Monopolist who is known for his steel company and for being a philanthropist

Invented the lightbulb, which increased productivity because factories could stay open later

Law that allowed the government to regulate railroad rates

Broke up Native American tribal land into individual family plots to try to assimilate Native Americans to white culture

Fought for workers’ rights, such as higher wages and shorter work hours

Movement from the farms to Northern cities; contributed to urbanization, or the growth of cities, during this period

Law that prevented Chinese workers from immigrating to the US; was passed because of Nativism and competition for jobs on the West Coast

Monopolist who is known for his oil company and who is known for treating his workers and competition badly

There were more people coming to the US from Southern and Eastern Europe; contributed to urbanization, or the growth of cities

Law passed to prevent monopolies in order to promote competition between businesses

Gave 160 acres of land to families that would make a farm on that land out West; resulted in westward migration and the closing of the frontier

Created the income tax

Prohibited the sale of alcohol because of the Temperance Movement

1896 Supreme Court case that called segregation by race constitutional because of “separate but equal”

Civil rights leader who fought against the lynching of black people in the South

Investigative journalists who exposed the issues of the Gilded Age

Created the Hull House to help the urban poor and help immigrants assimilate to American society

Early civil rights leader who believed blacks should fight for full and immediate civil rights (NAACP)

Created to protect the environment from greedy companies

Early civil rights leader who believed blacks should focus on economic skills first and rights later (Tuskegee Institute)

Led the women’s suffrage movement

Writer whose book The Jungle exposed the meatpacking industry

Law passed because of The Jungle to protect consumers by making sure that their food is safe to eat

Allowed for the direct election of senators

“Trust-buster” president who is known for protecting consumers and creating National Parks

Gave citizens a greater voice (more democracy) in state governments

Gave women the right to vote because of the Suffrage Movement

President during World War I who came up with the idea of the Fourteen Points

US general who trained inexperienced troops to be an effective fighting force

Overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and established the Republic of Hawaii

People bought these during WWI to support the war effort

1898 war that made the US a world power and gave us our first colonies

Which of the following is NOT a cause of World War I?

Alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire during WWI

Laws during WWI that limited the freedom of speech

Was assassinated in 1914, which set off World War I

Advocated for a modern Navy to make America a modern power

A man-made river that was dug in Central America to make travel faster between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

Was given the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in WWI

International peace organization formed after WWI that the US didn’t join because we wanted to stay isolated

Proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico; helped the US join WWI

Ended WWI and put the blame on Germany, which laid the foundation for WWII

Ship that was sunk by Germany in 1915 that helped the US join WWI

Created the United Negro Improvement Association and started the “back to Africa” movement of black nationalism

Revival of black culture in literature, music, and art that resulted from the Great Migration

Law that put restrictions on immigration using a quota system; was passed because of Nativism

Involved members of President Harding’s cabinet accepting bribe money for access to oil fields

Black poet who wrote about the suffering of African Americans and hope for the future

Mass deportation of suspected communist immigrants during the First Red Scare of the 1920s

People used these to be able to afford the electric appliances and other consumer goods that they wanted even though they didn't have the money

Famous for inventing the assembly line and mass producing cars so that they would be cheap

Period when alcohol was illegal from 1919-1933

Underground bars that were largely supplied by the Mafia and that were the sites of dance parties

Court case over the issue of teaching evolution in public schools; showed the tension between religion and science

Giving preference to native-born Americans; anti-immigrant sentiment

President Harding’s policy of domestic healing by promoting isolationism and laissez-faire

Mass movement of 6 million African Americans from the Jim Crow South to the North for jobs

Modern women who rejected tradition and wore short dresses and enjoyed dancing

Law that granted citizenship to all Native Americans born in the US

President who is known for the New Deal and for leading the US through World War II; four-term president

Day of the worst stock market crash in US history and the start of the Great Depression

President Roosevelt’s plan to put more justices on the Supreme Court to support the New Deal

New Deal program to insure bank deposits up to $250,000

Shantytowns built out of scrap metal by people who lost their homes during the Great Depression; named after the president

Created the “Share Our Wealth” program of high taxation of the rich to give money to the poor

Period in which there is no significant rainfall

Group of people who rode the railroads across the country looking for work

Frequent radio broadcasts given by President Roosevelt to communicate directly with the American people

President’s wife who focused on programs to help women and children

On the Great Plains, drought and poor farming practices resulted in devastating windstorms

This happened when people couldn’t pay back their loans; led to people losing their bank savings

President who is blamed for the Great Depression because he continued to be laissez-faire after the crash

President Roosevelt’s plan to save America during the Great Depression

Repealed the 18th Amendment and made alcohol legal again

New Deal program to support the elderly (65 and older)

Put Japanese in internment camps against their 4th & 14th Amendment rights because of fear

Government advertisement encouraging women to go to work in industries

Turning point in the War in Europe when the Allies opened up a 2nd front against Germany by landing in France

Native Americans who used their unique language to communicate without the Japanese being able to understand

Secret project to develop the atomic bomb

President known for the dropping of the atomic bombs at the end of the war

Gave returning veterans help with college and housing, which helped lead to suburbanization

Turning point in the War in the Pacific when the US began pushing the Japanese back to the main islands

Volunteer pilots who helped the Chinese Air Force fight against Japan before we joined the war

Where the Japanese attacked on Dec. 7, 1941 that led to the US joining the war

Agreement between Hitler and Stalin to both attack Poland and not attack each other

African American who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in WW2

American commitment to sacrificing themselves and their comfort in order to win World War II

African American pilots who fought in Europe and who contributed to the desegregation of the military

Law that made it easier for the US to deliver war supplies to the Allies before we joined

Systematic murder (genocide) of European Jews by Hitler and the Nazis

Term to describe the search led by a Senator for communists within the government; resulted in ruined careers

Congressional committee that investigated suspected communists in the movie industry

Aid to Greece and Turkey; policy that the US would support any country fighting against communism

The Soviet Union blockaded a city, so the US and Britain flew supplies into the city until the blockade was lifted

Limits presidents to two 4-year terms in office; passed because of President Roosevelt

President during the 1950s who is known for the Interstate Highway Act

First manmade satellite (made by the Soviet Union) that led to the space race

President during the Cuban Missile Crisis

Policy of stopping the spread of communism

President during the early Cold War

Event in 1962; the US put a blockade around Cuba when we discovered that the Soviet Union had put nuclear weapons there

Sending aid to rebuild wartorn Western European democracies to help fight against communism

Competition between the US and the Soviet Union to build the most nuclear weapons

Fought from 1950 to 1953 because the communist North invaded the non-communist South; the countries remain divided

Period of increased births in the US, accompanied by increased suburbanization

Competition between the US and the Soviet Union to develop the best space technology

Nine black students tried to enroll in an all-white school and were stopped by the governor, so the president sent in troops

Movement to improve Native Americans’ rights, including on the reservations

1966 Supreme Court case that requires the police to read a person their rights when they’re arrested

Writing in which Dr. King criticized moderate Christian whites for not supporting the movement

Book published by Betty Friedan that led to the modern feminist movement

First African-American woman elected to Congress

1973 Supreme Court case that legalized abortion

Mexican-American artists painted on walls to express their cultural pride

1954 Supreme Court case that overturned Plessy v. Ferguson and declared that segregation was unconstitutional

Led the Chicano rights movement by creating the United Farm Workers and leading a national grape and lettuce boycott

Law that made it illegal for states have barriers to voting

Racist segregationist governors of Arkansas and Alabama that resisted the federal government’s civil rights rulings

President who signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and created the Great Society welfare programs

Law that forced public schools to offer equal education to boys and girls

Law that made it illegal to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin

Outlaws the poll tax

Period in which more and more troops were sent to Vietnam, which required the use of the draft

1968 attack by communist North Vietnam that convinced us we couldn’t win

President known for invading Cambodia and for bringing troops home from Vietnam

Term given to the war because images from the war were shown nightly on the news, leading to anti-war sentiment

Characterizes the public’s response to the war, including marches and draft card burnings

1973 law passed to limit the president’s power over the military

Lowered the voting age to 18 in response to protests over the draft being age 18 but voting being 21

1969 Supreme Court case that ruled that students have the freedom of speech in schools

Mass killing of Vietnamese women and children in a village by US soldiers, which gave us a reputation as the killers

Mexican-American soldier who received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service in Vietnam

President known for getting the US involved in the Vietnam War

Document printed by The New York Times under the First Amendment that showed that Nixon had misled the nation

Chemical weapons used by the US against the North Vietnamese

Passed in 1964 and gave the president broad and unconstitutional powers over the military, and he sent troops to Vietnam

Justification for the war: if Vietnam fell to communism, so would the rest of Southeast Asia

Process that began in 1968 of removing US troops from Vietnam and giving the Vietnamese control over the war

1973 oil shortage because the US supported Israel in the Arab-Israeli War; caused long car lines and rationing

President Jimmy Carter negotiated peace between Egypt and Israel

President who ended the Cold War, wanted military strength, cut taxes, and did the Iran Contra Affair

Political position that is traditional and against social change; usually pro-religion; Republican Party

The 1970s economy was stagnant (high unemployment) but also experienced inflation

Period marked by the use of computers and the development of the internet

Political position that is pro social change and not tradition; usually not religious; Democrat Party

President known for the Watergate Scandal and establishing relations with China

Exchange of weapons for hostages with Iran to get money to support rebels in Nicaragua

Term to describe the tax cuts and deregulation of the 1980s

The president knew about a break-in into the Democratic campaign headquarters and also had tape recordings from the Oval Office; he resigned

Treaty between the US and the Soviet Union to limit the number of nuclear weapons

Known for creating Apple and Microsoft

Created to promote a clean environment

President Reagan’s policy of using military readiness to prevent conflicts

President known for the Camp David Accords and the Iran Hostage Crisis

1991 conflict in which the US liberated Kuwait from Iraq

US sent its military to Yugoslavia to prevent a genocide in 1999

First Hispanic appointed to the Supreme Court

President who is known for the Persian Gulf War and for raising taxes when he said he wouldn’t

Economic downturn beginning in 2008 that had high unemployment and business closures

2005 natural disaster; the levees in New Orleans broke and flooded the city; the government was criticized for being slow

Law passed under President Obama that made healthcare affordable for all Americans

2001 law passed so the government could prevent future terrorist attacks; arguably violated privacy

Conflict that started in 2003 to find “weapons of mass destruction” and remove Saddam Hussein from power

Law passed under President Obama to help America in the Great Recession by providing businesses with money

President known for being impeached for lying about an affair but not removed, as well as for the Kosovo Crisis

Terrorist group responsible for the 9/11 attacks

Conflict that started in 2001 after 9/11 to fight against global terrorism, especially in Afghanistan

First minority president in US history

Attack on the World Trade Center and on the Pentagon; led to the War on Terror

President of the 9/11 attacks, the War on Terror, the War in Iraq, & Hurricane Katrina