Westward Expansion
What is it called when the US government gives free land to people that move West?
Land Grants
What President was the beginning of the Progressive Era?
Teddy Roosevelt
What is one the major causes of WWII
WWI, Treaty of Versailles, failure of appeasement
What was it called when Americans were afraid Communists living among them?
The Red Scare
What was the bill called that helped veterans return to civilian life after WW2?
The GI Bill of Rights
What is a Boomtown?
A town where gold was found
What was Teddy Roosevelt's "Big Stick Policy?"
Negotiating peacefully but have military strength if things go wrong
What strategy did the League of Nations use to try to stop Hitler for expanding Germany's boarders?
Appeasement
What was the name of the senator the accused the State Department of being full of communists?
Joseph McCarthy
What was Nixon's attempt at peaceful relations with the USSR and China called
Detente
What was the name of the first railroad to go from the East to the West coast?
Transcontinental Railroad
What was the Monroe Doctrine?
America warns Europe to stay out of Latin America
What was Hitler's "Final Solution?"
The extermination of the Jews
What is Vietnamization?
Getting American troops out of Vietnam and training South Vietnamese soldiers
What was Gerald Ford's first action as President of the United States?
Pardoning Nixon
What was the name the Native Americans gave to the Railroads?
Iron Horse
What was one of the Progressive Presidents common policies?
Conservation, trust-busting, rights for workers
Which President dropped the Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Harry Truman
What was the significance of the Truman Doctrine?
It set the standard for American presidents on how to address communism starting in foreign countries. Containing communism
What were the Camp David Accords of 1977?
An attempt to make peace between Arab and Israeli countries in the Middle East.
What did the Dawes Act do?
Divided up Native American's reservation to give to individual families.
Name 2 Robber Barons during this era?
Rockefeller, JP Morgan, Carnegie, Vanderbilt, James Hill
What country did Germany attack even though they had a peace treaty with this country?
Soviet Union
What was the significance of the completion of the Berlin Wall?
It signified the conflict between communism and democracy
How many years was Nixon in office?
5