British passenger ship that was destroyed by a German submarine.
Lusitania
100
Auto manufacturer who created the Model T and began to mass-produce the auto.
Henry Ford
100
The belief that America had the god given right and duty to expand across the continent.
Manifest Destiny
100
Situation in which one company controls the entire industy
Monopolies
100
the belief that if a nearby nation becomes communist then surrounding nations will do the same
Domino Theory
200
German policy of sinking any ships in the water, including merchant and passenger ships.
Unrestricted Subamrine Warfare
200
The fear that Communists were going to take over the US in the 1920s. Included the Palmer Raid and the rise of nativism.
Red Scarce
200
After Gold was Discovered over 40000 people migrated from the East to "strike it rich."
California Gold Rush(1849)
200
Business tycoon who controlled most of the steel industy. Wrote the "Gospel of Wealth."
Andrew Carnegie
200
First man made satelite to be launched into space. A symbolic success for communism.
Sputnik
300
Wilson's proposal for peace after WW1. Wilson called for the freedom of the seas, ending secret treaties, a League of Nations and other peaceful measures.
Fourteen Points
300
Anarchists and Italian immigrants accused of murder. Sentenced to death. Because of their political stance and nationality they were not given a fair trial.
Sacco an Vanzetti
300
Grassland of Central North America that extend from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.
Great Plains
300
Founder of Chicago's Hull House. She campaigned for feminists and child labor reform.
Jane Addams
300
Congressional approval that gave LBJ the power to escalate war in Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
400
The treaty that ended WW1
Treaty of Versailles
400
The famous "Monkey Trial" that pitted creationism against Darwin's theory of evolution.
The Scopes Trial
400
Law that provided 160 acres to anyone who was willing to settle land in the West.
Homestead Act(1862)
400
The belief that the rich suceed because they are superior to the poor.
Social Darwinism
400
A law passed in 1973 that limited the President's right to send toops into battle without congressional approval.
War Powers Act
500
Battle that led to the surrender of the German army and the end of WW1.
Battle of Argonne Forest
500
The prosecutor in the Scopes Trial. He supported creationism in school. Also famous for his "Cross of Gold" speech.
William Jennings Bryan
500
US law that attempted to assimilate Indians by giving them individual plots of land.
Dawes Act
500
The idea that government should not interfere with business practices.
Laissez Faire
500
Gave 18 yr olds the right to vote, largely due to the draft.