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This was America's first ally in their War for Independence.
Who is France?
This General was the Commander of the Confederate Army.
Who was Robert E. Lee?
This man took over as President after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Who was Andrew Johnson?
This German invention gave them complete superiority on the seas with the ability to shoot down ships virtually undetected.
What were U-Boats?
This percentage of the United States was unemployed during the Great Depression.
What was 25%?
This case gave the Supreme Court created their most useful power: Judicial Review.
What was Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
His case ruled that slaves did not have rights even if they lived in Free Territories for a time.
Who is Dred Scott?
This famous Union General would become President towards the end of Reconstruction as tried to get rid of this Ku Klux Klan.
Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
These were the four causes of WWI.
What were militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism?
These were the three goals of the New Deal.
What were relief, recovery, and reform?
His "Sons of Liberty" orchestrated the Boston Tea Party and other acts of rebellion in New England.
Who was Samuel Adams?
This agreement in 1820 gave an outline for slavery in the Territories, stating that no Territory could be admitted as a slave state if it was above the 36o 30' Latitude line.
What was the Missouri Compromise?
After the U.S.S. Maine "mysteriously" blew up, the United States went to war with this country over control of Cuba and the Philippines.
Who is Spain?
This German plan called for a swift attack against France through Belgium, not allowing the British to stop them. Then once France was conquered, they would double back to fight the Russian invaders.
What was the Schlieffen Plan?
This group marched to DC to demand payments they were promised after WWI.
What was the Bonus Army?
This act placed a tax on lead, glass, paint, and tea that were imported.
What were the Townshend Acts?
This pair of Union Generals are often credited with winning the war. Their Victories in Vicksburg and Atlanta almost surely won Lincoln the Election of 1864.
Who are Generals Grant and Sherman?
This series of Wars against American Indians in the 1860s is a prime example Imperialism within the United States.
What were the Dakota Wars?
These four leaders made up the Big Four. They wrote the Treaty, even though one could read English.
Who were Woodrow Wilson (USA), Georges Clemenceau (France), David Lloyd George (Britain), and Vittorio Orlando (Italy)?
This law passed in 1935 set up a program to help the unemployed, disabled, and elderly allowing them to get monthly payments and insurance through workers paying an extra tax to fund the program.
What was the Social Security Act?
With this being signed, the American War for Independence was over.
What was the Treaty of Paris, 1783?
President Lincoln made his famous address after this Battle stating, "The World will little note nor long remember what we say here, but it will never forget what they did here."
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
These three amendments are considered the "Reconstruction Amendments." They abolished slavery, granted citizens equal protection under the law, and gave African Americans the Right to vote.
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments?
These laws imposed harsh punishments on anyone interfering with or speaking against US participation in WWI.
What were the Espionage and Sedition Acts?
Drought, overuse of the land, and high winds were some of the causes of this 1930s event which devasted the Great Plains.
What was the Dust Bowl?
This was the most unpopular action of John Adams as President, reducing the political power of recent immigrants.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
When Lincoln suspended this, it allowed for him to arrest those that opposed him without being charged with a crime.
What is Habeus Corpus?
This famous banker became one of the richest businessmen in the world after purchasing Carnegie Steel. He is also the inspiration for the Monopoly Man.
Who was JP Morgan?
This treaty ended the Fighting between Germany and Russia.
What was the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk?
This senator proposed that for every dollar over $1 million in income per year, would be subject to a 100% tax. He was advocating for Socialism.
Who was Huey Long?