Colonial Period
Presidents
Wars
Great Depression / New Deal
Terms
100
When was the first successful colony?
1607
100
Who was the second president?
John Adams
100
What year did WWI start?
1914
100
When did the Stock Market Crash?
October 29, 1929
100
What is a muckraker and what were two examples of muckrakers?
Exposed truths about America through journalism. Wanted change. Ida Tarbell and Jacob Rhys
200
What centuries was the Colonial period in?
17th and 18th
200
Where was Bill Clinton from?
Arkansas
200
What was a major turning point of the Vietnam war?
The Battle of Midway
200
What does the FTP stand for?
The Federal Theatre Project
200
What is Yellow Journalism?
Journalism that is greatly exaggerated, sensationalized.
300
What year was George Washington inaugurated?
1789
300
Who President at the beginning of the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
300
Where was the last battle of The Civil War fought?
Palmito Ranch
300
What year did FDR start the New Deal?
1933
300
What is it called when two nations are "fighting", but there is no military conflict?
A cold war
400
When was the Constitution ratified?
June 1788
400
Which President started the Kitchen Cabinet?
Andrew Jackson
400
How many people died in WWII?
Over 60 million
400
Name 3 New Deal agencies that are still active?
SSB, SEC, FHA, FCC, FDIC, FCA, TVA (Social Security Board, Securities and Exchange Commission, Federal Housing Agency, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Farm Credit Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority)
400
What do we call a war where one country starts a war, but isn't directly involved.
A proxy war
500
What were two of the Intolerable Acts that caused the Boston Tea Party?
Stamp Act and Sugar Act
500
What group nominated George B. McClellan for the electon of 1864?
Democrats
500
Who won the Meuse-Argonne Offensive?
The Allies
500
Many of FDRs New Deal Programs were passed at the beginning of his first term, which is also called...?
The first 100 Days
500
What was the nickname of JFK's administration?
Camelot
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