Gilded/Progressive
American Expansion/1920s
1930s
WW2
Cold War
100

What was the Transcontinental Railroad

This railroad connected the western and eastern parts of the US. 

100

This war led to the relinquishment of Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines

The Spanish American War

100

What event signifies the 1930s

The Great Depression

100

What is Rationing in terms of ww2

Limiting the amount of resources people could use here in the US to maximize the amount we could send overseas

100

What happened to the population in the US after the second world war

It increased dramatically, a baby was born every 7 seconds. 
200

Which Amendment gave women the right to vote

19th amendment

200

What was the treaty that ended the first world war

The Treaty of Versailles

200

This event in the Midwest made it very difficult for farmers to grow any crops during the 1930s

The Dust Bowl

200

Who were the two biggest allies of the US during world war two  

For an extra 200 - Who were the two biggest enemies of the US during World War Two

Great Britain and the USSR


Germany and Japan

200

What is the name of the first satellite that was launched into space

sputnik

300

What was the name of the third party that came about during the progressive era? 

For an extra 300 who was this party representing


The Progressive Party, Bull Moose, Populist

(For your everyday people)

300

What is Prohibition? 

For an extra 300 points, which two amendments focus on prohibition

The ban of alcohol 

18th and 21st

300

This event lead to the Great Depression of the 1930s

Stock Market Crash

300

What was the name of the operation that liberated France during the second world war

D-Day or Operation Overlord

300

What was the Marshall Plan

A plan to give economic aid to help rebuild western Europe and the second world war. 

400

What book did Upton Sinclair write that would lead to the creation of the FDA

The Jungle

400
What were two reasons why the US got involved in WW1

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

Sinking of the Lusitania 

Zimmerman Telegram

400

What was the name of FDR economic plan to rebuild the country?

For an extra 400, what do the three R's stand for

New Deal


Relief, Recovery, Reform

400

What was the name of the project that lead to the creation of the atomic bombs

The Manhattan project

400

This war ended in a stalemate, and is technically still going on to this day. 

Korean War

500

What was the Homestead AND Dawes Act

Homestead - Gave people land if they farmed it for five years, built a well, and a road


Dawes - Gave Native Americans land if they agreed to assimilate. 

500

What is the Scopes Monkey Trial about

Modern Science vs Religion (The teaching of evolution)

500

How would FDR address the country

Fireside Chats

500

What was executive order 9066

Japanese Internment camps

500

This moment was the closest the US and the Soviet Union came to nuclear war during the Cold War

The Cuban Missile Crisis

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