Civil War/Reconstruction
During the Civil War, what were the two sides, what were they called, what did they believe that differed?
North - Union - Supported freeing the slaves due to increased pressure from other countries abolishing the slave trade.
South - Confederacy - Believed that slavery should have been kept longer due to its potential economic benefits.
Main immigration processing centers on the East Coast and on the West Coast.
Ellis Island - East - New York
Angel Island - West - San Francisco
What national park was considered one of Teddy Roosevelt's proudest accomplishments?
Yellowstone National Park
The assassination the contributed to the outbreak of World War I.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
October 29th, 1929 is known as what? What happened on that day?
Black Tuesday - Stock Market Crash
What famous quote did FDR make in his speech addressing the nation after the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th 1941?
"A day that will live in infamy."
What was the Domino Theory?
The U.S. belief that if one nation fell to communism, other surrounding nations would also fall to communism.
In what year and what city at what event did MLK make his "I Have A Dream" speech?
1963, Washington D.C. - March on Washington
What president was known as the "trust buster?"
Theodore Roosevelt
What was the impact of tenant farming and sharecropping?
It kept newly freed slaves in similar conditions to slavery because of necessity. Explanations may vary but need to focus on continued oppression.
Name two titans of industry we discussed and what they were known for.
John D Rockefeller - Standard Oil Company
Andrew Carnegie - Steel Company
J.P. Morgan - Financial
What is the purpose of workers forming unions?
Increased bargaining power by workers joining together to demand better pay, working conditions, and fighting against corruption and other abuses of workers.
What was the League of Nations?
An idea by Woodrow Wilson for an international organization designed to maintain peace and prevent another world war....surprise! It didn't work!
What areas of the country were impacted by the Dust Bowl?
Oklahoma, Kansas, Northern Texas, Midwest
The two cities that the U.S. dropped the atomic bomb in to end WWII and kill thousands of people.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Name the three leaders involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis.
John F Kennedy
Fidel Castro
Nikita Khrushchev
What does SNCC stand for and what were they known for?
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee - Sit-Ins
What president was blamed for the Great Depression and his name associated with shantytown neighborhoods?
Herbert Hoover
Pick one tactic used to prevent newly freed slaves from exercising their newly gained right to vote and explain that tactic.
Answers may vary....poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clause, etc.
What major development occurred during industrialization that revolutionized the way the country works? Hint: Relied heavily on labor by Chinese immigrants to be built.
Transcontinental Railroad
Who were the three candidates (and their parties) competing in the election of 1912? Who won?
Woodrow Wilson - D - Winner
Theodore Roosevelt - Bull Moose/Progressive Party
William Howard Taft - Republican Party
Explain the Germany's Schlieffen Plan.
Germany strategy to avoid a two-front war by first attacking France through Belgium and then focusing on Russia. The plan was unsuccessful.
Explain the Social Security program created as part of FDR's New Deal.
A program to ensure that Americans over the age of 65 have an income for basic expenses after retirement. Paid into over your life through taxes.
What was the Treaty that ended WWII and what is one thing that it said?
Treaty of Versailles
Name of the U.S. Senator who help create an atmosphere of lies and mistrust over accusations of suspected communism.
Joseph McCarthy
What was the Supreme Court case in 1896 that established the "separate but equal" doctrine? What was the Supreme Court case in 1954 that overturned that case?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Brown v. Board of Education
What three presidents have been impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Richard Nixon
Bill Clinton
Correctly state the number of each of the three Reconstruction amendments to the U.S. Constitutions and what they said.
13th - Abolished slavery
14th - Citizenship
15th - Voting rights for African American males
What was the significance of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire?
Exposed corruption and inadequate working conditions that results in deaths of young girls that got large media attention.
Journalist and book that exposed conditions in the meat packing industry
Upton Sinclair - The Jungle
What were the two alliances of WWI and who was on each side?
Triple Alliance - Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy
Triple Entente - Great Britain, France, United States
What happened in the election of 1932?
FDR defeated President Hoover in a landslide victory winning every state but 5.
Describe what was happening on the homefront during World War II.
Could discuss women's increased role in society or Japanese Internment Camps.
What was the U2 incident?
U.S. spy plane shot down by the Soviet Union that derailed a meeting between President Eisenhower and Kruschev
What two leaders founded the Black Panther Party in October 1966? What was the mission of the Black Panther Party?
Huey Newton and Bobby Seale
See Black Panther Party for Self Defense 10 Point Platform
Who was the President who oversaw the United States during World War I?
Woodrow Wilson
How did some of the structures set up during Reconstruction impact the next 50 years of civil rights in the U.S.?
Answers may vary.
What is meant by the word "gilded?" How does the Gilded Age inform the Progressive Era that follows?
Looks good on the surface but not underneath. The Gilded Age exposes many of the problems that exist in the country during its expansion which are desired to be solved during the progressive era.
What was accomplished by the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Prohibited trusts/monopolies - giving the government a role in regulation competition in economic industries.
Define each of the four M.A.I.N causes of WWI
Militarism - building up a nation's war power
Alliances - agreements between countries that if one goes to war, others would defend their honor
Imperialism - competition for power and influence by controlling other nation's land in a chase for superiority
Nationalism - extreme pride in one's country or identity.
Explain why the legacy of the New Deal is relevant throughout the rest of history and today. Including the 1960's program that was inspired by the New Deal.
The New Deal increased the scope of the federal government and placed emphasis on government assistance to vulnerable populations. Johnson's Great Society Program aimed to do the same thing. Conversations and debates today about programs like Medicare for All have a similar focus.
What countries are aligned with each other in World War II? Who wins? What are the two most powerful countries in the world following the war?
Allied Powers - U.S., Great Britain, Soviet Union, France
Axis Powers - Germany, Japan, Italy
Allied Powers won the war and the United States and Soviet Union are the two most powerful countries leaving the war. Setting the stage for the forty year Cold War conflict between the two.
Explain why the Vietnam War was so controversial. Name one way that people protested the war at home.
Answers may vary.
Name as many significant pieces of legislation or Supreme Court decisions related to the Civil Rights Movement as you can. The group with the MOST correct responses will get the points.
Hint: You can also think about the court cases we discussed relating to due process rights.
Answers will vary but can include:
Civil Rights Act of 1964, 1968
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Brown v. Board of Education
Gideon v. Wainwright
Miranda v. Arizona
Escobedo v. Illinois
Baker v. Carr
Donald Trump - R
Barack Obama - D
George W Bush - R
Bill Clinton - D
George H.W. Bush - R
Ronald Reagan - R
Jimmy Carter - D
Gerald Ford - R
Richard Nixon - R
Lyndon B. Johnson - D
John F. Kennedy - D