The boundary cutting off the Soviet Union from Eastern Europe.
What is the Iron Curtain
100
War aims outlined by President Wilson, which he believed would peacefully end the war and promote peace in the future. Germany surrendered because of these.
What is the 14 Points
100
Protest in Boston Harbor of the newly enacted Tea Act.
What is Boston Tea Party
100
Amendment banning the sale or consumption of alcohol.
What is the 18th Amendment
100
"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
What is Martin Luther King Jr.
200
U.S. fought in this war to prevent Communism from spreading to the rest of Asia.
What is the Vietnam War
200
A cause of the United States joining the war. British intercepted a telegram from Germany to Mexico.
What is the Zimmermann Note
200
First successful colony in America.
What is Jamestown
200
African-American era where culture, music, and literature flourished. Aftermath of the Great Migration.
What is the Harlem Rennaisance
200
"We have nothing to fear but fear itself."
What is Franklin Roosevelt
300
World's first satellite launched into space
What is Sputnik
300
British ship carrying Americans that was sunk by German U-Boats.
What is the Lusitania
300
Colony created for religious freedom, particularly for Quakers.
What is Pennsylvania
300
Clubs illegally serving liquor during Prohibition.
What is speakeasies
300
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."
What is Abraham Lincoln
400
President Ronald Reagan's proposed weapons system to destroy Soviet missiles from space
What is Star Wars/Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI)
400
Man who single-handedly "surrounded" and captured 132 Germans.
What is Alvin York
400
Town where "the shot heard 'round the world" was. Signified beginning of American Revolution.
What is Lexington
400
Trial of whether teaching evolution is allowed in public schools.
What is the Scopes Trial
400
"Speak softly and carry a big stick."
What is Theodore Roosevelt
500
Policy in Soviet Union of speaking openly about problems, that was introduced by Gorbachev
What is Glasnost
500
British officers' style of war in No Man's Land.
What is Over-the-top Warfare
500
Treaty that ended the French and Indian War.
What is the Treaty of Paris 1763
500
Smugglers who illegally made or bought alcohol during Prohibition.
What are bootleggers
500
"Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty."