Pardons for most former rebel soldiers and ratification of the 13th amendment was endorsed by which 2 presidents?
Who are Lincoln and Andrew Johnson
100
Objective is to protect the wilderness from all commercial exploitation
What is preservationist
100
Objective was to give young men jobs on conservation projects
What is CCC
100
The intense rivalry between the Soviet Union and U.S. was called:
What is Cold War
100
President Wilson requests a declaration of war against Germany in 1917 from Congress because :
What is Unrestricted submarine warfare
200
Restricted freedman's economic opportunities and civil rights
What are black codes
200
This president believed "civilized nations" should police the world and hold "backward nations" in line.
Who is President Roosevelt
200
This Act was passed as part of the New Deal to provide for old age pensions, grants to states for dependent mothers and children, and unemployment insurance.
What is Social Security Act
200
This theory proposed that if Greece fell to the rebels, "confusion & disorder might well spread throughout the entire Middle East".
What is Domino Theory
200
U.S. participation in this organization after WWII signaled a triumph of internationalism
What is United Nations
300
Made discrimination in state laws illegal
What are Civil Rights Act of 1866
300
This doctrine set up the U.S. as the police power in the Western Hemisphere
What is the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine
300
During the 1930's, the tide of fascism, militarism, and violent nationalism arose in these countries:
What are Italy, Japan & Germany
300
The funds from this plan was used to stimulate the countries economy and buy American products during the Truman Administration
What is the Marshall Plan
300
June 6 1944 the Allies unleashed an assault against the German army on the beaches of Normandy known as:
What is DDAY
400
An era marked by personal greed and a corrupt partnership between business and politics
What is the Gilded Age
400
Congress passed this amendment which was ratified by 2/3rds the states for the right for women to vote
What is 19th Amendment
400
The German invasion of Poland in 1939 started:
What is WWII
400
These naval battles in spring of 1942 indicated that the Japanese domination of the Pacific was weakening.
What is Coral Sea & Midway Island
400
This war increased the U.S. defense spending to the point that it claimed 60% of the federal budget by 1953
What is Korean War
500
These acts testified to the nation's growing willingness to use federal measures to intervene in big business on behalf of the public interest
What is the Interstate Commerce Act and Sherman Act
500
This Supreme Court decision ruled that a persons actions could pose a "clear & present danger" to the nation in time of war.
What is Schenck v. U.S.
500
FDR advocated 4 freedoms (speech, worship, from want, and fear) that everyone was entitled to in order to justify this aid (in the form of an act in 1941)
What is Lend - Lease Act
500
Japanese soldiers forced U.S. soldiers to march 65miles to a concentration camp.
What is Bataan Death March
500
Congress accomplished passing these 3 amendments during reconstruction.