Dates
Panama Canal Completed	1914
Civil War Begins	1861
Missouri Compromise	1820
Jefferson elected president	1800
Transcontinental Railroad Completed	1869
First Power Plant Opens	1882
Treaty of Paris formally ends War for Independence	1783
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo	1848
Battle of New Orleans	1815
Stock Market Crash	1929
Declaration of Independence	1776
Cotton gin invented	1793
Reconstructions Ends	1877
Spanish American War	1898
Indian Removal Act	1830
Constitutional convention begins	1787
Stamp Act	1765
Transportation
This Henry Ford production technique helped make the auto. Affordable for millions	moving assembly line
How did the federal government financially support the transcontinental railroad?	land grants/mile
Completed in 1825, it linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic	Erie Canal
Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston introduced the Clermont--what was it?	1st steamboat
Chicago grew because it was a hub for two major forms of transportation	railroad & ship
how did transportation changes in the antebellum era spark an agricultural revolution	market economy
where did the steamboat and railroad technology originate	England
What did the Pacific Railroad Act on 1862 do?	supported TCRR
Their successful flight at Kitty Hawk, New Jersey ushered in the era if flying	Wright Brothers
This Eisenhower era legislation improved automobile transportation in the US	Interstate Highway Act of 1956
The completion of this suspension bridge to Manhattan became a symbol of American ingenuity when it was completed in 1883	Brooklyn Bridge
These two innovations helped bring about the rise of commercial agriculture in the early 1800s	steamboats and canals
This nation sent the first human into space	USSR
What nation brought the horse to North America?	Spain
What year was the transcontinental railroad completed?	1869
He flew solo across the Atlantic	Lindbergh
This famous trail linked the Pacific Northwest with Independence MO	Oregon Trail
The Spanish introduction of this critter revolutionized transportation in North America.	horse
Its completion in 1869 marked an important milestone in transportation history	transcontinental railroad
He popularized the automobile in America by lowing its cost through assembly line production	Ford
US railroad companies introduced this reform in the 1880s to improve scheduling	standard time zones
Freedom?
5 freedoms guaranteed in 1st amendment	speech, press, assembly, petition, religion
This term applies to shipping slaves from Africa to the Caribbean	Middle Passage
This 1798 Act allowed opponents of the President to be jailed.	Sedition Act
It prevented congress from formally receiving antislavery petitions	gag rule
This law permitted opponents of WW1 to be jailed	Espionage Act (Sedition Amendment)
This socialist presidential candidate was jailed for anti-war views	Debs
During the Civil War, this civil liberty was suspended, allowing jail without a hearing	writ of habeas corpus
This group of peaceful protesters was forcibly removed from the capital by Hoover admin	Bonus Marchers
Americans were angered when the British kidnapped accused deserters	impressment
She was widely criticized for advocating access to birth control	Sanger
In 1844, 16 people were killed in these anti-Catholic riots	Bible Riots
This 1915 movie glorified the KKK	Birth of a Nation
Who did Attorney General Mitchell Palmer target in infamous raids?	Communists
Presidential Elections
Bill Clinton was the first Democrat since who to win back to back elections	FDR
This year marked the first transfer of power from 1 party to another	1800
The first presidential election contested by two political parties	1796
Who won the popular vote in the election of 1824	Jackson
Douglas & Breckinridge were both democratic candidates in this year	1860
He ran as a Populist and a Democrat in 1896	William Jennings Bryan
Who was John Adams' vice-president	Thomas Jefferson
Name the American Independence Party Candidate in 1968	George Wallace
His election in 1876 led to the ended of Reconstruction	Rutherford B. Hayes
He twice received over 900,000 votes running as a Socialist Candidate	Eugene V. Debs
Name the only President elected to non-consecutive terms	Cleveland
He twice defeated liberal Adlai Stevenson for the presidency	Eisenhower
He won the presidency after the so-called corrupt bargain	JQ Adams
Name the 2 Whigs ever elected President (both were war heroes)	WH Harrison, Taylor
This Republican candidate won 33% of the popular vote in 1856	John C. Fremont
Causes of Wars
German u-boats sunk this ship, helping turn American opinion against Germany	Lusitania
His pamphlet, Common Sense, moved public opinion against King George	Thomas Paine
The British practice of forcing passengers of US ships into the service of the British Navy	impressment
The explosion aboard this ship gave imperialists a reason to go to war to free Cuba	Maine
Japanese aggression in China directly conflicted with this US economic policy	Open Door
An uprising led by these two native-American brothers was blamed on the British	Tecumseh & the Prophet
This President ordered troops into disputed territory in Texas	Polk
The US fought a nasty war to maintain control of this territory gained after the SA War	Philippines
Radicals used this attack on Crispus Attucks and his associates to whip up anti-British sentiment	Boston Massacre
This congressional act infuriated free-soilers who believed it violated the Missouri Compromise	Kansas-Nebraska Act
This meeting resulted in Hitler's demands to the Sudetenland being met	Munich Conference
Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel increased sympathy for the abolitionist cause in the North	Uncle Tom's Cabin
This abolitionist caused irreparable damage between North and South by attempting to lead a rebellion	John Brown
These two American Wars were authorized by the UN security Council	Korea, Gulf War
The failure to hold elections in 1956 as agreed to at the Geneva Convention led to the rise of	Viet Cong
The yellow presses sensationalized accounts of this Spanish General's brutality enraged the public	General Weyler
Foreign Affairs (1776-1875)
This major land acquisition cost the united States $15 in 1803	Louisiana Purchase
This major battle on the war of 1812 was fought after the peace treaty had been accepted	New Orleans
This policy states that European powers should no longer interfere in W. Hemisphere	Monroe Doctrine
He was U.S. President During the War of 1812	Madison
He was victorious at the Battle of Tippecanoe	WH Harrison
In 1801 Jefferson sent the navy to fight a small war against these pirates	Barbary Pirates
How did Thomas Jefferson react to the neutrality violations during the Napoleonic Wars?	Embargo Act of 1807
This treaty returned borders to the way they were before the War of 1812	Ghent
These 2 Shawnee brothers attempted to form an anti-US Indian alliance	Tecumseh & Prophet
As a result of the XYZ Affairs, Americans became outraged at this nation, nearly causing a war	France
This treaty between the US and Britain disarmed the Great Lakes	Rush-Bagot Treaty
What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty	US Acquired Florida
This forts defense of Baltimore during the war of 1812 inspired the Star Spangled Banner	Fort McHenry
This (1812) Battle saw Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry maintain control of Lake Erie	Battle of Put In Bay
What year was the peace of Paris signed, ending the War for American Independence	-1783
This Treaty ended the Mexican-American War	Guadalupe-Hidalgo
The 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty settled a border dispute involved what US state?	Maine
William Seward negotiated the purchase of this territory in 1867	Alaska
In 1846, the US & Britain agreed to split this territory at the 49th parallel.	Oregon
This Prussian helped the continental army train and mature	Frederich von Steuben
This founding father served as ambassador to France during the revolutionary war	Benjamin Franklin
This victory helped to encourage the French alliance with the USA	Battle of Saratoga
This British General was forced to surrender at Yorktown, ending the war	Cornwallis
Presidents
His presidency is known for his bitter struggle to kill the 2nd National Bank.	A. Jackson
The Louisiana Purchase was a high note of his presidency.	Thomas Jefferson.
The first Republican to be elected president	Lincoln
This War of 1812 Hero was the first Whig elected President.	William Henry Harrison
President who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964	Johnson
President during the Cuban Missile Crisis	Kennedy
World War II General who became President	Eisenhower
The President who is known as the father of the Constitution	Madison
A Doctrine baring his name asserted US control over the Western Hemisphere:	Monroe
The first father-son combination to be President	Adams, Quincy Adams
He asked for and got a Declaration of War against Mexico	Polk
He removed federal troops from the South, ending Reconstruction	Hayes
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation	Lincoln
President who resigned from office due to Watergate	Nixon
Civil War Union General who became President	Grant
He wrote the Declaration of Independence in 1776	Jefferson
Elected President 4 Times	F. Roosevelt
Decided to drop the atomic bomb	Truman
Got the U.S. out of Vietnam	Nixon
The New Deal	FDR
He called the USSR an Evil Empire	Reagan
4 Presidents who have been assassinated	Lincoln, Kennedy, McKinley, Garfield
This president was often confined to a wheel chair	FDR
Presidency known for Whiskey Ring and Credit Mobilier scandals.	Grant
The last of the “Virginia Dynasty”.	Monroe
Youngest President in US history.	TR
Criticism of this Federalist President could land you in jail.	Adams
Signed the Homestead Act and Pacific Railway Act.	Lincoln
President during the quasi-war with France.	Adams
His assassination helped prompt the passage of the Pendleton Act.	Garfield
First president to be impeached, but he wasn’t removed from office.	Johnson
Endorsed the pro-slavery Lecompton constitution.	Buchanan
Dealt forcefully with the Whiskey Rebellion.	Washington
President when secession began.	Buchanan
Hero of the Mexican War and 2^nd Whig elected President.	Taylor
President during War of 1812.	Madison
Hero of the Battle of New Orleans and champion of the “common man”.	Jackson
Monroe’s Secretary of State.	Quincy Adams
Known for his “Square Deal” and jingoism.	TR
Reluctantly asked for a Declaration of War against Spain.	McKinley
Wars:
Happened from 1861-1865	Civil War
Happened from 1950-1953	Korean War
Happened from 1914-1919	World War I
Happened from 1945-1975	Vietnam War
Happened in 1898	Spanish-American War
In the Vietnam War, the U.S. tried to defeat the South Vietnamese Communists. What were they called	Viet Cong.
The Civil War battle over control of the Mississippi	Vicksburg
The allied invasion of Normandy France in 1944	D-Day
What happened on December 7, 1941?	Pearl Harbor
Unrestricted submarine warfare by this nation brought the U.S. into WWI	Germany
What international agency authorized U.S. action during the Korean War	UN.
The U.S. gained territory in the South West as a result of this War	Mexican-American
After this bloody Civil War battle, the South would never go on the offensive again	Gettysburg.
What did the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution do?	authorized Johnson’s escalation.
Who were the Axis Powers of WWII	Germany, Japan, and Italy
This alliance was crucial to the US victory in the War for Independence	French
These two Native American brothers provoked suspicions that Britain was supplying Indians with arms in 1812	Tecumseh & Prophet
The US annexation of this territory helped provoke the Mexican War	Texas
This post-treaty battle in 1815 was a rallying point for American nationalism	Battle of New Orleans
The Navigation Acts were a contributor to the causes of this war	War for Independence
This US President asked for a declaration of War in 1812	Madison
This Mexican General led the war against Texan independence	Santa Anna
He was commander of the United States army during the War for Independence	Washington
Social Movements
He is frequently associated with the consumer protection movement	Nader
The 1954 Supreme Court Decision which ruled that separate IS NOT equal.	Brown vs. Board of Education.
The 1896 Decision that legalized segregation	Plessy vs. Ferguson.
This movement was a response to the non-violent Civil Rights leadership	Black Power Movement.
Famous leader of the Montgomery Bus Boycott	MLK
The Supreme Court decision which legalized abortion	Roe v. Wade
The President who declared “war on poverty”	Johnson
A system which segregated and degraded blacks after reconstruction	Jim Crow
Her book, the feminine mystique, sparked the modern Women’s Movement.
The belief that government could solve many of the problems of the late 1800s through early 1900s through greater action.	Progressivism
This supreme court decision said that slaves were not people and therefore were not protected by legal rights	Dred Scott
He broke the major league color barrier	Jackie Robinson
These Americans were interned during WWII	Japanese
The right to vote	suffrage
The period after the Civil War is called what?
Famous Americans
He first used the assembly line to mass produce automobiles	Ford
Inventor of the electric light bulb	Edison
Inventor of the telephone	Bell
She conducted the underground railroad	Harriet Tubman
He used total war tactics to destroy the South during the Civil War	Sherman
He was first to fly solo over the Atlantic	Lindbergh
Former Senator and Vice President from Minnesota who lost the 68 election	HHH
Former slave who became a leading abolitionist	Frederic Douglas
President when the stock market crashed	Hoover
He was fired as UN Commander during the Korean War	MacArthur
He first alerted President Roosevelt about the possibility of a nuclear bomb	Einstein
A fictitious woman who helped win WWII by getting women to work in factories	Rosie the Riveter
Spanish American war hero who became President	T. Roosevelt
Leading Southern General during the Civil War	Lee
Senator from WI who falsely accused people of being Communists	McCarthy
She was a leader in improving human rights and wrote the UN declaration on Human Rights	E. Roosevelt
Key Terms
anti-immigrant sentiment	nativism
investigative journalists who exposed problems during the Progressive Era	muckraker
The belief that the US has a divine right to expand its territory	Manifest Destiny
The illegal capture and execution of a person by a mob	lynching
A system of government in which states are loosely aligned	confederation
Northern Republican who moved South during Reconstruction	carpet bagger
A central American nation dominated by American business in the early 1900s	banana republic
the addition of new territory to an existing country	annexation
A period of conflict between the US and USSR in which the two tried to become the dominant world power	Cold War
A form reporting intended to entertain more than to accurately inform	Yellow Journalism
To avoid conflict by giving in to one’s demands	appeasement
Prejudice or discrimination against Jews	Anti-Semitism
A system of negotiating where people negotiate as a group to increase their power	collective bargaining.
When one company dominates an industry and operates without serious competition	monopoly
Hands-off approach to government and/or the economy	laissez-faire
A policy designed to stop the spread of communism	containment
A belief that women should be treated equally to men	feminism
A policy which banned the sale and manufacturing of alcohol	prohibition
An age named for a thin layer of glitter over a cheap base	gilded age
A system in which farmers would rent land in exchange for a portion of their crop (sharecropping)
An organization which would politically control a city or state using unethical means is called what?	political machine
Stronger nations attempting to create empires by dominating weaker nations.	Imperialism
A relaxation in tensions	détente
A belief that the US should steer clear of foreign affairs	isolationism
A strong desire for national greatness--extreme patriotism	nationalism
rebellious woman of the 20s	flapper
Events
When did the United States become a nation?	July 4, 1776
What ended the Great Depression?	WWII
What did the 19^th amendment to the US constitution do in 1920?	Women's suffrage
The name of the village that was slaughtered by US troops during the Vietnam War	Mai Lai
Why did the Montgomery Bus Boycott end?	Supreme Court
Name and describe the treaty that ended WWI	Versailles
Who were the leaders of Cuba, the USA, and the USSR during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
She encouraged women to do factory work during WWII	Rosie the Riveter
What was the forced removal of Cherokee Indians to OK often called	Trail of Tears
This scandal began with a bungled break-in at on office building	Watergate
Name 3 territories gained by the Spanish-American War	Guam, Puerto Rico, Philippines
What are the 3 Rs of the New Deal?	Relief, Reform, & Recovery
The Soviet invasion of this nation soured US-Soviet relations at the end of the Carter admin.
Give Reagan's position on taxes and defense spending	cut--raise
Inventions & Innovations
He invented the steel tipped plow	John Deere
He invented the telegraph	Samuel Morss
He invented the mechanical reaper	Cyrus McCormick
The steam engine originated in what nation	Great Britain
He first used a system of interchangeable parts	Eli Whitney
This transportation milestone was completed in 1869	transcontinental railroad
It connected the Great Lakes with the Hudson River in 1825	Erie Canal
Fulton and Livingston introduced the Clermont, what was it?	steamboat
Political Parties
Alexander Hamilton was the leading economic policy maker for this party	Federalist
Henry Clay defined this party's economic agenda through his American system	Whig
This party controlled the white house from 1861-1885.	Republican
The War of 1812 contributed to the elimination of this major party	Federalists
What party did the National Republicans become?	Whigs
This is the party of Van Buren, Polk, and Buchanan	Democratic
Free-soilers and former Whigs made up this party	Republican
Would members of the Federalist Party be strict constructionists or loose constructionists?	loose
Absorbed by the Democrats in 1896	Populist Party
Eugene Debs was their most famous presidential candidate	Socialist Party
Party dominated by nativism	Know-Nothing Party
This party ruled the Era of Good Feelings	Democratic-Republicans
This Party first gained the Presidency in 1860	Republican
Founded by Teddy Roosevelt	Progressive Party
From 1860-1913, they were only out of office for 8 years	Republican
Party founded to oppose Andrew Jackson	Whigs
Elections
He received the same number of electoral votes as Jefferson in 1800	Burr
4 candidates received electoral votes in this election	-1860
Andrew Jackson got the most popular votes, but lost this election to John Quincy Adams	-1824
This founding father was defeated in his re-election bid in 1800	Adams
He was elected president the same year the Mexican War ended	Zachary Taylor
Name two of the three men to be elevated to the VP because of the death of a President between 1800 and 1870	John Tyler, Millard Fillmore, Andrew Johnson
He was defeated by Lincoln in the election of 1864	George McClellan
His election in 1820 marked the height of the Era of Good Feelings	Monroe
Treaties
What year was the peace of Paris signed, ending the War for American Independence
-1783
This Treaty ended the War of 1812	Treaty of Ghent
This Treaty ended the Mexican-American War
(Guadalupe-Hidalgo)
What territory did Spain grant to the United States in the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819
(Florida)
The Rush-Bagot Treaty demilitarized this area	Great Lakes
The 1842 Webster-Ashburton Treaty settled a border dispute involved what US state?
(Maine)
William Seward negotiated the purchase of this territory in 1867	Alaska
In 1846, the US & Britain agreed to split this territory at the 49th parallel.
US Constitution
Who is considered the primary author of the constitution	Madison
How did the constitution determine the representation in the House of Rep. For slave states?	3/5 slaves + whites
What system of government is embraced in the Constitution	federal republic
People who opposed the adoption of the new constitution were called what?	anti-federalists
Which constitutional amendment abolishes slavery?	-13
Which constitutional amendment reserves powers to the states or the people?	-10
According to the constitution, who specifically determines whether a president will be removed from office after impeachment?	Senate
How did the Great Compromise during the constitutional convention satisfy both large and small states?
Domestic Policy
He served as George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury and chief domestic advisor	Hamilton
Which region of the US typically opposed tariffs most vehemently?	South
During the Age of Jackson, farmers moved from a subsistence agriculture to what new system	commercial or market
Define nativism	anti-immigrant sentiment
This Jackson policy cleared more land in the Southeast for white settlement	Indian Removal
This religious resurgence began in the 1790s (2nd Great Awakening)
What behavior was the target of the temperance movement	drinking
The Maysville Road veto signaled this president's position on federally funded internal improvements	Jackson
Entertainment
Elvis Presley's appearance on this TV show in 1956 shocked many adults	Ed Sullivan
Literature
Ben Franklin's popular series--made him rich and famous	Poor Richard's Almanac
Jacob Riis' critical look at life in the slums	How the Other Half Lives
FJ Turner's argument that the US was losing something vital to our character	The Frontier in American History
Helen Hunt Jackson report critical of US policy toward Native Americans	A Century of Dishonor
An expose the horrors of the Chicago Meat Packing Industry	Upton Sinclair, the Jungle
She showed the environmental hazard of chemicals and fertilizers--specifically DDT	Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
This 1963 book argued that many women were unhappy with their assigned roles	Betty Friedan, Feminine Mystique
He argued for American Independence and against the logic of Monarchy	Thomas Paine, Commons Sense.
He argued that the Townshend duties still constituted taxation without representation	John Dickinson, Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer
A criticism of auto safety standards published in 1965	Ralph Nader, Unsafe at Any Speed
It aroused anti-slavery feelings in the North	Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's Cabin
It was the newspaper for radical abolitionists	William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator
This book became a widely read staple of the Black Power movement	The autobiography of Malcolm X
She wrote it as the platform of the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls if 1848	Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Declaration of Sentiments
This 1962 work described the hidden poor in America	Michael Harrington, The Other America
Court Cases
This Warren court decision said that states must provide defense attorneys at the public's expense in felony trials	Gideon vs. Wainwright
This 1973 ruling guaranteed a women's right to an abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.	Roe vs. Wade
In this 1883 decision, the Supreme Court invalidated the 1875 Civil Rights Act because it said that the 14th amendment only applied to discrimination perpetrated by the state.	Civil Rights Cases
In this Marshall Court decision, the court found that states could not interfere with the charters of private corporations or in this case, a college	Dartmouth vs. Woodward.
In this decision, the court ruled that since slaves were property, slavery could not be restricted in the territories and therefore the MO compromise was unconstitutional	Dred Scott vs. Sandford
What political party did John Marshall associate with?	Federalist
The Court ruled that only congress had the power to grant interstate steamboat monopolies	Gibbons vs. Ogden
This 1895 decision upheld the prison sentence of a labor leader and legalized the use of injunctions against labor unions	In Re Debs
This decision established the principle of judicial review	Marbury vs. Madison
This 1966 decision ruled that police officers must inform suspects of their rights at the time of arrest	Miranda vs. Arizona
He was the chief justice who issued the Dred Scott decision	Roger Taney
McCulloch vs. Maryland dealt with the constitutionality of what federal institution?	Second National Bank
United States Supreme Court held that Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments--Georgia and Jackson ignored the ruling	Worcester vs. Georgia
Permitted legal segregation by ruling that "separate but equal" was constitutional	Plessy vs. Ferguson
Upheld the Espionage Act & Sedition Amendment which restricted WW1 free speech	Schenck vs. United States
The constitutionality of the national bank was upheld in this landmark decision?	McCulloch vs. Maryland
This president ignored John Marshall's ruling in Worcester vs. Georgia	Jackson
Landmark Legislation
It authorized the federal government to push the five civilized tribes west of the Mississippi River	Indian Removal Act, 1830
It allowed citizens to settle, improve, and claim 160 acres of land	Homestead Act, 1862
It provided education and low-interest mortgagees available to WW2 veterans	GI Bill, 1944
It created a new central banking system for the US in 1913	Federal Reserve Act
It required many civil servants to take tests and forbade campaign contributions from federal workers	Pendleton Act
Passed under the Article of Confederation, it established the process by which states would enter the union.	Northwest Ordinance
This 1935 New Deal legislation attempted to reduce poverty for elderly Americans by guaranteeing them a federally funded pension	Social Security Act
This Great Society legislation banned discrimination in public accommodations and employment discrimination	Civil Rights Act of 1964
It created a federal court system	Judiciary Act of 1789
Passed in 1914, it strengthened anti-trust laws	Clayton Antitrust Act
It divided the confederacy into five military districts and invalidated Johnson's reconstruction	Reconstruction Act of 1867
Labor
This man led a boycott against California grape growers on behalf of migrant workers	Cesar Chavez
Colonial America
In the end, how many people were put to death during the Salem Witch Trial (20)	20
What year was the Jamestown colony founded?	1607
Poor Richard's Almanac made this American a celebrity	Benjamin Franklin
This intellectual movement celebrated human reason and science	enlightenment
This nation explored and settled the Great Lakes region and Mississippi & Ohio Valleys (France)	France
French explorers formed a profitable partnership with N. Americans around this commodity	fur
This colony was formed by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for debtors	Georgia
This was the only colony to try a ban on slavery	Georgia
This English political uprising saw a Catholic King replaced by Protestant rulers	Glorious Revolution
George Whitefield was a preacher whose sermons symbolized this religious movement	Great Awakening
This 1662 agreement allowed Puritan children to become partial church members without public profession	half way covenant
This country established a trading post on Manhattan Island in 1624	Holland
This assembly became the first representative government in British North America (1619)	House of Burgesses
these people would work for a fixed period of time to pay for their passage (indentured servants)	indentured servants
Where was the first permanent English colony in North America?	Jamestown
In 1497 this European explorer claimed the mainland of North America for England	John Cabot
Who's philosophy included "he who works not, eats not"	John Smith
His sermon entitled "A Model of Christian Charity" envisioned New England as a City Upon A Hill	John Winthrop
In 1675, this Indian chief set our to exterminate whites in America	King Phillip/Metacomet
Name the English political philosopher who symbolized the enlightenment (Locke)	Locke
Who is George Calvert better known as (Lord Baltimore)	Lord Baltimore
The first proprietary colony (Maryland)	Maryland
This document established the foundation for government by the consent of the governed for the pilgrims	Mayflower Compact
The British policy of governing its colonies to build up its gold reserves is known as	Mercantilism
Early explorers originally encountered North America in Search of this route to Asia?	Northwest Passage
Is Maryland an example of a proprietary, charter, or royal colony	Proprietary
This group wanted the Church of England to abandon certain practices leftover from Catholicism	Puritans
Roger Williams was the founder of which colony (Rhode Island)	Rhode Island
This first English colony in North America disappeared in the late 1500s	Roanoke
This Massachusetts dissident formed Rhode Island	Roger Williams
The British policy of minimal interference in colonial America	salutary neglect
Jacques Cartier explored this river, which led to French claims in interior N. America	St. Lawrence
This Slave Uprising in South Carolina in 1739 horrified white southerners	Stono Rebellion
In 1612 John Rolfe discovered that a superior strain of this cash crop could be grown in Virginia	Tobacco
Harvard College was founded in 1836 for what purpose?	train ministers
American Revolution
British debt from this war led to the taxing of the colonists	French & Indian
When & where were the first shots of the War for Independence fired	Lexington, 1775
Name Thomas Paine's 1776 pamphlet which urged immediate independence	Common Sense
Arms shipments from this country were vital to U.S. success during the war	France
This Prussian helped train American troops at Valley Forge	Frederick Von Steuben
In 1765 Parliament passed this law, directly taxing Americans for the first time	Stamp Act
What year was the Treaty of Paris, ending the war, signed	1783
Sharp British reaction to this event resulted in the "Intolerable Acts"	Tea Party
On Christmas 1776, Washington defeated these mercenaries at Trenton	Hessians
This British General was forced to surrender at the conclusive Battle of Yorktown	Cornwallis
This Mass. lawyer defended the British troops accused of murder after the Boston Massacre	John Adams
This General's 1776 decision to stop pursuing Washington until spring proved a costly blunder	General Howe
This British customs ship was burned by angry Rhode Islanders	Gaspee
This set of laws and policies forced colonists to trade primarily with Britain	Navigation Acts
Name America's most famous Naval leader	John Paul Jones
synonym for loyalist	torry
This year is usually considered the end of Sal. Neglect	1763
this is the idea that all British subjects are rep. by parliament	virtual rep
another word for nonimportation	boycott
customs schooner burned y rebellious colonists	gaspee
this was parliaments response to the tea party	Coercive Acts
this young French officer was critical to the rev	Marquis de Lafayette
This 1766 act asserted parliaments right to control the colonies	Declaratory Act
What was the purpose of the Continental Association, created by the 1st CC	boycott
The 2CC selected him as commander of the Continental Army	Washington
July 1775 petition that proclaimed loyalty and asked the King to negotiate an end to hostility	Olive Branch Petition
author of declaration of ind	TJ
exact date of Ind (formally adopted)	July 4, 1776
this famous son was the last royal governor of NJ and a loyalist	William Franklin
term: women are responsible for nurturing good citizens	republican motherhood
term: leaders should rise because of talent rather than being born into wealth	natural aristocracy
Burgoynes surrender in 1777 convinced the French that the US had a chance	Saratoga
He negotiated the treaty of alliance with France	Franklin
These 2 nations entered the European war vs. Britain in 1779, joining France	Spain & Holland
The US suffered through hyperinflation in the early 1780s--what is it?	rapid devaluation of currency
"Oh God, It's Over, It's All Over" North said after:	Yorktown
It formally ended the war in 1783, granting US independence	treaty of Paris
what affect did the War have on American manufacturing?	stimulated
term: shared power between states and central	federalism
this law created the procedure by which territories could become states	Northwest ordinance of 1787
He led an uprising in Mass in 1786-1787	Daniel Shays
All states were at the con conv. Except this one-time home of Roger Williams	Rhode Island
Describe the "great compromise"
what were opponents of the const called	anti-federalist
which 2 states produced the most revolutionary leaders?	Mass & Virginia
In 1783, Military officers formed this group--unpopular because its positions would be passed on	Society of Cincinnati
called "a master propagandist and engineer of rebellion"	Sam Adams
every colony had established one of these for sharing info with other colonies by the mid 1770s	committees of correspondence
this group meeting was attended by 9 colonies in 1765 to coordinate action	Stamp Act Congress
this promise was key to getting NY and Virg to ratify the const.	Bill of Rights
term used by EV: a belief in human equality	egalitarianism
What did the Tea Act do to the price of tea	lowered it
Primary authors of the federalist papers	Madison, Hamilton, Jay
Newspaper articles written to support ratification	Federalist Papers
Jefferson borrowed heavily from this philosophers work on natural rights	John Locke
these open ended search warrants angered colonists	writs of assistance
These secret societies were formed in every colony to protest the stamp act	Sons of Liberty
The British policy restricted western settlement of colonists	Proc of 1763
Which company lost 342 crates of tea in 1773	East Indian Company
what roles did spinning bees have in the American revolution
Misc-1800-1850
This Election saw the first peaceful transfer of power from one party to another	1800
What year was the Democratic Republicans lock on Presidential Power broken	1840
Why was Napoleon willing to sell the US Louisiana territory	$$ for war
How did the federal government respond to the Whiskey Rebellion?	12,900 man army
Who won the election of 1796	Adams
Of the first 7 U.S. Presidents, name all those who didn't serve two full terms	Adams & Quincy Adams
Name 2 prominent members of the Federalist Party	Adams, Hamilton
Using a system of interchangeable parts is known by what other name	American System of Man.
This President is known for his appeals to the common man	Andrew Jackson
He was the leading popular vote-getter in 1824	Andrew Jackson
In 1801 Jefferson sent the navy to fight a small war against these pirates	Barbary Pirates
This Battle saw Admiral Oliver Hazard Perry maintain control of Lake Erie	Battle of Put In Bay
These constitutional amendment were ratified in 1791	Bill of Rights
What happened to the USS Chesapeake in 1807	boarded by British navy
Name the steamboat that Livingston & Fulton introduced on the Hudson River	Clermont
This important meeting was held in Philadelphia in 1787	Constitutional Convention
Under Jefferson, were taxes increased or decreased?	decreased
What political party did Thomas Jefferson lead?	Democratic-Republicans
The second American party system pitted these two political parties against each other	Democrats & Whigs
How did Thomas Jefferson react to the neutrality violations during the Napoleonic Wars?	Embargo Act of 1807
This 363 mile canal was America's 1st major canal project	Erie Canal
A system of shared power between state and national governments	federalism
Who benefited from Adam's midnight appointments?	Federalist judges
The first American part system pitted these two political parties against each other	Federalists & Republicans
Washington focused his attention on what kind of issues during his presidency	foreign affairs
This forts defense of Baltimore during the war of 1812 inspired the Star Spangled Banner	Fort McHenry
The XYZ Affairs caused relations with this nation to plummet	France
Who did the United States acquire Louisiana Territory from?	France
What is the significance of Lewis & Clark's expedition?	generated interest in the west
This treaty returned borders to the way they were before the War of 1812	Ghent
This Supreme Court Decision voided state granted steamboat monopolies	Gibbons vs. Ogden
He issued the "Report on Public Credit"	Hamilton
Who was Washington Secretary of the Treasury and chief advisor?	Hamilton
This man was appointed Secretary of State in what became known as the "corrupt bargain"	Henry Clay
This 1812 War Hawk became Speaker of the House	Henry Clay
He was Massachusetts first Secretary of Education	Horace Mann
Give 2 specific causes of the war of 1812	Impress, Indians
He anonymously published the South Carolina Exposition and Protest urging Nullification	John C. Calhoun
Who did John Adams appoint Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	John Marshall
What is the significance of the Marbury vs. Madison decision?	judicial review
These 2 explorers (sent by Jefferson in 1804) stories of the West helped fuel western expansion	Lewis & Clark
Describe Jefferson's view of the federal government	limited
This Mass. Factory gained fame by using girls and young women in their labor force	Lowell
This major land acquisition cost the united States $15 in 1803	Louisiana Purchase
This man was the primary author of the US Constitution	Madison
He was U.S. President During the War of 1812	Madison
Who won the presidential election of 1808?	Madison
This policy states that European powers should no longer interfere in W. Hemisphere	Monroe Doctrine
How did George Washington react to war between Britain and France?	neutrality
This major battle on the war of 1812 was fought after the peace treaty had been accepted	New Orleans
What is the significance of the Battle of Fallen Timbers?	opened Ohio to White settlement
What was Hamilton's view of national debt?	permanent
Who owned 80% of the First National Bank?	private investors
What was the Federalist Party's stance on industrialization?	pro
He was the man behind the American Museum	PT Barnum
What was the most significant British concession in Jay's Treaty?	removal of British troops
This treaty between the US and Britain disarmed the Great Lakes	Rush-Bagot Treaty
Where was the first major women's rights convention held	Seneca Falls
This 1798 legislation made it illegal to criticize the President	Sedition Act
This 1786 rebellion was led by debt-burdened farmers of Western Massachusetts	Shay's Rebellion
What significant event occurred in the French colony of Saint Domingue in 1791	slave uprising
Give 2 reasons that Southerners tended to be pro-French	slaves, Indians
Citizens of the Southwest. US considered joining this nation for access to New Orleans and protection from Natives	Spain
What term refers to someone living on land that they do not hold the title to	squatter
Why did Jefferson hesitate before buying LA	strict constructionist
These 2 Shawnee brothers attempted to form an anti-US Indian alliance	Tecumseh & Prophet
What American political first happened in the Election of 1800?	transfer of power
What was the result of the Adams-Onis Treaty	US Acquired Florida
These political statements articulated the idea that states could nullify unconstitutional laws	Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
After killing Hamilton, what did Aaron Burr try to do next?	western confederacy
Who did the Battle of Tippecanoe make a hero?	William Henry Harrison
Hamilton's tax program sparked this rebellion of 1794 in Penn. Which was put down by federal troops	Whiskey Rebellion
His cotton gin helped make cotton a major cash crop in the South	Whitney
Name the publisher of the Liberator	William Lloyd Garrison
What 5 freedoms does the 1st amendment guarantee	speech, press, religion, assemble, & petition
Civil War
How many times was Lincoln elected President?	2
Who was the 54th of Massachusetts?	1st Black Regiment
People who were in favor of banning slavery were called what?	abolitionists
Name the sight where the Lee surrendered to Grant?	Appomattox Court House
Sherman began his March to the Sea in which City?	Atlanta
This law angered northerners because it personally involved them in maintaining slavery	Fugitive Slave Act
What State was Lincoln a US Representative from?	Illinois
The President of the Confederate States of America	Jefferson Davis
The General who led the Confederate Army	Robert E. Lee
The word that means to leave the union	secede
This legislation finally abolished slavery in the US	13th amendment, 1865.
What was Picket's Charge?	3rd Day of Gettysburg, failure
What is the difference between an abolitionist and a free-soiler?	Abolitionists wanted to abolish slavery. Free-soilers wanted to stop its expansion.
What was the 1846 Wilmot Proviso?	an amendment that would prevent the extension of slavery in any territory gained from the Mexican War.
The Civil War plan that called for the economic strangulation of the South	Anaconda
Name Abraham Lincoln’s running mate in the Election of 1864.	Andrew Johnson.
General Sherman began his infamous March to the Sea in which city?	Atlanta, Georgia (1864).
In 1836, congress imposed the gag rule. What was its purpose?	automatically tabled anti-slavery petitions
What happened to Senator Charles Sumner in May 1856?	beaten on Senate floor
Slave states that remained loyal to the union were called	Border states
This technological innovation used a long piece of lead with a rounded tip	bullet
Fort Wagner was the key to capturing what city	Charleston, SC
What is conscription?	Conscription is mandatory military service.
How did Lincoln legally justify fighting the Civil War	Constitutionally bound
This method of increasing the size of an army was used for the first time during the Civil War	draft
This African-American who took his case for freedom to the Supreme Court	Dred Scott
Declaration that freed the slaves in the rebelling states	Emancipation Proclamation
He became the most famous and accomplished black abolitionist.	Frederick Douglass
Lincoln fired this General and eventually beat him in the Election of 1864.	George B. McClellan
This Battle marked the last major offensive of the Confederates	Gettysburg
Name the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin	Harriet Beecher Stowe
Who was the President of the C.S.A.?	Jefferson Davis
In 1858, He attempted to lead a slave revolt by seizing the arsenal at Harper's Ferry Virginia	John Brown
Lincoln’s Assassin	John Wilkes Boothe
The state that first broke into widespread violence over the slavery question	Kansas
How did the Mexican War contribute to tensions between North and South	land/slavery
What happened at Appomattox Court House in 1865?	Lee surrendered
This 1862 legislation authorized the union to print $150 million in “greenbacks.”	Legal Tender Act
Who won the 1860 presidential election?	Lincoln
Lincoln gained national fame in this series of public appearances.	Lincoln-Douglas debates.
Who won the first major battle of the war?	Manassas—Confederates
In 1831, he led a slave rebellion in Virginia which led to 55 whites being killed.	Nat Turner
The worst draft riots of the Civil War occurred in this city in 1863.	New York City
What did George Fitzhugh argue in his book "Cannibals All"	Northern "wage slavery" was worse
In order to communicate, slaves used this form of simplified and grammatically “incorrect” English.	pidgin
Bleeding Kansas proved this compromise method for dealing with slavery in the territories ineffective.	Popular sovereignty
This group controlled Reconstruction after Lincoln's assassination and Johnson's impeachment.	Radical Republicans
What political party was Lincoln the first person elected president from?	Republican Party. (founded in 1854)
The Whig party was replaced by what anti-slavery political party in the 1850s	Republicans
Where was the Southern capital located during the war?	Richmond
What historical figure did Mathew Broderick play in Glory	Robert Gould Shaw
The Union General who used Total War to break the Southern will to fight	Sherman
Which side fired the first shots of the Civil War at Fort Sumter?	South
This was the first state to secede from the union (1860) and the site of Fort Sumter	South Carolina
What is a siege?	surround and starve
The battle was the bloodiest day of the war with over 24,000 casualties.	The Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)
This government institution was created during the Civil War to help raise revenue through taxation.	The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
This legislation effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise by allowing slavery North of the 36^th parallel.	The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
President James Buchanan supported this pro-slavery constitution in Kansas, but congress wouldn’t accept it.	The Lecompton Constitution.
What kind of warfare targets civilians and the economic infrastructure of the enemy	total warfare
A Union captain boarded this British ship and captured emissaries James Mason and John Slidell in 1861, enraging the British.	Trent
The man who became Lincoln’s top General at the end of the war	Ulysses S. Grant
The 1852 novel that helped rally opposition to slavery	Uncle Tom’s Cabin
In 1854, William Walker led a filibustering expedition in central America. What's filibustering?	unofficial military expedition.
What did the Ostend Manifesto advocate?	US acquisition of Cuba
General Grant used a siege to force the surrender of this strategically important river town.	Vicksburg, Mississippi (1863)
In 1831, he began to publish the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator:	William Lloyd Garrison
This civil liberty was suspended during the Civil War. It requires a hearing before a judge to justify the detention of a prisoner.	Writ of habeas corpus.
T/F The Emancipation Proclamation freed all of the slaves	FALSE
T/F Lincoln was an abolitionist before the war	FALSE
American West
In 1883, he started his Wild West show, which glorified frontier adventure.	Buffalo Bill Cody
This Asian immigrant group provided much of the labor for the TCC	Chinese
This 1862 act made 160 acres available to settlers	Homestead Act
This war broke out in Minnesota in 1862	Little Crow, Sioux uprising
Name 3 primary professions that western settlers had	miners, ranchers, farmers
This organization, a precursor to the Populist Party, boasted a membership of 1.5 million in the 1870s.	The Grange
What's an exoduster?	African American westerner escaping prejudice
This 1874 invention helped bring an end to the open range	barbed wire
The treaty of fort Laramie guaranteed the Sioux possession of this land forever	Black Hills
This 1874 Gold Discovery prompted a war between the US government and the Lakota Tribe	Black Hills
This General and all his men were wiped out in the Battle of Little Big Horn	Custer
This 1887 Act broke reservations into individual plots and sold the extra to settlers	Dawes Severalty Act
What’s open range and who would oppose it?	free grazing, farmers
This native-American leader led his tribe on an amazing retreat for 100s of miles	Chief Joseph
What happened at Wounded Knee?	Massacre
What was the purpose of a cattle drive?	Move cattle to railroad
In this Supreme Court decision, the power of states to set maximum freight charges and to regulate grain elevators were affirmed	Munn vs. Illinois
In 1889, this territory was opened to settlement, prompting one of the last land rushes	Oklahoma
What's a sooner?	Oklahoma cheater
In the late 1800s, US government native American policy was known as concentration. Where were Indians concentrated	reservations
What group or business was the largest land owner in the West & why?	RR
This transportation milestone was completed in 1869	Transcontinental Railroad
What was the name of Helen Hunt Jackson's 1881 critical report on US Indian policy?	Century of Dishonor
In 1890, the US Cavalry opened fire on sick and Tired Sioux Indians, killing over 150 at a camp on this creek.	Battle of Wounded Knee
Industrialization, Labor & Immigration
Millions of immigrants entered the US through this processing center in NY	Ellis Island
Where did the new immigrants of the later 1800s primarily come from?	Southern and eastern Europe
The term that refers to an organized group of workers	unions
The term that refers to negotiating as a group	collective bargaining
What is a worker who crosses the picket line called	scab
The philosophy that advocates government ownership of industry	socialism
When 1 company controls an industry, it's called what?	monopoly
The term that means hands-off government	laissez-faire
What restrictions were placed on child labor in the mid-1800s	none
The term that advocated survival of the fittest in society and business	s. Darwinism
What is it called when several companies work together to set prices	cartel
He is credited for bringing the electric light bulb to market	Edison
He made a fortune in the Steel business and gave it away	Carnegie
He founded Standard Oil	John D. Rockefeller
A Golden Spike completed this national transportation milestone	Transcontinental railroad
It connected Brooklyn and Manhattan	Brooklyn Bridge
Edison's favorite invention-- it recorded sound	phonograph
The expansion of this technology created jobs for thousands of immigrants including Joseph from Far & Away	railroads
Name the company that Alexander Graham Bell helped found	American Telephone & Telegraph
What was a neighborhood where a certain ethnic group lived called	ghetto
In Far & Away, how did Shannon originally hope to finance her journey west and why was she unable to?
What is William Marcy Tweed known for?	New York political machine
Why did people vote for political machines?	Provided jobs and services
How did political machines make money?	Graft
What is a neighborhood or real estate covenant?
Define rural, suburban, urban
In 1882, the US passed its first IM rest. Act aimed at:	Chinese
Most immigrant traveled to the US in this below-deck class	Steerage
This terms means hands-off government	laissez-faire
This national communication began in 1844	Telegraph
The Bessemer process made this material perfect for building—steel lighter, stronger	Steel (lighter & stronger)
He gave away $350M, but paid his workers little	Carnegie
Progressive Era
He was considered the first Progressive president	Teddy Roosevelt
A fire at this factory exposed unsafe working conditions	Triangle Shirtwaist
TEDDY ROOSEVELT ran as a candidate of what party in 1912	Progressive/Bull Moose
She led the birth control movement and helped found Planned Parenthood	Margaret Sanger
This voting method allows voters to directly decide whether a bill should be passed	referendum
What did the Payne-Aldrich Act of 1909 do?	set higher tariffs
Sinclair Lewis might be most responsible for the passage of this act	Meat Inspection Act
What did the 18th amendment do?	prohibition
For this reformer, it was vitally important that education not be the teaching of mere dead fact, but that the skills and knowledge which students learned be integrated fully into their lives as citizens and human beings	John Dewey
This constitutional amendment allowed for a federal income tax	16th
This WI Governor and Senator was a leading progressive	Robert La Follette
He wrote the book "How the Other Half Lives" which exposed poverty in America	Jacob Riis
Ida Tarbel wrote an expose about this corporate giant	Standard Oil
Name the four constitutional amendments during the progressive era	16-19
This 1883 Act marked the beginning of Civil Service reform at the national level	Pendleton Act
This pacifist was the first women elected to the US congress	Jeannette Rankin
When he was fired as the head of the US Forest Service, TEDDY ROOSEVELT challenged Taft	Gifford Pinchot
Under Wilson, this agency was created to oversee the nations banking system	Federal Reserve Board
Age of Imperialism
This nickname was given to war-hungry expansionists	jingoism
Sanford B. Dole led the push for US annexation of this island	Hawaii
These two giants of the newspaper world profited from war	Pulitzer & Hearst
sensational journalism more intended to sell papers than to print the truth is known as:	yellow journalism
This amendment undermined the Teller am. by placing conditions on American withdrawal:	Platt Amendment
critics of US empire building formed this organization	Anti-Imperialist League
US Secretary of State John Hay pursued this policy toward China	Open Door Policy
In 1900, foreign troops invaded Beijing for this reason	to put down the Boxer rebellion
Panama declared its independence from this nation in a revolution orchestrated by the US	Columbia
William Gorgas overcame this major obstacle to building the Panama Canal	Mosquito
From 1898-1902, the US fought a war to maintain control of this nation	Philippines
It was called the "Splendid Little War"	Spanish-American War
What year was the Spanish American War?	1898
Who once said, "I shall welcome almost any war, for I think this country needs one?"	TEDDY ROOSEVELT
This author of The Influence of Sea Power Upon History was a proponent of imperialism	(Alfred Mahan)
Taft's foreign policy, designed to promote US commercial interests was known as	Dollar Diplomacy
Wilson refused to recognize the Huerta regime and sent troops to back a rival in:	Mexico
this 1898 congressional amendment renounced any US intent to rule Cuba	Teller Amendment
The US acquired these three territories as a result of the Spanish-American War	Philippines, Guam, Puerto Rico
Queen Liliuokalani was this nations last ruler before the US takeover	Hawaii
Which country did the U.S. fight the Spanish-American War against	(Spain)
Spanish control of this Caribbean nation helped spark the war	(Cuba)
Who was US President during the Spanish-American War?	(McKinley)
What really happened to the USS Maine according to historians?	(on-board explosion)
TEDDY ROOSEVELT led his Rough Riders up this Hill to become a war hero	(San Juan Hill)
This US admiral took out the entire Spanish fleet in the Philippines without losing a ship	(George Dewey)
How long did the "splendid little war" last?	3 months
Of the 5,000 American soldiers killed during the war, how many died in battle?	A) 379, b) 1379, c) 3379
This Spanish General became known as the Butcher	(Valeriano Weyler)
Threatened European expansion into this nation prompted the Roosevelt Corollary	Dominican Republic
TEDDY ROOSEVELT won the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to end this war	Russo-Japanese War
What was the purpose of TEDDY ROOSEVELT 1908 gentleman's agreement with Japan?	restrict immigration
The US occupied this nation for most of 1912-1933 to protect its investments	Nicaragua
This Mexican bandit provoked a major show of US force	Pancho Villa
World War I
What event was the spark that ignited the conflict	assassination of Ferdinand
What year was the Archduke assassinated in	1914
The dream of unifying the Slavic people of Eastern-Europe	Pan-Slavism
The Zimmerman telegram proposed a German alliance with what nation?	Mexico
This 1917 act required young men to register for the draft	Selective Service Act
This organization improved industrial efficiency and supplied the military	War Industries Board
Who were the 3 primary Central Powers	Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire
Who were the 3 primary allied powers at the start of the war	France, Russia, Britain
What innovation primarily “froze the front” and caused a 3 year stalemate	machine gun
What kind of German warfare was a primary reason the US entered WWI	submarine
The sinking of this passenger ship turned public opinion against Germany	Lusitania
This nation quit fighting WWI after a revolution in 1917	Russia
What is the movement of African-Americans to northern factory jobs called	Great Migration
This episode at the end of the war caused the government to arrest people with "dangerous: opinions	Red Scare
What was Wilson’s peace proposal called?	14 Points
What four nations were the primary participants of the Versailles conference?	US, Britain, France, Italy
According to the Versailles Treaty, who was solely responsible for WWI?	Germany
What was the most important part of the treaty to Woodrow Wilson?	League of Nations
What was the outcome of the Versailles Treaty debate in the US Senate?	Rejected
Pershing was the commander of the AEF--what is it	American Expeditionary Force
Who headed the Food Administration?	Herbert Hoover
What trend in warfare does the Red Baron symbolize?	air war
What was George Creel's contribution to the war effort?	Committee on Public Information
What is liberty cabbage better known as?	sauerkraut
Wilson said "what I am opposed to is not their feeling, but their stupidity" about what group?	pacifists
Name the first woman elected to the US congress	Jeanette Rankin
What did the Espionage Act of 1917 and the Sedition Amendment of 1918 do?	outlawed many forms of gov't criticism
How did the Supreme Court justify repression of civil liberties during WW1	"clear and present danger" existed
What was Wilson's 1916 re-election slogan?	"he Kept us out of war"
Wilson was the first democrat elected to 2 consecutive terms since who?	Andrew Jackson
Great Depression
The year the stock market crashed	1929
This is the nickname for the day the market crashed	Black Thursday
Explain how a bank run occurs
What does buying on the margin mean?	borrow money
True or False—It was difficult to get loans in the 1920s	FALSE
What happened to demand for good during the depression?	decrease
What are the 3Rs of the New Deal?	Relief, Reform, & Recovery
Shacks were nicknamed	Hoovervilles
What were the results of the Election of 1932	FDR beats Hoover
She was FDR's eyes and ears	Eleanor Roosevelt
It employed jobless youth in reforestation programs	CCC
It guaranteed bank deposits	FDIC
Unanimously declared unconstitutional in 1935	National Recovery Administration
What did FDR try to pack?	Supreme Court
He promised to make every man a king	Huey Long
This union split off from the AFL to represent industrial workers	Congress of Industrial Organization
World War II
Name the two U.S. Presidents who served during World War II.	Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman
Who was Great Britain’s World War II Prime Minister.	Winston Churchill
Germany & Italy had fascist leaders during WWII. Who are they?	Adolph Hitler Germany and Benito Mussolini Italy
The Highest U.S. Military officer in Europe during WWII.	Dwight Eisenhower
The highest U.S. Military officer in Asia during WWII.	Douglas MacArthur
The leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics	Soviet Union Joseph Stalin
Even though Japan was officially ruled by an Emperor, its actual leadership came from what segment of society?	its military
What month and year did Hitler and FDR die	April 1945
Name the Emperor of Japan	Hirohito
The scientific leader of the Manhattan Project	Oppenheimer
The military general who headed the Manhattan Project	Leslie Groves
Harry Truman's Secretary of War	Henry Stimson
Who was Japanese Prime Minister when Pearl Harbor was attacked	Hideki Tojo
At this meeting, Britain and France appeased Hitler	Munich Conference 1938.
The allied invasion of Normandy, France in 1944 is called what?	D-Day
Where did the D-Day invasion occur?	Normandy France
This battle marked Germany’s last major stand against the allies.	The Battle of the Bulge
Japan attacked this region of Northern China in 1931	Manchuria
Hitler’s attack of this country sparked the beginning of WWII in Europe?	Poland 1939
Why is May 8, 1945 called VE Day?	Germany surrenders
The largest amphibious invasion in world history is D-Day. What is amphibious?	Sea & Land
Before attacking Italy and Germany directly, where did US soldiers fight?	North Africa
What two islands were the site of bloody US victories in 1945?	Okinawa & Iwo Jima
What battle is considered the turning point of the US war with Japan	Midway, 1942
This Chinese city was the victim of widespread rape and murder by Japanese soldiers in 1937	Nanking
Where is Pearl Harbor located?	Hawaii
Japan wanted to take over this Asian nation rich in oil & South of the Philippines. What is it?	Indonesia/ Dutch East Indies
What happened at Dunkirk in 1940	British troops narrowly escape
What was the forced March of US war prisoners to camps in the northern Philippines called	Bataan Death March
Which two nations signed the infamous non-aggression Pact in 1939?
What year did Hitler become chancellor? 1933
Name the exact date of the Pearl Harbor attack?	Dec. 7, 1941
British forces narrowly escaped German invaders in this French town in 1940	Dunkirk
The battle of Midway made naval history. What was unique about it	navies never saw each other
Which two Japanese cities were atomically bombed?	Hiroshima & Nagasaki
During what month and year were the atomic bombs dropped on Japan?	August, 1945
Name the plane used to drop the first atomic bomb.	The Enola Gay
What is the program in which the atomic bomb was developed called?	Manhattan Project
This scientist informed President Roosevelt of the possibility of an atomic bomb in 1939.	Albert Einstein
A political philosophy that values the nation or state above the individual.	Fascism
Hatred of or prejudice against Jews	Anti-Semitism
To keep peace by giving in to someone’s demands.	Appeasement
The common name for the National Socialist German Workers Party	Nazi
A form of dictatorship in which the central government strives for total control over all aspects of life	Totalitarianism
A form of warfare in which a series of sudden attacks and mobile troops and equipment are used. Blitzkrieg	lightning war
The attempted extermination of an entire group of people through systematic murder.	Genocide
Distributing goods in a limited amount, sometimes through the use of coupons.	Rationing
Hitler wanted Lebensraum for Germany. What is that?	living space
When World War II started, most Americans wanted to remain out of foreign events. What is this feeling called?	Isolationism
What country was known as the "arsenal of democracy"	US
Extreme patriotism. Belief in your nation’s superiority.	nationalism
The German term for "the leader"	Der Fuhrer
Who did Hitler blame the Reichstag [German parliament] fire on?	Communists
This Greek term for "destruction by fire" has now become synonymous with Hitler’s genocide	Holocaust
Name the three countries that made up the Axis Powers.	Germany, Japan, and Italy
Name the three primary Allied Powers of WWII. Great Britain, United States, U.S.S.R.	Soviet Union
According to historians, Adolph Hitler made two major mistakes in 1941 that cost him the war. What were they?	US, USSR
What two major nations entered the war in 1941	US & USSR
What side of the war was China on?	Allied
This nation controlled the East Indies present day Indonesia before Japan invaded	Netherlands
Even though Japan was officially ruled by an Emperor, its actual leadership came from what segment of society?	Its Military
This section of Western Germany was demilitarized by Versailles	Rhineland
What was the area which is today Vietnam, Cambodia, & Laos known as before WWII	French Indochina
Why was the US known as the arsenal of democracy?	huge manufacturer of war goods
Name the fictional character that represented the working woman during the war?	Rosie the Riveter
Explain how World War II ended the Great Depression	put people back to work
This American designed a 975 acre assembly plant to produce planes for the war	Henry Ford
What happened to many Japanese-Americans during the war?	Internment camps
Why did Mexican immigration increase during World War II?	agricultural labor needed
How did Hollywood help with the war effort?	propaganda--training films
What did the government urge women to do at the end of the war	give up their jobs & return home
What is it called when the government spends borrowed money?	deficit spending
This act supplied the British and Soviets with war supplies before Pearl Harbor	Lend-Lease
What does GI stand for?	Government Issue
What did US soldiers drink 5Billion bottles of during WWII	Coca Cola
Pete Gray made history by playing major league baseball during the war. Why was his career unique?	he had only 1 arm
What party did Hitler lead?	Nazi
What term did Hitler use to describe his master race	Aryan
Name three of Hitler’s main policies or beliefs	anti-Semitism, re-arm, bread & work
What year did Adolph Hitler become Chancellor?	1933
What was Hitler’s autobiography called?	Mein Kampf
What was Hitler imprisoned for in 1923?	trying to overthrow the government
In 1940, FDR traded 50 Naval Destroyers to Britain in exchange for what?	military bases
Before the US entered WW2 they occupied these 2 Atlantic nations so that Germany couldn’t	Greenland & Iceland
In August, 1941 FDR and Churchill condemned aggression, affirmed self-determination, and endorsed collective security and disarm armament.	Atlantic Charter
This military office was created to coordinate the branches of the military	Joint Chiefs of Staff
This man left the Supreme Court to head the nation’s domestic war efforts	James F. Byrnes
What effect did WW2 have on the Middle Class	shrank by 10%, stayed the same, doubled
Name 5 products that were rationed during WW2	Gasoline, sugar, butter, meat, coffee, and cheese
How did WW2 affect women’s fashion?	shorter skirts
This agency was in charge of maintaining public support for the war	Office of War Information
This agency was in charge of fighting inflation during WW2	Office of Price Administration
This agency was established to coordinate the massive military production effort	the War Production Board
This 1944 landmark legislation provided low interest mortgages and free colleges tuition to veterans	Serviceman’s Readjustment Act, GI Bill
In 1941, FDR issued Executive Order 8802. What did it do?	prohibited discriminated employment discrimination in federal agencies and union doing war-related work.
There were 200,000 braceros in the US during WW2. What’s a bracero?	Temporary migrant workers
Mexican youths were targeted during these LA riots	Zoot Suit riots
Much of Adolf Hitler's popularity stemmed from his opposition to this unpopular treaty	Versailles
Cold War
The site of MacArthur's famous landing on Korea?	Inchon
Based on Whitacker Chamber's testimony, he was accused of espionage and later convicted	Alger Hiss
These televised hearings led to the downfall of Joseph McCarthy in 1954	Army-McCarthy hearings
Name the failed CIA backed invasion of Cuba in 1961	Bay of Pigs
How did Truman confront the Soviet blockade of East Berlin in 1948?	Berlin airlift
It crumbled in 1989	Berlin Wall
What 2 important cold war events of 1949 scared Americans	bomb & China
This nation entered the war on behalf of North Korea	China
US Cold War policy summed up in one word	containment
This era of relaxed relations is credited to Nixon and Kissinger	Détente
President when the Korean war ended	Eisenhower
This eventual Communist came to power in Cuba 1959	Fidel Castro
According to the Yalta agreements, how should the political future of Europe be determined?	free elections
Name the 2 Eastern-most members of NATO	Greece & Turkey
In 1952 this weapon, many times more powerful than the atom bomb was tested	Hydrogen bomb
This Winston Churchill speech sounded the alarm of Cold War	Iron Curtain
This leader of the FBI was a ruthless anti-Communist (and Civil Rights violator)	J. Edgar Hoover
The WI Senator who started an anti-Communist Witch Hunt	Joe McCarthy
This US secretary of state announced a policy of massive retaliation	John Foster Dulles
In his influential long telegram, he outlined a strategy of containment in 1946	Kennan
These two leaders of the USSR and USA were instrumental in avoiding nuclear war	Kennedy & Khrushchev
Who led the Communist Revolution of 1918 in Russia?	Lenin
He was the commander of UN forces until being fired by Truman?	MacArthur
He led the Communist Revolution in China	Mao Zedong
This was a major US aid program for Western Europe after WWII	Marshal Plan
Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?	Marx
This mutual defense alliance was formed in 1949	NATO
How did the Korean War begin in 1950?	North Korea invaded South Korea
This document encouraged the US to triple its defense budget at the start of the Cold War	NSC-68
His crusade against Alger Hiss gave this young congressman national fame	Richard Nixon
This couple was executed in 1953 for giving atomic bomb secrets to the Soviets	Rosenbergs
Who did Alger Hiss work for during World War II	State Department
The USSR was considered a totalitarian dictatorship. What does totalitarian mean?	total gov't control
President when the Cold War began	Truman
This US policy pledged aid to people resisting Communism	Truman Doctrine
This incident soured US-Soviet relations during Eisenhower's last year in office	U2 incident
This institution authorized the use of force in Korea	UN
What did USSR stand for?	Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
An airlift was used to save this area from Communism in 1948	West Berlin
What caused the start of the Korean War?	North Korea invasion
What country was Joseph Stalin a leader of until his death in 1953?	USSR
1945-1960
In 1948, Truman ordered an end to segregation in this institution	armed forces
At this 1944 meeting, the IMF, GATT, and the World Bank were created	Bretton Woods
What were the primary benefits of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act	GI Bill
He headed the Progressive Party and was a liberal challenger to Truman in 1948	Henry Wallace
In 1948 the US recognized this independent Jewish state	Israel
Who was the leader of the United Mine Workers in the 1940s	John L. Lewis
When this Egyptian leader nationalized the Suez Canal, Britain, France & Israel attacked	Nasser
He was elected VP in 1952 (Nixon)	Nixon
This current US Senator was the Presidential candidate of the Dixiecrats in 1948	Strom Thurmond
This 1947 bill outlawed "closed shops" and allowed the President to call an 8-day cooling off periods	Taft-Hartley
Which 4 countries occupied Germany at the end of WWII	US, USSR, UK, France
Name the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council	USSR, US, Britain, France, China
At the start of the Cold War, Truman wanted to avoid another Munich. What does this mean?	avoid appeasing an aggressor
This consumer good soared from a few thousand sales in the 1940s to being in half of all homes in 1953	TV
This legislation offered college tuition and low interest loans to veterans	GI Bill
Between 1945 and 1960, what people could buy with their income rose 22%	real income
The census bureau bought one of these to help tally the 1950 census	computer
This Dick Clark show was a big hit among teens in the 50s	American Band Stand
This popular sitcom starred Lucile Ball	I Love Lucy
In 1955, the 2 largest unions in America merged—name them	AFL & CIO
What is William Levitt best known for?	suburb construction
What were sharply rising birth rates in the post war period better known as?	baby boom
What president signed the Interstate Highway Act	Eisenhower—1956
This method of consumer borrowing first emerged in the 50s	credit card
In 1954, these 2 words were added to the Pledge of Allegiance	under God
He starred in the 1955 classic, Rebel Without a Cause	James Dean
This pediatrician became a best-selling author of books on parenting	Dr. Benjamin Spock
JD Salinger wrote this 1951 novel about a rebellious Holden Caulfield	Catcher in the Rye
This movie star once bragged that “I love to do things the censors won’t pass”	Marilyn Monroe
He served as vice president from 1953-1961	Nixon
The first artificial satellite was launched into orbit in 1957	Sputnik
What nation launched Sputnik	USSR
In 1958, this US agency was created in response to Sputnik	NASA
This band hit it big with Shake Rattle & Roll & Rock Around the Clock	B. Haley & Comets
From 1956-1958, he produced 14 consecutive million selling records	Elvis
Ownership of this surged from a few thousand in 1946 to 90% in 1960	TV
He was rookie of the year fro the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947	Jackie Robinson
In this landmark 1954 SC decision, “separate facilities were declared inherently unequal”	Brown vs. Board
This future SC justice argued Brown’s case	Thurgood Marshall
This 26 year old Baptist minister became the spokesperson for the Mont. Bus Boycott	MLK
Between 1940 and 1960, the # of Americans that lived in these areas increased from 20% to 30%	suburbs
1960-1975
A good showing in televised debates helped him defeat Richard Nixon in 1960	JFK
define détente	relaxation in tensions
define realpolitok	pragmatic politics
Describe the Pentagon Papers	documentary history of Vietnam
describe the Saturday night massacre	firing special prosecutors
He became Nixon's powerful Secretary of State	Kissinger
He became President when Nixon resigned in 1974	Ford
He was the powerful head of the FBI during the Nixon years	J. Edgar Hoover
How did Arab nations retaliate for US aid for Israel in the 1973 war	oil embargo
In 1972, Nixon became the first US president since Grant to visit this nation	China
Name Nixon's VP who left office after being charged with tax evasion and accepting bribes	Spiro Agnew
Name the 2 people Nixon defeated for the presidency in 68 & 72	Humphrey & McGovern
Name the 2 wash. Post reporters who helped uncover the Watergate scandal	Woodward & Bernstein
Name the newspaper that published the Pentagon Papers	NYT
Nixon appointed this conservative to replace Earl Warren as chief justice	Warren Burger
Nixon created this organization to discredit his opponents and to plug White House leaks	plumbers
Salvador Allende came to power in this nation in 1970, but was overthrown with US help	Chile
The first one of these was held in April 1970 to promote environmental awareness	Earth Day
The term stagflation was coined to describe the economy of the 70s--what does it refers to	recession & inflation
The text describes this national leader as suspicious, angry, and paranoid	Nixon
This new agency was created in 1970 to enforce environmental regulations	EPA
this sport became a key to improving US-Chinese relations	ping pong
What did CREEP stand for?	Committee to Re-elect the President
What proved to be the "smoking gun" evidence against Nixon?	tapes
What tactics did Nixon use to attack his opponents	CIA, FBI, IRS
what was Nixon's Huston plan?	major initiative to ruin radical groups
What was the Nixon Doctrine	US would no longer send its troops
What was the purpose of the Watergate break in?	bug the phones
Where did the Eagle land on July 21, 1969	Moon
A bomb destroyed a science building at this university campus in 1970	Madison
After the Cuban missile crisis the US and USSR agreed to install a hotline and to the LTBT	Limited Test Ban Treaty
By 1970, 12 million women were taking this pill	birth control
Constructed in 1961 to stem the escape from East Germany, it became symbolic of the Cold War	Berlin Wall
describe the 2 programs created by the Medical Care Act of 1965	Medicaid, Medicare
describe the deal that resolved the Cuban missile crisis	no invasion pledge
He was the USSR Premier during Kennedy's presidency	Khrushchev
He won the governorship on California partly with a hard line against student demonstrators	Reagan
His 1964 campaign slogan was "In your heart, you know he's right"	Goldwater
His 3rd party candidacy in 1968 was based on support for segregation and anti-radicalism	George Wallace
How did the US discover Soviet missile bases in Cuba?	U2 spy planes
In 1961, Kennedy created this organization of young American volunteers abroad	Peace Corps
In 1963 she published the Feminine Mystique	Betty Friedan
Name 3 characteristic of the counterculture	Sex, drugs, liberal,
Name Kennedy's VP	LBJ
The text book called this former Harvard prof. the high priest of LSD	Timothy Leary
Their manifesto pledged to "replace power rooted in possession with power rooted in love."	SDS
This 1969 New York Music festival is symbolic of the counterculture	Woodstock
This is the name for the failed CIA backed invasion of Cuba in 1961	Bay of Pigs
This party's political convention was marred by violence in Chicago in 1968	Democrats
This presidential hopeful was assonated in 1968	RFK
This was the name of JFK's envisioned $100B aid package for Latin America	Alliance for Progress
What city was the Haight-Ashbury district in?	San Francisco
What did Kennedy call his legislative agenda and what were the results	New Frontier-mostly not passed
What did LBJ call his legislative agenda after his win in 1964	Great Society
What event made William Calley infamous?	My Lai
What is James Meredith's significance in the CR movement	integrated Ole Miss
What is the significance of the immigration Act of 1965?	ended discriminatory. quota system
What social problem did LBJ declare war on?	poverty
What was the topic of Michael Harrington's 1962 Book, The Other America	poverty
Who did Nixon defeat in the election of 1968	Humphrey
Vietnam
At this 1954 conference, it was decided to temporary split Vietnam in half	Geneva
In this 1954 battle, France was defeated in Vietnam	Dien Bien Phu
Name 2 colleges where student protesters were killed in 1970	Kent State or Jackson State
Name the first president to send military advisors to Vietnam	Eisenhower
Name the year that saw the greatest number of US troops in Vietnam and the highest number of deaths	1968
The leader of South Vietnam until his assassination in 1963	Diem
The leader of the Vietnamese Independence Movement	Ho Chi Minh
The President drastically escalated US involvement in Vietnam	LBJ
The theory that if one country fell to communism, many others would also topple	Domino theory
This attack turned US public opinion against the war	Tet Offensive
This ethnic group fled Laos after the US lost the Vietnam War	Hmong
This former capitol of South Vietnam was renamed Ho Chi Minh City when the Communists took over	Saigon
This hazardous herbicide was used to remove leaves from the jungle trees	Agent Orange
This is a term for people who oppose fighting on moral grounds	conscientious objector
This jelly-like substance burned uncontrollably when it was dropped from the air	napalm
This Nixon announcement prompted a new wave of protects in 1970	expanding to Cambodia
This resolution authorized Johnson to use force in Vietnam	Gulf of Tonkin
This village was the site of a massacre by US troops on Vietnamese civilians	My Lai
What 3 nations made up French Indochina	Vietnam, Lao, Cambodia
What country reasserted its claim on Vietnam after WWII	France
What phrase describes the difference between public statements by politicians and the truth about Vietnam	Credibility Gap
What was Nixon's plan to turn the war over to the South Vietnamese called?	Vietnamization
What was the name of the South Vietnamese communist rebels	Viet Cong
What year did the US finally remove its last troops from Vietnam	1973
Civil Rights/African-American History
A violent race riot rocked this LA neighborhood in 1965 (34 killed)	Watts
Define defacto segregation	segregation by fact rather than law
Describe the sit-in as a method of protest
He annoyed Hitler by winning 4 gold medals at the 1936 Olympics	Jesse Owens
He broke the major league baseball color barrier in 1947	Jackie Robinson
He changed his name from Cassius Clay after becoming a Muslim	Mohammad Ali
He gained national fame by becoming the leader of the bus boycott & SCLC	MLK
In 1948, this President ordered the desegregation of the armed forces	Truman
In 1966, this political party was formed and it called for Black Power	Black Panthers
In order to desegregate schools, this began in the late 1960s	bussing
MLK was influenced by the non-violent tactics of this Indian leader	Gandhi
Name the first AA Secretary of State	Powell
One of the founders of this group once said "power flows from the barrel of a gun)	Black Panthers
She' known as the Queen of Soul	Aretha Franklin
She sparked the Montgomery Bus Boycott by failing to give up her seat	Rosa Parks
The 1st A.A. to win the US Open, Australian open, and Wimbledon	Arthur Ashe
The NAACP was formed in 1909, what does NAACP stand for?	Nat. Assoc. for the Ad. Of Colored P.
This 1896 court decision was overturned by the Brown vs. Board of Ed.	Plessy vs. Ferguson
This Act authorized federal examiners to register Af.Am voters in the South	Voting Rights Act of 65
This author's autobiography became very influential after his assassination in 65	Malcolm X
This Birmingham, AL police chief arrested 900 children in 1962	Bull Connor
This Civil Rights leader was assassinated in 1968	MLK
This hair style was symbolic of the Black is Beautiful movement	Afro
This landmark legislation outlawed discrimination in public accommodations	CR Act of 64
This movement called on AfAm to build their own organizations and control their own communities	Black Power
This NAACP lawyer argued the Brown case and later became SC justice	Thurgood Marshall
This President's leadership was key to passing the Civil Rights act of 64	LBJ
This song became symbolic of the early Civil Rights movement	We Shall Overcome
What did MLK refers to as a badge of honor?	being arrested for CR
What is a dashiki?	brightly colored African shirt
What is the Great Migration and what caused it?	movement to factory jobs in the north
What is the historical significance of James Meredith	1st Af. Am at Ole Miss
What was Malcolm X's last name until he replaced it?	Little
What was the specific purpose of the 1963 March	pass Civil Rights Bill
While in jail, Malcolm X joined this religious group	Nation of Islam