Rise of Modern Democracy (1824-1840)
Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909
The War to End War, 1917-1918
The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1933-1939
Creating a Functioning Government (1777-1824)
100
Trading jobs for political favors is known as?
What is the spoils system
100
For fostering diplomatic relations between these two countries, Theodore Roosevelt received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906
Who are Japan and Russia
100
Intercepted transmission of a proposed alliance between Mexico and Germany
What is the Zimmerman note
100
Price set for for a product that gave it the same real value that is had enjoyed during the period from 1909 to 1914
What is parity
100
This was the nation's first drafted constitution
What are the Articles of Confederation
200
Hatred of Jackson and his "executive usurpation" was the only really apparent cement that help this political party together
What is the Whig Party
200
TR's policy of "preventive intervention"
Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
200
One of the two acts passed that reflected current fears about Germans and anti-war Americans
What are the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Act of 1918
200
One of the few "alphabetical agencies" to outlast the Roosevelt administration
What is the Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
200
The National Bank was the brainchild of this historical figure.
Who is Alexander Hamilton
300
This figure began publishing a popular abolishionist newspaper called 'The Liberator'
Who is William Lloyd Garrison
300
Completion date of the Panama Canal.
What is 1914
300
Leader of the National Woman's Party
Who is Alice Paul
300
The three "R's" that Roosevelt's New Deal programs aimed at
What are Relief, Recovery, and Reform
300
John Adams sent 3 diplomats to Paris, and when they returned home, their written report was published in the newspaper. This event was know as
What is the XYZ Affair
400
The rumoured bargain between John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay that resulted in Clay becoming the secretary of state.
What is the "corrupt bargain" of 1824
400
This act provided the Puerto Ricans a limited degree of popular government (and outlawed cockfighting).
What is the Foraker Act of 1900
400
President Wilson's speech on January 8, 1918 that laid out a policy of free trade, open agreements, democracy and self-determination.
What is the Fourteen Points speech
400
Due to her speeches, newspaper column, and frequent lobbying of her husband, she would become the most active First Lady in history
Who is Elanor Roosevelt
400
Adams was accused of doing this the day before inauguration
Who are the Midnight Judges
500
President of the Bank of America during Jackson's presidency.
Who is Nicholas Biddle
500
Treaty that stated the United States could not secure exclusive control over an isthmian route
What is the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty
500
Front-runner for the Committee on Public Information who;s job was to sell America on the war (and to sell the world on Wilsonian war aims)
Who is George Creel
500
The act that Congress was able to come together and complete in under eight hours.
What is the Emergency Banking Relief Act of 1933
500
The Case of Marbury vs. Madison established What?
What is Judicial Review
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