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- made freed slaves citizens and provided all citizens with"equal protection of the law"
- 14th amendment
- he was the leader of the "free french" government in exile in great britain.
- Charles De Gualle
- True or False: The foriegn policy of the USA during the 1920s was isolationist.
- True
- what was the nickname of TR's Progressive Party
- bull moose party
- this law regulated the railroads
- the interstate commerce act
- what international body did Wilson propose after WWI to resolve disputes and prevent future wars?
- league of nations
- this agreement between the USA and britain envisioned a post-war cooperation after the nazis were defeated.
- alantic charter
- Regulated the sale of stocks and bonds and punished dishonest stockbrokers and speculators
- SEG
- he said, " the business of America is business."
- Calvin Coolidge
- this dictator "made the trains run on time"
- Benito Mussolini
- Author of the jungle
- upton Sinclair
- wanted to be the party of reforms(1880)
- half breeds
- worked to raise farm prices quickly and control production so that farm prices would stay up over the long term
- AAA
- enacted prohibition
- 18th Amendment
- he was the hero of the battle of San juan hill
- theodore Roosevelt
- nickname for the "liberated" women of the 1920s who wore "bobbed" hair and short skirts.
- Flappers
- this fast, maneuverable British fighter plane helped england win the battle of Britian
- spit fire
- the indea to make money out of silver instead of gold
- free silver
- called themselves stalwarts and rebelled by voting for grover cleveland
- mugwumps
- this GOP senator led the fight against confirming the Treaty of Versailles.
- Henry Cabot Lodge
- this suffragist led prostesters in front of the white house in 1917
- alice paul
- True or False: the 1920's were a liberal decade
- False
- This future US President headed the Food Administration during WWI
- Herbert Hoover
- what did TR call reporters and authors who only focused on"getting the dirt" in thier reporting
- muckrakers
- hitler's last offensive during WWII, the 101st Airborne's commander answered a call for surrender with, "nuts!" before Patton's tanks saved the day
- the bulge
- this country's leader was joseph stalin
- russia
- this country invaded Ethiopia in 1935
- italy
- what alliance before WWI included England, France, and Russia
- triple entente
- how did Theodore Roosevelt become both vice president and president?
- vice president- he was govenor and the republicans did not like him because he was to progressive, so they put him as VP. president - he was elected VP and mckinley got assinated and so he became president
- 32nd president, 1933-45, only 4 terms as president
- FDR, democrat
- this german general known as "the desert fox" faced Patton in North Africa
- Erwin Rommel
- what US vessel's sinking led to war with Spain
- USS maine
- True or False: FDR was elected to 4terms as president
- True
- what was known as "the sewards fooly"
- alaska
- 36th president, 1963-69, great society and veitnam
- LBJ, democrat
- the people that did not like what lincoln was doing with the reconstruction
- radical republicans
- 29th president, 1921-23, promised normalcy
- harding, republican
- this law made it illegal for big businesses to "conspire in restraint of trade"
- the sherman antitrust act
- Gave women the right to vote
- 19th Amendment
- 31st president, 1929-33, blamed for the great depression
- hoover, republican
- Provided jobs for young men to work on projects to benefit the public such as planting trees and building national parks
- CCC
- the turning point on the eastern front in europe
- stalingrad
- 18th president, 1869-77, top union general
- grant, republican
- stimulated the economy through the building of huge public works projects that needed large numbers of workers
- PWA
- this famous pilot was part of the " America First Committee"
- Charles Lindbergh
- describe the outcome of the 1912 election.
- TDR joined in he took away taft votes because he was a republican to, so the democrats win
- this country signed a non- aggression pact with germany at the beginning of world war II
- russia
- this liberal opponent of FDR promised to make "every man a king" through high taxes on the rich
- Heuy Long
- this law regulated the nation's banking system
- the federal reserve act
- which of the following was not one of the Big four after world war I?
- STALIN..., Lloyd George, Clemenceau, orlando
- helped business to regulate itself to improve the overall economy
- NIRA
- this scandal was the largest of the harding adminstration
- Teapot Dome
- he was the founder of the American socialist party, and ran for president as a socialist
- Eugene V debs
- this WWI german ace shot down 80 planes.
- Baron Manfred Von Richthofen
- 33rd president, 1945-53, drop the A-bomb on japan
- truman, democrat
- 21st president, 1881-85, "stalwart" who reformed civil service
- chester author, republican
- the country was run by a nazi puppet government headquartered at vichy
- france
- the democrat nominee for president in the election of 1912
- woodrow Wilson
- First - Recovery. Second - refrorm
- What was the difference between the first and second New Deal?
- this law made the income tax constitutional
- the 16th amendment
- leader of the the national women sufferage association and was the first women on a US coin
- Susan b. anthony
- what laws did Hitler pass to take away Jews' rights in Germany?
- nuremberg laws
- True or False: The model was the first automobile
- False
- this country invaded manchuria in 1931
- japan
- 25th president, 1897-1901, spanish - america war
- mickinly, republican
- 43rd president, 2001-now, currently lives in the white house
- G. bush, Republican
- what were Japenese suicide pilots called
- kamakazies
- the turning point of the war in the pacific; where the original USS Yorktown was sunk
- midway
- he said, " the only thing we have to fear is fear itsel."
- Franklin Delane Roosevelt
- 20th president, 1881, assassinated over civil service reform
- garfeild, republican
- this law instituted a series of civil service exams for prospective office- seekers
- the pendleton act
- he became president upon the assination of James Garfield
- Chester A. Author
- What disease did FDR suffer from?
- Polio
- this president of the naval war college articulated a plan for the USA to become a major naval power
- Alfred mahan
- he had to make it better than the Square deal
- Why did FDR choose the name "new Deal" for his domestic agenda?
- this american humorist said "I've always wanted to see a competent man as president."
- Will Rodgers
- Controlled flooding, promoted conservation and development, and brought eleectricity to rural areas along the tennessee river
- TVA
- which of the following was not part of the triple alliance?
- germany, austria- hungary, italy, THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
- This general commanded the American Expeditionary Force in WWI
- John J. Pershing
- this country signed the treaty of bresti - litovsk to get out of World War I
- russia
- author of the history of the standard oil company
- ida Tarbell
- this country gave a "blank check" to there ally before WWI
- germany
- This political "boss" controlled tammay hall
- William m. Tweed
- only president serve two consecutive terms
- grover cleveland
- the court packing plan was when FDR wanted to put 6 new justices in the court and the plan failed
- What was the "court packing plan?"
- the republican nominee for president in the election of 1912
- William Howard Taft
- 34th president, 1953-61, allied general at D-Day
- eisenhower, republican
- what british passenger liner was sunk by german U-boats prior to WWI, killing 129 Americans?
- luliania
- this GOP candidate in 1920 won the presidency based on a pledge to return "normalcy."
- Warren Harding
- this message between Germany and Mexico was intercepted by the USA and helped speed US entry into WWI
- Zimmerman telegram
- He said,"you furnish the pictures, I'll furnish the war"
- William Randolph Hearst
- What nickname was given to FDR's weekly radio address.
- The Fireside Chats
- guaranteed a minimum wage, overtime pay, etc.
- Fair Labor Standards Ace
- this country annexed austria in 1938
- germany
- the last queen of Hawaii, she abdicated in1893
- Liliuokalani
- the law forbade the manufacture, sale, or transportationof alcoholic beverages in the USA
- the 18th amendment
- US marines raised the american flag in a photo that would become the basis for the Marine Corps Monument during this battle
- iwo jima
- This Massachusetts governor broke up a boston police strike, saying,"there is no right to strike against the public safety by anybody, anywhere, anytime."
- Calvin Coolidge
- insured individual bank deposits against bank failures
- FDIC
- 22nd president, 1885-89, two non - consecutive terms
- cleveland, democrat
- what was wildrow wilson's domestic agenda called
- new freedom
- what west African proverb describes Theodore Roosevelt's foriegn policy philosophy?
- speak soflty and carry a big stick
- Gave labor the right to unionize and to strike
- Wagner Act
- won the 1888 election
- benjamin harrison
- what was the most famous death camp of the Holocaust(in poland)?
- auschwitz
- 26th president, 1901- 09, he carried a big stick
- TDR, republican
- whixh of the following new military technoligies was not avialbly uring world war I?
- machine guns, ATOMIC BOMBS, tanks, submarines
- this democrat lost to Herbert Hoover in the 1928 presidential election, largely because he was Catholic
- Alfred Smith
- over 22,000 prisoners died on a "death march" to prison camp following this battle
- Bataan
- this US general was the allied commander of "operation overlaod" (d-day)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- what day was D- day?
- Juna 6, 1944
- he was the hero of the battle of Manila bay
- George Dewey
- what was theodore roosevelt's domestic agenda called
- square deal
- True or False: Herbert Hoover caused the great depresion
- False
- 17th president, 1865-69, 1st impeached president
- johnson, republican
- 16th president, 1861- 65, assinated by john wilkes booth,
- lincoln, republican
- this european country was one of the allies in World War I, but was one of the Axis Powers in World War II
- italy
- This 1920's African - American leader promisd to take black africans "back to Africa"
- Marcus Garvey
- allowed formed slaves the rigjht to vote
- 15th amendment
- this protective tariff deepened the depression by closing foriegn markets to US goods
- Hawley Smoot Tariff
- what was the nickname of TR's volunteer cavalry unit in the Spanish American War
- rough riders
- Famous Jazz performer of the 1920's
- Louis Armstrong
- True or False: a "dividend" is when you buy a stock low and sell it high
- False
- About which president was Will Rodgers talking about when he said "I've always wanted to see a competent man as president."
- Herbert Hoover
- 30th president, 1923-29, he was silent
- coolidge, republican
- this temperance advocate broke bottles and kegs with an axe.
- carry a. nation
- which of the following countries was not taken over by the USSR at the start of World War II
- belgium
- 41st president, 1989-93, gulf war
- G.H. Bush, republican
- famous spokesman in the free silver
- william jennings bryan
- this air battle was a strategic draw, but saved Australia from the japanese
- the coral sea
- this law gave women the right to vote
- the 19th amendment
- 27th president, 1909-13, weighed 350lbs
- taft, republican
- True or False: Some New Deal programs were unconstitutional.
- True
- this country captured the philippines, guam, and midway from the usa druing World War II
- japan
- enforced prohibition
- Volstead Act
- the first atomic bomb was dropped on:
- hiroshima
- what three reforms made up the "Oregon System?"
- anitiative, recall, referidum
- What nickname do we give to FDR's " best and brightest" advisors.
- Brain Trust
- True or False: more government programs were passed during the first 100 days of FDR's first term than ever before or since.
- True
- This president's campaign slogan in 1916 was "he kept us out of war."
- Woodrow Wilson
- this future prime minister declared about Munich,"the allie had a choice between war and dishonor. they chose dishonor,but they shall have war."
- Winston Churchill
- this 2nd New Deal program income for the retired and disabled
- Social Security Act
- unions main general during the civil war. he won president as a republican
- ulyses S. grant
- republican candidate of the new and rising middle class. he won in the 1896 election
- william mckinley
- what were the women who served in the US navy during WWII called?
- WAVES
- 24th president, 1893-97, two non - consecutive terms
- cleveland, democrat
- Attorney General who instituted raids on suspected radicals and anarchists during the first red scare
- Mitchell Palmer
- this british prime minister announced upon leaving the munich conference, "we have acheived peace for our time."
- Neville Chamberland
- this American commodore open US trade with Japan through the treaty of kanagawa
- Mathew perry
- this general announced upon leaving the philippines, "i shall return."
- Douglas Macauthur
- 42nd president, 1993-2001, 2nd impeached president
- clinton, democrat
- he sent the "great white fleet" around the globe
- theodore roosevelt
- allied troops in WWI prevented a german invasion of Paris, but then were locked in stalemate
- The marne
- author of A Red Record, which exposed the practice of lynching.
- ida b. wells
- freed all the slaves
- 13th amendment
- What was the first "talking" motion picture?
- The Jazz Singer
- 40th president, 1981-89, "tear down this wall"
- reagan, republican
- 39th president, 1977-81,former GA peanut farmer
- carter, democrat
- wanted things to stay the same(1880)
- stalwarts
- what day was V-J day?
- August 15, 1945
- fully ended reconstruction in the south
- comprise of 1877
- 35th president, 1961-63, assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald
- JFK, democrat
- was impeached because of the tenure in office act
- andrew johnson
- killed lincoln
- john wilkes booth
- 38th president, 1974-77, only non - elected president
- ford, republican
- leader of the mugwumps
- grover cleveland
- what was john hay's proposal for US foriegn policy in China
- open door policy
- leader of the radical republicans
- thaddeus stevens
- 28th president, 1913-21, "he kept us out of war" until WWI
- wilson, democrat
- what nickname is given to the sensational brand of reporting that helped lead the USA into the Spanish American War
- yellow journalism
- this attorney for the ACLU defended John Scopes in the famous "monkey Trial"
- Clarence Darrow
- this italian immigrant and anarchist was executed during the first red scare after being convicted of robbery and murder
- Niccolo Sacco
- this addition to the Cuban constitution gave the USA de facto control over cuban foreign policy
- the platt amendment
- the republican candidate for the 1876 election. civil war general
- rutherford b hayes
- 23rd president, 1889-93, grandfather was president
- benjamin harrison
- this US president won the Nobel peace prize for negotiating the treaty of Portsmouth
- theodore Roosevelt
- the japanese fleet was destroyed in this argest naval engagement of all time, which cleared the way for the US to re-take the philippines
- Leyte Gulf
- over 330,000 allied troops were evacuated from the coast of france in 800+ boats
- dunkirk
- this country was created by the treaty of versailles after world war I
- poland
- military doctor who helped tame tropical diseases in the panama canal zone
- William gorgas
- repealed prohibition
- 21st Amendment
- He said, " you can any color you want as long as it is black."
- Henry Ford
- the invasion of this country began World War II
- poland
- this assassin shot Archduke Franz Ferninand, beginning WWI
- Gavirlo Princeps
- made war illegal
- Kellogg - Briand Pact
- hoover had this group of disgruntled WWI veterans dispeared by the advisors
- Bonus Army
- what nickname was given to american soldiers in WWI?
- dough boys
- american farmers began to band together to fight against eastern and northern banks, businesses, and railroads
- populists
- what nickname was given to the african- american soldiers of the 10th cavalry who fought at san juan hill
- buffalo soldiers
- this law allwoed the direct election of US senators
- the 17th amendment
- What were the french defenses along their border with germany called?
- maginot line
- True or False: John Scopes was found guilty in the "monkey trial"
- True
- Harding's Secretary of the Interior; he was the first cabinet - level official to ever go to jail.
- Albert Fall
- 37th president, 1969-74, watergate
- nixon, republican
- the radical republicans began to be replaced by congressmen whose focus was not slavery. it pardoned most former confederates
- amnesty act of 1872
- teddy roosevelt supported this law after reading the jungle
- the pure food and drug act
- 19th president, 1877-81, disputed election of 1876,
- hayes, republican
- the democratic candidate for election of 1876. govenor of NY
- Samuel j. tiden
- True or False: the New Deal ended the great depression
- False
- the USA sold these government IOU's to help pay for WWI
- liberty bonds
- 18 US ships were sunk and 2400+ americans were lost
- pearl harbor
- What kind of rapid assult did Germany launch against Poland in 1939
- bitzkreig
- this US president called december 7, 1941, "a day which shall live in infamy."
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt