Unit 6
This famous saying was President Theodore Roosevelt's approach to foreign negotiations which would be backed by threat of military forces
Speak Softy and Carry a Big Stick
This Amendment made it so the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages was banned
18th Amendment
What event sparked the US to enter WW2
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
What is the name of the theory that states if one nation becomes communist then others will follow
Domino Theory
The name of the founder of Georgia
James Oglethorpe
This country would become a future state for the US and was not part of the Spanish-American war
Hawaii
The 19th Amendment gave this group of people the right to vote
Women
What were the two locations in Japan that the US dropped the atomic bombs
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This famous Supreme Court decision stated that "sperate but equal" was not constitutional
Brown v. Board of Education
This would be the first legislative body in colonial America
House of Burgesses
This is the name for famous journalists who wanted to expose dirt from the corruption happening at the time
Muckrakers
One of the reasons for the economic boom in the 1920s is due
Cheap credit (or loans)
This famous invasion would mark the start of the allied liberation of Europe (hint: code name was Operation Overload)
D-Day
What was one of the reasons why Americans protested the Vietnam War
The Draft
This famous encampment during the Revolutionary War was lead by George Washington to strengthen his troops
This event was one of the reasons why the US entered WW1
Lusitania Sinking
This event caused a widespread migration from the areas of Oklahoma to California
The Dust Bowl
This battle would mark the turning point in the war in the Pacific during WW2
Battle of Midway
This famous Compromise made it so Maine would enter as a free state, and Missouri as a slave state
Missouri Compromise of 1820
What group of people rejected the League of Nations
Senators
The 3 R's for FDR's plan to recover the US from the Great Depression are
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
This famous strategy lead to Germany invading Poland quickly
Blitzkrieg
The main reason why the 2000 election is highly important is due to what
The decision by the Supreme Court to not recount the votes in Florida
This battle in the American Revolutionary War was a turning point and convinced France to give the US military support
Battle of Saratoga