Political Stuff
20s & 30s things
NC Geography-cool
War related topics
Civil War Era
100

This keeps other branches in ´check´ and prevents one branch from becoming too powerful

checks and balances

100

The Great Migration refers to this group of people traveling to the north to find better jobs and opportunities

African Americans

100

This region is known for cities, colleges, banking, manufacturing and the most populous region

Piedmont

100

Propaganda, Submarine warfare, and the Lusitania meant the USA joined this side in World War One

Allied

100

The 3/5th Compromise was aimed at solving this controversy in Government representation 

how slaves were counted

200

This democratic ideal means everyone-even the president have to follow the law

rule of law

200

What did overproducing crops and over-inflating the price of stocks have on each 

Crops-prices started to go down

Stocks-led to a bull market then collapse 

200

This region has hot weather, flat swampy land, military bases, and agriculture

Coastal Plains

200

America embraced this in the late 1800s / Early 1900s after seeing how much money and power Europe made from Africa

Imperialism

200

The attempts at compromise before the civil war was to fix this debate in number of representation in this branch of Congress

Senate

300

This democratic ideal is when national government and state government share powers

Federalism

300

Due to stocks falling drastically how did banks respond

many banks failed

300

Mining and lumber used to be this regions money maker, now its tourism and skiing 

Mountain

300

What is Lend Lease

The USA giving money and supplies to allied nations in World War 2

300

This Amendment # passed after the Amendment outlawing slavery said all US citizens got rights and protection regardless of ethnicity

14th

400

When people vote to make decisions, majority rules

Popular Sovereignty 

400

This let people buy more products then they actually could afford, they would just pay off the debt in installments

credit

400

Because of these 2 landscapes movement was very difficult in North Carolina

Outer Banks and Appalachian Mountains

400

After World War 2 America and the Soviets fought a Cold War, what is a Cold War

No fighting, but using bribes, spies, diplomacy, bluffs, and economic power to gain resources and power 

400

The Compromise of 1877 said republicans got their candidate to be president if federal troops were removed from the south, this ended what in the south?

Reconstruction

500

This is when we elect officials who then make decisions on how our country is run

Republicanism

500

Of the 3 R's of the new deal this is the one that employed workers who had lost their jobs building roads, parks, the blue ridge parkway, schools, and public building

Relief Program

500

This was used by early colonists to travel south, it was a former native american pathway too

Great Wagon Road

500

Name the 3 groups that faced discrimination in the USA during World War 2

Japanese Americans

German Americans

Consciousness Objectors

500

After Lincolnś death this branch of government became the main decider of how to treat the south

congress