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Eras
Wars
Economic Issues
WWII
Miscellaneous
100
Expansion of democracy, Reform of big business, workplace reforms, and social welfare reforms are all developments that took place in this time period.
What is the Progressive Era?
100
The United States took the Philippines from Spain to use as a base for expanding U.S. trade with China. This action showed that economic issues were a factor in this war.
What is the Spanish-American War?
100
This act encouraged settlement and farming on the Great Plains in 1862.
What is the Homestead Act?
100

The largest seaborne invasion in military history.

What is D Day?

100

He is the only president to be elected to four terms of office.

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?

200
The existence of the "flapper" indicated the changing role of women in this era.
What is the Roaring 20s?
200

The USA entered this war after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

What is World War II?

200

Term used to describe the area of the Great Plains where heavy droughts and over farming had dried up the farmland.

What was the Dust Bowl?

200

This action was undertaken largely to combat the spread of communism following WWII.

What is containment?

200
This president is best known for his actions to preserve natural areas, protect wildlife species, and the creation of national parks.
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
300

This era of U.S. history is defined by Westward Expansion and the rise of industrialization and urbanization.

What is the Gilded Age?

300

The USA entered this war because of Germanys use of unrestricted submarine warfare and the interception of the Zimmerman Telegram.

What is World War I?

300

October 29, 1929: Stock prices kept falling. Prices at all time lows.

What is Black Tuesday?

300

This was the code name for the creation of the atomic bomb.

What is the Manhattan Project?

300
The use of the term "continental United States" when referring to the nation's geography, became necessary after statehood was granted to this state.
What is Hawaii?
400
The Marshall Plan, the Truman Doctrine, the Domino Theory, and Containment are all characteristics of U.S. involvement in this era.
What is the Cold War Era?
400

This war was the first armed conflict of the Cold War.

What is the Korean War?

400
Stronger military, tax cuts, budget cuts, and less government are commonly known by this name. (hint: they were reforms under president Reagan)
What is Reaganomics?
400
This WWII general is described by the following list: -Commander of Allied forces in North Africa. -Supreme commander of U.S. forces in Europe. -Commander of the D-Day invasion of France
Who is Dwight Eisenhower?
400

Scandal during the Reagan administration pertaining to the selling of arms to Iran and the funneling of money to anti-communiat forces in Nicaragua.

What is the Iran-Contra Scandal?

500

Martin Luther King Jr., Ceasar Chavez, the March on Washington, and the Freedom Riders

What is the Civil Rights Era?

500
This war resulted from Iraq's invasion of neighboring Kuwait.
What is the Persian Gulf War?
500

1970's gas rationing and long lines at the gas pump.

What was the OPEC Oil Embargo?

500
This battle, won by the U.S. was significant because it enabled U.S. forces to take the offensive against Japan.
What is the Battle of Midway?
500

This object was seen as the symbol of the Cold War.

What is the Berlin Wall?