American Revolution
This was a British tax on paper goods in 1765
What is the Stamp Act?
The Civil War started in this year after Confederates attacked Fort Sunter.
What is 1861?
This base was attacked by the Japanese leading to US involvement in World War II.
What is Pearl Harbor?
This was the conflict between the United States & Soviet Union over the spread of communism.
What is the Cold War?
This President called for America to not involve itself in foreign conflicts and established the precedent of having a presidential cabinet.
Who is George Washington?
This was the 1st Constitution of the United States which purposely created a weak federal government that could not tax.
This group desired to get rid of slavery in America.
Who are abolitionists?
This economic collapse occurred in the 1930s leading to vast unemployment and homelessness.
What is the Great Depression?
This war led to mass protests in the 1960s & 1970s and opposition to it was a key part of the counter-culture movement.
What is the Vietnam War?
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This movement in Europe inspired American revolutionaries with ideas about self-government and natural rights.
What is the Enlightenment?
This amendment officially abolished slavery in the United States.
What is the 13th amendemnt?
The first of these domestic political movements occurred at the end of WWI when there was a communist takeover of Russia.
What is the Red Scare?
This was the US foreign policy towards the spreading of communism.
What is the Containment?
This president oversaw The Great Society programs and dramatically increased the US presence in Vietnam.
Who is Lyndon Johnson?
This rebellion lead to repeal and rewriting of the 1st Constitution of the United States.
What is Shay's Rebellion?
This conflict preceded the Civil War and led to a dramatic increase in territory and even more debate about slavery.
What is the Mexican-American War?
The US obtained these 3 territories in the Mexican-American War.
What are Guam, Philippines, Puerto Rico?
This scandal involved the breaking of the Democratic National Headquarters and led to the resignation of President Nixon.
What is the Watergate scandal?
This president led the nation during World War I and created the League of Nations.
Who is Woodrow Wilson?
This pamphlet spoke out against British rule and explained why the Americans should be free.
What is Common Sense by Thomas Paine?
This 1854 Act allowed two territories to decide whether they wanted to be free states or slave states?
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
The sinking of this British ship containing US citizens led to US involvement in World War I.
What is the Luisitania?
This bill was passed in 1965 to stop discrimination against African-Americans.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1965
This president was the culmination of the rise of conservatism within the United States and ended the Cold War.
Who is Ronald Reagan?