Civics & Government
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What was the term coined by Mark Twain to describe this mass increase in industrialization?
The Gilded Age
Was the USS Maine explosion the fault of the Spanish or the Americans?
Americans
What was the term for illegal smugglers of Alcohol?
Bootleggers
What Treaty put Germany's economy into shambles?
Treaty of Versailles
What created the 2 houses of Government?
Great Compromise
What was the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair about the poor meat packing industry?
The Jungle
Who were the Rough Riders led by in the Spanish American War?
Teddy Roosevelt
What was the name of the trial debating the theory of evolution and the theory of creationism?
Scopes Trial
What event propelled the U.S into battle during WW2?
Pearl harbor
What was the main reason of the the fail of the Articles of Confederation?
Fear of Monarchy
What event took the lives of 146 people in New York?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Who was the Queen of Hawaii when a pineapple farmer and the U.S marines led a rebellion?
Queen Liliuokalani
Why were the Palmer raids conducted?
Red Scare
Which country had the highest Death count in WW2?
Soviet Union
What makes it so one branch of power don't over-step their power?
Checks and Balances
What was the most influential pull factor in U.S cities?
Job opportunities
What treaty ended the Spanish American war?
Treaty of Paris
What is the 18th Amendment?
Prohibition
What is the thought that if one country would turn communist, the rest of the world would become communist?
Domino Theory
Who's job is it to interpret the constitution and make decisions based on these interpretations?
Supreme Court
What right did women want the most during the progressive era?
Right to Vote
What is a tactic that many Journalists used like Joseph Pulitzer to increase the number of newspaper bought?
Yellow Journalism
What was the main scandal during Warren G. Harding's presidency?
Teapot Dome Scandal
What is the way of the warrior, no surrender, extreme dishonor if you surrender to the Japanese?
Bushido