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"I am not a crook" and "I did not have sexual relations with that woman" were quotes from two presidents who had some of the biggest scandals of the late 20th century. One led to a resignation and the other led to an impeachment trial. Who said each of these quotes?
Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton
100
What was the significance of the Plessy v. Ferguson case?
Allowed states to pass segregation laws. Began the Jim Crow Era with the phrase "separate but equal"
100
This strategy during WWII helped the US capture specific enemy-held islands while slowly approaching mainland Japan.
Island Hopping
100
What were the names of the two immigrant processing facilities on the east and west coast? (One in NYC, one in San Francisco)
NYC: Ellis Island
SF: Angel Island
100
In an episode of "Friends", Ross Geller's Halloween costume was a play-on-words of this Soviet satellite that was launched in 1957 and consequently launched the space race.
Sputnik (Ross's costume was "Spud"-nik)
200
I was the first modern president. I promised the American people a fair treatment through my Square Deal. Plus, I hold an uncanny resemblance to the Lorax.
Teddy Roosevelt
200
The 19th Amendment was passed in August of 1920. What does the term "Perfect 36" have to do with this amendment?
36 states were needed to ratify. Tennessee became the last state that voted to give women the right to vote.
200
Imperialism was a significant factor in the beginning of which two wars?
Spanish American War and WWI
200
Bootlegging and organized crime greatly increased under Prohibition. Who was the most infamous mobster of the time from Chicago?
Al Capone
200
I was the rootin' tootin' best communist hunter the world has ever seen. In fact, I even got a movement named after my awesome paranoid skills during the Second Red Scare. What's my name and the term associated with me?
Senator Joseph McCarthy and "McCarthyism"
300
I am the third progressive president. One of my best ideas was creating the League of Nations after WWI to keep world peace. Unfortunately, no one listened to me and the US didn't join.
Woodrow Wilson
300
Teddy Roosevelt was the "trust-buster" president. Which act did he use to break up JP Morgan's Northern Securities railroad trust?
Sherman Antitrust Act
300
This was quite possibly the closest the world ever got to WW3! JFK had to tread carefully and work with Nikita Kruschev and Fidel Castro to resolve this crisis.
Cuban Missile Crisis
300
Who was the couple arrested during the second Red Scare that were later convicted and executed on espionage charges?
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
300
Oppenheimer earned "five big booms" for his work in this WWII-era project. Despite the name, this development was not located in New York City. It was the top-secret atomic bomb project that had a location in Oak Ridge, TN.
Manhattan Project
400
Eugene Debs and Samuel Gompers are famous for their leadership in what movement?
Labor movement (unions, strikes, etc.)
400
This law was passed in 1944 to help returning veterans buy homes and pay for higher education
GI Bill
400
The Cold War was one of the longest conflicts of the 20th century. When Nixon was president, he attempted to "ease the tensions" between the US and communist nations. What was this policy called?
Detente
400
Which famous non-interventionist is best known for writing "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"?
Mark Twain
400
I seem to keep showing up in history...I ran for President several times, was a prosecutor in the Scopes Trial, and am known for my famous "Cross of Gold" speech.
William Jennings Bryan
500
The Yalta and Potsdam conferences were held near the end of WWII and allowed the three allied leaders to meet. Which FOUR leaders were involved? (there were different US presidents between the first and second meeting)
Winston Churchill (England), Josef Stalin (USSR), Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman (US)
500
"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair remains one of the most influential pieces of muckraker literature. What two acts were passed in response to it?
Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act
500
What resolution was passed by Congress in 1964 that gave President Lyndon Johnson power to expand the US role in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
500
The 1960s-70s are known for social movements that shaped America. Name TWO of these movements other than African American civil rights.
American Indian Movement, Feminist Movement, Chicano Movement, and others at the discretion of teacher
500
What do initiative, referendum, and recall all have in common?
Give power back to the voters.