Significant Individuals

Major Eras in US

History

Specific Dates

America at War

The Roaring Twenties

WORLD WAR II-CIVIL RIGHTS

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Final Jeopardy

1920s aviator who became the hero of the

decade

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Who was Charles Lindbergh?

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His “rough-riders” gained fame in the

Spanish American War.

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Who was Theodore Roosevelt?

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Industrialist whose factories used

assembly lines to cut the costs of production.

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Who was Henry Ford?

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A former democratic candidate for the

presidency, he was the prosecuting attorney in

the Scopes Trial.

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Who was William Jennings Bryan?

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A famous attorney who defended John Scopes

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Who was Clarence Darrow?

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A time of economic problems during the

1930s

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What was the Great Depression?

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A period when the middle-class led a

movement to reform industries, the

government and society.

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What was the Progressive Era?

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The era after WWII when there was serious tension

between the United States and the Soviet

Union.

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What was the Cold War?

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A major social reform movement of the late

1950s and 1960s.

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What was the Civil Rights Movement?

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A period known for corruption in

government, growth of industries and wide differences in the

wealth of U.S. citizens.

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What was the Gilded Age?

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These were the years that America fought in

World War II.

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What was happening between 1941 and

1945?

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The years that World War I began and

ended.

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What is the significance of the

dates 1914 and 1918?

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The “Great Crash” of the stock market.

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What happened in 1929?

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The Spanish American War occurred

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What happened in 1898?

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The Reconstruction period ended

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What happened in 1877?

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A war between the U.S. and a European country

over the future of Cuba.

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What was the Spanish-American

War?

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The acquisition of this island nation led to

concerns over American expansionism and our

new position as a world power.

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What were the Philippines?

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Unlimited German submarine warfare

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What was a major reason the U.S.

became involved in WWI?

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President Wilson’s plan for Europe after WWI

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What were the 14 Points?

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Document the U.S. never signed due to concerns over the League of Nations.

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What was the Treaty of

Versailles?

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The name given to the period of anti-

communist hysteria after WWI.

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What was the Red Scare?

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This was passed due to concerns over the

boom in immigration during the early 1900s.

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What was immigration restriction

legislation? (or the Emergency Quota

Act)

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A trial over the teaching of the theory of

evolution in the public schools.

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What was the Scopes Trial?

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These women defied tradition and adopted

new, wilder fashions and social behaviors.

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Who were the “flappers?”

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This was started by the 18th Amendment and led to an increase in

organized crime.

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What was Prohibition?

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Final Jeopardy Category: The Spanish-American War

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The February 1898 sinking of this ship in Havana harbor helped to involve the United

States in war.

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What was the USS Maine?

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