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Colonial
Civil/ Recon.
World Wars
Cold War
MISC
100

What was the first permanent British Colony in North America

Jamestown

100

What amendment freed all Slaves in the U.S.?

The 13th Amendment

100

Name at least 2 causes of World War II

- Appeasement 

- German Resentment over Treaty of Versailles 

- Worldwide Economic Depression 

- Failure of League of Nations

100
What side of Germany belonged to the Soviet Union following WWII?

East Germany & East Berlin

100

Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?


Virginia Declaration of Rights

200

Which colony was established as a business venture?

Virginia

200
Who was the President of the Confederacy?/ Who was the President of the U.S.? (During the Civil War)

Abraham Lincoln-- U.S.

Jefferson Davis-- Confederacy

200
What were the names of the Alliances in WWI?
The Central Powers 

The Allies

200

Metaphorical barrier separating the former Soviet bloc and the West

Iron Curtain

200

Policy that opposed European colonialism in the Western Hemisphere 

Monroe Doctrine

300

What is one factor that contributed to colonial victory in the American Revolution?

Lack of British popular support, Alliance with France, Distance from England, Guerrilla warfare tactics...

300

Which Civil War battle is known as the turning point of the war?

The Battle of Gettysburg

300

The policy of minimum governmental interference in the economic affairs of individuals and society

Laissez-faire

300

Name a President that was in office during the Cold War?

John F. Kennedy

Dwight D. Eisenhower 

Lyndon B. Johnson

Richard Nixon

300

What are the 5 freedoms the first amendment guarantees? 

Speech, Press, Religion, Assembly, Petition 

400

What acts were issued by Parliament to punish Boston for the Tea Party?

The Intolerable Acts

400

The movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities is known as 

The Great Migration
400

What was the main reason the U.S. entered WW1?

The sinking of the U.S. Lusitania/ Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

400

Example of a PROXY WAR fought during the Cold War

Korea

Vietnam

400

Which amendment gave women suffrage?

The 19th Amendment

500

This was the first attempt at colonization for the British in North America?

What is Roanoke?

500

Which individual helped found the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?

W.E.B. DuBois

500

What was the name of the Allied powers strategy used in the Pacific Theater during WWII?

What is Island Hopping?

500

This was the name for the mass witch hunt throughout the U.S. in the 1950s

What is McCarthyism

500

Which issue led to the development of the first political parties in the United States?

The National Government's Power