Name:______________________
HUSH Review Project: Part III-1920s through the Present
Turning Points in History
Listed below are major turning points in American history. In each case, identify the
implied event, comment on its significance, and then list at least three contemporaneous
movements, trends, or activities in literature, science, art, society, or economics. For
purposes of this part, define “contemporaneous” as any event within a five-year period of
the event.
Related events:
1929
a.
Event:
b.
Significance:
c.
Related events:
a.
1960
Event:
b.
Significance:
c.
Related events:
1941
a.
Event:
b.
Significance:
c.
Related events:
a.
1964
b.
Event:
c.
Significance:
1945
Event:
Related events:
a.
Significance:
b.
Related events:
a.
c.
b.
1968
Event:
c.
Significance:
1954
Event:
Related events:
a.
Significance:
b.
c.
b.
c.
1972
Event:
Significance:
Related events:
a.
Points of Conflict
Part III-1920s through the Present
Review the following conflicts that set the tone for the ages by identifying (not just the names or
dates but the most important information needed to understand/explain the conflict) the main
characters and the conflict, time, issues, and impact.
1. Franklin Roosevelt v. Supreme Court
Characters:
Conflict:
Time:
Issues:
Impact:
2. Herbert Hoover v. Franklin Roosevelt
Characters:
Conflict:
Time:
Issues:
Impact:
3. Martin Luther King, Jr. v. Malcolm X
Characters:
Conflict:
Time:
Issues:
Impact:
4. Harry S. Truman v. Douglas MacArthur
Characters:
Conflict:
Time:
Issues:
Impact:
5. Gloria Steinem v. Phyllis Schlafly
Characters:
Conflict:
Time:
Issues:
Impact:
6. Richard Nixon v. Supreme Court
Characters:
Conflict:
Time:
Issues:
Impact:
The Power of the Printed Word, Part III-1920s through the Present
Write the main idea and significance of each of the following books, pamphlets, or documents
which had important consequences for American development.
1. Alain Locke: The New Negro (1925)
2. John Steinbeck: The Grapes of Wrath (1939)
3. Rachel Carson: Silent Spring (1961)
4. Michael Harrington: The Other America (1961)
5. Betty Friedan: The Feminine Mystique (1963)
6. Martin Luther King: Letter From a Birmingham Jail (1963)
7. Daniel Ellsberg: The Pentagon Papers (1971)
8. Woodward and Bernstein: All the President’s Men (1974)
Key Supreme Court Cases
Part III-1920s through the Present
For each of the following, identify the main constitutional issue in the case, how the court ruled,
and the impact on American history.
1. Korematsu v. US (1944)
2. Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
3. Miranda v. Arizona (1966)
4. New York Times v. US (1971)
5. Roe v. Wade (1973)
6. US v. Nixon (1974)
7. Regents of the University of California v. Bakke (1978)