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What is the Gilded Age
The development of economy, technology, and urbanization in the late 19th century is known as what?
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What is Trench Warfare
Alan Seeger, an American poet during WWI, wrote, "It brings out only his worse-self" thus describing this type of war strategy.
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What is the Model T
This famous 1920 car was constructed by Henry Ford
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What is the Stock Market Crash
This famous event in 1929 caused the Great Depression
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What is Montgomery
The Rosa Parks museum is located in this Alabama capital
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What is the Populist Party
The more popular group name in 1891 for the people's party was called this.
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Who is Woodrow Wilson
This 28th U.S. president stated his case into entering World War I on April 2nd 1917
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What is "The Jazz Singer"
This popular movie in 1927, starred Al Jolson, and was a story covering the 20s and the new technology.
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What is the Second Inaugural Address
Franklin Roosevelt gave this famous address after winning the 1936 election in Washington D.C.
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Where is Detroit and Newark
Riots took place in these 2 cities, one in Michigan and one in New Jersey, because Americans wanted 2 separate societies ( Black and White)
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Who is Henry George
In 1879, this American political economist, said "Poverty is caused by the unjust and the unequal distribution of wealth."
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What are trenches
These were muddy and diseases causing spaces used during WWI
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When is 1928
Herbert Hoover believed that the U.S. businesses needed to grow due to the economy and technology growing, thus stating in his speech this year
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Who is Herbert Hoover
Among others, this president from 1929-1933, warned Franklin Roosevelt against the New Deal
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Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
On April 4th 1968 this famous Civil Rights Movement leader was assassinated at a motel
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Who are the Molly Maguires
This group of people caused many deaths in the 19th century ultimately not solving the laborers original problems.
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Who are the Women’s Land Army of America
While the men left to go fight in the wars, this group of women stayed back and took over the agricultural side.
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Who is Alain Locke
As the 1st African American Rhodes Scholar, this Harlem Renaissance leader, wrote the "New Negro"
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What is Black Tuesday or Tuesday
On October 29th 1929, the stock market took a turn for the worse plunging over $10 million, not Black Friday but better well known as this day of the week
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What is Bloody Sunday
In Selma Alabama, John Lewis and 600 other activists protested their right to vote on this famous day known as this
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Who is Andrew Carnegie
This 1890 industrialist said, "bring wisdom, experience, and the ability to administer to the poor so that they can do better for themselves."
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What is yellow
During the war the women and men working with TNT turned this color
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Who are the Ku Klux Klan
This group also known as the KKK is one of the most hated American groups in history
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What are banks
Many of these money holding businesses lost millions of dollars as well as shut down during the Great Depression.
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Who is Gloria Steinem
This American writer argued that the ERA was not passed due to gender oppositions, as well as interviewed a teacher who later stated she had to tell girls they would never become doctors.
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