Early 1800s
This 1803 purchase doubled the size of the U.S.
What is Louisiana Purchase
This war was fought between North and South from 1861–1865.
What is the American Civil War
This industry boomed with the building of railroads.
What is the railroad industry
The US entered this war in 1917
What is World War 1
This conflict was mainly between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
What is the Cold War
He was president of the war of 1812.
Who is James Madison
He was president during the civil war
Who is Abraham Lincoln
This inventor created the lightbulb
who is Thomas Edison
This attack led the U.S into WW2
What is the Attack on Pearl Harbor
This war involved U.S. forces in Southeast Asia during the 1960s–70s.
What is the Vietnam war
This doctrine warned Europe not to interfere in the Americas.
What is the Monroe Doctrine
This proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
This businessman dominated the oil industry
Who is John D Rockefeller
He was president during most of WW2
Who is Franklin D Roosevelt
This 1962 crisis brought the U.S. and USSR close to nuclear war.
What is the Cuban Missle crisis
The idea that Americans were destined to expand westward.
What is Manifest Destiny
This amendment abolished slavery
What is the 13th amendment
These laws were designed to regulate big business monopolies.
What are the Anti trust laws
The U.S. dropped atomic bombs on these two Japanese cities.
What are Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This movement fought for equal rights for African Americans.
What is the civil right movement
This 1830 law led to the forced relocation of Native Americans.
What is the Indian Removal act
The period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
What is the reconstruction era
This period saw rapid growth in cities and factories in the late 1800s.
What is the Glided age
This plan helped rebuild Europe after WW2
What is Marshall Plan
This 1989 event symbolized the end of Cold War division in Europe.
What is the fall of the Berlin Wall