Door 1
What was the name of our first written constitution as a free nation whose weaknesses included no national unity, no difference in representation by population, and the government could not collect taxes?
Articles of Confederation
The U.S. entered this war because of the continued violation of U.S neutrality by German u-boats (unrestricted submarine warfare) and the German sinking of the Lusitania.
World War I
Which war did the U.S get involved with because they wanted Cuba's profitable sugar cane and to get revenge for the sinking of the USS Maine?
Spanish American War
What territory did the U.S. gain possession of after the Spanish American War?
Philippines
What are two civil rights groups that became very popular during the civil rights era?
SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee) & SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership Counsel)
Who was the first African-American to play professional baseball in the U.S?
Jackie Robinson
The first ten amendments added to the Constitution in 1791, which are intended to protect individual and state rights, are called the __?__.
Bill of Rights
The tension/rivalry between the U.S. and the Soviet Union after WWII to the early 1990s is called the _?_.
Cold War
These laws passed in the 1780s, this encourage westward expansion into the Ohio Valley area and set forth the requirements for adding new states.
Northwest Ordinance
Which act was passed in 1882 as a result of the anti-Asian sentiment on the Western coast of the U.S?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Which amendment gives women the right to vote?
19th Amendment
What was built to improve the defense of and trade opportunities for the U.S by connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without having to travel around South America?
Panama Canal
What is the term given to the African American creativity in songs, poems and art that took place in the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
What is the name of the book written by Upton Sinclair that helped bring about the Pure Food and Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act?
The Jungle
What idea stated that it was America's God given right to expand westward?
Manifest Destiny
In what court case did the Supreme Court rule that "separate, but equal facilities" was constitutional in 1896?
Plessy v. Ferguson
What event was where debt-ridden farmers tried to seize a federal arsenal and fight against the government and convinced Americans that a stronger national government was needed?
Shays Rebellion
Who made a fortune in the steel industry by introducing the Bessemer process and creating cheap steel?
Andrew Carnegie
What is the name of the event where North Vietnam and the Vietcong attacked South Vietnam and the U.S. on the Vietnamese New Year's celebration, causing public opinion in the U.S. to turn against the war?
Tet Offensive
What is the name of the event where African Americans migrated in large numbers from the Southern states to the Northern states during WWI?
Great Migration
What is the name of the period after WWI in which people in the U.S. were fearful of anyone who might be a communist or socialist?
Red Scare
What do we call a single company that controls a commodity or service?
Monopoly
What was the code name for the development of the atomic bomb during WWII?
Manhattan Project
What is another name for a shantytown during the 1930s?
Hoovervilles
What is the name of the group that spoke out against the passing of the Constitution unless it consisted of a Bill of Rights?
anti-federalists
What organization was created following the Civil War and used intimidation and violence against African-Americans?
Ku Klux Klan (KKK)
What act allowed the U.S to send aid to any country whose defense was considered vital to the U.S. and would allow that country to provide payment at a later date?
Lend Lease Act
What was passed by Congress after WWII that helped make communism less appealing to Europeans by creating economic prosperity, by helping Europe rebuild?
Marshall Plan
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
What form of non-violent protest, where African-Americans sat in segregated places until they were served or arrested, gained national media attention and helped many Americans turn their sympathies toward ending racial segregation?
Sit-ins
What event prompted the U.S. to respond by expanding federal aid to education, especially science and math and began the "space race" between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R?
Launch of Sputnik
Who was the leader of the United Farm Workers of America union that used non-violent protest to gain better wages and working conditions from California grape growers?
Cesar Chavez
What Supreme Court case in 1954 integrated the nation's school systems and reversed the "separate, but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
Which amendment calls for the direct election of senators by the people rather than the state legislatures?
17th Amendment
What act outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes required for voting and sent federal officials to register voters in Southern states?
Voting Rights Act of 1965