Eras of US History
Gilded Age
Roaring 20s and Great Depression
Cold War and Vietnam
Civil Rights
100
The 1929 stock market crash triggered the beginning of this era
What is the Great Depression?
100
Gold rushes, the Homestead Act, and the transcontinental railroad caused Americans to move to what part of the US?
What is the West?
100
The process of manufacturing Henry Ford perfected that made cars cheaper
What is the assembly line?
100
The name of the North Vietnamese guerilla army that became very difficult for Americans to beat
What is the Viet Cong?
100
The Civil Rights Acts and the Voting Rights Act dealt with ending discrimination based on what trait?
What is race?
200
The widespread sale of automobiles and increased consumer demand characterized this era
What is the Roaring 20s?
200
Laws were passed to limit these types of large businesses from controlling the economy
What are trusts and monopolies?
200
The trial of Sacco and Vanzetti and strikes in the United States, triggered by the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia were all part of this
What is the First Red Scare?
200
This resolution, based on an untrue battle, gave President Johnson full control over the military without Congress getting involved.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin?
200
This civil rights leader spoke about equality for all people in his "I have a dream" speech
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr?
300
The industrial revolution, big business, and a shift from rural to urban living are part of this era
What is the Gilded Age?
300
Efforts to make immigrants more American is called this
What is Americanization?
300
The Great Depression had a high ____________ rate of 25%
What is unemployment?
300
The Domino Theory and the fear of communism spreading led to the United States foreign policy of this
What is containment?
300
This amendment freed all the slaves
What is the 13th Amendment?
400
Acquisition of new territories and the Spanish-American War happened in this era
What is American Imperialism?
400
Many immigrants came to America in search of this, the belief that America is where they can be successful and free
What is the American Dream?
400
This plan of Roosevelt's made the federal government stronger than ever before
What is the New Deal?
400
This was Nixon's plan for getting us out of Vietnam by training South Vietnamese troops
What is Vietnamization?
400
This amendment made all people born in the US a citizen
What is the 14th amendment?
500
This era is characterized by containment, the Red Scare, and the arms race
What is the Cold War?
500
This third party wanted unlimited coinage of silver and a graduated income tax
What is the Populist Party?
500
This aviator made the first non-stop flight across the Atlantic
Who is Charles Lindbergh?
500
This is what Nixon called most people who agreed with him but were too scared to speak out against the anti-war movement
What is the silent majority?
500
This amendment banned poll taxes
What is the 24th amendment?
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