Before 1784
What DON'T we call Native Americans
Red Indians
What is the first and most important Amendment to the Constitution?
Freedom of Speech
More than 22 million people immigrated to the United States towards the end of this time period. How were they treated when they got here?
Badly
What is the name of the genocide committed by Hitler against Jewish people in Europe?
The Holocaust
Explain Mutually Assured Destruction.
I have a missile, but so do you. If I fire my missile at you and destroy you, you will be able to fire your missile at me and destroy me.
Explain both mercantilism and salutary neglect.
Colonies only trade with Great Britain; Hands-off rule of the colonies
What was different about the Civil War, as opposed to literally all previous wars?
A lot of different answers to this generally pertaining to the fact that it was the first industrialized war
Tell us about some of the things that made World War I significant.
A lot of different answers to this
2,403 Americans were killed in the only real attack on American soil in this time period. Name the attack, that eventually led to the creation of internment camps for Japanese-Americans. +50 for the year.
Pearl Harbor; 1941
What was the name of the African-American child who was brutally beaten to death by two white men for no real reason? What is his significance today?
Emmett Till, who greatly helped spark the Civil Rights Movement
How did the fledgling Thirteen Colonies beat the Empire of Great Britain in a war?
Guerilla warfare, fighting them into exhaustion, winning by not losing
About how many slaves did Lincoln free with the Emancipation Proclamation (give a general answer like, “a few”)
None
What did the three amendments passed right at the beginning of this era do?
Outlawed slavery, guaranteed equal rights to African-Americans, gave African Americans the right to vote
What was the project that created nuclear weapons in America called?
The Manhattan Project
How were American soldiers treated when they returned home from the Vietnam War?
With disrespect
In the conflicts that took place between 1756 and 1763, where was the source of the fighting?
Europe
The US Constitution gave the federal government powers that it had not had with the Articles of Confederation. Name two of those powers.
Taxation, regulation of commerce, raising armies, etc.
Why didn’t America join the League of Nations? +25 to name the president at the time.
Isolationism, Woodrow Wilson
What were the names of the three dictators who were America’s main enemies during this time period? Which one survived beyond 1945?
Hirohito, Hitler, Mussolini; Hirohito
Explain what happened with the Korean War. Who won?
Korea was split into two nations of two different ideologies, the Communist North invaded the South and neither side won.
What were two major differences between the Europeans and the Native Americans, other than the CULTURAL differences (not including societal differences)?
Europeans lived in cities; Native Americans were darker-skinned; Native Americans were less technologically advanced; etc.
What is significant about Shay’s Rebellion?
Exposed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
Name one thing that the Progressives were mad about, and two things that they pushed for.
Corruption and failures of urbanizing cities, prohibition, better schools, and women’s suffrage
What is significant about D-Day, also known as the invasion of Normandy?
Largest naval invasion ever
How did America intend to win the Cold War? Why would this strategy work if carried out?
Develop other countries to gain their loyalty, thus stopping the spread of communism