US 1920-1973 Key Dates Flashcards
Prohibition introduced
January 1920
When did Ford sell its 10 millionth Model T car?
June 1924
When we’re Sacco and Vanzetti executed?
August 1927
When was ‘The Jazz Singer’, the first ever ‘talking film’ released?
October 1927
When was the Wall Street Crash that started the Great Depression?
October 1929
When did Franklin D Roosevelt defeat President Hoover in the presidential election?
November 1932
When did Franklin D Roosevelt’s New Deal begin?
March 1933
When did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbour making USA declare war on Japan and officially enter WWII?
December 1941
When did President Roosevelt die?
1945
Who took over when Franklin D Roosevelt died?
Harry S Truman
When did the USA drop nuclear bombs on Japan, leading to an end to WWII?
August 1945
What Japanese cities did USA drop nuclear bombs over?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
When did General Dwight D Eisenhower become president?
November 1952
When was racial segregation in schools declared illegal?
May 1954
What was the court case that lead to racial segregation of schools being declared illegal?
Brown vs the Board of Education of Topeka
When did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her seat on the bus leading to Montgomery Bus Boycott?
December 1955
When did John F Kennedy become president?
November 1960
When did Martin Luther King deliver his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech?
August 1963
When was president JFK assassinated?
November 1963
Who succeeded JFK as president?
Lyndon B Johnson
When was the Civil Rights Act passed, banning discrimination in jobs, voting and housing?
June 1964
When did North Vietnamese boats attack two US warships escalating the conflict in Vietnam?
August 1964
When did the US Supreme Court rule that women have a right to an abortion?
January 1974
What was the name of the case that ruled women have a right to abortion?
Roe vs Wade
