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100
In 1811 what were America's first highways?
The Rivers
100
In the 1950s America was building what percentage of the world's automobiles?
80%
100
In the 1960s what two southern states did people move to?
Florida & California
100
Vietnam is the first ______________________ war.
Televised
100
Nixon has been the only president to do what?
Resign from office.
200
What invention made trade on the Mississippi River more productive?
The Paddle Steamer
200
What was the biggest housebuilding project?
The creation of the Suburbs
200
How many years after the Civil War did the Civil Rights movement begin?
100 Years
200
____________________ is deep in the American character.
Protest
200
Who was nicknamed "The Great Communicator?"
Ronald Reagan
300
In 1825, what was America's "next conveyor belt of progress?"
The Erie Canal
300
Why were the suburbs created?
To give new families new life outside of big cities.
300
What act was passed one year after the March on Washington?
The Civil Rights Act
300
Baby Boomers are the biggest _____________________ in American History. Over _________ million Americans were born after 15 post war years.
Generation & 50
300
Please state 2 changes to the American landscape (materialistically) in the 1980s.
1) The credit card creates a boom. 2) Americans are spending more money. 3) Consumption was off the charts.
400
In the 1950s President Eisenhower changed America by investing in "the biggest engineering project in American history." What was that project?
The Interstate Highway
400
How quickly were new houses in the suburbs being built?
1 House every 16 Minutes.
400
What two threats were American's most afraid of after WWII, The Cold War, and the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Communism & Armageddon.
400
What was President Nixon charged with in the Watergate Scandal?
Bugging his opponents office and trying to cover it up.
400
What was created in 1976 in a garage that has changed America since?
The Personal Computer
500
How many billion dollars did it cost to build the Interstate Highways?
129 Billion
500
Prompted by WWII and the Cold War, the US spends how much on nuclear weapons?
5.5 Trillion
500
What year did the Civil Rights Movement begin?
1955
500
Name at least 4 technologies that have helped America develop into a powerful country.
1) television 2) Communication Technology (telegraph, T.V. News) 3) Steamboats 4) Guns 5) Automobiles
500
In the 1990s what was the "2nd Gold Rush" that occurred in California?
The Internet Boom. It was when Silicon Valley got started.