American History 1
What Was The Purpose Of The Marshall Plan?
To aid in the economic recovery of Europe after WWII
What Was The Outcome Of The Spanish-American War?
US gained control of the Philippines, Guam & Puerto Rico
Who was in control of Communist North Vietnam?
Who is Ho Chi Ming
What laws in the South allowed for the Segregation against African Americans
What is Jim Crow Laws
Room 214 of what Washington, DC hotel has been converted to "The Scandal Room," with decor that includes newspaper headlines about Richard Nixon's resignation?
The Watergate Hotel
Who was the Robber Barron who controlled the railroads?
Who is Andrew Carnegie?
Who Was The President Of The United States During The Great Depression And World War II?
FDR
What Was The Purpose Of The Manhattan Project?
To develop the atomic bomb during WWII
Who Was The First African American To Serve As Secretary Of State?
Colin Powell
At the end of World War 1 Germany had to pay Allies for the damages after losing. What are these payments called?
What are reparations?
Who contracted the White House plumbers to break into Watergate?
Who is Richard Nixon
What country did the United States use Militarism on to gain control of their country?
Who Was The President Of The United States During The Civil Rights Movement?
LBJ
What famous mobster gained power during Prohibition?
Al Capone
Providing services and giving out goods, how much needs to be produced, all controlled by the Government for a public good, is an example of...
What is Socialism
What happened to the USSR in the 1990s marked the end of the Cold War?
What is the economy collapsing, and the fall of communism?
What were the programs that allowed the United States to recover from the Great Depression?
What is the New Deal
What was the main reason the United States used the Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
What is to limit the loss of American lives and to end the war in the Pacific Theater
The goal of the Progressive Era was to?
What is to improve society
What did the United States use to control Communism?
What is containment?
Who was the president who allowed for the increase in drones during the war in Afghanistan?
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What were three direct actions during the Civil Rights Movement?
Freedom Riders - Protest the segregation in the South.
The Montgomery Bus Boycott- Protest segregation on public transportation.
Greensboro Sit-ins- Protest to receive service at lunch counters.
At the turn of the century, what technological innovation allowed Americans to be more connected with others?
What is the World Wide Web
What led the United States to join World War 2 and unify in support of the war effort?
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor