Presidents
Great Depression/New Deal
The American West
World War II
Government "Act"ion
100
This President spoke softly and carried a big stick.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
100
On this day, October 29th of 1929, the stock market crashed.
What is Black Tuesday?
100
He was the chief that led the Nez Perces on a 1500 mile journey.
Who is Chief Joseph?
100
Leads 600,000 men to join the military in 16 days.
What is the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
100
After startling quotes such as,"The meat would be shoveled into carts, and the man who did the shoveling would not trouble to lift out a rat even when he saw one," appeared in Upton Sinclair's book, The Jungle, this Act was passed to set standards and regulations for businesses such as the meat packing industry. (190)
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act?
200
This President made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan.
Who is Harry S. Truman?
200
This was the largest and most ambitious New Deal agency, employing millions to carry out public work projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads and the commissioning of large arts, drama, media, and literacy projects.
What is The Works Progress Administration (WPA)?
200
These were the 3 main reasons to move West.
What are Land, Money, and a New Start?
200
Publicized by the Pittsburgh Courier, this movement fought racism abroad and at home.
What is the Double-V Campaign?
200
One of Harrison's few accomplishments, the goal of this Act was to break up monopolistic corporations.
What is The Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
300
He was the only President to be elected to office four times.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
300
This group of World War I veterans were promised a bonus following the war. Their payments were scheduled for distribution in 1945, but they asked the government to make the payments early, because they were in desperate need. Congress didn't listen to their request so a group of 43,000 marched on D.C. Only about 17,000 of this group were actually veterans.
What is The Bonus Expeditionary Force?
300
This is the place that the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
What is Promontory Point?
300
The minority groups in the United States during the War were feared because of this insect.
What is lice?
300
This act promoted the assimilation of Native Americans, and also broke up reservation lands into individual plots.
What is The Dawes Act?
400
In his speech to Congress, he asks for a declaration of war, and states that "The world must be made safe for Democracy."
Who is Woodrow Wilson? (Wilson, 126)
400
She emerged out of the feminist tradition of the progressive era, which stressed special protections for women. She also was the secretary of labor that helped to pass women's suffrage.
Who is Francis Perkins?
400
After this person surrendered, it was the formal end to the Indian Wars.
Who is Geronimo?
400
The only group to have an unbroken code in modern military war.
Who are the Navajo Code Talkers?
400
This Act drafted about 3 million men and women to form the American Expeditionary Force.
What is The Selective Service Act?
500
During the Great Depression, this President had shantytowns named after him, and was known for his hands-off approach to government and the economy.
Who is Herbert C. Hoover?
500
At the time, he was elected senator of Louisianna and he organized the " Share Our Wealth" campaign. He delivered a speech in Madison Square Garden stating, " My conception of American is a land where men and women may walk in ordered liberty, where they may enjoy the advantages of wealth, not concentrated in the hands of a few, but diffused through the lives of all" (175).
Who is Huey Long? (Long, 174)
500
To "Kill the Indian in him and save the man" (Pratt 37) is to do this to the Indian.
What is to citizenize the Indian?
500
Reason expressed, by the President in request for declaration of war on Japan, that made it obvious the attack on pearl harbor was planned weeks in advance.
What is the distance from Hawaii to Japan? (Roosevelt, 188)
500
This Act, passed in 1917, allowed the government to punish people for spying, sabotage, or obstruction of the war effort.
What is The Espionage Act?
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