Colonial
This English document limited the power of the king and influenced colonial ideas about government.
The Magna Carta
The Civil War officially began when Confederate forces attacked this fort.
Fort Sumter
This event triggered the outbreak of World War I.
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The U.S. entered WWII after Japan attacked this location.
Pearl Harbor
This term describes the tension between the U.S. and USSR without direct fighting.
The Cold War
The 1620 agreement signed by Pilgrims established self-government in the New World.
The Mayflower Compact
This 1863 order declared slaves free in Confederate-held territory
The Emancipation Proclamation
This German tactic helped draw the U.S. into the war by sinking ships.
: Unrestricted submarine warfare
This plan provided economic aid to rebuild Europe after the war.
The Marshall Plan
This U.S. policy aimed to stop the spread of communism.
Containment
This triangular trade system involved Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Triangular Trade
This amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States.
The 13th Amendment
This 1917 message proposed a German-Mexican alliance against the U.S.
The Zimmermann Telegram
This turning-point battle stopped Japanese expansion in the Pacific.
The Battle of Midway
This wall became a symbol of Cold War division in Europe.
The Berlin Wall
This war between Britain and France led Britain to tax the colonies more heavily.
The French and Indian War
These laws restricted the rights of African Americans after Reconstruction.
Jim Crow laws
This treaty officially ended World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles
This was the code name for the Allied invasion of Normandy.
D-Day (Operation Overlord)
This military alliance was formed by the United States and its allies.
NATO
This phrase described Britain’s policy of limited enforcement of colonial laws.
Salutary Neglect
This plan for rebuilding the South included military districts and new state constitutions.
Congressional (Radical) Reconstruction
This organization was created to maintain peace but failed to prevent future wars.
The League of Nations
These two cities were targeted with atomic bombs in 1945.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This 1962 crisis nearly led to nuclear war over missiles in Cuba.
The Cuban Missile Crisis