Who said it?
L'Etat, c'est moi." The state is me.
Louis XIV
A series of acts passed by the US after WWI, leading up to WWII, aimed to maintain isolationist practices and avoid involvement in a potential second World War.
The Neutrality Acts
If you were in school in 1955, you would have practiced these drills.
Duck and Cover
Believed all people have natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
John Locke
Bay of Pigs Invasion
John F. Kennedy
"I die innocent of all the crimes laid to my charge; I pardon those who have occasioned my death; and I pray God that the blood you are going to shed may never be visited on France."
Louis XVI
A federal government spending program in response to the Great Depression. Created jobs, health care, and social security from tax payer dollars to alleviate the stressors of the Depression on the American people.
The New Deal
The famous structure that represented the growing divide between the East and West during the Cold War.
The Berlin Wall
Baron de Montesquieu
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Escalated the Vietnam War and sent American Soldiers overseas to Vietnam in 1965.
Johnson
What was the reasoning for the act performed in the incident described in the passage?
"The second bullet struck the Archduke close to the heart. He uttered only one word, 'Sofia'-- a call to his stricken wife. Then his head fell back and he collapsed. He died almost instantly.
Serbian Nationalism
The US, Great Britain, and France, following WWI, forced Germany to sign this treaty to ensure it would not remilitarize or expand its borders. Germany was also forced to pay reparations for having to fight them in the first place. The goal? Punish Germany.
The Treaty of Versailles
The competition between superpowers (US and the Soviet Union) to develop a greater number of nuclear weapons.
The Arms Race
Came up with an idea that two classes exist and governments fail because of these classes. The bourgeoisie and the proletariat.
Karl Marx
Promised to bring men home from Vietnam before the end of his Presidency, but he resigned from office first, which slowed the process down.
"Either the government will be given to us or we shall seize it by marching on Rome."
Benito Mussolini
A policy adopted by the federal government during the age of imperialism. Informed the European powers that they were not to be involved in the Western Hemisphere, since it was the US's sphere of Influence.
The Monroe Doctrine
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! A senator who accused over 100 people working in the American government of being communists on nationalized television.
Joseph McCarthy
Author of Leviathan. Believed that while people have fundamental rights, the majority of people are inherently evil and need someone to rule over them who is wise. Huge advocate for monarchy and frequently wrote against his counterpart, Locke.
Thomas Hobbes
Created the national highway system, dams along rivers for electricity, and other domestic building opportunities.
Dwight Eisenhower
DOUBLE JEOPARDY! Give the demographics of the person or name the event from the quote.
"They broke our window panes, and the Houses became very cold... We were standing outside in the cold, still in our night clothes with only a coat thrown over... Then they made everyone" lie face down on the ground... "Now they will shoot us, we thought. We were very afraid.
Kristallnacht, Jewish family member
The US's attempt to completely outlaw war by creating and passing legislation.
Kellogg-Briand Pact
This strip of land between North and South Korea along the 38th parallel serves as a buffer zone.
The DMZ (demilitarized zone)
American document written with direct inspiration from John Locke.
The Declaration of Independence
Assisted in the overthrow of Colombia for the Revolution and aided in building the Panama Canal.
Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt