Constitution
W. Expansion & Gilded Age
Progressive Era
Imperialism & Sp-Am War
World War I
1920's
Great Depression & New Deal
100
Constitutional principle that says powers of the government are limited to those mentioned in the Constitution.
What is Limited Government
100
Completed in 1869
Created new national markets
Brought settlers to the west
What was the Transcontinental Railroad
100
Cannot deny the right to vote due to gender
What is the 19th Amendment
100
The spark that started the Spanish-American War
What is the explosion of the USS Maine
100
"Archduke Franz Ferdinand Assassinated in Sarajevo"
What action was an immediate consequence of this event?
What was the start of WWI or Austria-Hungary declared was on Serbia
100
A shift away from the traditional roles of women was a major influence on the popularity of the __________ during the 1920s.
Who were flappers
100
A New Deal 'reform' program still in existence today provides an income for retired people?
What is the Social Security Administration
200
Power of the government comes from consent of the governed
What is Popular Sovereignty
200
Gave land to families to farm and was an attempt to assimilate Native Americans.
What is the Dawes Act
200
Protected consumers' health and welfare by insuring quality products
What is the Pure Food and Drug Act
200
All countries should be able to trade with China
What is the Open Door Policy
200
A new strategy for fighting war which led to stalemates.
What is trench warfare?
200
Two leaders in aviation
Who were Charles Lindbergh and Glenn Curtiss
200
People relying more on the federal government for assistance as a result of ___________ programs.
What is New Deal
300
During Reconstruction the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were ratified.
What issue was being addressed?
What were rights of former slaves
300
Federal law restricting Asian immigration
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act
300
Process that allows citizens to approve or reject a law passed by their legislature
What is referendum
300
It increased trade by reducing travel times between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
What was the Panama Canal
300
Large movement of African-Americans from the south to the north and west, looking for better jobs and more freedoms
What is the Great Migration
300
Cars became more affordable for more people as a result of _____________ new manufacturing method called the __________________________.
Who is Henry Ford and the Assembly LIne
300
FDR was heavily criticized for his plan to change the Supreme Court so that the court would no longer rule his programs unconstitutional. This plan was known as -
What is Court-packing
400
Amendment that protects right to due process, grand jury, no double jeopardy, and eminent domain
What is the 5th Amendment
400
Corrupt city government officials promising to provide services and jobs in exchange for votes.
What is a political boss
400
One of its goals was to provide stability for the national economy by creating a central banking system.
What is the Federal Reserve Act of 1913
400
Argued for a strong navy in his book "Influence of Sea Power Upon History"
Who was Alfred T. Mahan
400
Was key to convincing the U.S. Senate not to ratify the Treaty of Versailles and not joining the League of Nations.
Who was Henry Cabot Lodge
400
New optimism and the growth of African American culture which included such things as music and literature.
What is the Harlem Renaissance
400
People were unable to repay the loans used to purchase stocks in the mid-to-late 1920s, this contributed to the -
What is the Great Depression
500
What Constitutional right did the most to advocate the principle of democracy described by Tocqueville?
What is the right to vote...
500
Process that resulted in stronger and cheaper material for railroads and bridges.
What is the Bessemer steel process
500
-Europeans seek industrial jobs in the United States
-World War I begins
-Nativism resurges in the United States
One way the government responded to these events?
What is passed immigration restrictions
500
U.S. fought the Spanish on these two islands during the Spanish-American War.
What is Cuba and the Philippines
500
Germany's promise to warn passengers before attacking
What was the Sussex Pledge
500
The Americanization movement of the early twentieth century was prompted by the increasing numbers of immigrants from =
What is eastern and southern Europe
500
In the 1920s the value of stocks soared as people bought stocks hoping to 'get rich quick', this process is known as -
What is Speculation