People
He wrote "The Jungle", resulting in government regulating the safety of food products
Upton Sinclair
Act that intended to assimilate the Native Americans into American culture
Dawes Act
December 7, 1941: Japan bombed Pearl Harbor entering the U.S. into this war
World War II
The EPA
Environmental Protection Agency
This President was assassinated in Dallas, TX by Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
He wrote "Democracy in America" and listed liberty, egalitarianism, individualism, populism, and laissez-faire
Alexis de Tocqueville
Government benefits program to help elderly, disabled, and retired: a result of the Great Depression
Social Security Act
U.S. got involved to try and prevent communism from spreading (containment) in Asia
Vietnam War
People accused of crimes must be read their rights; eminent domain
5th Amendment
This President attempted to cover up information with the Watergate Scandal
Richard Nixon
1st female Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor
Required equal treatment of minorities in the workplace
Civil Rights Act of 1965
U.N. and U.S. troops sent to Korea to stop the spread of communism
Korean War
The HUAC
House Un-American Activities Committee
This President won the 2008 Election and was the 1st African American president
Barack Obama
He led a Red Scare movement in the 1950's called "McCarthyism"
Joseph McCarthy
Ended poll taxes and literacy tests as a requirement to vote; resulted in increased voting by minorities
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Rise of militarism and the assassination of Franz Ferdinand entered the U.S. into this war in 1917
World War I
Limited the president to serve only two terms; passed in response to FDR serving four terms
22nd Amendment
This President helped pass the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Lyndon B. Johnson
He advocated for overseas expansion by growing the U.S. Navy
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Act that limited American's freedom of speech during World War I
Espionage Act
Cuban Revolution and the sinking of the U.S.S. Maine entered the U.S. into this war
Spanish-American War
The OPEC
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
This President was in office when the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929
Herbert Hoover