Civil War-Growing America
WWI
WWII
Cold War
Early America-American Revolution
Geography
Government and a new nation
100

The Civil War was fought between.....

The North and the South

100
WWI was a ______ war that lasted from 1914-1918. shield
global What other words can we use here? What does lasted mean?
100

What two nations were the aggressors in WWII? They started the fight.

Germany and Japan

100
What two countries became the world's superpowers after WWII? target
The US and The Soviet Union
100

The First Americans were......

hunter gatherers

100

Name one of the 5 regions of the United States.

Southeast

West

Northeast

Midwest

Southwest

100

What is congress?

A group of people responsible for making a countries laws

200

Who was the president during this time?

Abraham Lincoln

200
What were the major alliances of WWI?
The Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungarym Bulgaria, Turkey Italy The Allies: Germany, France, Britain, Russia, The US
200

The _______ again waited to join WWII. At the beginning they chose to supply money to the Allies.  This later changed after what event? 

The US The bombing of Pearl Harbor


200

What two technologies made the US a world power?

TV and Computer

200
In October 1492, 3 Spanish ships approached a small island off the coast of North America.  They were led byu which famous explorer?

Christopher Columbus

200

How are weather and climate different?

Weather is day to day changes  and Climate is weather over time.

200

What is a constitution?

A plan of government

300

Explain the Souths' response to Lincoln's presidency?

They did not want him to be president because he wanted to abolish slavery a a result the separated or seceded from the United States.

300

How many people died at the end of World War I?

35 million people


300

The U.S. was officially brought into WWII after _____ surprise attacked an American ______base at Pearl Harbor. 

Japan, naval

300

Which country is basically the same as the USSR (Soviet Union)? 

Russia.

300

The first settlements in America turned into the ____ colonies.

13

300

Define the following: Mesa, Plateau, Canyon

Mesa- hill with a flat top

Plateau- flat raised land

Canyon- Deep rocky Valley

300

DAILY DOUBLE

The US constitution was _________ or approved by the states.

ratified

400

What was the Manifest Destiny

A belief that it was Americans destiny to rule the land.


400

When an American ship was sunk by Germany they joined the world war. True or False

True

400

WWII was important in American history because it jump started the U.S. economy which helped America become the wealthiest country in the world. Is this true or false?

True

400

DAILY DOUBLE

What was the space achievement made by the USA during the Cold War. 

They landed a man on the moon

400

Colonists rebelled and started a revolution with England because.....

Colonists feared they were losing their rights to self-government

400

Describe the water cycle

Evaporation- water turns into water vapor and rises in the sky

Condensation-vapor gets heavier as it cools and joins with other vapor until it becomes a cloud

Precipitation- the water gets to heavy and falls to the ground as precipitation or snow

400

In our constitution there were changes or additions these are called.....

amendments

500

Who were these people Robert E Lee.  Ulysses Grant?

General for the North-Grant

General for the South-Robert 

500

Who was the president after World War I? He was the president of the New Deal.

Franklin D Roosevelt.

500

Explain the horrible event that happened to the Jews during World War II.

The Holacaust- Adolph Hitler Killed over 6 million Jews, and exterminated 65% of the race. 

500

Explain why the political reason there was a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union.

Communism.  The USSR was trying to spread communism where the government controls everything, and the United States believed in democracy where the people decide. 

500

Put these events in order

Victory at Yorktown

Lexington and Concord

Declaration of Independence

Louisiana Purchase

Constitutional Convention

3,1,2,5,4

500

Give an example of a renewable resource, and a nonrenewable resource.

two examples

water-renewable resource

coal- non renewable resource

500

What did the states sign that means they agreed to cooperate by a set of rules?

Articles of Confederation

600

DAILY DOUBLE

Who were the two explorers that were important after the Louisiana Purchase and what did they do?

They explored the West and brought back important information about the land and people of the west.

600

How many total people died between world war I and II.

about 95-115 million people.

600

Approximately how many people died in World War II.

60-85 million people.

600

Explain what the Cuban Missile Crisis was, the date it occurred and how it was resolved. 

USSR put missiles in Cuba, which threatened Florida of the US.  This occurred in 1962, and diplomacy was used to end the Crisis.

600

Who was the great general of the colonist who became the first president, and what was the last war fought during America's war for Independence?

George Washington, Battle of Yorktown.

600

List three ways technology can be used to help the environment

Aquifers, Solar panels, windmills, scrubbers, water treatment plans.

600

DAILY DOUBLE

Who was the First President? Who wrote the constitution?

James Madison.