Road to Revolution
What piece of literature influenced colonists to pursue independence?
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
What was the military alliance pact created with multiple countries to defend against communism?
NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th amendment
What was the symbol for women to join the war effort during WW2?
Rosie the Riveter
What was the school during the Antebellum that appreciate the beauty of nature through art?
Hudson River School
What war ended salutary neglect?
7 years war/ French and Indian War
What was the foreign policy that pursued containment and offered the US's protection against communism to other countires?
The Truman Doctorine
What machine by Eli Whitney increased the need for slavery?
Cotton Gin
What were two events that triggered the US's participation in WW1?
- Sinking of Lusitania
- Zimmerman telegram
What was the book by Rachel Carson bringing awareness to environmental issues?
Silent Spring
Which battle was the turning point of the revolutionary war
The Battle of Saratoga
Who was the Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba?
Fidel Castro
What was the anti-slavery newspaper written by William Lloyd Garrison?
The Liberator
What was the US's strategy during the WW2 to gain military advantage by seizing under-protected lands in the Pacific?
Island Hopping
What was the partial nuclear meltdown that occurred in 1979, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Three Mile Island
What was the British's response to the Boston Tea Party
Intolerable Acts
What act was passed in response to Sputnik to enhance American advancement?
National Defense Education Act
What was the era of the intellectual and revival of African-American culture and music during the 1920s?
Harlem Renaissance
In what war was the Washington D.C district, president's house, and capital burned down?
War of 1812
Who advocated "Stop ERA" ?
Phyllis Schlafly
What was the final peace offering made by the colonies to the british?
The Olive Branch Petition
What were the three wartime conferences?
- Yalta
- Potsdam
- Tehran
What was the bill in the Southern states during the 1830s that forbade talking/discussing slavery?
Gag Resolution of 1836
What was the war in which the US invaded Kwait in 100 hours and liberated them from Iraqi forces?
Gulf War/Operation Desert Storm 1991
What was one of the reforms from FDR's New Deal that promoted employment in conservation and preservation of nature?
CCC (Civilian conservation Corps)