Beginnings of the US
This cash crop became the backbone of the Southern economy and led to the widespread use of enslaved labor.
What is tobacco?
The philosophy defined by the god-given right to expand westward that drove colonists to expand across the entire North American continent.
What is Manifest Destiny?
The era of rapid industrial growth and wealth in the late 19th century, often associated with corruption and inequality.
What is the Gilded Age?
Major historical event that occurred on December 7, 1941 and led to the U.S. formally entering WWII.
What is the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Leader of non-violent protest and civil disobedience during the Civil Rights Movement
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.?
This religious revival movement, characterized by emotional sermons and camp meetings, swept through the colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.
What is the Great Awakening?
This war, fought over land and resources, resulted in the acquisition of Texas, California, and other territories by the United States.
What is the Mexican-American War?
A term used to describe the influx of African American migrants into American cities in the early 20th century.
What is the Great Migration?
This social and political movement advocated for the elimination of alcohol consumption and led to the 18th amendment.
What is the Temperance Movement?
This doctrine gave money to countries battling communism, although it starts with $400 million dollars in aid to Turkey and Greece.
What is the Truman Doctrine?
The collective name of the acts passed by Parliament following the Boston Tea Party to punish the colonies.
What is the Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts?
This deal with France doubled the size of the United States and sparked a debate about whether to expand slavery westward.
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
The idea that individuals or groups succeed in society because they are inherently "fitter" or better adapted than others.
What is Social Darwinism?
This message from Germany to Mexico intended to convince Mexico to go to war with the US, but it was intercepted and resulted in the US entry into WW1.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
This song broadcasted on the American Radio Service in Vietnam signaled the start of the U.S evacuation of Saigon.
What is Bill Crosby's "White Christmas"?
This pamphlet, written by the author with the initials T.P., advocated for independence from Great Britain and convinced the people of the colonies to rebel.
What is Common Sense?
The controversial political doctrine that the people of new states should choose for themselves whether to allow slavery or not in their states.
What is Popular Sovereignty?
The political party that advocated for farmers and working-class interests, demanding reforms such as free silver and government regulation.
What is the Populist Party?
This war resulted in the acquisition of the Philippines, Cuban independence from Spain, and the US becoming a global power.
What is the Spanish-American War?
This Supreme Court decision overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and declared segregated schools to be unconstitutional.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
Fought in 1777, this battle is considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War because it convinced France to ally with the colonists.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The election of this president and the compromise it resulted in contributed to the end of Reconstruction.
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes/What is Compromise of 1877?
This federal law marked the first time the U.S. implemented a law specifically barring a group of immigrants based on their ethnicity.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Provided WWII veterans with low interest mortgages, college tuition, and vocational training.
What is the GI Bill?
The gathering of hippies at this music festival is considered a defining moment of the counterculture movement and drew an estimated crowd of 400,000.
What is Woodstock?