A Nation in Conflict
(Unit 1)
(Unit 1)
This belief said Americans were meant to expand westward.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This term describes people moving to a new country to live permanently.
What is immigration?
This policy limited U.S. involvement in foreign affairs but did not prevent future global conflict.
What is isolationism?
This condition in Germany after World War I helped Hitler gain power.
What is Economic crisis?
This BEST explains the main difference between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War..
What is the U.S. supported capitalism and democracy, while the Soviet Union supported communism and government control?
This law gave settlers 160 acres of land if they farmed it for 5 years.
What is the Homestead Act?
This is one major problem immigrants faced once they arrived in American cities.
What is low wages / poor housing / discrimination?
This set of four causes explains why World War I began.
A. Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism
B. Democracy, freedom, equality, justice
C. Industrialization, immigration, urbanization, reform
D. Communism, capitalism, socialism, monarchy
What is Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism?
This event officially started World War II..
What is Germany invading Poland?
This BEST describes the Cold War..
What is a tense rivalry with no direct fighting between the superpowers?
This was the forced movement of Native Americans onto specific lands.
What are reservations (forced relocation)?
This change caused millions of Americans to move from farms to cities between 1865–1914 (Machines).
What is industrialization?
This caused the United States to enter World War I..
What is German actions (submarine warfare, Lusitania) + the Zimmermann Telegram + economic ties to Allies?
This is the MOST accurate reason the U.S. moved away from isolationism.
What is Fear of Germany and Japan + attacks on allies? (Pearl Harbor)
The launch of Sputnik impact the United States..
What is increased fear and led to more focus on science, technology, and space programs?
These laws enforced racial segregation in the South.
What are Jim Crow laws?
This explains WHY monopolies were harmful to consumers and workers.
What is they eliminated competition and controlled prices/wages?
This movement in New York City grew out of the Great Migration and celebrated African American culture through music, art, and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This BEST explains why totalitarian leaders were able to maintain control
A. Free elections
B. Strong opposition
C. Propaganda, fear, and control of media
D. Limited power
What is Propaganda, fear, and control of media?
This leader is MOST associated with nonviolent protest during the Civil Rights Movement.
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.?
This Supreme Court case allowed “separate but equal.”
A. Brown v. Board of Education
B. Dred Scott v. Sandford
C. Plessy v. Ferguson
D. Marbury v. Madison
What is Plessy v Ferguson?
This is WHY workers formed unions during industrialization.
What is to fight for better wages, hours, and working conditions?
This economic boom of the 1920s lead to the Great Depression..
What is
This BEST explains the long-term impact of WWII on global politics?
A. Fewer conflicts
B. Isolation of nations
C. Rise of the U.S. and Soviet Union as superpowers
D. End of alliances
What is rise of the U.S. and Soviet Union as superpowers?
This BEST explains the goal of the Civil Rights Movement..
What is to gain equal rights and end discrimination for African Americans?