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U.S. Presidents
Eras in U.S.
History
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Amendments
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Constitution
World War II
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3. The year the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor causing the U. S
The year the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor causing the U.S. to enter World War II

4. What was1941?

5. The year the Stock Market crashed, signaling the beginning of the Great Depression

6. What was 1929?

7. The year Austria declared war on Serbia after the assassination of the Austrian heir; caused all of Europe to rush to enter World War I

8. What was 1914?

9. The year a U.S. naval ship exploded in Havana, Cuba; it marked the beginning of the Spanish American War between the United States and Spain

10. What was1898?

11. unsuccessfully tried to stay neutral in World War I; when
The President who
unsuccessfully tried to stay
neutral in World War I; when
it was over, he issued a plan known
as the Fourteen Points in an attempt
to secure world peace and avoid
future global conflicts.

12. Who was Woodrow Wilson?

13. The President who ended World War II with his decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan to save American lives

14. Who was Harry Truman?

15. The third President of the United States who was responsible for the writing of the Declaration of Independence during the American Revolution

16. Who was Thomas Jefferson?

17. “Big Stick” President who was also known for his push for conservation of the natural resources of the United States

18. Who was Theodore Roosevelt?

19. The era in United States history defined not only by conflicts in Korea and Vietnam in an attempt to contain communism, but also tense relations with the Soviet Union

20. What was the Cold War Era?

21. The era defined by more leisure time and money in one’s pocket, advent of the automobile, Jazz, “speakeasies,” nickelodeon, bootlegging, and racketeering caused by prohibition

22. What were the “Roaring Twenties?”

23. The era in the late 1800’s defined by the increase in personal wealth gained during the industrial age driven by Robber Barons

24. What was the Gilded Age?

25. The early 1900 era where there was an attempt to return political control back to the people, restore economic opportunities, and correct injustices in American life with such steps as the 16th and 17th Amendments

26. What was the Progressive Era?

27. Document that begins with the words, “We hold these truths to be self evident…that all men are created equal.”

28. What is the Declaration of Independence?

29. Document added to the Constitution in 1791 to guarantee individual rights of citizens of the United States

30. What is the Bill of Rights?

31. The commonality between John Trumbull Sr
The commonality between John Trumbull Sr., John Peter Muhlenberg, John Hancock, Benjamin Rush, Charles Carrol. John Witherspoon, and John Jay.

32. Who are the Founding Fathers?

33. Daily Double

34. The Frenchmen who identified America’s five democratic values which are Egalitarianism, Populism, Liberty, Individualism, and Laissez-Faire

35. Who is Alexis de Tocqueville?

36. The three post Civil War Amendments abolishing slavery, guaranteeing
citizenship, and giving the right
to vote to male ex-slaves

37. What are the 13th, 14th, and the 15th Amendments?

38. The connection between the 19th,
the 24th, the
26th Amendments

39. What is voting rights?

40. The Amendment that allowed for the direct election of Senators by the citizens; it increased the citizen’s vote in the national government

41. What is the 17th Amendment?

42. The Amendment that created a graduated income tax in an attempt to provide more equity in the taxation of the citizenry

43. What is the 16th Amendment?

44. The June 6, 1944 Allied invasion commanded by Eisenhower with over 1 million troops in Normandy, France-led to the eventual surrender of Germany

45. What was D-Day?

46. The names of two fronts of World War II; caused the United States to have to split their military efforts and forces… what two places did we fight WWII?

47. What were the European theater and the Pacific theater?

48. The dictators and their respective countries who rose to power on strong nationalistic policies and complete control of the lives of their citizens; they make up the major Axis powers in World War II

49. Who were Hitler of Germany, Mussolini of Italy, and Tojo of Japan and Stalin of the Soviet Union?

50. Name given to describe Hitler’s attempt to purify the German race, resulting in the genocide of non-Aryan peoples (specifically 6 million Jews)

51. What was the Holocaust?

52. Final Jeopardy
Put the following Eras in the correct order: Cold War Gilded Age Colonial America Progressive Era World War II Great Depression