Hodgepodge
How did Progressive reformer Jane Addams impact the community by establishing Hull House?
By helping vulnerable women and children
This Amendment allowed woman's suffrage.
19th Amendment
Cuba gained independence from this country after the Spanish-American War
What is Spain?
During the 1920s and for the first time in America, more people lived in_______ rather than rural areas.
What are Cities?
What country will begin WWII by invading Poland?
Germany
The Truman Doctrine and the policy of ______established the strategy of keeping communism within its existing borders.
What is Containment?
The youngest person even elected president of the United States
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Building in Washington D.C. that was the Democrat Headquarters for the 1972 election.
What is Watergate?
He won the election after Carter failed to free the hostages in Iran
Ronald Reagan
Which region would have been the most diverse during the colonial age?
MidAtlantic colonies
What is the name of the organization that was created to overturn as many unfair laws as possible
NAACP
The explosion of what was a cause of Spanish-American War
What is USS Maine?
Those looking to get rich quick invested in the_________. However, once businesses start to fail and banks begin to close, this crashes in 1929.
What is the Stock Market?
Where was the American fleet anchored on December 7, 1941, when the Japanese attacked?
What is Pearl Harbor?
This war started when North Korea invaded South Korea in 1950.
What is The Korean War?
Organization founded by MLK; will use non-violence as protest method
SCLC
The loss of this war devastated many Americans and caused division at home; it was an unwinnable "conflict"
What is Vietnam?
Who was president during the 9/11 Attacks
George W. Bush
This technology had a significant impact on the economic, cultural, and social development of the Western United States & its fulfilment of Manifest Destiny
What is the (Transcontinental) Railroad?
is favoring people native to that land rather than those that have immigrated.
Nativism
At the end of WWI, he created the idea of an international organization to settle international disputes
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
Many people were laid off (lost their job) and were not able to afford goods during the Depression. So, many people looked to start buying things on______, or buy now and pay later.
What is Credit?
What is the effect of Executive Order 9066?
It led to the internment of Japanese Americans
This European nation was divided immediately after WWII and was later reunited in 1990.
What is Germany?
A Hispanic activist who worked to improve economic opportunities for migrant workers
Who is Cesar Chavez?
This strategic surprise attack by the Viet Cong showed Americans that the war was far from over
The Tet Offensive
Which action did President Ronald Reagan support to achieve economic growth?
(1) lowering taxes on corporations and individuals (2) increasing spending on social welfare programs (3) cutting defense budgets
(4) increasing the regulation of industry
What is (1) lowering taxes on corporations and individuals?
Which president is impeached for committing perjury in the 20th century?
Bill Clinton
President that regulated "Trusts" known as "trust-buster" and Rough Rider
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
The sinking of this ship was a reason US became involved in WWI
What is the Lusitania?
Prohibition started with the passage of the_______ amendment.
What is the 18th Amendment?
What is the name of the project that led to the creation of the atomic bomb?
Manhattan Project
What is the name of the document that will give the president broad powers in Vietnam?
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
The ruling in this Supreme Court case made segregation in public schools illegal
What is Brown Vs. The Board of Education?
What was a major result of the Watergate controversy?
What is the resignation of Nixon?
What is the name of the legislative action taken following the 9/11 attacks? This action is an infringement upon certain personal liberties...
The Patriot Act
JP Morgan controlled the_________ industry; Rockfeller controlled the___________ industry; and Carnegie controlled the_________ industry.
What is Banking (Morgan); Oil (Rockefeller), Steel (Carnegie)?
Exposed the horrible conditions of the meatpacking industry and wrote The Jungle
Upton Sinclair
What is the impact of the Roosevelt Corollary?
The US becomes an international police force, especially in Latin America
What musical genre became popular as a result of the Harlem Renaissance?
What is the Jazz?
What is the strategy used by Allied forces in the Pacific theater?
island hopping
The United States will attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro during this event
Bay of Pigs Invasion
Name of the student-led organization that will use more confrontational (but still non-violent) methods of protest, such as sit-ins
SNCC
This was granted by Ford to Nixon and caused a great deal of controversy.
What is a pardon?
President Ronald Reagan and President George W. Bush shared the belief that tax cuts would result in
(1) a reduction in exports
(2) the growth of the economy
(3) an increase in the federal bureaucracy
(4) a rise in unemployment
What is (2) the growth of the economy?
What is significant about the election of 2008?
Barack Obama becomes president, making him the first black president of the US
Establish the Hull House in Chicago to help poor immigrant families. Mother of Social Work
Jane Adams
What is the name of the document that ends WWI?
And why doesn't the US sign it?
Treaty of Versailles/ we don't want to get involved in European affairs
The literary and artistic revival in the African American community was called the ______.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
Under this program the U.S. was able to help the Allies by providing supplies.
*hint, you had to write a speech advocating for or against it*
What is Lend and lease?
Explain how the failed Bay of Pigs Invasion led to the Cuban Missle Crisis
Communist Soviet Union will send missles to Cuba to defend itself against the US attempting to invade again
Gave the federal government new powers to protect African Americans' voting rights
What is the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
Who becomes president when Nixon resigns?
Ford
Name 2 technological innovations from the last 50 years that have helped with global connection
internet, computers, social media