The date Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War.

A period of time when the U.S. attempted to rebuild the South after the Civil War (1865-1877).

the 16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended.

The idea that the government should support the concerns of ordinary people over the elite, started with a reform effort by farmers in response to industrialization.

Which example below is a Primary Source?

Which amendment abolished slavery?

The United States government opened up Ellis Island (1892) and Angel Island (1910) primarily to

The March 25, 1911, tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to

Jim Crow Era (1877-1954) included laws that segregated the races and were examples of the beliefs that the South still held onto after Reconstruction. These laws were mostly directed at which group

Developed by Henry Ford, what became a model for the manufacturing of American cars and consumer products?

The wave of immigrants that arrived in America, increased job opportunities and technological advances in building impacted American society by

What best describes propaganda to gather support for US involvement in war?

Group of works who collective bargain to improve wages, create safer work environments and fairer working hours.

Why was the United Nations established after World War II?

Which amendment guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government.

What event happened on December 7, 1941, “a day which will live in infamy?"

This period (1865-1915) is known for it's rise of railroads, large labor force, new technology and large amounts of capital that increased production and built the US economy.

These individuals come into the country from another country and were forced to assimilate, or accept the American culture. Nativists have the attitude toward preventing these individuals from entering the US.

What United States president gave the order to drop the atomic bombs on Japan and then promised to defend any country around the world against communism?

This is the place where two sets of tracks met to drive the “Golden Spike,” symbolizing the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad and opening interstate commerce across the US.

This is a term for when one company controls an entire industry by eliminating competition. John D. Rockefeller created one of these to control the oil industry.

When we use textbooks, what type of evidence are we using?

Which amendment guarantees women the right to vote?

On September 11th, the United States remembers

Which of the following was a conflict between the United States (democracy and capitalism) vs. the Soviet Union (communism) that developed after WWII.

Who symbolized the women who took over jobs in war production factories on the home front during World War II?

Why did the U.S build the Panama Canal?

The westward expansion of the United States helped cause which of the following?

The term first used after World War II to describe the systematic torture and murder of Europe’s Jews was

What is the purpose of the 15th Amendment to the Constitution?

When did D-Day occur?

The longest serving US President who battled polio while leading the US through the Great Depression and World War II.

The place where the citizens take action to support the soldiers on the fighting fronts.

What group was interned due to Executive Order 9066 as a reaction to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor?

The refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s beliefs

Supreme Court case that determined individuals must be told of their rights upon arrest. Confessions can be thrown out if not.

Which constitutional amendment began Prohibition and outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol, leading to a rise in crime?

Muckrakers like Thomas Nast, Upton Sinclair, Ida Tarbell and Jacob Riis were all

The First Atomic Bomb was dropped on the city of __________, Japan in August of 1945

Posters like these created during World War II promoted

The first Ten Amendments to the Constitution are called the _______.

The Great Migration refers to the shift of the African American population from the

Beginning in the Great Depression, the government system of unemployment insurance and care for dependent mothers and children, the handicapped, and guaranteed retirement payments for enrolled workers beginning at age 65

Document that sets out the laws and principles of the government of the United States

Which amendment states every person born or naturalized in the US is a citizen?

Supreme Court case in 1896 that established the constitutionality of "separate but equal" laws.

World War I started on June 28, 1914 . What event was the "spark" that immediately caused World War I?

In the period from 1860 to 1890, what was an effect of the Sioux Indian Wars on most Native Americans living in western states?

28th US President who brought his 14 point plan for world peace to post-WWI Treaty of Versailles negotiations, but his plan for the League of Nations was not supported.

An important leader of the Civil Rights Movement who was awarded a Nobel peace Prize for his non-violent efforts to win equal rights for African-Americans

40th US President who made cuts to social programs and taxes in an attempt to stimulate the economy in the 1980s and is credited with ending the Cold War

An island 90 miles off the coast of Florida and was the site of the sinking of the USS Maine and later became a Cold War hotpoint during a nuclear missile crisis

The site of two US conflicts in the Middle East. The first in 1991 Persian Gulf War and the second began in 2003 with the US attempts at creating another democratic nation in the Middle East.

A federal agency set up to help former slaves after the Civil War.

When a more powerful nation takes over a weaker one. The US follows this policy as they attempt to gain greater amounts of raw materials and new markets

The term for how one government deals with another in international relations

Which set of countries made up the Axis Powers during WWII?

This organization was formed in 1909 to work for equal rights for African Americans. It often gives legal representation for Civil Rights issues.

WWI ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles at 11am on November 11th, 1918. The treaty included harsh punishments for ______________, leading to World War II.

What November 9, 1989, event symbolizes the end of the Cold War?

Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to

Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks were leaders of what change in the 1950s and 1960s?

What was the purpose of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s plan called the Great Society ?

Following the Civil War, a large numbers of former slaves earned a living by becoming

What was the impact of yellow journalism on the Spanish American War?

The Allies of World War II were

Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One, resulting in unprecedented number of casualties?

What helped to cause the creation of suburbs after WWII?

On October 29, 1929 share prices on the New York Stock Exchange completely collapsed and partially caused the Great Depression. This day is known as...

This natural disaster served to worsen the effects of the Great Depression on Farmers in the Great Plains

Why did the U.S. enter the Korean and Vietnam Wars?

What Cold War event is considered the closest the world has ever come to a nuclear war?

24th Amendment bans poll taxes, which along with literacy tests and the grandfather clause, were originally used as tools to