The Gilded Age
Name two specific programs under the Great Society.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Affirmative action
War on poverty
Immigration Act of 1965
Federal aid to cities
The PATRIOT Act made it easier for the US government to do what to its citizens?
Spy
Collect information
Which presidential candidate from 1896 took many of his ideas from the Populist Party?
William Jennings Bryan
Why did the US expand at the end of the 19th century?
Resources
Nationalism
Security
This election was one of the closest in American history, and was eventually resolved by the Supreme Court.
The Election of 2000.
Bush v. Gore
How did JFK solve the Cuban Missile Crisis?
He created a naval blockade to stop missiles getting to Cuba.
Name two specific programs of the New Deal.
CCC, NRA, WPA, PWA, AAA, FDIC, Social Security, SEC
What are labor unions?
Groups of workers joining together to demand better conditions/wages.
Name three territories annexed by the US in 1898.
Guam
the Philippines
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
Which major storm devastated the Gulf Coast in 2005?
Hurricane Katrina
What was the purpose of the House Un-American Activities Committee?
To investigate people accused of being Communists.
What did NAFTA do?
NAFTA opened up free trade between Canada, the US, and Mexico.
Why was the Interstate Commerce Act important?
It was the first time government got involved in business - the end of laissez-faire.
What event in 1898 marked the turning point when the US became a world power?
The Spanish American War
Name one major cause of stagflation in the 1970s.
Oil embargo
Globalization
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The promise to aid any nation striving to be a democracy.
What was the name of the African American airmen who gained fame during World War II?
Tuskegee Airmen