Important People
First U.S. president.
George Washington
The belief that the United States should expand across North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Manifest Destiny
What was the proclamation Lincoln made during the Civil War, that ended slavery in Confederacy states and rallied for support of the Union troops?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Thomas Edison invented what?
(hint... you use it to see in a dark room)
Lightbulb
Revolutionary War
Wrote most of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
U.S. foreign policy during the Cold War, meant to keep communism from spreading
Containment
Which amendment ended Prohibition?
21st
Henry Ford created the first affordable automobile, what was it called?
Model-T
Which war was fought over slavery, and the sides included the Union and the Confederacy?
The Civil War
Led the U.S. as president during the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
___________ is when factories and machines began making products faster and in larger amounts than people could by hand.
Industrialization
FDR implemented these programs to help heal the economy during the Great Depression
New Deal Programs
Henry Ford was able to create cars faster due to the _______ line.
assembly
Which war did the Holocaust occur during?
WWII
Fought for civil rights using nonviolence.
Martin Luther King Jr.
A government where people vote for leaders.
Democracy
Turning point in the American Civil War
The Battle of Gettysburg
A railroad that connected the eastern and western parts of the United States, making travel and shipping faster and easier across the country.
Transcontinental Railroad
Which war did President Truman drop the atomic bombs on Japan during?
WWII
Created the New Deal and led during most of WWII.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
A large/powerful country gains power over other smaller/weaker lands.
Imperialism
What was the outcome of the Supreme Court Case Plessy V. Ferguson?
"Separate but Equal"
A device that receives sound broadcasts through the air, allowing people to listen to music, news, sports, and entertainment.
Radio
Which war was caused by yellow journalism and the sinking of the USS Maine, which also led to the U.S. becoming a world power?
The Spanish-American War