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Questão | Responda |
The main reason the nation was divided in the 1850s was due to | The states' rights |
Eleven southern states seceded from the Union in 1860 due to | Election of Abraham Lincoln and fear of no voice in government |
The cause of the Civil War was | Lincoln was elected therefore seven states seceded and the north wanted to reunite the nation |
The Civil War was one by | the North/Union |
Reconstruction was needed in the South after the Civil War because | Most of the Civil War was fought in the South |
How did the eleven states that seceded re-enter the Union? | They had to follow strict guide lines |
Reconstruction came to an end when | The election of 1876 happened |
One of the main reasons settlers wanted to move West in the mid to late 1800s was | the boom of the cattle boom |
What did Native Americans hope to gain in return for agreeing to stay in one place? | The right to be undisturbed |
The Battle of Wounded Knee signaled | The end of the Indian Wars |
Railroads changed life in the West in the 1800s by | Increasing commerce |
Immigrants changed America between 1865 and 1915 by making __________ contributions, ____________ contributions, and _____________ contributions. | Cultural, technological, and economical |
Industry boomed in America in the late 1800s due to | New technology |
The Progressive Presidents were ___________, ____________, and ____________ | Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Taft |
The Progressives were also known as | Reformers |
The United States fought in the Spanish American War in 1898 to help | Cuba gain their indpendence |
The territories acquired by the United States after the Spanish American War were | Philippines, Puerto Rico, Guam, and Wake Island |
What did Cuba gain as a result of the Spanish American War? | Limited independence |
The United States acquired by | Russia |
The United States acquired Hawaii by | Overthrowing the Queen and annexing it |
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand drew more than 20 countries into World War 1 because of | The Alliance Systems |
What was the final event that drew the United States into World War 1? | Russian Revolution |
World War 1 was one by | The Allied Powers |
The time period of 1919-1929 is referred to as "The Roaring Twenties" because | Economic prosperity |
The economic boom of the 1920s was threatened because of | Buying on margin, buying on credit, and overspending |
The event that pushed the United States' economy into The Great Depression in 1929 was when | The stock market crashed |
During FDR's presidency, the government tried to assist with the Great Depression by | Taking total control |
World War 2 started when invaders entered which European country? | Poland |
World War 2 came to an end when | Japan surrendered |
The Cuban Missile Crisis was a | standoff between Soviet Union and USA |
The United States became involved in the Korean War to | Aid South Korea |
The results of the Korean War are | There was no clear winner |
The Civil Rights Movement was | A movement to protect the rights of all American citizens |
Civil Rights Legislation, The ______________ was passed in 1964 | Civil Rights Act |
The Vietnam War started because | North Vietnam invaded South Vietnam |
The United States became involved in the Vietnam War | To keep communism out of Vietnam |
The Vietnam War was won by | North Vietnam |
The President involved in the Watergate Scandal was | Richard Nixon |
President Richard Nixon's presidency came to an end when he | Resigned |
The Cold War was a | Power struggle/rivalry |
The Cold War ended with | The collapse of the Soviet Union |
The Middle East gained world attention because of their | Oil reserves |
The newest, Cabinet position, Homeland Security, was created in response to | 9/11 |
The United States supported and fought in the Persian Gulf War because | Iraq invaded Kuwait |
The United States invaded Afghanistan in 2001 | In response to 9/11 |
The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 | To look for weapons of mass destruction |
Which President was responsible for the creation of the New Deal? | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
Which President was responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation? | Abraham Lincoln |
Which President was responsible for authorizing the purchase of The Louisiana Purchase? | Thomas Jefferson |
To date, the United States, under the U.S. Constitution has had ___ presidents. | 44 |
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