People, Places, Policies
Belief we should move west, Sea to shining Sea
Manifest Destiny
US vs Spanish, 1898, Cuba, Rough Riders
Spanish American War
1929-1939 Environmental Crisis, Great Plains
Dust Bowl
What technology showed US households what was happening in Vietnam?
The Television
What happened to the Challenger Space shuttle?
It exploded mid flight
US President, "I am not a crook" Watergate
President Nixon
US vs British, 1776
Revolutionary War
1929 Economic Crisis, Unemployement, Stock Market Collapse
Great Depression
When computers begin talking to eachother, what was created?
The Internet
Where was the world's biggest musical festival?
Woodstock, NY
Captain of Industry, Steel, immigrant
Andrew Carnigie
US vs Iraq, 1990, Desert Storm
Persian Gulf War
What natural resource was cut off during the 1970s, and later quadrupled in price?
Oil
What inventor is responsible for the creation of the lightbulb?
Thomas Edison
Which President, known as the Great Communicator, created a conservative government during the 1980s
President Ronald Reagan
Civil Rights campaign to gain the right to vote.
Selma
Cold War Conflict, 1970s, deep jungle, guerilla fighters
Vietnam
Which health crisis did Ronald Reagan fail to address during his Presidency?
AIDS Crisis
What invention in the 1990s allowed us to connect, buy, and talk to people around the world?
Computers
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created what modern day invention in their garage?
Personal Computers(PC)
President who saw Israel and Egypt sign a peace treaty
President Jimmy Carter
Axis vs Allies in World War 2 after the US joined
Axis: Germany, Italy, Japan
Allies: US, Britain, Soviet Union, (France)
Two Towers, Pentagon, Hijacking
9/11
What invention connected the US from the East to the West?
Railroad
What was built on the site of the Twin Towers attack?
Playgrounds, memorials
What is the name of the foreign policy that US followed throughout the Cold War to prevent Communism from spreading?
Containment