is for Angel Island

Angel Island was located in San Francisco Bay, California. It held around 1 million Asian immigrants. They were discriminated against and taken advantage of by railroad companies.

1954, The Supreme Court ruled that segregation was unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education. The court ruled unanimously that “in the field of public education, the doctrine of “separate but equal” has no place. The segregation violated the 14th amendment. 

is for Brown vs Board Of Education

is for Cesar Chavez

Cesar Chavez was known as an American Labor Leader. He co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. Which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee to become the United Farm Workers labor union.

is for Dust Bowl

The Dust Bowl was a period of severe dust storms that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. 66% of the families chose to remain in the area and battle the sometimes deadly dust storms. The dust was TOO thick and deadly to breathe in so whoever would get caught in the storm would die.

is for Ellis Island

Ellis Island was located in New York Harbor and opened for operation in 1892. By the time of 1924, Ellis Island had 12 million European immigrants processed. 

is for Franklin Roosevelt

Franklin Roosevelt was the 32nd president. He proposed the New Deal that would later help America get through the great depression era. 

is for Great Depression

The Great Depression was an era after the Roaring 20s. This era was created due to bank runs, overproduction, Consumer Overspending, Stock Market Speculation, and Disparity in wealth. Families went broke during this time along with banks and businesses.

is for Harlem Renaissance

The Harlem Renaissance was a movement developed by African Americans during the time of the Roaring 20s. It was centered in Harlem, New York. This movement allowed African Americans to showcase their skill and craft to other African Americans through music, art, poetry, etc.

is for Ida Tarbell

Ida Tarbell was known as a muckraker. Due to her dad losing his job to a monopoly scheme.  She wrote a 19-installment series called “The History of Standard Oil Company”.

is for John F Kennedy 

John F Kennedy was the 35th president of the united states. Kennedy played a major role in the civil rights movement and stopped a nuclear war from occurring. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963, in Dallas Texas.

is for Karl Marx

Karl Marx developed a political and economic doctrine called communism. Karl Marx was a German philosopher. He played a mediocre role in the red scare.

is for Lusitania

On May 7, 1915, the German submarine (U-boat) U-20 torpedoed and sank the Lusitania. Of the 1,959 men, women, and children on board, 1,195 perished, including 123 Americans. THIS DID NOT MAKE THE U.S. DECLARE WAR YET.

is for Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a social justice activist. He believed in non-violent riots and believed that all races should be equal. He was a pastor, a vocal standpoint for African Americans, and a revolutionist. He was assassinated at Lorraine Motel, in Memphis Tennessee, on April 4, 1968. 

is for NASA

NASA played a large part in the U.S. after USSR declared the launching of Sputnik. JFK's "new frontier" made sure that NASA got extra funding for their science and mathematics.

is for Obama

Barack Obama is known as the first black president. During his presidency, he created things like Obamacare which made healthcare affordable. He also played a role in the elimination of Osama Bin Laden.