What advancement allowed people to travel from New York to San Francisco in just 7 days and led to the settling of the frontier
Transcontinental Railroad
This amendment to the US Constitution gave women the right to vote
19th Amendment
What is the spark that caused WWI?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
This was built to provide a faster and safer route for ships to pass from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
The Panama Canal
U.S. objective to stop communism from spreading
Containment
This act, passed in 1887, was an attempt by the American Government to encourage Native Americans to give up their traditional cultures
The Dawes Act
This amendment to the US Constitution prohibited the production, transport, and sale of alcohol
18th Amendment
What development led to stalemates during WWI?
Trench Warfare
What did prohibition lead to?
a rise in organized crime
This Supreme Court case overturned Plessy v Ferguson formally ending 'separate but equal'
Brown v Board of Education
This act, passed in 1862, gave any adult male citizen who had never borne arms against the U.S. government 160 acres of surveyed government land to live and improve on
The Homestead Act
This amendment to the US Constitution abolished slavery
13th Amendment
What event caused the United States to immediately enter into World War II?
The attack on Pearl Harbor
Which movement at the turn of the 20th century brought reform efforts into the economic, political, and social arenas of America
Progressive Movement
intergovernmental military alliance of Allied nations formed in 1949 to join forces and combat the spread of communism.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
What factors led to tenement buildings like this became common in cities
Urbanization - population growth - immigration - overcrowding
This amendment to the US Constitution protects citizens from unreasonable search and seizure
4th Amendment
The Spanish-American War, which resulted in the U.S. acquisition of Guam, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, ultimately marked the beginning of the -
United States becoming an imperial power
Political Machines became popular to fix issues brought on by-
Rapid growth in cities / overcrowding
Huey Newton led this organization whose philosophy was to use all necessary means to defend the community and provide for their needs
What is the strong dislike and mis-trust of foreigners?
*This group strongly supported the passing of the Chinese Exclusion Act
Nativism / Nativists
This amendment to the US Constitution lowered the voting age to 18
**DOUBLE JEOPARDY**
Where did the Japanese surrender to the United States?
On the deck of the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay
How did Upton Sinclair's novel The Jungle have an important impact on the United States?
passage of legislation (Pure Food and Drug Act & Meat Inspection Act) requiring federal inspection of meat
This government agency began investigating the political ideology and actions of many people in Hollywood
House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC)