America in the World
This 1898 war resulted in the U.S. acquiring territories such as Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines, signaling America’s emergence as a world power. Blame the Maine on Spain
What is the Spanish American War
This major infrastructure project, initiated in the 1950s, connected cities across the U.S. and facilitated the growth of suburban life and interstate commerce.
What is the interstate highway system?
This action made the Civil War about Slavery, and ended slavery in states of open rebellion.
What was the emancipation proclamation?
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What is MEAL?
This KKK propaganda film showcased at the white house was remade recently to detail the horrors that the original stood for.
What was Birth of a Nation?
In 1917, this event pushed the United States into World War I, marking a shift from isolationism to active involvement in European affairs.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
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This environmental disaster of the 1930s caused millions of acres of farmland in the Great Plains to become unproductive, forcing many families to migrate westward.
This 1896 Supreme Court case established the "separate but equal" doctrine, legalizing racial segregation in public facilities.
What was Plessy vs Fergusson
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What is Wisdom, Hope and Integrity?
Harry Potter, the books, would technically have been set in this decade. He could have watched Space Jam and seen Clinton's impeachment.
This 1949 military alliance, which included the U.S., Canada, and Western European nations, was established to counter the threat of Soviet expansion.
What is NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)?
This 1820 agreement between pro- and anti-slavery factions in Congress attempted to maintain the balance of free and slave states by drawing a line at 36°30’ latitude.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
his 19th-century social movement aimed at the abolition of slavery and the liberation of African Americans, driven by leaders such as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman and early ones like Hamilton.
What is Abolitionism?
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What is A,b. However, C or Although A, b as shown by C and D.
At the end of the musical Hamilton, Jefferson says he could never kill the national bank. This president did.
Who was Jackson?
This 1783 treaty officially ended the American Revolution and recognized American independence from Britain.
What is the treaty of Paris?
The U.S. had control over this 10-mile strip of land, leading to the construction of a vital waterway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It has since been returned.
What was the Panama Canal?
This 1890 report by the U.S. Census Bureau argued that the frontier was closed, sparking debates about the future of American identity and expansionism.
What was the Frontier Thesis?
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If Captain America was real, the Super Soldier Serum would have been kept under lock and key much like this WWII project
What was the Manhattan Project?
This 1941 military strategy, designed to prevent the spread of Japanese influence in the Pacific, culminated in the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, drawing the U.S. into World War II.
What is Island Hopping?
This landmark 1960s environmental law created the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and placed major restrictions on pollution, marking a turning point in the U.S. environmental movement.
What was the Clean Air Act or the EPA?
This 1848 movement, led by women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, called for equal rights for women including the right to vote
What was the Seneca Falls Convention
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This historical event that led to the Nullification crisis is very similar to modern economic events happening right now
what is a tariff?