Founding Documents and Early America
What principle in the Declaration of Independence reflects John Locke's idea of natural rights?
What is "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"?
What did the Emancipation Proclamation demonstrate about federal vs. state authority?
What is federal authority by freeing enslaved people in rebellious states?
Which movement sought equality for African Americans through education and culture during the late 19th century?
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
What motivated the U.S. to enter WWI according to Woodrow Wilson?
What is promoting democracy and opposing threats to world peace?
What event led to the Patriot Act, which increased surveillance capabilities?
What are the 9/11 terrorist attacks?
Which British laws aimed to repay war debts led to colonial resistance and eventually revolution?
What are the Stamp Act and Sugar Act?
What was the primary goal of Lincoln's and Johnson's Reconstruction plans?
What is quickly reintegrating Southern states into the Union?
What labor accomplishment is associated with the American Federation of Labor?
What is winning the eight-hour workday for thousands of workers?
What role did WWII play in advancing African American civil rights?
What is providing economic and military opportunities that led to assertive demands for equality?
What foreign policy emerged after 9/11?
What is combating international terrorism with military and diplomatic efforts?
How did the Monroe Doctrine shape U.S. foreign policy in the Western Hemisphere?
What is establishing the U.S. as a protective power while following isolationism in European affairs?
How did the 13th Amendment contribute to ending the Civil War?
What is undermining the Confederacy by abolishing slavery?
Which long-awaited goal of the women’s suffrage movement was achieved in the Progressive Era?
What is the right to vote?
What was a primary reason Truman used the atomic bomb against Japan?
What is ending the war quickly to save American lives?
What was the main reason for U.S. involvement in Operation Desert Storm?
What is protecting Kuwait’s oil fields from Iraqi aggression?
What was the primary impact of the Missouri Compromise on political power?
What is maintaining a balance between free and slave states?
What precedent did the Plessy v. Ferguson case set in U.S. history?
What is upholding segregation under the "separate but equal" doctrine?
What caused the Dust Bowl conditions in the 1930s?
What is overproduction and poor farming practices?
What foreign policy goal justified U.S. involvement in Vietnam?
What is containing the spread of communism?
What did Executive Order 9981 achieve in advancing civil rights?
What is desegregating the U.S. armed forces?
How did Henry Clay's American System influence post-War of 1812 economic development?
What is fostering industrialization, transportation infrastructure, and national economic stability?
How did the Civil War impact the Southern economy?
What is destruction of infrastructure, limiting recovery and trade?
How did the Great Migration impact African Americans?
What is providing economic opportunities and a platform for cultural expression?
How did Nixon's policy of détente differ from previous Cold War policies?
What is using diplomacy with communist nations instead of nuclear threats?
What was the primary motivation behind Truman's containment policy?
What is supporting democratic nations to stop the spread of communism?