US History
At the Democratic Convention in 1932, FDR promised one of these, part of a "crusade to restore America to its own people"
a New Deal
EOD:
5:00 PM, say, not December 31st
End of Day
Sardonic, or slyly & dryly humorous
Wry
A group of resort communities on the eastern end of Long Island
The Hamptons
An act approved in 1889 enabled "the division" of this territory "into two states"
Dakota Territory
Also called the Old Pennsylvania State House, it's where John Hancock signed his John Hancock July 4, 1776
Independence Hall
MoM:
Growth analysis
month-over-month
Intense anger, & it's not "mad"
ire
A coveted border region of Western Europe remilitarized in 1936 in a precursor to World War II
The Rhineland
A 2008 act states its mission: "to provide economic" this boosting term "through recovery rebates to individuals"
Stimulus
McLean House, the site of a famous surrender, is part of this Virginia site that's now a national historical park
Appomattox Court House
To improve online visibility:
SEO
Search engine optimization
A bog is fed by rainwater; this type of marshy area is fed by groundwater
a fen
As part of an Angeleno freeway-naming quirk, the L.A. part of the single-digit freeway is known as this
The 5
The "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019" was named for this senator & vet who passed in 2018
McCain
The War of 1812 ended when Great Britain & the U.S. came to terms in this Belgian city
Ghent
JIT:
The tournament? No! The inventory system!
just-in-time
A cog is a fixed part of a gear or wheel; this linking part rotates or slides
a cam
A narrow strait connecting the Aegean Sea & the Sea of Marmara
The Dardanelles
The Helms-Burton Act notes, "Radio Marti" was one of the "effective vehicles for providing the people of" this nation "with news"
Cuba
H.R. Haldeman said that the shootings at this Ohio location in 1970 began the demise of the Nixon administration
Kent State
LWOP:
Luckily something that won't happen to you contestants
Leave without pay(ment)
Measure of work equal to 10-7 joules
erg
A coastal region of North Africa between the Sahara Desert & the Mediterranean Sea
The Maghreb
To enforce Prohibition came this act to regulate the manufacture, etc. of alcohol & "promote its use in scientific research"
The Volstead Act