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This was the British liner that was sunk in 1915, which was a major reason for the United States becoming involved in World War One.
What is the Lusitania? (pg. 157)
100
This 1954 Supreme Court case struck down segregation in public schools, and reversed the "Plessy v. Ferguson" decision.
What is "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas"? (pg. 229)
100
When William Randolph Hearst told his reporter in Cuba: "You supply the pictures, I'll furnish the war," he was using this technique.
What is "yellow journalism"? (pg. 126)
100
This was used out west to close off land. The reason why it was so popular in the west was because access to trees and timber was limited.
What is barbed wire? (pg. 94)
100
Named after the Wisconsin Senator, this political trend was characterized by the use of false accusation of communism.
What is "McCarthyism"? (pg. 227)
200
Muckraking journalist Upton Sinclair wrote this novel in 1906, which horrified readers as they learned about the unsanitary practices of the US meat packing industry.
What is "The Jungle"? (pg. 138)
200
Launched by the Soviets in 1957, it began the space race between the US and the Soviet Union.
What is Sputnik? (pg. 244)
200
The explosion of this in 1898 triggered a war between the US and Spain.
What is the USS Maine? (pg. 126)
200
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were all examples of this strategy used in the south.
What is disenfranchisement? (pg. 143)
200
This international organization was founded after World War II, and was designed to promote peace and cooperation among nations.
What is the United Nations? (pg. 217)
300
This Constitutional Amendment is known as prohibition; it made the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol illegal. As a result, organized crime and people like Al Capone became famous in the US.
What is the 18th Amendment? (pgs. 139, 178)
300
This is the policy used by the US during the Cold War, and its purpose is to stop communism from spreading across the world.
What is "containment"? (pg. 211)
300
This act was passed in the late 1800s to end the abuses of the spoils system.
What is the Pendleton Act? (pg. 114)
300
The incident at this nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania in 1979 resulted in the US government regulating nuclear power.
What is Three Mile Island? (pg. 267)
300
This US initiative was designed to provide financial aid to war-torn European countries after WWII.
What is the Marshall Plan? (pg. 212)
400
This strategy, used by the US during WWII, was the practice of seizing islands in the Pacific, and eventually led to our victory over Japan.
What is "Island Hopping"? (pg. 202)
400
This is the idea that if one nation falls to communism, its neighboring countries will fall also. This idea led to the US becoming involved in the Vietnam War.
What is "the domino theory"? (pg. 214)
400
The rise of nativism led to this Act in 1882, which prohibited these immigrants from legally coming to the US, despite the fact that they played a major role in the construction of the nation's railroads.
What is the Chinese Exclusion Act? (pg 105)
400
Labeled "Reaganomics", this economic policy involves cutting taxes on producers, which increases employment and production, which results in a trickle-down effect that benefits everyone.
What is supply-side economics? (pg. 266)
400
This severe drought in the midwest during the 1930s added to the hardship of farmers and other workers during the Great Depression years.
What is the "dust bowl"? (pg. 175)
500
She became the nationwide advertisement for women in the workplace during WWII.
Who is "Rosie the Riveter"? (pg. 207)
500
Civil liberties were threatened during WWI, as this right was silenced.
What is free speech? (pg. 164)
500
William Jennings Bryan made his famous "Cross of Gold" speech in 1896 in support of this populist idea.
What is bimetallism? (pg. 96)
500
The purpose of this military action in 1991 was to drive the Iraqi forces out of Kuwait.
What is Operation Desert Storm? (pg. 259)
500
This practice of buying stocks in the 1920's was a main reason for the onset of the Great Depression. People would purchase stocks for a portion of the cost, borrow the rest, and pay interest on the loan.
What is buying on the margin? (pg. 172)