Court Cases Transportation War and Peace Discrimination Miscellaneous People
100
What was Plessy v. Ferguson?
This court case upheld "separate but equal" segregation laws in states.
100
Who was Henry Ford?
This person used assembly lines to improve the production of cars.
100
What was the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
This began U.S involvment in WWII.
100
What were the Jim Crow laws?
These laws were meant to keep African Americans below the Whites in society.
100
Who was John F. Kennedy?
This president got assassinated in 1963.
200
What was Korematsu v. United States?
This case lead to internment camps for Japanese-Americans being upheld during WWII.
200
What was the USS Maine?
The sinking of this ship began the Spanish-American War.
200
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.
200
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.
200
Who was John Wilkes Booth?
This person assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
300
What was Brown v. Board of Education?
This case argues the point that separating white and black students in public schools is unconstitutional.
300
What was unrestricted submarine warfare?
The use of this along with the Zimmerman note began U.S involvement in WWI.
300
What was the Treaty of Versailles?
This agreement officially ended WWI
300
Who was Malcom X?
This civil rights activist was more aggressive than MLK and was an American Muslim.
300
Who was Cornelius Vanderbilt?
This industrialist was well known for his success in the railroad industry and has a university named after him.
400
What was Roe v. Wade?
This case argues have a constitutional right to an abortion during the first two trimesters.
400
What were railroads?
This mode of transportation lead to easier ways to transport resources across country during the Industrial Revolution.
400
What was the Treaty of Paris?
This agreement officially ended The Revolutionary War.
400
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.
400
Who is Brad Pitt?
This actor was known for his role in the 2013 film "World War Z".
500
What was United States v. Nixon?
This case states that the president cannot use executive privilege to withhold evidence from criminal trial.
500
What was the busing system?
Discrimination lead to the boycotting of this public service during the 1960s.
500
Who was Francis Gary Powers?
This pilot was shot down flying over Russia during the Cold War. (Hint: When we watched Bridge of Spies)
500
What is 1968?
This is the year MLK got assassinated.
500
Who is Kanye West?
This famous African American released his debut album in 2004 titled "College Dropout".






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