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What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
This court case upheld "separate but equal" segregation laws in states.
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Who was Henry Ford?
This person used assembly lines to improve the production of cars.
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What was the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
This began U.S involvment in WWII.
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What were the Jim Crow laws?
These laws were meant to keep African Americans below the Whites in society.
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Who was John F. Kennedy?
This president got assassinated in 1963.
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What was Korematsu v. United States?
This case lead to internment camps for Japanese-Americans being upheld during WWII.
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What was the USS Maine?
The sinking of this ship began the Spanish-American War.
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What was the Vietnam War?
This war was a bi-product of the cold war and was meant to contain communism and was considered a major failure.
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What was the Montgomery bus boycott?
This was a political and social protest that involved transit and took place in Alabama and involved Rosa Parks.
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Who was John Wilkes Booth?
This person assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
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What was Brown v. Board of Education?
This case argues the point that separating white and black students in public schools is unconstitutional.
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What was unrestricted submarine warfare?
The use of this along with the Zimmerman note began U.S involvement in WWI.
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What was the Treaty of Versailles?
This agreement officially ended WWI
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Who was Malcom X?
This civil rights activist was more aggressive than MLK and was an American Muslim.
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Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
This industrialist was well known for his success in the railroad industry and has a university named after him.
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What was Roe v. Wade?
This case argues have a constitutional right to an abortion during the first two trimesters.
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What were railroads?
This mode of transportation lead to easier ways to transport resources across country during the Industrial Revolution.
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What was the Treaty of Paris?
This agreement officially ended The Revolutionary War.
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What was Bloody Sunday (Selma-Montgomery March)?
This peaceful march to Montgomery turned violent whenever cops threw tear gas and started beating the civil rights activists.
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Who is Brad Pitt?
This actor was known for his role in the 2013 film "World War Z".
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What was United States v. Nixon?
This case states that the president cannot use executive privilege to withhold evidence from criminal trial.
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What was the busing system?
Discrimination lead to the boycotting of this public service during the 1960s.
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Who was Francis Gary Powers?
This pilot was shot down flying over Russia during the Cold War. (Hint: When we watched Bridge of Spies)
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What is 1968?
This is the year MLK got assassinated.
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Who is Kanye West?
This famous African American released his debut album in 2004 titled "College Dropout".
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