Important People In US History
Who was the First President in the United States?
George Washington
This time in American History followed WWII. Although there was never an official battle, Russia and the United States competed against each other to see if Democracy or Communism was better.
The Cold War
This document created by our founding fathers contains the outline for all basic rights in the United States
The Constitution of the Untied States
The United States is a _______________________ or the idea that our government officials are picked by citizens voting
Democracy
This American patriot Was never a president, but did serve in the US government after the American Revolution. (hint: he is has become very famous in the last 10 years for his singing and dancing)
Alexander Hamilton
The Cuban-American war was fought against this country who had full control of Cuba.
Spain
The Foreign policy of the United States was known as______________________, which ended as the United States entered the Cuban American war and WWI.
(Hint: we wanted to mind our own business in the world!)
Isolationism
This policy was used in the cold war. The idea was to get involved with other countries in order to stop the spread of communism throughout the world.
the containment policy
This president took over the country during the Great Depression and helped the American people through the "New Deal" which gave jobs and government support to people in need.
This Sneak Attack on the United States Navel base led to our entry in to WWII in 1941
The Attack on Pearl Harbor
The 19th amendment was added to the Constitution in the year 1920. Many Americans felt like it was long overdue as this right has been around for some Americans since the start of our country!
The right to vote (for women)
This term refers to the idea that Americans thought their culture and ideas were better than everyone else. The United States thought it was our duty to spread these ideas to other countries
Manifest destiny
This US president warned against the Military industrial complex, or the fear that private weapons companies would push the United States in to unnecessary wars to make money.
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
After WWI, the governments of the world wanted to create a police force that would stop future wars from happening. The United States refused to join leading to the rise of Hitler in the 1930s.
The League of Nations
The 18th Amendment was very controversial in 1917. Originally created to save grain and vegetables for WWI, the law continued into the roaring 20s. Many Americans ignored the law.
Prohibition or the banning of Alcohol
All Americans are guaranteed the right to these things. (Hint there are 3 of them!)
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
This person started the "Red Scare" in the 1950s. he was a politician who claimed to have a list of thousands of Americans who were communist
Joseph McCarthy
This type of news was created to generate support for the Cuban-American War. It was designed to exaggerate the war and make Americans want to fight. (Hint: think about fake news!)
Yellow Journalism
The Pure food and drug act of 1906 was create by this new government agency after President Teddy Roosevelt read about the gross conditions in meat packing factories.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
This poem written in the late 1800s became the main argument for manifest destiny, or the idea that White Americans had a duty to spread their culture to "inferior countries"
the White man's burden