America proved itself to be a world power after this war
What is the Spanish American War
100
This style of warfare had soldiers enduring artillery shelling for days, poor weather, disease, and a futile charge into "no man's land" for little or no gain.
What is Trench Warfare
100
This major union victory led to the union gaining control of the entire Mississippi River.
What is Vicksburg
100
The USA and the USSR competed for the best weapons in what was known as the
What is the arms race
100
This set of laws and legislation was an attempt to provide relief to the unemployed, promote economic recovery, and create reform to prevent another depression
What is the New Deal
200
This new weapon used in WWII was claimed by some to be a show of force in order to intimidate the Soviet Union
What is the Atomic Bomb
200
This foreign policy allowed for Hitler's taking of the Sudetenland at the Munich Conference
What is Appeasement
200
This battle led to the United States entry into World War II
What is Pearl Harbor
200
This plan designated over 12 billion dollars over a four year period to Western European democracies to resist communism
What is The Marshall Plan
200
This even ravaged the Great Plains, where over farming, over grazing, and drought led to massive storms and erosion.
What is the Dust Bowl
300
This treaty punished Germany and left their nation in shambles, helping to cause a second world war.
What is The Treaty of Versailles
300
"...A date which will live in infamy." Which President said this and for which event.
Who was F.D.R. and Pearl Harbor
300
This World War II battle took place in the Pacific Ocean, in which Japan lost four of their best aircraft carriers.
What is Midway
300
A blockade of West Berlin by Soviet Russia, in an attempt to starve out Allied troops resulted in a massive operation to provide supplies and relief
What is the Berlin Airlift
300
This part of government was established in order to conduct exams for federal jobs and ensure positions were filled based on merit.
What is the Civil Service Commission
400
This new German weapon helped to cause U.S. entry into World War I
What are the U-Boats
400
This battle, on June 6th, 1944 led to the creation of a second front in Europe
What is D-Day
400
This Union victory during the Civil War was the single most bloodiest day in American History
What is Antietam
400
This construction divided East from West Berlin and became the bitter symbol of the Cold War Era
What is the Berlin Wall
400
The purchase of Alaska in the late 1800's goes by another name as many Americans thought it a foolish purchase.
What is Seward's Folly
500
This idea held the American and Soviet Union forces in check, ensuring that neither nation could make a direct strike against the other.
What is M.A.D.
500
These four policies helped to lead to World War One
What is M.A.I.N.
500
The Emancipation Proclamation, which changed the course of the war, was published by President Lincoln after this battle.
What is Battle of Gettysburg
500
In the home front, this United States senator ended up claiming he knew of over 200 spies in Truman's State Department and began a "witch hunt" for communists.
Who was Joseph McCarthy
500
This Act of Congress attempted to encourage Native Americans of the Great Plains to farm, giving them rather poor land on small, crowded reservations.