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100
Which war did America join as a direct result of the Domino Theory?
What is the Vietnam War?
100
D-Day was a major turning point in which war?
What is World War II?
100
During Reconstruction after the Civil War, the southern economy converted from slave labor to this kind of labor.
What is sharecropping/ crop lien system?
100
This war greatly expanded the US "sphere of influence" to include large swathes of the Pacific.
What is the Spanish American War?
100
Who was the US President during World War I?
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
200
Which war was fought to "make the world safe for democracy?"
What is World War I?
200
During World War II, several conferences were held to determine the future of Europe after the war. Name one.
What are Casablanca, Yalta or Potsdam?
200
The iconic figure "Rosie the Riveter" is most associated with this war.
What is World War II?
200
Fearing entanglement in foreign affairs, the US Senate rejected joining this after World War I.
What is the League of Nations?
200
These two wars were both followed by periods of intense fear and paranoia about communism in the US.
What are WWI and WWII?
300
What event directly led to the US entry into the Spanish american War?
What is the sinking/explosion of the USS Maine?
300
This 1962 event is often considered the "height" of the Cold War - the closest the Us and USSR ever got to direct war.
What is the Cuban Missile Crisis?
300
Both World War I and World War II were financed largely through the sale of these.
What are war bonds?
300
After World War II, President Eisenhower warned against the domination of this
What is the military-industrial complex?
300
Name three territories the Us gained as a result of the Spanish American War?
What Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines?
400
The Persian Gulf War began as a result of which country's invasion of which other country?
What is Iraq's invasion of Kuwait?
400
The Battle of Midway turned the tide in what front of what war?
What is the Pacific front of WWII?
400
This court case upheld the WWII practice of interning Japanese Americans in camps.
What is Korematsu vs. U.S.?
400
After 9/11 and the beginning of the War on Terror, the Us passed this law to try to seek out potential terrorist activity in the US.
What is the PATRIOT Act?
400
This was the first war where women fought in combat positions.
What is the Persian Gulf War?
500
The US fought in Korea under the banner of which group?
What is the United Nations?
500
American public opinion fully turned against the Vietnam War after these were leaked to the NY Times in 1970.
What are the Pentagon Papers?
500
During World War I, these men were hired to give short, patriotic speeches encouraging Americans to support the war effort.
What are the four minute men?
500
After World War II, the US Secretary of State proposed this plan which would provide aid to war-torn countries needing to rebuild.
What is the Marshall Plan?
500
Who were the two US Presidents during the Korean War?
Who are Truman and Eisenhower?