Cold War
When was the Cold War?
1945-1991
What Enlightenment ideal influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Social contract
What factor furthered industrialization in the United States more than any other?
Railroad
What is the term for keeping Communist influence from spreading throughout the world?
Containment
What document did the United States use to gain their freedom from Great Britain?
Declaration of Independence
What did monopolies reduce?
Competition
What 2 wars was the United States involved in to stop the spread of communism?
Korean and Vietnam
What document created the first government in the U.S.?
Articles of Confederation
Why were business leaders thought of as "robber barons"?
Child labor, little pay, high prices
Following WWII the fear of Communism in the Unites States was called?
Second Red Scare
Which document explained the process for applying for statehood during westward expansion?
Northwest Ordinance
Where did immigrants come from?
Southern and Eastern Europe
What is a planned residential community surrounding cities called?
Suburbs
Which document discussed the 3 branches of government and is considered the supreme law of the land?
Constitution
Why did unions form?
To protect workers; collective bargaining