Late 1800s
Early 1900s
World Wars
Era of Protest
End of Cold War
100
Name given to groups of workers seeking better pay and conditions in urban centers

Labor unions

100

A movement (by women) to limit the consumption of alcohol

Temperance movement

100

German naval strategy that contributed to U.S. entry in WWI

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

100

Fortunate Son and Imagine were songs written to protest U.S. involvement in which conflict? 

Vietnam

100

An agreement of peace between Egypt and Israel; facilitated by President Carter

Camp David Accords

200

This conflict brought access to new overseas markets to the United States in 1898. 

Spanish-American War

200

Amendment that extended enfranchisement to all citizens of the United States

19th Amendment 

200

A day that will live in infamy; December 7, 1941

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

200

The following are examples of __________________: boycotts, marches, lobbying. 

Civil Disobedience; non-violence

200

A political scandal in which the president of the United States ordered wiretaps of political opponents

Watergate Scandal

300

The annexation of Hawaii and U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War contributed to the rise of the Untied States as a _________________

World power

300

A book written by Upton Sinclair that intended to expose poor working conditions in the meatpacking industry.

The Jungle

300

The allied liberation of German occupied France; June 6, 1944

D-Day or Operation Overlord

300

Amendment that lowered the voting age to 18 to match the age at which young men could be drafted.

26th Amendment

300

A group of nations that placed an oil embargo on the United States in the 1970s; contributed to an energy crisis 

OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) 

400

Which mass manufacturing technique made steel production faster and more efficient

Bessemer Process

400
A term used to describe individuals that are opposed to immigration. 

Nativists or nativism

400

Result of Truman's decision NOT to invade mainland Japan. 

Deployment of the atomic bomb.

400
Protest event that weakened U.S. support for the Vietnam War after students were fired upon by the Ohio National Guard. 

Kent State

400

Group of fundamentalist and conservative voters who elected Ronald Reagan. 

Moral Majority

500

This group took advantage of immigrant voters and participated in graft (bribery) to control local politics.

Political Machines

500

Federal legislation that limited the power of monopolies. 

Sherman anti-Trust Act

500

Overcame racial barriers and discrimination in military service in WWII. 

Tuskegee Airmen

500

Federal legislation that guaranteed equal employment rights; result of the March on Washington 1963

Civil Rights Act 1964

500

Economic theory and practice of cutting taxes for the wealthy in the hopes that the savings would "tickle-down" to poorer classes. 

Economic Recovery Tax Act (Reaganomics)