Reconstruction
During the Civil War many women became... (occupation/job)
A. photographers B. generals C. soldiers D. nurses
What is nurses?
This is a type of fencing that was invented during Westward Expansion that helped farmers keep their livestock in.
What is barbed wire?
Conditions in factories were
A. short hours and easy work B. noisy, unsafe environments C. high wages D. quiet, healthy environment
This was the law that required men between certain ages to serve in the army for three years.
What is the draft?
This was Great Britain's prime minister during World War II.
Who was Winston Churchill?
This is a fee African Americans had to pay before they could vote.
What is a poll tax?
The transcontinental railroad connected the Atlantic Ocean to...
What is the Pacific Ocean?
A tragic fire that broke out in the Triangle Shirtwaist Company factory pushed for...
A. shorter working hours B. hazard pay C. a safer working environment D. higher wages
What is a safer working environment?
This is the continent where World War I began.
What is Europe?
This country's invasion by Germany made France and Great Britain declare war on Germany.
What is Poland?
This is the government agency that set up schools and helped formerly enslaved African Americans in the South.
A. Department of Education B. Department of Health C. Freedmen's Bureau D. Bureau of Former Slaves
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This location was where about 300 Lakota Sioux were killed.
A. Wounded Knee B. Sand Creek C. Little Bighorn D. San Carlos
What is Wounded Knee?
This inventor's most important invention was the electric lightbulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This is side that the United States was on when they joined World War I.
Who is the Allies or Allied Powers?
This German defeat marked a major turning point in World War II.
A. Stalingrad B. Warsaw C. Moscow D. Leningrad
What is Stalingrad?
African Americans were granted full citizenship with this amendment.
What is the 14th amendment?
The Central Pacific Railroad Company relied on _____ to work on the transcontinental railroad.
A. Chinese B. Germans C. Irish D. African Americans
Who is the Chinese?
Immigrants could be refused permission to enter the U.S. if they had...
A. contagious illness B. a relative in the country C. a lot of money D. young children
What is a contagious illness?
What is the New Deal?
These are the two countries that had a cold war.
Who are the United States and the Soviet Union?
This is where General Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
What is Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia?
This is the Civil War veteran who was defeated by Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse.
Who is George Custer?
This is where most immigrants were forced to live when they came to the U.S. They were known for their filth and cramped quarters.
What is tenement housing?
This was the president of the United States during the Great Depression.
Who is Franklin Roosevelt?
This was the original goal of the United Nations forces in Korea. It was to push the North Koreans back across the...
A. 29th parallel B. 38th parallel C. 32nd parallel D. 42nd parallel
What is the 38th parallel?