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Life sucks!
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WILDCARD
100
Matthew Perry just came in on a war ship.... What just happened?
The invasion of Japan
100
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
the 19th Amendment.
100
Who was responsible for the Spanish American War and annexing Hawaii?
William McKinley
100
The first time the US fights a war outside its borders, where are we?
Cuba
100
What was the purpose of the Department of Commerce?
To promote trade
200
President Roosevelt has helped create another national park... What just happened?
Environmental Advancement
200
How were senators voted before the 1900’s?
the Secret Ballot.
200
Who did Polk send to Mexico?
John Slidell
200
Tariffs on sugar and pineapples are dropped, where are we?
Hawaii
200
Which amendment created an income tax?
the 16th Amendment
300
The USS Maine has sunk... What just happened?
This lead to beginning of the Spanish American war.
300
"Our life sucks here, let’s move North for a better life." What was this called?
the Great Migration
300
Name the white dude who wrote the Influence of Sea Powers
Alfred Mahan
300
Opening of the first Birth Control Clinic. Where are we?
Brooklyn, New York
300
Why was the Direct Primary instituted?
To reduce the power of political machines.
400
Everybody is out at the bar legally, for the first time , What just happened?
The 18th amendment has been passed.
400
What was the effect of a 25% pay cut, yet the price of living remained left the same?
the Pullman Strike
400
Name the father of American Conservation.
Gifford Pinochet
400
The Panama Canal was originally supposed to be made here, where are we?
Nicaragua
400
Why was the Department of Labor created?
To improve working conditions
500
The federal government has stepped into the strike... What just happened?
the Anthracite Strike
500
The environment is getting trashed!! Name the three men who helped save the land.
President Roosevelt, John Muir, and Gifford Pinochet
500
Name the white dude who negotiated with Britain for the Oregon Territory.
James K. Polk
500
First convention for women's rights, where are we?
Seneca Falls, New York
500
Which amendment ended slavery?
the 13th Amendment