Industrialization/Gilded Age/Imperialism
Where were most of the factories in the United States?
The north/cities
What ship was sunk by a German submarine that angered many Americans?
What is the Lusitania
The resolution that was passed by the U.S. Congress gave President Johnson the power to use all military means to protect South Vietnam from communism.
What is the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Amendment that lowered voting age from 21 to 18. Bonus what was this amendment passed in response to
What is 26th amendment Vietnam War
Theory that if one country fell to communism others close by would follow
What is domino theory
The takeover of a country by a stronger nation with the intent of dominating the political, economic, and social life of the people and nation.
What is imperialism
What are the 4 MAIN causes of World War 1?
What is Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
What political theory did the United States want to stop the spread of?
What is communism
The 16th-19th amendments are known as the... Bonus: what does each do?
What is progressive amendments/reform amendments 16th-congress can levy income tax 17th-popular vote elects senators 18th-prohibited alcohol 19th-gave women the right to vote
Who was the first woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court?
Who is Sandra Day O'Connor
The sensationalism of events in Cuba in the press is known as...
What is Yellow Journalism
What type of warfare was fought on the battle lines of World War 1?
What is trench warfare
The Soviet Union launched this artificial satellite into space on October 4, 1957?
What is Sputnik
Movement that sought to gain equal rights for African Americans
What is civil rights movement
A scandal in the administration of President Reagan, when the US secretly arranged arms sales to Iran in return for promises of releasing of Americans held hostage in Lebanon.
What is Iran-Contra Affair
Why do people migrate?
better jobs/opportunites
What brought the United States into World War 2?
What is Pearl Harbor
This doctrine was instilled to fight communism and promote democracy in 1947.
What is Truman Doctrine
Supreme court ruling that declared separate but equal is constitutional
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
This law allowed for warrant-less wiretaps
What is USA Patriot Act
Progressive Era reform-minded American journalists who wrote largely for all popular magazines
What is a muckraker
A group of government programs and policies established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1930s; designed to improve conditions for persons suffering in the Great Depression
What is the New Deal
US Senator who accused many people of being communist sympathizers
Who is Joseph McCarthy
Martin Luther King Jr. advocated for what type of movement when protesting civil rights
What is civil disobedience
When Oklahoma, Kansas, and northern Texas affected by severe soil erosion (caused by windstorms) in the early 1930s, which obliged many people to move.
What is the Dust Bowl