Stuff You Gotta Know

Dates To Know . 1876…………………………………..Battle of Little Bighorn . 1898…………………………………..Spanish American War . December 7, 1941……………….Bombing of Pearl Harbor . June 6, 1944……………………….D-Day, allied landing at Normandy, France . 1964…………………………………..Civil Rights Act of 1964 . 1965…………………………………..Voting Rights Act of 1965

Time Periods to Know . Late 19th century – early 20th century (1877-1914) o US changes from an agricultural to an industrial nation. o Many immigrants from Europe come to the US. o Many advances in transportation, electricity, & communication. . 1917-1918 o America was involved in WWI . 1920’s o Jazz Age – Harlem Renaissance o Prohibition o Women’s suffrage o Period of prosperity in US . 1930’s o Great Depression . 1941-1945 o America was involved in WWII . 1955 – about 1968 o Civil Rights Movement . 1945 – 1991 o The Cold War

Court Cases to Know . Plessy v Fergusson – 1896 – made “Separate but equal” legal. . Brown v Board of Education – 1954 – made “Separate but equal” illegal. Desegregated the schools.

Constitutional Amendments to Know . 18th Amendment – Prohibition of alcohol . 19th Amendment – Women’s right to vote (suffrage) . Equal Rights Amendment – This one failed. It did not become an Amendment, but created a wider range of options & advancement for women Organizations to Know . AFL – American Federation of Labor (during industrialization) . League of Nations (after WWI) . United Nations (after WWII) . NATO – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Cold War) . Warsaw Pact (Cold War) . NAACP – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People . NOW – National Organization for Women

Acts and Policies to Know . Jim Crow Laws . Homestead Act (Great Plains) . New Deal (great depression) . Marshall Plan (after WWII) . G.I. Bill of Rights (after WWII) . Policy of containment (Cold War) . Civil Rights Act (Civil Rights Movement) . Voting Rights Act (Civil Rights Movement)

Wars & Conflicts . Battle of Little Bighorn………….1876 . Nez Perce Indians ……………….1877 . Homestead Strike ..……………..1892 . Spanish American War………….1898 . WWI……………………………………1917-1918 . WWII…………………………………..1941-1945 . Cold War Conflicts o Korean War…………………1950-1953 o Cuban Missile Crisis………October 1962 o Vietnam War……………….1965-1975

Don’t forget the People You Gotta Know section of your study guide!!

A good way to use this sheet is to give someone your study guide, then go down this list and see how much you know about each subject. You can also have someone ask questions from this sheet.