Spanish American War
WW1
1920/ Crash/ Depression
WW2
Other
100

After removing the queen, this group of islands was gained after the war and used as a cooling station.

Annexation of Hawaii

100

Germany used this technique to bypass the naval blockade using their fleet of U-Boats

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

100

After the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, Americans lived in fear of immigrants and anarchist 

Red Scare

100
This surprise attack propelled the US into WWII

Pearl Harbor

100

this Supreme Court case outlawed "separate but equal"

Brown v Board of Education

200

this technique sensationalize used by newspapers to make a profit

Yellow Journalism

200

This was a way for Americans to loan money to the government for the war effort and finance the war

War Bonds

200

In Tennessee the teaching of evolution was challenged in court after a teacher was arrested

Scopes Monkey Trial

200

Hitler blamed this group of people for the financial downfall of Germany and began to persecute them

Holocaust

200

This conflict was a proxy war between the United States and the Soviet Union. Both sides wanted to spread their political ideologies. In the end the 38th paralel line continued to separate both sides

Korean War

300

This US naval battleship was sent to Cuban to protect American Naval interest 

Yellow Journalism

300

These laws restricted Americans first amendment rights and punished anyone who went against the draft and the war effort

Espionage and Sedition Acts

300

In order to maintain peace after WWI these countries signed this in order to stop a naval arms race and limit the amount of naval weapons

Washington Naval Treaty (5 Power Treaty)

300

This allied invasion was led by Dwight Eisenhower in an effort to liberate the French from German occupation

DDAY

300

In order to stop the spread of Communism the United States provided aide to these struggling European countries 

Marshall Plan

400

The Spanish American War is also known as the independence war for which country

Cuba

400

Part of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points this organization would allow countries with conflicts solve their issues diplomatically

League of Nations

400

Germany was unable to make reparation payments and to avoid another world war the US created this program to bring stability in Europe

Dawes Plan

400

The United States aided their allies in Europe with weapons and resources without directly fighting in the war

American Neutrality

400

This Supreme Court Case protected a defendants 6th amendment right to a fair trial by ensuring counsel is provided if they cannot afford one

Gideon v Wainwright

500

This author gave the United States a blue print to become a World Power 

Alfred Thayer Mahan

500

This documents made Germany responsible for WWI and demanded the pay for damages, reduce their military and lose their colonies

Treaty of Versailles

500

After the passage of this amendment women felt a new sense of freedom and began challenging their roles and society

19th Amendment

500

This secret government program created weapons to help end WWII. 

Manhattan Project/Hiroshima & Nagasaki

500

This president was responsible for Watergate, Vietnamization and reestablishing relations with China

Richard Nixon