Founding Documents
Which founding document lists grievances against Great Britain and King George III?
The Declaration of Independence
Reconstruction defines the period in the U.S. following which war?
Civil War
What was the difference between the responses of Herbert Hoover and FDR to the Great Depression?
Hoover: laissez-faire / FDR: New Deal programs
The Cold War was fought over the dominance between what two distinct ideologies?
Capitalism and communism
Which amendment protects you from self-incrimination?
The 5th Amendment
What old English document laid out the ideas of the Bill of Rights?
Magna Carta
What government policy allowed businesses to go unchecked and grow monopolies during the period of Industrialization?
Laissez-faire (hands off)
What was the name of the program that created the atomic bombs that were ultimately dropped in Japan?
The Manhattan Project led by Robert Oppenheimer
Who led the second Red Scare in the United States?
Senator Joseph McCarthy
Which amendment granted women the right to vote?
The 19th Amendment
What ideas did the Federalist Papers advocate for? Who was the Federalist who wrote the most papers?
The U.S. Constitution (stronger central government) ; Alexander Hamilton
What formal agreement declared that the blame for WWI was on Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
What are 3 causes of the Great Depression?
Stock market collapse, bank failures, overproduction in farming and industry, consumer loan debt, and vast wealth inequality
What were 3 proxy wars that contributed to tensions in the Cold War?
The Korean War, The Vietnam War, and The Afghan-Soviet War
What are the 5 components of the First Amendment?
RAPPS- religion, assembly, press, petition, speech
What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?
Setting precedents for Northwest Territory (current-day Midwest). Banned slavery, encouraged education
What doctrine does the landmark Supreme Court case Plessy v Ferguson create?
Separate but equal
How did the Great Migration impact the culture in the United States?
African Americans influence culture (jazz, art, literature, history, etc.)-- Harlem Renaissance
How did the Internet impact globalization?
It helped the amount of interconnectedness between world countries increase by increasing communication possibilities
Which amendment started the era of Prohibition? Which amendment ended it?
18th Amendment started the Prohibition, 21st Amendment ended it
What do articles I-III outline in the U.S. Constitution?
The separation of powers
What were some problems in cities with the rise of industrialization?
Overcrowding, higher crime rates, slums, unsanitary conditions
What was the name of the book, published by Betty Friedan, that inspired the modern feminist movement?
The Feminine Mystique
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union when it collapsed (1991)?
Mikhail Gorbachev
What 4 amendments are related to expanding freedoms for people of color?
13th, 14th, 15th, 24th