Domain 1
This economic theory held that the American colonies existed primarily to enrich England by providing raw materials and serving as a captive market for manufactured goods.
What is mercantilism?
In his 1823 address to Congress, this president warned European powers that the Western Hemisphere was closed to further colonization, a policy that became a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy.
Who was James Monroe?
By inventing the light bulb and phonograph at his "invention factory," this man provided the technology that allowed factories to operate twenty-four hours a day.
Who was Thomas Edison?
During the 1920s, the widespread adoption of these two forms of mass media helped create a unified national identity by broadcasting the same music, news, and advertisements to every region of the country.
What are radio and movies?
Following World War II, this U.S. policy was designed to stop the spread of communism by providing economic and military aid to any country threatened by Soviet expansion.
What is containment?
This religious revival of the 1730s and 1740s emphasized an individual’s relationship with God, leading many colonists to question both religious and political authority.
What was the Great Awakening?
This 1832 conflict erupted when South Carolina, led by John C. Calhoun, attempted to declare federal tariffs "null and void," prompting Andrew Jackson to threaten the use of military force.
What was the Nullification Crisis?
The completion of this massive infrastructure project in 1869 not only fulfilled Manifest Destiny but also led to the near-extinction of the buffalo and the displacement of Plains Indians.
What was the Transcontinental Railroad?
Caused by a combination of severe drought and poor farming practices, this 1930s environmental disaster turned millions of acres of Great Plains farmland into a wasteland and led to a massive westward migration.
What was the Dust Bowl?
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter brokered this historic peace agreement between Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.
What were the Camp David Accords?
Despite winning vast territories in this 1763 conflict, Great Britain’s attempt to pay off the resulting war debt through colonial taxation led to the American Revolution.
What was the French and Indian War?
This controversial 1854 legislation repealed the Missouri Compromise and introduced "popular sovereignty," allowing settlers in western territories to vote on whether to allow slavery.
What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
This reformer established Hull House in Chicago to provide social services to poor immigrants and is considered a pioneer of the settlement house movement.
Who was Jane Addams?
This intercepted 1917 diplomatic message from the German Foreign Minister to Mexico proposed a military alliance against the U.S. and served as a major catalyst for America's entry into World War I.
What was the Zimmermann Telegram?
During the 1960 Presidential campaign, this technological development allowed the public to see as well as hear the candidates, which many argue helped John F. Kennedy defeat Richard Nixon.
What was the Televised Presidential Debate?
This group of five men drafted the Declaration of Independence, but they were forced to strike out Thomas Jefferson’s original passage critical of this "peculiar institution" to gain Southern support.
Who were the Committee of Five and what is slavery?
This July 1863 Union victory was strategically vital because it gave the North complete control of the Mississippi River, effectively cutting the Confederacy in half.
What was the Battle of Vicksburg?
As a result of this 1898 conflict, the United States emerged as a world power and gained control over the territories of Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines.
What was the Spanish-American War?
To address the needs of the elderly and disabled during the Great Depression, this landmark 1935 New Deal legislation created a permanent system of federal pensions and unemployment insurance.
What was the Social Security Act?
Based on the theory of supply-side economics, this 1980s policy aimed to stimulate the economy through significant tax cuts, budget cuts, and increased military spending.
What is Reaganomics?
While this 1785 law successfully organized the sale of western lands, this 1786 Massachusetts uprising exposed the Articles of Confederation’s inability to maintain national order.
What were the Land Ordinance of 1785 and Shays’ Rebellion?
This informal agreement settled the disputed 1876 presidential election by awarding the victory to Rutherford B. Hayes in exchange for the permanent removal of federal troops from the South.
What was the Compromise of 1877?
Believing it would restore their lost greatness and bring back the buffalo, the Sioux performed this religious ceremony, which eventually led to the tragic conflict at Wounded Knee.
What was the Ghost Dance?
Codenamed the Manhattan Project, this massive scientific undertaking successfully developed the atomic bomb at top-secret research facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and this New Mexico location.
What is Los Alamos?
In April 1961, this failed CIA-backed invasion of Cuba by exiles intended to overthrow Fidel Castro’s government became a major foreign policy embarrassment for the Kennedy administration.
What was the Bay of Pigs Invasion?