The Gilded Age(1865-1900)
What term describes the belief that the wealthy had a duty to give back to society, popularized by Andrew Carnegie?
The Gospel of Wealth
What group of journalists exposed corruption and social injustice during the Progressive Era?
Muckrakers
What cultural movement celebrated Black art, music, and literature in the 1920s?
The Harlem Renaissance
What policy aimed to stop the spread of communism during the Cold War?
Containment
What resolution gave President Johnson broad powers to escalate the Vietnam War?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
What act was passed in 1882 to restrict immigration from a specific Asian country?
Chinese Exclusion Act
Who was president during the construction of the Panama Canal?
Theodore Roosevelt
What 1925 trial challenged the legality of teaching evolution in schools?
The Scopes Trial
What 1954 Supreme Court case declared segregation in public schools unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
What movement in the 1960s pushed for equal rights for women?
Women’s Liberation Movement
What labor strike in 1894 was broken by federal troops, setting a precedent for government siding with business?
Pullman Strike
What 1911 tragedy led to stronger labor safety laws?
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
What government program was created by FDR to provide jobs and reform during the Great Depression?
The New Deal
What was the name of the U.S. plan to aid Western Europe’s economic recovery after WWII?
The Marshall Plan
What scandal led to President Nixon’s resignation?
Watergate Scandal
What innovation allowed cities to grow upward during the Gilded Age?
The elevator and steel-frame construction
What policy stated that the U.S. would intervene in Latin America to stabilize the region?
Roosevelt Corollary
What act in 1941 allowed the U.S. to send aid to Allied nations before entering WWII?
Lend-Lease Act
Who gave the “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington in 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What 1973 Supreme Court case legalized abortion nationwide?
Roe v. Wade
What economic theory, used to justify wealth inequality, applied Darwin's ideas to society?
Social Darwinism
What 1913 amendment established a federal income tax?
The 16th Amendment
What executive order led to the internment of Japanese Americans during WWII?
Executive Order 9066
What legislation outlawed discrimination based on race, religion, or gender in public places and employment?
The Civil Rights Act of 1964
What economic phenomenon in the 1970s combined inflation with stagnant growth?
Stagflation