Changes and Additions
What are the first 10 changes to the Constitution called?
The Bill of Rights
Whose novel led to the passage of the Meat Inspection of 1906 Act and the Pure Food & Drug Act of 1908?
Upton Sinclair
What cause of the Great Depression was based on using debt to purchase stocks?
Buying on Margin
President Eisenhower sent U.S troops to which city to enforce integration of a high school in 1957?
Little Rock
She was the first woman to be nominated to the U.S Supreme Court in 1981
Sandra Day O'Connor
Which change to the Constitution ended slavery in 1865?
13th Amendment
Who introduced the moving assembly line into the auto industry?
Henry Ford
What is the name of the federal benefit "bill" given to veterans since 1944?
The G.I Bill (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)
This 1964 "resolution" was used to escalate U.S involvement in the war in Vietnam.
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The failure of the levees during this 2005 disaster led to flooding of New Orleans.
Hurricane Katrina
Which Progressive Era change to the Constitution allows for the direct election of Senators?
17th Amendment
What event of 1919 led to the deportation of hundreds of immigrants thought to be associated with communists?
The Palmer Raids
How did the U.S respond to the Soviet blockade of the capital of Germany?
Berlin Airlift
The surprise of the 1968 Tet Offensive influenced Americans at home to intensify what movement?
Anti-War Movement
Who was the controversial winner of the disputed presidential election of 2000?
George W. Bush
Which addition to the Constitution created the income tax during the Progressive Era?
16th Amendment
What organization did the U.S Senate refuse to join after World War One?
The League of Nations
Who was the U.S general that commanded the the Allied invasion of Normandy?
Dwight Eisenhower
The 1978 Camp David Accords led to an easing of tensions between the U.S, Egypt, and _________.
Israel
Which entrepreneur is credited with developing the popular Microsoft software for personal computers?
Bill Gates
Which change to the Constitution in 1971 was inspired by the slogan "old enough to fight, old enough to vote"?
26th amendment
What environmental conservation agency was created by Pres. Woodrow Wilson in 1916?
National Park Service
The New Deal lead to an increase in the size and role of ______
the government
Which organization led an oil embargo against the U.S in 1973?
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Hip Hop music in Japan. Mexican food in the U.S. Nigerian fashion in England are examples of cultural __________.
Diffusion