Early US
Its signing is what we celebrate on Independence Day
What is the Declaration of Independence?
This compromise tried to keep a balance of slave and free states by admitting two states and formed a line for future states to enter free or slave.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
John D. Rockefeller bought up competing oil wells as an example of this kind of integration.
What is Horizontal?
Teddy Roosevelt is always welcome at the library, but he does need to check this item at the door.
What is a big stick?
When war starts in Europe, this is the side the United States chose.
What is staying neutral?
This document established our entire system of government.
What is the Constitution?
This compromise was actually 5 compromises including allowing California to enter as a free state.
What is the Compromise of 1850?
This innovation made it possible for Andrew Carnegie to expand his business empire.
You think you know fake news? Well fake news started this war!
What is the Spanish American War
Note to self: Don't send a secret message to Mexico by having your enemy deliver it.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
In the build up to the Revolution, this act of defiance saw creates of tea go overboard.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
When two territories tried to enter the union, the government left it to a vote that ultimately led to violence as part of this act.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
They lied, cheated, scammed and were shady, but they made a ton of money in the late 19th century.
Who were the Robber Barons
It is the White Man's burden to go into less developed places because they can't care for themselves.
What is Social Darwinism
What is unrestricted submarine warfare?
Five died after a crowd threw snow balls and threatened soldiers in this controversial event.
What is the Boston Massacre?
This idea became "popular" when trying to give the people a voice in slavery.
What is popular sovereignty?
This product stole the show in big cities and helped them rise to new heights.
What is steel?
Taft put down the Big Stick and heard everyone shouting "Give me my money!"
What is Dollar Diplomacy?
This oddly-specific number was Wilson's plan for peace after the war.
What is the 14-point plan?
In the first attempt at a government, this document failed because it didn't properly unite the states into one country.
What are the Articles of Confederation?
In the first compromise of the Constitution, this provision allowed slave states count some, but not all, of their slaves as part of their population.
His election formally ended reconstruction. You could say the results were hazy.
Who was Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876?
Hey, John Hay, you had a good idea for how the United States should work with China to be more fair for everyone involved.
What is the Open Door policy?
This US-led idea to assure peace would last eventually failed, ironically, because the US refused to join.
What is the League of Nations?