🌎 EXPANSION & EXPLORATION
These explorers led the Corps of Discovery expedition westward
Lewis & Clark
This 1777 victory convinced France to openly support the American cause
The Battle of Saratoga
This 1791 federal excise tax led to a western Pennsylvania rebellion
The Whiskey Tax
This canal, opened in 1914, connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
The Panama Canal
This canal connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
Suez
This 1848 discovery triggered a massive migration west
Gold Rush
General George McClellan’s failure to pursue Robert E. Lee after this 1862 battle prolonged the Civil War
Battle of Antietam
The 1896 Supreme Court case that upheld “separate but equal.”
Plessy Vs. Ferguson
This British Prime Minister led the U.K. through most of World War II
Winston Churchil
This strait separates Alaska from Russia
Bering Straight
The belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across the continent was called this
Manifest Destiny
This naval battle in June 1942 is considered the turning point in the Pacific Theater
The Battle at Midway
The 1930 tariff signed by President Hoover that worsened the Great Depression
Smoot-Hawley Tariff
This 1957 launch by the Soviet Union began the Space Race
Sputnik
This European river flows through Vienna, Budapest, and Belgrade
Danube
The 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia was nicknamed this
Sewards Folly
Daily Double
This 1950 landing masterminded by General MacArthur reversed early North Korean gains
Inchon Landing
This 1913 act created the central banking system of the United States
The Federal Reserve Act
This European economic alliance, formed in 1957, eventually became the European Union
the European Economic Community
Lake Baikal, the deepest lake in the world, is located in this country
Russia
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the United States
Louisianna Purchase
The 1968 offensive that shocked the American public and eroded support for the Vietnam War
The Tet Offensive
This 1971 decision by President Nixon ended the direct convertibility of the U.S. dollar to gold
The Nixon Shock
This Cold War doctrine pledged U.S. support to countries resisting communism in 1947
Truman Doctrine
This gulf lies between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf