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Presidential History
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US History
US History Pt. 2
Misc.
100
Which president was assassinated November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald
What is John F. Kennedy
100
Means a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money
What is inflation
100
Better known as Blackbeard, was a notorious English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of the American colonies.
What is Edward Teach
100
Was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current electricity supply system.
What is Nikola tesla
100
“I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” Who said this quote?
What is Genghis Khan
200
This President was known as the "Trust" (large business where several businesses consolidated to create one business) busting President who took on big businesses like Standard Oil Company and men like John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and JP Morgan
What is Theodore Roosevelt
200
Means reduction of the general level of prices in an economy
What is deflation
200
The period (1865-1877) during which the states that had seceded to the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government before being readmitted to the Union.
What is Reconstruction
200
Was a Scottish-American industrialist who led the enormous expansion of the American steel industry in the late 19th century. He built a leadership role as a philanthropist for the United States and the British Empire
What is Andrew Carnegie
200
“Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education.” Who said this quote?
What is Martin Luther King Jr.
300
This principle was named for this President, "the United States should give support to countries or people threatened by Soviet forces or communists."
What is Truman Doctrine
300
An economic recession that began on October 29, 1929, following the crash of the U.S. stock market
What is Great Depression
300
Name the three most important civil rights amendments in American history (abolished slavery, established citizenship, and gave the right to vote) for African Americans.
What is 13th, 14th, & 15th Amendments
300
This first American government document failed because it gave to little power to the central or federal government.
What is Articles of Confederation
300
A body of people representing the states of the US, who formally cast votes for the election of the president and vice president.
What is Electoral College
400
This President was responsible for the "Great Society" program where the federal government created social welfare programs to fight poverty in America.
What is Lyndon B. Johnson
400
What is the total value of goods produced and services provided in a country during one year
What is Gross Domestic Product
400
The principle that the authority of a state and its government is created and sustained by the consent of its people
What is Popular Sovereignty
400
These two men made this journey during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, to explore the American Northwest, newly purchased from France, and some territories beyond.
What is Lewis and Clark
400
His plan disenfranchised all former military and civil officers of the Confederacy and all those who owned property worth $20,000 or more and made their estates liable to confiscation. The obvious intent was to shift political control in the South from the old planter aristocracy to the small farmers and artisans, and it promised to accomplish a revolution in Southern society.
What is Johnson's Plan for Reconstruction
500
This President gave this speech, "Yesterday, December 7th, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."
What is Franklin D. Roosevelt
500
This economic slump began when the U.S. housing market went from boom to bust and large amounts of mortgage-backed securities and derivatives lost significant value.
What is Great Recession
500
The distribution of power between the state and federal governments, which principle is this
What is federalism
500
A set of laws, passed in the midst of fierce wrangling between groups favoring slavery and groups opposing it, that attempted to give something to both sides. The compromise admitted California to the United States as a “free” (no slavery) state but allowed some newly acquired territories to decide on slavery for themselves. Part of the Compromise included the Fugitive Slave Act, which proved highly unpopular in the North. Senator Henry Clay was a force behind the passage of the compromise.
What is Compromise of 1850
500
Is a public, coeducational, research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States.
What is North Carolina State University