Foundations
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name two pull factors for American's migration west
Possible answers: gold rush, job opportunities, more land, religious freedom, ...
What was completed in 1869 linking east and west? It relied on Chinese labor to build it.
Transcontinental Railroad
Name the 4 MAIN causes of WWI
Militarism,Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Draw me a picture of your favorite holiday movie and if I can guess it, you get points.
Cannot use any words!
THIS to the balance of power between state governments and the national government.
Federalism
Which amendment abolished slavery? 13th, 14th, or 15th?
13th, What did the other two do?
This book about the horrors of the meat packing industry lead to food and drug reform and the creation of the FDA
The Jungle
When neither side is clearly winning a battle. This is what most of WWI fighting was like.
A stalemate
Name all the 2000s movies referenced in Ariana Grande's "Thank You, Next " video
Mean Girls, Bring It On, Legally Blonde, 13 Going on 30
Belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
Manifest Destiny
What mandated all slaves being held in the Confederate States would be freed but in reality didn't free anyone. It did change the focus of the Civil War to include ending slavery
The Emancipation Proclamation
What was the name given to journalists who exposed political corruption, child labor, slums, and other social issues which led to Progressive reform?
Muckrakers
movement of millions of African Americans from the South to the North to get industrial jobs during WWI
the Great Migration
In which country does the tradition of the Christmas tree hold its roots?
Germany
Policy of opposing European colonialism and interference in the Americas beginning in 1823
Monroe Doctrine
Who did Radical Republicans impeach for ignoring laws passed by Congress? They failed to convict him by 1 vote.
Andrew Johnson
During the Age of Imperialism, the American press engaged in ______________________, or sensationalizing headlines and news stories to sell more newspapers
Yellow Journalism
Supreme court cases that declared limitations could be placed on the freedom of speech during a time of war
Schenck v United States
Due to globalization and the power of advertizing, you have to place dinner orders at this restaurant weeks before Christmas in Japan.
KFC
This war lead to Britian declaring an end to their policy of salutary neglect and the start of their increasing taxation on the American colonies.
The French and Indian War
Prior to the Civil War, the South embraced popular sovereignty. Under popular sovereignty, who would decide whether slavery would be allowed in a territory?
The people of a state
The belief of survival of the fittest applied to society
Social Darwinism
Name 4 objectives of propaganda
finance the war, recruiting soldiers, eliminating dissent, conservation of resources, citizen participation
What is Santa's zip code in Canada
H0H0H0