Lost and Found
What colony mysteriously disappeared leaving only the word “Croatoan”?
Roanoke
What religious group believe God was always watching them and the Devil was everywhere?
The Puritans
What is the policy of expanding a country’s power through military or economic control?
Imperialism
What was the nationwide ban on alcohol called?
Prohibition
What type of music became popular during the Harlem Renaissance?
Jazz
What word was carved into a tree at Roanoke?
Croatoan
What event in 1692 led to mass hysteria and false accusations in Massachusetts?
The Salem Witch Trials
What U.S. war in 1898 made America a world power?
The Spanish-American War
The Great Migration was when African Americans moved from where to where?
From the South to Northern cities
What was the nickname for women in the 1920s who challenged traditional gender roles?
Flappers
The Donner Party resorted to what horrifying act to survive?
Cannibalism
What is the vocabulary word we learned during the Salem Witch Trials that means mass panic?
Hysteria
What canal built by the U.S. connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans?
The Panama Canal
What term describes prejudice favoring native-born Americans over immigrants?
Nativism
What cultural movement celebrated Black art, literature, and music in NYC?
The Harlem Renaissance
What modern-day mystery location is famous for ships and planes disappearing without explanation?
The Bermuda Triangle
When the Puritans believed they would be a "City Upon a Hill", what did they mean?
The Puritans believed they were on top, everyone would be looking up to them, they would look down on everyone, and God was always watching them!
What phrase became popular after the U.S.S. Maine explosion?
“Remember the Maine!”
What event after WWI was caused by fear of communism and immigrants?
The Red Scare
What new products changed everyday life, leading people to buy on credit?
Radios, refrigerators, washing machines (any accepted)
Tell me one of the two main reasons that the Donner Party was stuck in the mountains in a blizzard.
1: They left on their journey a month late. 2: They took the Hastings Cutoff which was not a verified trail and made them take longer.
Name one modern (1900s) example we discussed that shows how fear can make people act unfairly.
The Red Scare, Nativism, Prohibition
What was President Roosevelt’s foreign policy motto that meant negotiate but back it up with strength?
“Speak softly and carry a big stick.”
What laws during WWI restricted free speech and punished anti-war opinions?
The Espionage & Sedition Acts
What 1929 event ended the prosperity of the 1920s?
The Stock Market Crash / Great Depression begins