Glided age & industrialization
what is the term for a business that controls a whole industry?
Monopoly
What were the journalists who exposed corruption called?
muckrakers
What event marked the start of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?
containment
What scandal led to Nixon’s resignation?
Watergate
Who wrote the gospel of wealth and led the steel industry?
Andrew Carnegie
What president is known for “trust-busting” and national parks?
Theodore Roosevelt
What was FDR’s plan to combat the Great Depression called?
New deal
What alliance was formed in 1949 to counter the Soviet threat?
NATO
Which act expanded government surveillance after 9/11?
USA PATRIOT Act
What law aimed to assimilate Native Americans and break up tribal lands?
Dawes Act
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What program insures bank deposits today?
FDIC
Which event brought the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war?
Cuban Missile Crisis
Which economic policy during the Reagan era emphasized tax cuts?
Reaganomics
What labor event turned violent and hurt the labor movement?
Haymarket Riot
Which act made it illegal to speak against WWI?
Espionage Act
What event led the U.S. to enter WWII?
attack on Pearl Harbor
What resolution gave LBJ authority to escalate the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Which case legalized abortion nationwide?
Roe v. Wade
What case legalized segregation under “separate but equal”?
Plessy vs Ferguson
What was Wilson’s plan for peace after WWI?
Fourteen Points
Which law gave veterans money for college and housing?
GI bill
What was Reagan’s military buildup program known as?
Strategic Defense Initiative
What was the purpose of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
to reduce trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico?