Geography
List the 7 continents
North America, South American, Europe, Asia, Africa, Austraila, and Antartica
What industry did Andrew Carnegie dominate?
Steel
Who exposed the meatpacking industry in *The Jungle*?
Upton Sinclair
What was the name of the cartoon character that wore striped pants and a tall hat that represented the United States in political cartoons?
Uncle Sam
What event sparked WWI in 1914?
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What illegal activity flourished during Prohibition?
Bootlegging
What country are the following leaders over(Hitler, Mussolini, Tojo)?
Germany, Italy, and Japan
What economic system did the U.S. oppose during the Cold War?
Communism
Who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What teacher is retiring this year?
Mrs. Fry
What continent is the Eiffel Tower located?
Europe
What was the name of the immigration station on the East coast?
Ellis Island
What amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What territory did the U.S. annex in 1898 that later became a state?
Hawaii
What was the U.S. position at the start of WWI?
Neutrality
What movement celebrated Black culture in NYC?
Harlem Renaissance
What event brought the U.S. into WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
What war during the Cold War ended in a stalemate?
Vietnam War
What Supreme Court case ended segregation in schools?
Brown v. Board of Education
What teacher has a daughter in cheer?
Ms. Schermerhorn
What continent is the Amazon Rainforest located?
South America
What was the name of the immigration station on the West Coast?
What president was known as a 'trust buster'?
Theodore Roosevelt
What territory was acquired in 1867 by the United States that many people said was a mistake?
Alaska
What note from Germany to Mexico pushed the U.S. into war?
Zimmermann Telegram
What event triggered the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash of 1929
What was it called when US citizens saved/conserved important materials for the war effort?
rationing
What crisis nearly led to nuclear war in 1962?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What protest used bus rides to challenge segregation?
Freedom Rides
What teacher is in charge of costumes for a theatre company?
Mrs. Carr
What continent has the highest mountain range (Mt. Everest)
What term describes a business with complete control over a market?
Monopoly
This 1906 law was passed after Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle exposed unsanitary conditions in the meatpacking industry.
Meat Inspection Act
The 1898 explosion of this U.S. battleship in Havana Harbor helped spark what war?
Spanish-American War
What treaty ended WWI and punished Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
Who was the president during the Great Depression (and through most of WWII)?
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)
What was the order given by the president to intern over 100,000 Japanese Americans during WWII?
Executive Order 9066
What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism?
Containment
What 1964 law banned discrimination in public places?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What teacher broke a high school swimming record?
Mrs. Penney
What continent is the Sahara Desert located?
Africa
What is a negative term used to describe rich/powerful business/industry owners?
Robber Barons
This term, coined by Theodore Roosevelt, referred to journalists who exposed corruption and social injustices during the Progressive Era.
Muckraker
What U.S.-built structure shortened travel from Atlantic to Pacific?
Panama Canal
What was the name of the boat that sunk during WWI by a German Uboat?
Lusitania
What was the name of the program to help Americans get out of the Great Depression?
New Deal
What was the secret project to build the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
What country was the first to get a man into space?
Soviet Union
Who refused to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery?
Rosa Parks
What teacher has a twin?
Mr. Rizzio