American Expansion
The United States went to war with this country in 1898. The war lasted only a few months and it led to the American annexation Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
What is Spain?
This book, by Upton Sinclair, attempted to show the evils of capitalism, but readers were more concerned about what was going into their food.
What is The Jungle?
This was the name of the treaty that ended World War I and was also a major cause of World War II.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
Name one of the New Deal organizations that were created during the Great Depression.
What is Social Security, FDIC, CCC, AAA, etc...
On June 15th, 2011, Google released their own laptop computer (which you all should be very familiar with) and became popular in the world of education very quickly.
What is the Chromebook?
Immediately following a victory in the Spanish-American War, the United States fought a war in this colony (now country) against Emilio Aguinaldo and his rebel group who wanted independence.
What is the Philippines?
After reading the works of Upton Sinclair, Theodore Roosevelt fought for the passage of this legislation which created an organization that still exists.
What is the (Pure) Food and Drug Act (Administration)?
What is the Great Migration?
What is California?
The most popular movie of 2011 was the final installment of the Harry Potter series. This was the title of the movie.
What is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2
One of the most direct causes of the Spanish-American War was the explosion which killed more than 200 sailors on this US Naval ship.
What is the USS Maine?
Congress was moved to make workplace safety measures after this tragic disaster which killed more than 100 workers in New York City.
What is the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Used in both World War I and World War II, this is the name of the law that is passed every time there is a draft.
What is the Selective Service Act?
This was a movement of poets, philosophers, musicians, and others who settled in New York in the 1920s and celebrated black culture.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Although they did not know each other yet, Mr. Berkley and Mr. Sheehy were both excited for the 2011 Super Bowl. Mr. Berkley was left disappointed when his Pittsburgh Steelers were defeated by this team (Which is Sheehy's favorite).
Who are the Green Bay Packers?
Theodore Roosevelt believed that if the United States wanted to compete with other global superpowers like Britain and France, it would need to build up this branch of the military.
What is the Navy?
Upset over William Howard Taft's abandoning of Progressive policies forced Theodore Roosevelt to leave the Republican Party and start this new third-party.
What is the Bull-Moose Party? Progressive Party
This was the nickname for the American strategy of fighting against the Japanese during World War II. It was a slow process, but it did get them closer to the mainland.
What is "Island Hopping"?
This famous 1920s trial debated schools teaching evolution and became the trial of the century.
What is the Scopes "Monkey" Trial?
In 2011, a national sensation swept the nation as healthy eaters became obsessed with foods like pomegranates, blueberries, plums, bananas and avocados. This is the name that was given to those foods.
What are Superfoods or Superfruits?
In 1899, Rudyard Kipling wrote this poem which justified the American expansion of imperialism.
What is The White Man's Burden?
Jane Addams, a famous Progressive, created a settlement in Chicago called this - here immigrants could have access to classes, food, and housing.
What is Hull House?
Although we mostly only remember D-Day, this was the name of the overarching plan which led to the Allies raiding mainland France in 1944.
What is Operation Overlord?
In his first Inaugural Address, Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered this line - Assuring American citizens that they needed to remain strong in spite of the Great Depression and not panic.
What is "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself"?
This Pittsburgh-based rapper released his most popular single, Black and Yellow.
Who is Wiz Khalifa?