Significant Individuals Major Eras in US History Specific Dates America at War The Roaring Twenties WORLD WAR II-CIVIL RIGHTS $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 Final Jeopardy
1920s aviator who became the hero of the decade $100
Who was Charles Lindbergh? $100 To Game Board
His “rough-riders” gained fame in the Spanish American War. $200
Who was Theodore Roosevelt? $200 To Game Board
Industrialist whose factories used assembly lines to cut the costs of production. $300
Who was Henry Ford? $300 To Game Board
A former democratic candidate for the presidency, he was the prosecuting attorney in the Scopes Trial. $400
Who was William Jennings Bryan? $400 To Game Board
A famous attorney who defended John Scopes $500
Who was Clarence Darrow? $500 To Game Board
A time of economic problems during the 1930s $100
What was the Great Depression? $100 To Game Board
A period when the middle- class led a movement to reform industries, the government and society. $200
What was the Progressive Era? $200 To Game Board
The era after WWII when there was serious tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. $300
What was the Cold War? $300 To Game Board
A major social reform movement of the late 1950s and 1960s. $400
What was the Civil Rights Movement? $400 To Game Board
A period known for corruption in government, growth of industries and wide differences in the wealth of U.S. citizens. $500
What was the Gilded Age? $500 To Game Board
These were the years that America fought in World War II. $100
What was happening between 1941 and 1945? $100 To Game Board
The years that World War I began and ended. $200
What is the significance of the dates 1914 and 1918? $200 To Game Board
The “Great Crash” of the stock market. $300
What happened in 1929? $300 To Game Board
The Spanish American War occurred $400
What happened in 1898? $400 To Game Board
The Reconstruction period ended $500
What happened in 1877? $500 To Game Board
A war between the U.S. and a European country over the future of Cuba. $100
What was the Spanish- American War? $100 To Game Board
The acquisition of this island nation led to concerns over American expansionism and our new position as a world power. $200
What were the Philippines? $200 To Game Board
Unlimited German submarine warfare $300
What was a major reason the U.S. became involved in WWI? $300 To Game Board
President Wilson’s plan for Europe after WWI $400
What were the 14 Points? $400 To Game Board
Document the U.S. never signed due to concerns over the League of Nations. $500
What was the Treaty of Versailles? $500 To Game Board
The name given to the period of anti- communist hysteria after WWI. $100
What was the Red Scare? $100 To Game Board
This was passed due to concerns over the boom in immigration during the early 1900s. $200
What was immigration restriction legislation? (or the Emergency Quota Act) $200 To Game Board
A trial over the teaching of the theory of evolution in the public schools. $300
What was the Scopes Trial? $300 To Game Board
These women defied tradition and adopted new, wilder fashions and social behaviors. $400
Who were the “flappers?” $400 To Game Board
This was started by the 18th Amendment and led to an increase in organized crime. $500
What was Prohibition? $500 To Game Board
Final Jeopardy Category: The Spanish- American War Click for “Answer”
The February 1898 sinking of this ship in Havana harbor helped to involve the United States in war. Click to see the correct response!
What was the USS Maine? Exit Game
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