Gilded Age
Way of thinking that used Darwin's theory of Evolution to justify racial bias.
What is Social Darwinism?
The most famous president during the Progressive Era.
Who was Theodore Roosevelt?
Event that many say began WWI
What was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
Assassination of a president in Dallas, TX
What was the assassination of JFK?
Terrorist attack that led to the War on Terror, and the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.
What was 9/11?
Railroad that connected California to the Atlantic.
What is the Trans-continental railroad?
Famous book that improved quality standards in meat.
What was the Jungle?
The name of policies that FDR signed to get the United States out of the Great Depression.
What was the New Deal?
First artificial satellite launched into space.
What is Sputnik?
Epidemic that the Reagan administration tried to avoid as long as possible.
What was the AIDS epidemic?
Backdoor deal that led to Rutherford B. Hayes becoming president.
What was the compromise of 1877?
Amendment that allowed women the right to vote.
What was the 19th Amendment?
Uncrackable codes during WWII used by Americans.
What were the Navajo code talkers?
Break-in of a hotel.
What was Watergate?
Scandal during the Reagan era that involved a rebel group from Nicaragua.
What is the Iran-Contra affair?
Most famous political machine.
Who is Tammany Hall?
Debate between people who wanted land to be left as it was, not to be used, and people who were okay with using the land, but still trying to keep it mostly untouched.
What were the Conservationists and Preservationists?
Organization created after WWI, pushed by Woodrow Wilson.
What was the League of Nations?
Chilean president that was overthrown in a U.S backed coup.
Who was Salvador Allende?
Supreme court case that ended up deciding the 2000 election.
What was Bush v. Gore?
Animal killed in the millions that nearly went extinct.
What is the American Bison? (Buffalo)
Capture of 20,000 American troops in the Philippines.
What was the Battle of Bataan and Bataan death march?
What was the Tet offensive?
Executive order that was signed to fast-track an oil pipeline.