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Which war was it?
People by their middle names
Decades
Economics
Leftovers
100
Shiloh, Petersburg, Fort Sumter
What is the Civil War?
100
S was my middle name, and the containment of Communism was my game
Who is Harry Truman?
100
Cocaine, AIDS, Ronald Reagan
What is the 1980s?
100
His policies cleaned up the mess created by Jackson's pet banks and created a banking system that remained in place until 1913.
Who is James K. Polk?
100
The Braceros Program was introduced to entice Mexicans to immigrate to the US to work as farmers, primarily this state.
What is California?
200
General Gates, Cowpens, Marquis de Layfayette
What is the Revolutionary War?
200
Clark, though my first and last names started with an H (as in ......ville).
Who is Herbert Hoover?
200
The first national compromise over slavery, the Corrupt Bargain, immigration from Germany
What is the 1820s?
200
Laissez faire ceased to be the national economic philosophy with the introduction of this program.
What is the New Deal?
200
Federal troops were sent to Little Rock in 1957 to enforce this court case.
What is Brown v. Board of Education, 1954?
300
Meuse Argon, Poison gas, Pershing
What is World War I?
300
My parents gave me "Alva" as a name. What a bright idea!
Who is Thomas Edison?
300
America invaded Canada for the last time, Treaty of Ghent, Era of Good Feelings begins with Monroe's election
What is the 1810s?
300
The Populists demanded the introduction of this substance as a cheap alternative to the gold standard.
What is silver?
300
Betty Friedan and The Pill both kick started the feminist movement in the early part of this decade.
What is the 1960s?
400
Porkchop Hill, Demilitarized Zone, United Nations
What is the Korean War?
400
Amelia (What a progressively smashing good name).
Who is Carry Nation?
400
Tobacco introduced to Jamestown, Plymouth experiences its "Starving Time", first African slave arrives
What is the 1610s?
400
This 1924 Plan prevented an economic collapse of Germany by setting up a plan to loan millions in US money to the Germans.
What is the Dawes Plan?
400
George Bush Sr.'s betrayal of this 1988 election promise helped contribute to his losing his re-election bid in 1992.
What is "read my lips, no new taxes."?
500
Washington and Hamilton as generals, Alien and Sedition Acts, fear of the French
What is the Quasi War?
500
Earl (that's an easy peanut to crack)
Who is Jimmy Carter?
500
Knights of Labor established as the first labor union, Morrill Act passed, Ulysses Grant elected president
What is the 1860s?
500
Trickle down economics was the policy used by Republicans in which three decades?
What is the 1920s, 1980s, and the 2000s?
500
This 1767 program by the British included the first tax on tea, among other items.
What is the Townshend Acts?