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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.