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| The period of literary and artistic creativity celebrating African-American culture in a specific part of New York City. | Harlem Renaissance |
| In 1933, the _________ repealed the 18th Amendment, making it legal to buy, consume, drink, and sell alcohol once again. | 21st Amendment |
| A ______ is a term for a hidden saloon/nightclub where liquor was sold. | speakeasy |
| _______ is when cities spread outward in all directions. | urban sprawl |
| Benito Mussolini established a totalitarian, _______ regime in Italy which featured a strong, centralized government headed by a powerful dictator. | fascist |
| _______ was the code name for the planned invasion of Axis-controlled North Africa led by Dwight D. Eisenhower. | Operation Torch |
| _______ won the election of 1932 and went on to be elected to an unprecedented four terms as president. He convinced people in the 1932 election that he could help bring the country out of the Great Depression. He advocated for the government to take a leading role in stimulating the economy. | FDR |
| _______ were Italian immigrants who were blamed for shooting two men. They were victims of the U.S. government's witch hunt to stop the spread of communism and anarchy in the 1920's. | Sacco and Vanzetti |
| This man, _______, created a brief scare with his radio drama "War of the Worlds". Americans were scared the country was going to be invaded by martians when they heard the radio program. | Orson Welles |
| Poor Midwesterners who fled the Dust Bowl and traveled west to California were known as _______. | Okies |
| ________ music grew out of rhythm & blues & added electronic music. It had heavy rhythm, simple melody & lyrics about cars, love, & problems of being young. | rock and roll |
| A company that offers similar products or services in many locations or sells the right to an individual to do business using the parent company name is called a _______. | franchise |
| Eisenhower authorized the building of a nationwide highway network in 1956. The legislation was called the _______. | Interstate Highway Act |
| Buying material goods in mass quantities during the 1950's was known as _______. | consumerism |
| ________ created Mickey Mouse. He also grew up in Kansas City. He opened a major theme park in Anaheim, California in the 1950's. | Walt Disney |
| This Tennessee teacher, _______, was accused of teaching the theory of evolution to students in his high school science class. | John Scopes |
| _______ wrote the book "A Farewell to Arms". Some of his work reflects his experiences serving in World War I. He worked for the KC Star early in his career. Ultimately, he committed suicide. | Ernest Hemingway |
| _______ was a communist who led a revolution in Russia. | Vladimir Lenin |
| _______ was a famous jazz musician of the 1920's. He led the band at the Cotton Club in Harlem. | Duke Ellington |
| _______ was a famous Chicago gangster & symbol of the rise of organized crime. He ultimately wen tto prison for income tax evasion and served his sentence in Alcatraz. His nickname was scarfarce. | Al Capone |
| The ________ were aimed at keeping the United States out of World War II. | Neutrality Acts |
| U.S. troops faced major German resistance during the D-day invasion at _______. | Omaha Beach |
| _______ occured on May 8, 1945. | V-E Day |
| This plane, the _______, dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. | Enola Gay |
| _______ was the Italian dictator during most of World War II. He joined forces with Hitler during the war. | Benito Mussolini |
| This plan/policy was an extension of FDR’s New Deal. It included proposals for nationwide healthcare and was created by Harry S. Truman. It was called the ________. | Fair Deal |
| The new U.S. policy under Eisenhower that said we will go the edge, or brink of war was called ________. It said we will keep peace by promising to use all of our force, including nuclear weapons, against any aggressor. | brinkmanship |
| A new fabric created in the 1950's was _______. | dacron |
| Followers of the 1950's nonconformist movement who cared little for material goods were called _______. | beatniks |
| The "king" of rock and roll is _______. | Elvis Presley |
