mexico NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA was formed in response to the USSR’s launching if the Sputnik satellite GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT was an international agreement on trade signed in 1947. In 1995, it was replaced by the World Trade Organization (WTO) HUAC House Un-American Activities Committee This committee held hearings on communist influences in America beginning in 1938 and into the 1970’s. Some government employees were accused as communist spies and many accused Hollywood writers, actors, and producers were blacklisted This American flying unit supported the Nationalist Chinese Army during WWII The Flying Tigers This group was the first African-American fighter squadron Called the Red-Tails, they earned a reputation as skilled pilots The Tuskegee Airmen Wind Talkers Navajo Indians used as code talkers for the US Army US radio operations in the Pacific during WWII could not be broken as the enemy could not understand the Navajo language When the Philippines were invaded and taken by the Japanese, US and Filipino soldiers who had surrendered were forced to endure this brutal march to prison camps The Bataan Death March Much of the cost of WWII for America was financed by selling these to the American public War Bonds He was president when the Great Depression first struck in 1929 Herbert Hoover This was Franklin Roosevelt’s plan to end the Depression The New Deal Roosevelt calmed the American public through these radio talks Fireside Chats This was established to guarantee the public’s bank accounts in case of bank failure Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation FDIC Created by FDR to allow the old to live in dignity, this Second New Deal program consumes a great deal of today’s government budget Social Security He formed the Rough Riders to fight in the Spanish-American War He became President upon the assassination of President McKinley He created many national parks He pushed through the Pure Food and Drug Act President Theodore Roosevelt He became president upon the death of FDR He authorized the use of atomic bombs on Japan He desegregated the United States Army He announced a doctrine to contain communism wherever it may try to expand President Harry S. Truman He ended the Vietnam War through his policy of negotiation and “Vietnamization” He visited Communist China and began a new relationship between it and the US He was the only president to resign President Richard M. Nixon He tried to end poverty in America through his “Great Society” program He greatly increased the numbers of US soldiers fighting in Vietnam He helped push through the Civil Rights Act 1964 President Lyndon Johnson He was youngest president to be elected He was the first Catholic president He got the Soviet Union to remove its nuclear missiles from Cuba The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis He was assassinated in 1963 President John F. Kennedy He was the segregationist, democratic governor of Alabama during the time of the Civil Rights Movement He literally barred the door against blacks attempting to seek admission to the University of Alabama When he ran for president during the 1972 election an assassination attempt left him paralyzed George Wallace Journalists who exposed corruption, abuse, and other social problems Muckrakers A type of journalism that is biased, and often based on false information and sensationalism for the sake of attracting readers Yellow Journalism A preference for native-born citizens accompanied by hostility towards immigrants during the 1800’s Nativism Written by Upton Sinclair, this book exposed the horrible sanitary conditions and procedures in the meatpacking industry The Jungle