Migration & Industry
Which of these was a challenge for farmers on the Great Plains?
unreliable rainfall
What method of work allowed Henry Ford to build cars more efficiently than ever?
assembly lines
What three countries formed the axis powers?
Germany, Italy and Japan
What was the goal of the 13th Amendment?
to abolish slavery
What year did the US decided to withdraw its forces from Vietnam?
1975
What did the United States offer immigrants that they could not get in their homeland?
plentiful jobs
New Deal
programs and projects instituted during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that aimed to restore prosperity to Americans
What event pushed the United States into World War II?
Pearl Harbor
In 1867, which of these made up the largest group of new Southern voters?
African-Americans
What were the primary goals of the civil rights movement?
ending racial segregation and securing equal rights for all Americans
Which group was most responsible for the completion of the transcontinental railroad?
Chinese immigrants
What was a contributing factor to the failure of the League of Nations?
the U.S. did not participate
June 6, 1944, the day that the Allied invasion of German-occupied France began is known as
D-Day
What organization was established to provide education and job training to African Americans after the Civil War?
freedman's bureau
During the Vietnam War, how was North Vietnam different from South Vietnam?
North Vietnam was Communist; South Vietnam was anti-Communist.
Between 1880 and 1920, Europeans’ introduction to the United States was at
Ellis Island
Which country won independence through a peace treaty with Spain?
Cuba
What economic system did the German philosopher Karl Marx advocate?
communism
The period after the Civil War in which Southern states were rebuilt and brought back into the Union.
reconstruction
A French phrase meaning "let people do as they choose."
Laissez-faire
Why were U.S. immigrants often met with resentment?
People thought they took jobs away from citizens
The New Deal program that still exists today and that provides income for many retired Americans is the
Social Security Act
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was formed to protect the
United States and its European allies.
How did the Supreme Court rule in Plessy v. Ferguson?
separate but equal was constitutional
Which event signaled the end of the Cold War?
fall of the Berlin Wall