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Civil War
The Gilded Age
World War I
The Roaring 20's
The Great Depression
100
The Emancipation Proclamation Freed
Who are all enslaved people living in Confederate Territory
100
How did Industrial growth affect the distribution of wealth in the U.S.
Wealth was concentrated in the hands of a few industrialists
100
What event sparked WWI
The assassination of Franz Ferdinand
100
The growth of organized crime stems from
Prohibition
100
A Major environmental crisis in the 1930's
What is the Dust Bowl
200
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln
Promised a nation a new birth of freedom
200
During the late 1800s children worked in factories because
Families needed income to survive
200
The Selective Service Act allowed
Drafting young men into military forces
200
Establishments that illegally sold alcohol were known as
Speakeasys
200
How did most investors react to the sudden market crash of 1929
They raced to sell their stocks
300
The single greatest cause of depth for soldiers during the Civil War was
Disease
300
What led to government regulation of businesses during the Gilded Age?
Unfair business practices
300
Famous German pilot whose tactics are still studied today
Manfred Von Richtofen
300
New age women who went against traditional gender rolls were known as
Flappers
300
A fundamental disagreement between Presidential candidates of 1932 was?
Should the federal government help fix people's problems or not
400
Southern state government restricted the rights of former slaves by
Passing black codes
400
During the 1800's the port of entry for most immigrants was
New York
400
What type of warfare was taking place on the Western Front
Trench Warfare
400
The attorney general during the Red Scare was
A. Mitchell Palmer
400
A restored sense of hope in people was a legacy of what?
The New Deal
500
Reconstruction came to an end when
Federal troops were removed from Southern States
500
Political Machines gained power during the Gilded Age because
They provided jobs and other help for immigrants
500
The commander of the AEF
Gen. John Pershing
500
The series of illegal arrests that took place during the Red Scare were known as
Palmer Raids
500
The day the stock market crashed is known as
Black Tuesday