Unit One
This man was the leader of the Continental Army and America's first president
Who is George Washington?
This man was elected President in 1860 on the eve of the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This nickname is used to describe wealthy capitalists that made their money exploiting the poor during the Gilded Age
What is Robber Barons?
This was the dictator of Germany that led Europe into WWII
Who is Adolf Hitler?
These two countries were the major rivals of the Cold War
What is the USSR and US?
These are the three branches of the American government
What are the executive, legislative and judicial branches?
This organization provided aid to freed African Americans called Freedmen
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
This business tycoon was known for his control of the banking and trust industries
Who is JP Morgen?
This policy advocated for keeping the United States out of foreign affairs
What is isolationism/neutrality?
What is brinksmanship?
This founding father wrote the Declaration of Independence, was elected as the third president and oversaw the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
This compromise banned slavery north of 36-30 and permitted Missouri and Maine to join the Union as new states
What is the Missouri Compromise?
This is the name of a group of laborers that join together in order to seek better working conditions.
What is labor union?
This was the period during the 1930s when the soil in the West became dry and large dust storms blew across the Great Plains
What is the Dust Bowl?
This was Nixon's plan to get the United States out of the Vietnam War.
What is Vietnamization?
Fill in the blank: The Middle colonies were known for their religious ____________.
What is diversity/freedom?
This amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States
What is the 13th Amendment?
Fill in the blank: __________________ integration is when a single company controls every step of a manufacturing process (ex: the iron that goes into making steel, the steel-making process and the distribution of steel to buyers)
What is vertical integration?
Provide three causes of the Great Depression
What is overproduction, buying on margin and consumerism (more may apply)
This conflict saw American soldiers fighting a guerilla war in the jungle and led to widespread war protests in the US
What is the Vietnam War?
This term describes the British policy of leaving the American colonies alone to develop
What is salutary neglect?
This short-lived party was singularly focused on preventing the westward expansion of slavery.
Who were the Free Soilers?
Fill in the blank: _______________ is the fear or dislike of immigrants/people not from your country
What is nativism?
These four countries fought against the Nazis during WWII
What are the US, USSR, UK and France?
These two conferences reorganized and reestablished the borders that would define the Cold War in Europe.
What were the Yalta and Potsdam Conferences?