Key Events and Concepts in U.S. History - Progressivism to World War II

US History 1) Progressivism was a series of responses to social problems in American society that emerged from: 2) The term for Journalists that investigated social conditions and political corruption; they exposed unfair practices of large corporations. 3) Progressives wanted to reform inefficient city and federal governments and make government more democratic through reforming ________. 4) In 1848 at Seneca Falls, NY this individual convinced delegates that the right for women to vote should be the priority. 5) The term for the movement to make drinking alcohol illegal. 6) The Presidential Election of ____ featured a current president, a former president, and an academic with two years of political experience. 7) Theodore Roosevelt would run under this political party, against William Taft and Woodrow Wilson. 8) Woodrow Wilson won the ______ ______ with 435 votes, receiving less than 42 percent of the popular vote. 9) As the third Progressive President Wilson reformed tariffs, the banking system, trusts, and worker’s rights. 10) This was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in US history, it created an independent agency that managed the nation’s economy. 11) During the 1920s this government institution kept rates low despite excessive speculation. 12) He won the election of 1928. 13) The _____ market of the 1920s convinced many people to invest in stocks. 14) The stock market plummeted on “Black Thursday” on this date. 15) These institutions had lent billions to stock speculators and began to close and fail after the stock market crash. 16) By 1931, factories were closing and wages slashed, Hoover increased funding for ___ ____. 17) H. Hoover set up the ___ in October 1931 to create a pool of money that allowed troubled banks to lend money to communities. 18) President _________ reluctantly signed the Emergency Relief and Construction Act in July 1932. 19) Creditors foreclosed on nearly ___ _______ farms between 1930 and 1934. 20) WWI veterans protested in Washington DC for $1, 000 bonus to be distributed early, “Hoovervilles” were cleared by the US army. 21) The Allied invasion of Europe took place here. 22) On D-Day, American forces landed on these beaches. 23) Approximately___________British troops landed on Juno, Gold and Sword beaches on D-Day. 24) On D-Day June 6th, 1944 Allied forces created a second front in Europe. 25) The code name for the Allied invasion of France that used 5 million tons of equipment. 26) The U.S. decided to invade ___ ____ so B-29 bombers could refuel and bomb Tokyo. 27) On March 9, 1945 a firestorm killed thousands of civilians in ____. 28) On April 1st, 1945,U.S. troops landed on this island where 12, 000 U.S. troops had died. 29) The code name for the U.S. program to build an atomic bomb. 30) The first atomic bomb dropped in Japan was in the city. 31) Which movement started when four African-Americans entered a Woolworth’s department store and sat at a “whites only” lunch counter? 32) In May 1961, teams of African-American and white volunteers who boarded southbound interstate buses became known as: 33) On September 15th, 1963, the KKK bomber the 16th street Baptist Church killing four young girls in: 34) On August 28th, 1963, more than 250, 000 demonstrators gathered near the Lincoln Memorial, this Civil Rights leader delivered the “I Have a Dream” speech. 35) This Act banned racial discrimination in facilities and businesses that served the general public. 36) In 1960, almost ____ of African-Americans lived in poverty. 37) Five days after LBJ signed the Voting Rights Act a riot broke out in this city. 38) By the early 1960s, this civil rights leader became a member of the Nation of Islam and a symbol of the black power movement, criticizing white society. 39) On April 4th, 1968 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassination in this city. 40) This Act passed in 1968, outlawing discrimination on the basis of race, religion, or national origin for financing housing. 41) In 1992, Bill Clinton became the first of the ____ _____ to become President of the U.S. 42) This Act gave workers up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid leave for illness of a family member of birth of a child. 43) This bill established a waiting period and a criminal background check before selling a handgun. 44) By the 1990s, there were thousands of these groups influencing politics and culture war issues. 45) In the 1994 midterm elections, the political party gained control of both Houses of Congress. 46) In this year, the government began to run a surplus, collecting more money than if spent. 47) In 1998, Bill Clinton was Impeached and accused of: 48) A civil war erupted in this region where 60, 000 NATO troops were sent in to stop “ethnic cleansing.” 49) President Clinton asked European leaders to intervien between Serbians and Albanians in this region? 50) In July 2000, at Camp David Prime Minister Ehud Barak agreed to the creation of a Palestinian state in all of Gaza and 90% of the West Bank, but PLO leader Yasir Arafat rejected the deal in this region: