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Category of New Deal programs aimed at ensuring economic security for citizens.
Social Security
Which act aimed to regulate the quality of food and medicine?
The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906.
Which manufacturing method was characteristic of the First Industrial Revolution?
Factory system with machine production.
A major turning point battle of the Civil War.
Battle of Gettysburg
A prominent industrialist of the Gilded Age known for oil.
John D. Rockefeller
The concept of producing goods in large quantities at low cost, characteristic of the Second Industrial Revolution.
Mass production
A main goal of the New Deal.
Economic recovery
A new military technology first widely used in World War I.
Tanks
The landmark act that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
Civil Rights Act of 1964
The treaty that formally ended World War I.
Treaty of Versailles
US President who significantly escalated US involvement in Vietnam.
Lyndon B. Johnson
A common criticism of the New Deal programs was that they:
Increased the power of the federal government.
A key turning point battle in the Eastern Front during World War II.
Battle of Stalingrad
The line dividing North and South Korea before and after the war.
38th parallel
Year the Vietnam War officially ended for the United States.
1975
The primary cause of the American Civil War was:
The expansion of slavery into new territories.
The 19th Amendment to the US Constitution granted:
The right to vote to women.
Year the Panama Canal officially opened.
1914
Central Powers nation during World War I.
Germany
US policy before Pearl Harbor, supplying allies without direct involvement.
Lend-Lease Act
A specific New Deal program that provided jobs for unemployed men.
Civilian Conservation Corps
Impact of economic prosperity on consumer behavior.
Increased spending
Which transportation innovation emerged during the Second Industrial Revolution?
Automobiles and airplanes.
The Korean War began when:
North Korea invaded South Korea.
Executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln declaring slaves in Confederate states free.
Emancipation Proclamation
Which was a social impact of the Great Depression?
Increased rates of homelessness and unemployment.
The main purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
Overcome legal barriers preventing African Americans from voting
A long-term cause of the Great Depression.
Unequal distribution of wealth
Which is a characteristic of a period of economic prosperity?
Increased investment and job creation.
Panama gained its independence from which country with US support for the canal project?
Colombia
Which of these was a famous political machine of the Gilded Age?
The Tammany Hall organization in New York.
Reconstruction Era amendment that granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the US.
14th Amendment
A major engineering challenge in building the Panama Canal.
Dealing with tropical diseases
Allied leader of Great Britain during much of World War II.
Winston Churchill
The main reason for initial US involvement in the Vietnam War was:
To prevent the spread of communism in Southeast Asia.
A major social impact of the First Industrial Revolution.
Urbanization
Who was the initial US commander of UN forces in the Korean War?
Douglas MacArthur.
Key invention of the First Industrial Revolution that transformed textile production.
Spinning jenny
The symbolic end event of the Cold War.
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The general outcome of the Korean War.
Stalemate leading to a permanent division
Key ideology promoted by the USA during the Cold War.
Democracy
A key immediate cause of the Spanish-American War was:
The sinking of the USS Maine.
Primary energy source that powered early factories in the First Industrial Revolution.
Steam power
A major confrontation during the Cold War involving missiles in Cuba.
Cuban Missile Crisis
Important invention by Thomas Edison during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Light bulb
Which Reconstruction policy divided the South into military districts?
The Reconstruction Acts of 1867.
The term 'Gilded Age' primarily describes an era of:
Surface prosperity hiding deep social problems.
The primary purpose of the Panama Canal was to:
Provide a shortcut for global maritime travel.
Which industry was central to the Second Industrial Revolution?
Steel and electricity.
A primary goal of the Progressive Era reformers was to:
Address social and economic problems from industrialization.
The international organization that led a multinational force to defend South Korea.
United Nations
What reason prompted the United States to enter World War I?
The interception of the Zimmermann Telegram.
US President known as a prominent progressive reformer.
Theodore Roosevelt
The constitutional amendment that abolished slavery.
13th Amendment
Which event is considered a primary cause of World War I?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
Journalist who exposed corruption, prominent during the Progressive Era.
Muckraker
The approximate duration of the Spanish-American War.
Four months
Which was a major aspect of the anti-war movement during the Vietnam War?
Large-scale public protests and demonstrations.
Which nation was one of the Axis Powers in World War II?
Japan
The immediate cause of the Great Depression.
The Stock Market Crash of 1929.
Which conflict is considered a major 'proxy war' of the Cold War?
The Korean War.
Confederate General who commanded the Army of Northern Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
A major social issue in the Gilded Age.
Income inequality
A major factor contributing to post-World War II economic prosperity in the US was:
Increased consumer demand and government spending.
When did World War II officially begin in Europe?
September 1, 1939
The decade often called the 'Roaring Twenties' due to economic prosperity.
1920s
Which figure was a prominent abolitionist during the 1800s?
Frederick Douglass, a former slave and orator.
A key contributing factor to economic prosperity.
Technological innovation
US President at the start of the Great Depression.
Herbert Hoover
The primary adversaries in the Cold War were:
The United States and the Soviet Union.
A business structure that became common during the Second Industrial Revolution.
Corporation
US President most associated with the construction of the Panama Canal.
Theodore Roosevelt
Economic characteristic of the Gilded Age, often seen as negative.
Monopolies
The New Deal programs were primarily associated with which US President?
Franklin D. Roosevelt, during the crisis.
Which was a significant battle in the Spanish-American War?
Battle of Manila Bay in the Philippines.
US territory gained from Spain after the Spanish-American War.
Puerto Rico
Where did the First Industrial Revolution primarily begin?
Great Britain in the 18th century.
A style of journalism that exaggerated news to provoke emotions, influencing public opinion before the Spanish-American War.
Yellow journalism
A type of irregular warfare characterized by small, mobile forces using tactics like ambushes and sabotage, common in Vietnam.
Guerrilla warfare
Type of relief program providing direct aid during the Great Depression.
Soup kitchens