Reconstruction & Gilded Age
What was Abraham Lincoln’s primary goal immediately following the Civil War?
Reunify the country
Which innovation expanded the communication networks of the1920s?
Radios
What was a cause of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
Risky investments w/ borrowed money
What satellite did the Soviet Union launch in 1957?
Sputnik
What treaty created a free market between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada during Clinton’s presidency?
NAFTA
What organization helped formerly enslaved people reunite with families, provided health care, and establish schools?
The Freedmen's Bureau
What trial involved a debate over teaching evolution in schools?
The Scopes Monkey Trial
What was the name of the U.S. program to recruit Mexican agricultural workers during WWII?
Bracero Program
What court case overturned Plessy v. Ferguson?
Brown v. Board of Education
What was the cause of the 1973–74 OPEC oil embargo?
U.S. military support of Israel
What law divided Native American lands into individual holdings?
The Dawes Act (1887)
What U.S. government act encouraged western expansion by offering free land?
The Homestead Act
What was the term for makeshift shantytowns that sprang up during the Great Depression?
Hoovervilles
What new protest tactic was introduced by students in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1960?
Sit-ins
What foreign policy disaster plagued Jimmy Carter’s presidency?
Iran Hostage Crisis
What was one key goal for which striking workers fought in the late 19th century?
An eight-hour workday
Which African American leader promoted self-help and vocational training, rather than immediate protest for equal rights?
Booker T. Washington
What major government program under FDR aimed to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What Cold War policy involved easing tensions and included Nixon’s visit to China?
Détente
What economic policy of the 1980s emphasized tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy?
Reaganomics
Which "robber baron" was known for his exploitation in the railroad industry?
Cornelius Vanderbilt
What third-party movement represented farmers' interests in the late 1800s?
The Populist (People’s) Party
What was President Hoover’s policy on providing relief during the Great Depression?
Federal Gov did nothing; urged the rich and charities to aid
What 1968 event caused Americans to increasingly doubt the Vietnam War could be won?
Tet Offensive
What illegal activity was the Reagan administration involved in that secretly sold arms to Iran?
Iran-Contra Affair
Which political group was most concerned with securing rights for formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction?
Radical Republicans
What territories did the U.S. gain after the Spanish-American War?
Puerto Rico, the Philippines, Guam
What economic plan helped Europe recover after WWII?
The Marshal Plan
What policy aimed to contain Soviet influence during the Cold War?
Containment
What 1990s international conflict did the U.S. become involved in to expel Iraqi forces from Kuwait?
The Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm)