Monopolies/Civil Right
Who were the 3 major monopoly men?
Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Corneilus Vanderbilt
Daily Double: What was the Prohibition period?
A time in the U.S. where alcohol was made illegal
What was the purpose of the Panama Canal?
A faster way to travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
This specific fighting style was used during the Vietnam War?
Guerilla Warfare
The Cold war was fought between these 2 superpower countries?
U.S. & U.S.S.R.
What did the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire improve?
Safe working conditions & Fire safety exits
Which amendment made alcohol illegal?
18th Amendment
Daily Double: This specific event happened when American soldiers returned home from World War 2?
Baby Boom
What event caused the start of World War 1?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What were these 2 superpower countries trying to prove to each other?
Who had the better economy, technology, and country
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
19th amendment
Which amendment made alcohol legal again?
21st Amendment
What were 2 events that started the Spanish-American War?
Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine & Yellow Journalism
Daily Double: What were the 2 reasons that led to the beginning of World War 2?
Great Depression & the Treaty of Versailles
Daily Double: What was the Bay of Pigs invasion?
When the U.S. tried to overthrow Cuba’s leader & had failed
Which major movement did Rosa Parks start?
Montgomery Bus Boycott
Smuggling alcohol is an example of what type of crime during the Prohibition period?
Organized Crime
What two territories became U.S. states during this time?
Alaska & Hawaii
What was the Espionage Act?
Illegal to spy on the U.S., especially during wartime
What war resulted in a stalemate, and what was this line called?
Korean War & the 38th line of latitude
Daily Double: What was Brown v. Board of Education?
Said it was unconstitutional that schools were separate and unequal based on someone’s race
Daily Double: What was the Age of Imperialism?
U.S. expansion and influence over other territories
Daily Double: What was the Sedition Act?
Americans were prevented from saying or printing anything negative about the government
What was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
U.S. attempted to put a naval blockade to prevent U.S.S.R’s missiles from reaching Cuba