social studies final

Dwight D. Eisenhower

34th US president, supreme commander in europe during WWll

John F. Kennedy

35th US president

John Steinbeck

one of the best known and revered American literary figures.

Lyndon B. Johnson

signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the Civil Rights Act of 1968

Harry S. Truman

won an upset victory in the 1948 presidential election

Jackie Robinson

the first African American player in the 20th century to take the field in the American or National league.

Thurgood Marshall

the first black person to serve on the supreme court, arguing the historic 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case

Joseph McCarthy

senator who conducted a witch hunt against communists

George Marshall

secretary of state who outlined a proposal to help war ravaged Europe

Rosa Parks

refused to vacate a seat on a bus in favor of a white passenger in Montgomery, Alabama.

The Holocaust

the extermination of 6 million jews led by fascist germany leader adolf hitler and his nazi henchmen

Martin Luther King, Jr.

a civils right legend, spoke out of equally rights with a speech called “I Have A Dream”

Communists / Soviet Union

founding and ruling political party of the soviet union

Events of Reconstruction

gettysburg address, union presidential election, progressive legalization freeing the slaves

Ten Percent Plan

President Lincoln proposed a reconstruction program that would allow Confederate states to establish new state governments after 10 percent of their male population took loyalty oaths and the states recognized the permanent freedom of formerly enslaved people.

Plessy v. Ferguson

upheld a Louisiana state law that allowed for "equal but separate accommodations for the white and colored races.”

Civil Rights Act of 1866

declared all persons born in the United States to be citizens, "without distinction of race or color, or previous condition of slavery or involuntary servitude."

13th Amendment

Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.

World War I and World War II fighting tactics

WWI was fought in the trenches and used machine guns and poisonous gas, WWII was fought using modern artillery and machines utilizing more airplanes, ships, tanks, and submarines.

Role of Women during WWII

women began taking factorie jobs, volunteered for the red cross, and served in the military

Yellow Journalism

style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts

Federal Reserve Act

created the Federal Reserve System

W.E.B. Dubois

The first Black American to earn a PhD from Harvard University

Dollar Diplomacy

the use of a country's financial power to extend its international influence.

Sherman Anti Trust Act

authorized the federal government to institute proceedings against trusts in order to dissolve them

Muckrakers

any of a group of American writers identified with pre World War I reform and exposé writing

Moral Diplomacy

attempted to maintain a “balance of power” through opposing military alliances.

Booker T. Washington

responsible for the early development and success of what is now Tuskegee University in Tuskegee, Alabama

Roosevelt vs. Hoover

the presidential election between fdr and hoover for the 1932

President Roosevelt and the Hundred Days

With President Roosevelt's urging, Congress passed 77 laws during his first 100 days as well, many directed towards reviving the economy of the United States through various public works projects.

Stock Market Crash of 1929

money wasn't equally spent or distributed so the stock market crashed

Reasons for the Great Depression

overproduction, installment buying plan, uneven distribution of wealth, unpaid debts of nations, high tariffs on international trade, technological advances lowered profit for framers, banks were giving out to many loans

Treaty of Versailles and the U.S. response

American public opinion was overwhelming in favor of ratifying the treaty, including the Covenant of the League of Nations.

Little Rock Nine

identify the first African American students to desegregate Little Rock Central High School

Robert E. Lee

a Confederate general who led the South's attempt at secession during the Civil War.