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Row 1, Col 1 RETURN What isolationism? Policy where a nation’s interests are best served if the nation secludes itself from other nations and avoids forming alliances with them

1,2 What was the Montgomery Bus Boycott? In December, 1955 the African American community in Montgomery, Alabama, begins boycotting the city's racially segregated bus system after Rosa Parks is arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white man. The boycott lasts more than a year to December 21, 1956 and is led by local minister Martin Luther King, Jr. The action results in the desegregation of the city’s buses, makes King a national figure, and marks a major step in the growing U.S. civil rights movement. RETURN

1,3 What was the Freedom Summer? Freedom Summer was a campaign in the United States launched in June 1964 to attempt to register to vote as many African American voters as possible in Mississippi, which up to that time had almost totally excluded black voters. RETURN

1,4 What was the Civil Rights Act of 1964? The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark legislation in the United States that outlawed segregation in the U.S. schools and public places. RETURN

2,1 What was the Espionage Act of 1917? made it a crime for a person to convey information with intent to interfere with the operation or success of the armed forces of the United States or to promote the success of its enemies. RETURN

2,2 What is the Sedition Act of 1918? The passing of this act forbade Americans to use "disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language" about the United States government, flag, or armed forces during war. RETURN

2,3 What was the double standard for women in the 1920’s? Men could do just about anything, but women had mess freedom. They had less sexual freedom as well as freedom in society. RETURN

2,4 What is buying on margin ? Buying on margin is borrowing money from a broker to purchase stock. RETURN

3,1 What were the reactions to Hoover’s policies during the Great Depression? 1. He was basically hated. 2. Homeless set up "Hoovervilles" - tent cities. RETURN

3,2 What made life so hard during the Great Depression ? 1. Unemployment 2. Homelessness 3. Poverty 4. Destruction of families 5. Farm losses RETURN

3,3 What were the causes of Great Depression? Overproduction Laissez Faire policies that left the economy unregulated Fraud Over speculation on the stock market Decline in foreign trade RETURN

3,4 What was the unemployment rate during the Great Depression? Unemployment rose to 25-35% RETURN

4,1 What was Black Tuesday? October 29th 1929 – The stock market crashed RETURN

4,2 What was the New Deal? The New Deal was the title that President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave to a sequence of programs and promises he initiated between 1933 and 1938 with the goal of giving relief to the needy, reform of the financial system, and recovery of the economy of the United States during the Great Depression. RETURN

4,3 What did the Social Security Act do? The Social Security Act for the first time established an economic “ safety net ” for all Americans, providing unemployment and disability insurance and old-age pensions. RETURN

4,4 What was the National Labor Relations Act? A 1935 United States federal law that protects the rights of most workers in the private sector to organize labor unions, to engage in collective bargaining, and to take part in strikes and other forms of concerted activity in support of their demands. RETURN

5,1 What was the Works Progress Administration? The Works Progress Administration was the largest New Deal agency, employing millions of people and affecting most every locality, especially rural and western mountain populations. RETURN

5,2 What was the Lend-Lease Act? It gave President Roosevelt virtually unlimited authority to direct material aid such as ammunition, tanks, airplanes, trucks, and food to the war effort in Europe without violating the nation's official position of neutrality. RETURN

5,3 How did World War II come to an end? World War II ended in Europe on May 8, 1945 with the unconditional surrender of all German troops to the Russians, British, American, and French commanders. The war in Japan ended on September 2, 1945 when the representative of the Japanese government signed the surrender document on the battleship USS Missouri. RETURN

5,4 What was the GI Bill? It provided for college or vocational education for returning World War II veterans as well as one year of unemployment compensation. It also provided loans for returning veterans to buy homes and start businesses. RETURN